26.

Documentation for William Hartman

(Sept 05, 1825 to May 31, 1896)
father of Mary Luella Hartman
(July 21, 1863 to June 23, 1938)
William Hartman was born September 5, 1825, in Rockingham County,
Virginia.(1) William Hartman was a son of George Hartman and his wife, Elizabeth
Royer, who lived in Wabash Township, Fountain County, Indiana in 1840.(2) The 1840
census listed both George Hartman and his wife as age 40 and under age 50.(3) George
Hartman was born February 3, 1797, probably in Rockingham County, Virginia.(4) He
married Elizabeth Royer on March 25, 1818, in Rockingham County, Virginia.(5) She
was born October 22, 1797.(6) George Hartman died September 3, 1843, in Fountain
County, Indiana.(7) He was buried in Campbell Cemetery in Fountain County,
Indiana.(8)
Elizabeth (Royer) Hartman is listed in the 1850 U.S. Census for Indiana, Wabash,
Fountain County. Her age is given as 55, born in Virginia.(9) She is listed in the 1860 U.
S. Census for Indiana, Wabash, Fountain County. Her age is listed as 63 and her place of
birth is given as Virginia. Her Post Office is listed as Covington and Coalcreek.(10)
Elizabeth Hartman also appears in the 1870 U. S. Census for Indiana, Wabash, Fountain
County. Her age is listed as 73 and her state of birth is Virginia.(11) Elizabeth (Royer)
Hartman died April 15, 1886, in Fountain County, Indiana.(12) She was buried in
Campbell Cemetery, Fountain County, Indiana.(13)
The George Hartman household appears on the same census pages as three
Harshbarger families in the 1840 Wabash Township, Fountain County, Indiana,
census.(14) Sarah Hartman, born July 21, 1824, in Rockingham County, Virginia,
married Elijah Harshbarger on October 1, 1840, in Fountain County. Indiana.(15) Mary
Hartman, born March 1, 1822, in Rockingham County, Virginia, married Isaac
Harshbarger on March 16, 1843, in Fountain County, Indiana.(16)
William Hartman was living in the Elija and Sarah Harshbarger household at the
time of the 1850 Wabash Township, Fountain County, Indiana census.(17) William was
listed as age 23 and born in Virginia. William was listed as a farmer and apparently
owned the land that Elijah Harshbarger, also listed as a farmer, was farming. The value
of the real estate of William Hartman was shown as $200 while there was no real estate
value associated with Elijah Harshbarger.
Sarah and Mary Hartman were sisters of William Hartman and daughters of
George Hartman and his wife. Mary (Hartman) Harshbarger is listed in the 1850 census
as 27 years old and born in Virginia.(18) Sarah (Hartman) Harshbarger is listed in the
1850 census as 23 years old and born in Virginia.(19)
Several households living near to the Elijah and Sarah (Hartman) Harshbarger
household where William Hartman lived in 1850 were related to William. Elizabeth
Hartman, wife of George and mother of William, was listed as a head of household, age
55, and born in Virginia.(20)
Living next to Elizabeth Hartman were David and Rebecca Rennicker.(21)
Rebecca Hartman, born July 9, 1822, in Rockingham County, Virginia, married David
Rennicker on October 4, 1841, in Fountain County, Indiana.22) Rebecca's age in 1850 is
given as 29 and she was born in Virginia.(23)
 Rebecca (Hartman) Rennicker married second Nelson Deyo, on August 4, 1852,
in Vermilion County, Illinois.(24) He was born November 10, 1827, in Pickaway
County, Ohio.(25) He died December 20, 1872, in Vermillion County, Indiana. He was
buried in Upper Mound Cemetery, in Warren County, Indiana.
Rebecca married third Gilbert L. Mock on November 6, 1880, in Vermillion
County, Indiana.(26) A biographical sketch in the History of Vermillion County, Indiana, is
about Gilbert L. Mock. In the sketch, the parents of Rebecca Hartman are identified as
also are her brothers and sisters.(27) Rebecca died March 9, 1888, in Vermillion County,
Indiana, and was buried in Hicks Cemetery at Perrysville, Indiana.(28)
Living next to David and Rebecca (Hartman) Rennicker were Isaac and Mary
(Hartman) Harshbarger.(29) Another daughter of George and Elizabeth Hartman,
Priscilla, married Samuel Rinicker on July 10, 1839, in Fountain County, Indiana.(30)
Elijah and Sarah Harshbarger, and William Hartman who lived with them, were
listed in the 1850 Wabash Township, Fountain County, Indiana census as dwelling 505
and family 505. Elizabeth Hartman was listed as dwelling 522 and family 522. David
and Rebecca Riniker were listed as dwelling 523 and family 523. Isaac and Mary
Harshbarger were listed as dwelling 524 and family 524.(31)
Other children of George and Elizabeth Hartman, and thus brothers and sisters
of William Hartman, married in Vermilion County, Illinois, just across the state line
from Vermillion County, Indiana. Christena Hartman married James Saltsgaver on July
10, 1853.(32) Isabel Hartman married Jonathan Pearce on July 30, 1856.(33) John A.
Hartman married Martha J. Shannon on October 12, 1858.(34)
William Hartman married Emily Deyo in Warren County, Indiana, on October
12, 1853.(35) Emily Deyo was the daughter of Ozias Deyo who was born October 8,
1799, in Delaware County, New York.(36) Ozias Deyo died April 21, 1864, in Indiana,
