Wisehart, John Edward (b. 15 SEP 1925, d. ?)

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Note: "An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country; Embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin Counties; State of Washington". Spokane, Western Historical Publishing Company, Publishers, 1904.
HANNAH J. HARTER is certainly to be commended, for she has done a praiseworthy labor in this county. She owns an estate of one-half section, three miles south from Delight. When her husband died, she had five children to care for and a homestead of one-quarter section, only five acres of which were under cultivation. Now she has three hundred and twenty acres farmed to wheat, the balance well fenced and the place supplied with all machinery and stock needed. She has recently built a fine new residence and has made all this holding by her wisdom and hard labor here on this farm.
Hannah J. Harter was born in Keokuk county, Iowa, on January 29, 1847. Her parents, Aaron and Hannah (Edie) Gaskill, were natives of Ohio and settled in Iowa while it was yet a territory, and there the father remained until his death. They were the parents of six children, Elizabeth, Aaron, William, Charlotte, Hannah J., and Delilah. Mrs. Harter was educated in her native place and at the age of eighteen married James Harter, a native of Franklin county, Indiana, who had come to Iowa with his parents when a boy. Mrs. Harter and her husband settled on a farm until 1877, then moved to Kansas and were glad enough one year later to come to Washington and take a homestead where she resides at the present time. The following year, Mr. Harter died and left his wife and five children. The names of the children are Joseph and Jessie in Hatton; George, farming in this county; Alice and James living with their mother. The prospects were very dark when Mr. Harter died. For a widow to be left in a new country with five children and but five acres from which to gain a living with very little other property and neighbors a long way off is something to discourage even a strong heart. But Mrs. Harter was not the kind to give up. She went to work and soon had the whole one hundred and sixty acres producing wheat. She bought another quarter section, erected the buildings mentioned, commenced raising stock, supplied the place with plenty of good water, and has made a first class success in every sense of the word. Joseph, her oldest son, is now married and dwelling in Hatton. Mrs. Harter is a member of the Christian church and a woman who receives the respect and good will of all who know her.
Another item which should be mentioned is that when Mr. Harter died, he left a life insurance of two thousand dollars. This seemed as if it was a wise provision for the needy ones left behind, but an unscrupulous agent succeeded in swindling this poor widow out of the entire amount. The blow was appalling, but notwithstanding all this, Mrs. Harter overcame all and has made the present holding by her skill, wisdom and careful industry. She certainly deserves the competence she has gathered.
Submitted by: Georgia Harter Williams, georgiahw@@earthlink.net

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Note: July 13,1860 Warren, Keokuk County, Iowa Federal census

W A Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 29 1830 Ohio Male
Sarah Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 23 1836 Illinois Female
James A Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 5 1854 Iowa Male
Mary E Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 4 1855 Iowa Female
William A Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 2 1857 Iowa Male
Thompson Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 7.12 Iowa Male
William Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 66 1793 Ohio Male
Kissiah Edie Warren, Keokuk, IA 40 1819 Ohio Female Deaf & Dumb

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Note: The above is exactly as he spelled it. Regarding my 3rd Great Grandparents, Charles Gaskill and
Bathsheba Stackhouse, married 10 Oct 1805 in Burlington Co, NJ, the following entries were
found in this Gaskill family Bible and the following pages are copies of the original pages in the
Bible with the entries:
1 Aaron Gaskill Born: June 14, 1759 d: November 14, 1817
. +Edith Unkown Maiden Born: November 06, 1762
...... 2 Charles Gaskill Born: August 30, 1783 d: June 10, 1857 (we believe this is my
line, this being my 3rd Great Grandfather Charles Gaskill who married Bathsheba
Stackhouse, married by William Budd)
...... 2 Savannah Gaskill Born: March 30, 1785
...... 2 Elizabeth Gaskill Born: May 06, 1787 d: 1787 in in her infancy
...... 2 Amy Gaskill Born: December 15, 1789
...... 2 Mary Gaskill Born: January 1791
...... 2 Aaron Gaskill Born: May 18, 1793
...... 2 Haneet Gaskill Born: December 02, 1795
...... 2 Bodg Gaskill Born: November 05, 1798
...... 2 Edith Gaskill Born: February 15, 1802
...... 2 Abraham Gaskill Born: February 07, 1805 in NJ
I believe it a very strong probability that Bathsheba Stackhouse who married Charles Gaskill was
also of the Pemberton, New Jersey area and the Charles Gaskill entry in the Bible appears to be
my Charles Gaskill. We also believe the above father Aaron Gaskill to have been the Aaron who
was grandson of below Jacob Gaskill and Suzanna Budd and the son of their son Aaron Gaskill
and Susanna Merritt (pending proof). Finding this old family Bible was a long awaited and major
breakthrough.

Regarding Bathehba's parents, a Stackhouse descendant has recently been found in
possession of an old family Bible that has been kept in the family since the 1700's. This Bible
was the property of a Howard Stackhouse. It was inherited from his uncle, Douglas Stackhouse.
Print date on the Bible is 1834. These Stackhouses have been in South Jersey, mostly
Springfield Twp. It is strongly believed that the Bathsheba entered in this Bible among the
children of a Samuel Stackhouse and Ann (maiden name unknown) is our Bathsheba, wife of
Charles Gaskill. The birth year, 1786, matches the year of birth engraved on our Bathsheba's
gravestone. Following are the entries in this Stackhouse family Bible:
Samuel Stackhouse b. 1753, died 7/30/1810 aged 57 years. will p. 12479C (This would
be Burlington County, NJ) m. Ann ? b. May9, 1755 d. 4/25/1831 aged 75 years 11 mos.
Children of above:
1. Joseph b.Aug 22, 1778
2. Alice b. May 24, 1783
3. and 4. Twins Mary and Bathsheba born 1/24/1786
5. and 6. Twins Isaiah and Sarah born Aug. 13, 1792

This Samuel is no doubt Bathsheba's father (Generation 1 above)..
Name: SAMUEL STACKHOUSE State: NJ County: Burlington County Township: New Hanover
Year: 1793 Record Type: June Tax List Database: NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822

Source: (Name)
Title: Jeannie Winter<JWinter588@@aol.com>

Data:
Text: JWinter588@@aol.com; Gaskill Genealogy by Betty Koleda

Source: (Name)
Title: Gaskill Genealogy

Data:
Text: Betty Koleda

Death: 10 JUN 1857

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Source: (Name)
Title: Jeannie Winter<JWinter588@@aol.com>

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