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- Jeremiah and his brother Henry were twins. He built the "River Bend" house, southwest of Elkton in 1833. The house was constructed of brick by slaves. The original barn was burned by Federal soldiers during the Civil War. The second was built in 1868 and burned in July 1953. The land the homes of Jeremiah, John, Adam & Henry are built on is the land originally owned by Stephan Harnsberger, their grandfather.
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Jeremiah was a soldier in the War of 1812. He served under Coleman in the 6th Regiment, Virginia Militia (Aug-Dec. 1814) and served as a corporal.
( Roll Box: 92, Roll Extract: 602 ).
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Although Jeremiah was at one point an anti-Jackson man he eventually changed his opinion, and he and Elizabeth would open their home to General Andrew Jackson when he would travel through the area. One story states that after Andrew Jackson arrived at their home late one afternoon, Elizabeth sent one of the servants to enquire if there was anything special the General would like for supper that evening. General Jackson, being a man of simple tastes, replied "Just some cold cornbread and buttermilk".
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1850 census:
District 56-1/2, Rockingham Co., Virginia (page 192)
Jeremiah Harnsberger, M, 56, Farmer, $10,280 Wealth, b. VA
Elizabeth Harnsberger, F, 53, b. VA
Lucretia Harnsberger, F, 20, b. VA
Sarah Harnsberger, F, 27, b. VA
Thomas Harnsberger, M, 24, Sheriff, b. VA
Charles Harnsberger, M, 21, Clerk, b. VA
Hiram Harnsberger, M, 19, Farmer, b. VA
Simeon Harnsberger, M, 17, Student, b. VA
Samuel Harnsberger, M, 12, b. VA
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1850 census for slaves shows Jeremiah as the owner of the following 16 individuals:
65 year old, Male, Black
45 year old, Male, Black
35 year old, Female, Mulatto
17 year old, Female, Black
11 year old, Female, Mulatto
26 year old, Male, Mulatto
21 year old, Male, Black
15 year old, Female, Black
12 year old, Male, Mulatto
10 year old, Male, Black
10 year old, Female, Mulatto
8 year old, Female, Black
7 year old, Female, Mulatto
6 year old, Male, Mulatto
4 year old, Male, Mulatto
2 year old, Female, Mulatto
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The 1860 census finds Jeremiah, as follows:
Jeremiah Harnsberger, 65, M, Farmer, $24,400 R.E. / $18,400 Personal, b. VA
Elizabeth, 63, F, b. VA
Lucretia, 40, F, b. VA
Jacob, 37, M, Farmer, $10,000 Personal, b. VA
Fannie (Jacob's wife), 31, F, b. VA
Samuel, 20, M, Farmer, b. VA
Charles, 32, M, Farmer, $3,200 Personal, b. VA
Catherine (Charles' wife), 22, F, b. VA
Annie, 2, F, b. VA
Jennie (Virginia), 4 mos., F, b. VA
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The 1870 census shows our 75 year old Jerry (Jeremiah) living in Elk Run Township, Rockingham Co., Virginia (Roll 1676 Book 1, Page 114b), as follows;
Harnsberger, Jerry, 75, male, white, farmer, $20,000 real estate, $2,000 personal wealth, b. VA
- , Elizabeth, 73, female, white, keeping house, b. VA
- , Lucretia, 48, female, white, b. VA
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Jeremiah seems to have been very well landed, as his father and grandfather had been before him.
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1880 census:
(Stone Wall, Rockingham, Virginia) Film Number T9-1388, Page Number 315A
Jeremiah HARNSBERGER Self M Male W 85 VA Farmer VA VA
Elizabeth HARNSBERGER Wife M Female W 84 VA Keeping House VA VA
Lucretia J. HARNSBERGER Dau S Female W 59 VA VA VA
John H. BEAR Cousin M Male W 26 VA Farmer VA VA
Lizzie S. BEAR GDau M Female W 26 VA VA VA
Bessie E. BEAR GGDau S Female W 1 VA VA VA
Belle TERREL Other S Female W 14 VA Servant VA VA
William SCOTT Other S Male W 22 VA Laborer VA VA
John L. MORRIS Other S Male W 17 VA Laborer VA VA
Robert FRASIER Other S Male B 16 VA Laborer VA VA
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Jeremiah died at the age of 86 in Rockingham County.
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Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
1794 - 1880 (85 years)