perhaps Warren County. Ozias' wife, Elizabeth Henderson, who was born April 7,
1794,in Hampshire County, Virginia, died July 1, 1853, in Warren County, Indiana.
Ozias Deyo and Elizabeth Henderson were married January 11, 1823, in Pickaway
County, Ohio.(37) Emily Deyo was born May 16, 1825, in Madison County, Ohio.(38)
Emily Deyo was a sister of Nelson Deyo, the second husband of Rebecca Hartman.
William and Emily (Deyo) Hartman were the parents of three children:
1) Martha Hartman, born July, 1, 1853, in Warren County, Indiana
2) Sara Hartman, born August 7, 1855, in Warren County, Indiana
3) Alace Hartman, born August 14, 1857, in Vermilion County, Illinois
Martha Hartman married first Samuel Hullick, on September 30, 1873, in
Vermillion County, Indiana. He was born March 19, 1851, in Vermillion County,
Indiana, and died April 21, 1874, in Vermillion County, Indiana. Martha (Hartman)
Hullick next married Homer Richardson. He was born December 16, 1852, in Vermillion
County, Indiana, and died June 9, 1947, in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.
Martha and Homer Richardson were the parents of three children. Martha (Hartman)
(Hullick) Richardson died in 1947 in Vermillion County, Indiana.(39)
Sara Hartman married John Reuben Shannon on February 25, 1877, in Vermillion
County, Indiana. He was born September 16, 1850, in Rankin, Illinois. He died October
8, 1935, in Fountain County, Indiana. Sarah (Hartman) Shannon died May 4, 1941, in
Fountain County, Indiana. John Reuben and Sara Hartman Shannon were the parents of
three children, all of whom were born in Vermillion County, Indiana:(40)
1) William Ennis Shannon, born February 17, 1878
2) Artie Shannon, born October 29, 1880
3) Myrtle Shannon, born March 15, 1884
 Alace Hartman, the third child of William Hartman and Emily Deyo, died
September 24, 1858, a little more than a year after she was born.(41)
Emily Deyo Hartman died December 24, 1859, probably in Vermillion County,
Indiana. She was buried in Upper Mound Cemetery in Warren County, Indiana. Her
parents, Ozias and Elizabeth (Henderson) Deyo also were buried at Upper Mound
Cemetery in Warren County, Indiana.(42)
William Hartman moved to Highland Township in Vermillion County, Indiana,
by the time of the 1860 census. William was listed as living in dwelling 171 as was
Rebecca Bennet. William was listed as age 34, a farmer, value of real estate was $1,050
and personal property was $700, and he was born in Virginia. William was listed as
family 178. Rebecca J. Bennet was listed as age 37, born in Ohio, with personal property
valued at $40.(43)
William Hartman married Elizabeth Nicholas on October 18, 1862, in Vermillion
County, Indiana.(44) Elizabeth Nicholas was 20 years old and living in the household of
her parents in 1860.(45) Her parents were William Nicholas and his wife Mahala
Shute.(46)
William and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Hartman were the parents of three children:
1) Mary Luella Hartman, born July 21, 1863, in Ford County, Illinois
2) Joseph H. Hartman, born October 15, 1864
3) Ezra Evanvern Hartman, born December 22, 1865
Mary Luella Hartman, a daughter of William Hartman and Elizabeth Nicholas,
was born July 21, 1863, in Ford County, Illinois.(47) Elizabeth (Nicholas) Hartman died
November 23, 1866, about four years after she married William Hartman.(48). It appears
that the parents of Elizabeth (Nicholas) Hartman, William Nicholas and his wife Mahala
Shute, raised Mary Luella Hartman after Elizabeth (Nicholas) Hartman died.(49) The
1870 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, lists William
Nicholas, age 61, and Mahala, age 53. Mary Luella Hartman, age 6, born in Illinois, is
listed in the William Nicholas household.(50) Mary Luella Hartman also is listed in the
1880 William Nicholas household.(51)
On September 28, 1882, Mary Luella Hartman married Joseph P. Gouty in
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.(52) Mahala (Shute) Nicholas, the wife of William
Nicholas, was an older sister of Elizabeth Shute, the wife of Elias B. Gouty. Elias and
Elizabeth (Shute) Gouty were the parents of Joseph P. Gouty.(53)
Joseph H. Hartman died December 26, 1866, a little more than two years after he
was born. Perhaps Joseph H. and Elizabeth, his mother, died from a similar illness.(54)
Ezra Evanvern Hartman married Tacie Clem on November 26, 1891, in
Perrysville, Vermillion County, Indiana. She was born October 30, 1865, perhaps in
State Line, Warren County, Indiana. She died February 13, 1946, in Danville, Vermilion
County, Illinois. Ezra Evanvern Hartman died February 5, 1950, in Danville, Vermilion
County, Illinois.(55)
Ezra and Tacie (Clem) Hartman were the parents of six children:(56)
1) Beulah Elizabeth Hartman, born September 11, 1892 in Vermillion County,
Indiana
2) Leah Dora Hartman, born August 19, 1894
3) Mabel Rebecca Hartman, born September 29, 1897, in Gessie, Vermillion
County, Indiana
4) Madge Tacy Hartman, born August 30, 1900 in Danville, Vermilion County,
Illinois
 5) Naomi Martha Hartman, born March 10, 1903, in Danville, Vermilion County,
Illinois
6) William Clem Hartman, born December 8,1907, in Danville, Vermilion
County, Illinois

A number of William Hartman are listed as serving in the Union Army from
Indiana during the Civil War. It is not known if William Hartman, the father of Mary
Luella Hartman, served in the Union Army. There are no census records that have been
found for William Hartman in 1870 or 1880. William Hartman died May 31, 1896, when
he was 70 years old.(57) He was buried in Hicks Cemetery, Perrysville, Vermillion
County, Indiana.

Children (Hartman), born in Indiana:

Children of William Hartman and Emily Deyo:

i. Martha, born July 1, 1853, in Warren County, Indiana
ii. Sara, born August 7, 1855, in Warren County, Indiana
iii. Alace, born August 14, 1857, in Vermilion County, Illinois

Children of William Hartman and Elizabeth Nicholas:

i. Mary Luella, born July 21, 1863
ii. Joseph H., born October 15, 1864
iii. Ezra Evanvern, born December 22, 1865

REFERENCES
1. William Hartman tombstone, Hicks Cemetery, Perrysville, Indiana. "William
Hartman died May 31, 1896, aged 70 years, 8 months, 26 days". Photograph taken by
Curtis L. Older, July 1, 2000; Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and
Elizabeth Royer, contributed by unknown; 1860 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana,
Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post Office - Perrysville, enumerated July 7,
1860, by A. J. Adams, Roll M653_303, Page 77, Dwelling 171, Family 177, Rebecca J.
Bennet, Dwelling 171, Family 178, William Hartman, age 34, born in Virginia; History of
Vermillion County, Indiana, Biographical Sketches, Gilbert L. Mock, page 403.

2. 1840 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Roll 80,
Page 187, division allotted to John M. Wall, George Martman household (George
Hartman household); Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth
Royer, contributed by unknown.

3. 1840 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Roll 80,
Page 187, division allotted to John M. Wall, George Martman household (George
Hartman household).

4. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid.
7. Ibid; History of Vermillion County, Indiana, Biographical Sketches, Gilbert L. Mock,
page 403.

8. Ibid.

9. 1850 U.S. Census for Indiana, Wabash Township, Fountain County, Roll M432_145,
page 37, image 436.

10. 1860 U. S. Census for Indiana, Wabash Township, Fountain County, Post Office -
Covington and Coalcreek, Roll M653_258, page 699, image 178.

11. 1870 U. S. Census for Indiana, Wabash Township, Fountain County, Roll M593_314,
page 214, image 428.

12. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown, date of death of Elizabeth Royer is given as August 24, 1886; History of
Vermillion County, Indiana, Biographical Sketches, Gilbert L. Mock, page 403, date of
death of the mother of Rebecca Hartman is given as April 15, 1886.

13. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

14. 1840 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Roll 80,
Page 187, division allotted to John M. Wall, George Martman household (George
Hartman household).

15. Indiana State Library, Genealogy Database, Last Name: HARTMAN, First Name:
SARAH, Spouse- Last Name: HARSHBERGER, Spouse- First Name: ELIJAH, County:
Fountain, Date: 10-1-1840; also Sarah Hartman married Elijah Harshberger, October 1,
1840, Fountain County, Indiana, Source - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Microfilm: 1321634 - 1321635.

16. Indiana State Library, Genealogy Database, Last Name: HARTMAN, First Name:
MARY, Spouse- Last Name: HARSHBARGER, Spouse- First Name: ISAAC, County:
Fountain, Date: 3-16-1843; also Mary Hartman married Isaac Harshbarger, March 16,
1843, Fountain County, Indiana, Source - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Microfilm: 1321634 - 1321635.

17. 1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 36,
Roll M432_145, Dwelling 505, Family 505, Elija Harshbarger household.

18. 1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 36,
Roll M432_145, Dwelling 524, Family 524, Isaac Harshbarger household.

19. 1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 36,
Roll M432_145, Dwelling 505, Family 505, Elija Harshbarger household.
20. 1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 37,
Roll M432_145, Dwelling 522, Family 522, Elizabeth Hartman.

21. Ibid, Dwelling 523, Family 523, David Rennicker household, History of Vermillion
County, Indiana, Biographical Sketches: page 463, under Gilbert L. Mock, there is
mention of a Rebecca Hartman, born in Virginia in 1820.

22. Indiana State Library, Genealogy Database, Last Name: HARTMAN, First Name:
REBECCA, Spouse- Last Name: RENNICKER, Spouse- First Name: DAVID, County:
Fountain, Date: 10-4-1841; also David Rennicker married Rebecca Hartman, October 4,
1841, Fountain County, Indiana, Source - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Microfilm: 1321634 - 1321635.

23. 1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 37,
Roll M432_145, Dwelling 523, Family 523, David Rennicker household.

24. Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 Record, Name: Nelson Deyo, Gender: Male, Spouse
Name: Rebecca Reinicker, Marriage Date: Aug 04, 1852, Marriage County: Vermilion,
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1298746 -
1298749.

25. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

26. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Record, Name: Gilbert L Mack, Spouse
Name: Rebecca Deyo, Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1880, Marriage County: Vermillion, Source
Title 1: Vermillion County, Indiana, Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Records 1850 -
1904 Inclusive, Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office,
Book: 5, OS Page: 374.

27. History of Vermillion County, Indiana, Biographical Sketches, Gilbert L. Mock, page
403.

28. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

29. 1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 37,
Roll M432_145, Dwelling 524, Family 524, Isaac Harshbarger household.

30. Indiana State Library, Genealogy Database, Last Name: HARTMAN, First Name:
PRISCILLA, Spouse- Last Name: RINICKER, Spouse- First Name: SAMUEL, County:
Fountain, Date: 7-10-1839.

31. 1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 37,
Roll M432_145, Dwellings 505, 522, 523, and 524.

3 2 . Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film # 1298746 - 1298749, Name:

Christena Hartman, Gender: Female, Spouse Name: James Saltjaver, Marriage Date: Jul
10, 1853, Marriage County: Vermilion.
33. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film # 1298746 - 1298749, Name: Isabel
Hartman, Gender: Female, Spouse Name: Jonathan Pearce, Marriage Date: Jul 30, 1856,
Marriage County: Vermilion.

34. Vermilion County, Illinois, Court Records, Film # 1298746 - 1298749, Name: John A.
Hartman, Gender: Male, Spouse Name: Martha J. Shannon, Marriage Date: Oct 12, 1858,
Marriage County: Vermilion.

35. Indiana State Library, Genealogy Database, Last Name: HARTMAN, First Name:
WILLIAM, Spouse- Last Name: DEYO, Spouse- First Name: EMILY, County: Warren,
Date: 10-12-1853.

36. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

37. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

38. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

39. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

40. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

41. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

42. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

43. 1860 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post
Office - Perrysville, enumerated July 7, 1860, by A. J. Adams, Roll M653_303, Page 77,
Dwelling 171, Family 177, Rebecca J. Bennet, Dwelling 171, Family 178, William
Hartman, age 34, born in Virginia.

44. Index to Marriage Records 1850 - 1904 Inclusive, Volume I, Letters A - Z Inclusive,
Vermillion County, Indiana, W. P. A. Original Record County Clerk's Office: Newport,
Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration 1938: Spouse 1: Elizabeth
Nicholas, Spouse 2: William Hartman, Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1862, County: Vermillion,
Book: 4, Original Source Page: 5??, Date: 18 Oct 1862.

45. 1860 U. S. Census for Indiana Vermillion County, Highland Township, Name:
William Nichlas, age 52, born in Virginia, Mahala, age 45, born in Ohio, Elizabeth, age
20, born in Indiana, Susan, age 13, born in Indiana, Joseph, age 12, born in Indiana,
Isaiah Huntingdon, age 15, born in Ohio, Roll: M653_303, Page: 72.
46. 1860 U. S. Census for Indiana Vermillion County, Highland Township, Name:
William Nichlas, age 52, born in Virginia, Mahala, age 45, born in Ohio, Elizabeth, age
20, born in Indiana, Susan, age 13, born in Indiana, Joseph, age 12, born in Indiana,
Isaiah Huntingdon, age 15, born in Ohio, Roll: M653_303, Page: 72.

47. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Vermilion County, Danville, 1882, Joseph Gouty
and Mary L. Hartman, married September 28, 1882; 1880 U. S. Census for Indiana,
Vermillion County, Highland Township, Roll: T9_318, Family History Film: 1254318;
Page: 8C; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 0017, Head of household: William
NICHOLAS, Name: Luella HARTMAN, granddaughter Age: 15, Estimated birth year:
<1865>, Birthplace: Illinois, Occupation: At Home, Marital status: Single, Race: White,
Gender: Female, Father's birthplace: ---, Mother's birthplace: IN. (also Ezra E. Hartman,
age 13 grandson, William Nicholas 71, Mahala 65, Joseph H. 32, Frank Eckells? 34); also
Elizabeth Nicholas tombstone, Hopewell (or Hicks) Cemetery, west of Covington,
Indiana (or near Perrysville). "Elizabeth Nicholas wife of William Hartman died Novm
23, 1866, age 26 years, 2 months, 12 days"; also tombstone of Joseph P. and Mary Luella
(Hartman) Gouty. Date of birth Luella (Hartman) Gouty is shown as July 21, 1863.
Photograph of tombstone taken at Hopewell Cemetery by Curtis L. Older August 5,
1998; also see obituary for Robert William Gouty, son of Joseph P. Gouty and Mary
Luella Hartman, in the Danville Commercial News, Danville, Illinois, probably June 5,
1949.

48. Elizabeth Nicholas tombstone, Hopewell (or Hicks) Cemetery, west of Covington,
Indiana (or near Perrysville). "Elizabeth Nicholas wife of William Hartman died Novm
23, 1866, age 26 years, 2 months, 12 days". Photograph of tombstone taken July 1, 2000,
by Curtis L. Older.

49. 1880 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Roll: T9_318,
Family History Film: 1254318, Page: 8C, Enumeration District: 185, Image: 0017, Head of
household - William Nicholas.

50. 1870 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post Office:
Perrysville, Roll: M593_365, Page: 89, Image: 179, William Nicholas, age 61, Mahala age
53, Joseph H. age 22, Mary L Hartman, age in 1870: 6, Estimated Birth Year: 1863,
Birthplace: Illinois, Race: White, Gender: Female.

51. 1880 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, William
Nicholas household.

52. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Vermilion County, Danville, 1882, Joseph Gouty
and Mary L. Hartman, married September 28, 1882.

53. Index to Marriage Records, Vermillion County, Indiana, 1850-1904, Vol. 1, A-Z, Newport,
Indiana, County Clerks Office, date of license: 8-30-1853, date of marriage: 9-1-1853,
Book 3, page 315, page 90, Elias Gouty and Elizabeth Shute; Family Tree Maker, Family
Archive #400, Marriage Index: Selected Counties of Ohio, 1789-1850, Richard Shute
married March 31, 1814 in Scioto County, Ohio, spouse: Hannah McCartney. Richard
Shute and Hannah McCartney were the parents of both Elizabeth Shute, wife of Elias
Gouty Jr., and Mahala Shute, wife of William Nicholas.
54. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by
unknown.

55. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

56. Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, George Hartman and Elizabeth Royer, contributed by

unknown.

57. William Hartman tombstone, Hopewell (or Hicks) Cemetery, west of Covington,
Indiana (or near Perrysville). "William Hartman died May 31, 1896, aged 70 years, 8
months, 26 days". Photograph of tombstone taken July 1, 2000, by Curtis L. Older.
Brother of William Hartman?
Name: Thompson Hartman
Estd Birth Year: abt 1822
Age in 1870: 48
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Homer, Champaign, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Homer
Roll: M593_193
Page: 192
Image: 382
Year: 1870

HARMONSON, Robert Private Homer Aug 4, 1861 Mustered out Sep 5, 1864
HARTMAN, Harrison Private Homer Aug 4, 1861 Died, St Louis, Dec 23, 1861
HARTMAN, William U Musician Homer Aug 4, 1861 Deserted Aug 23, 1861

Harrison Hartman (First_Last)

Regiment Name 25 Illinois Infantry
Side Union
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M539 roll 38

Hurmon Hartman (First_Last)

Regiment Name 25 Illinois Infantry
Side Union
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Harrison/Hartman
Notes Film Number M539 roll 38
William H. Hartman (First_Last)
Regiment Name 25 Illinois Infantry
Side Union
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Drummer
Soldier's Rank_Out Mus.
Alternate Name
Notes Film Number M539 roll 38

William U. Hartman (First_Last)

Regiment Name 25 Illinois Infantry
Side Union
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Drummer
Soldier's Rank_Out Mus.
Alternate Name William H./Hartman
Notes Film Number M539 roll 38

Champaign County Genealogical Society

c/o Champaign County Historical Archives
The Urbana Free Library
Attn: Research Chairman
210 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801-3283
1840 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Roll 80, Page 187,
division allotted to John M. Wall
1840 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Roll 80, Page 187,
division allotted to John M. Wall

Jacob Harshberger household

males age 5 and under age 10 = 1

males age 10 and under age 15 = 1
males age 15 and under age 20 = 3
males age 50 and under age 60 = 1

females age 15 and under age 20 = 1

females age 50 and under age 60 = 1

Abram Harshberger household

males under age 5 = 1

males age 10 and under age 15 = 1
males age 15 and under age 20 = 2
males age 20 and under age 30 = 1
males age 40 and under age 50 = 1

females under age 5 = 1

females age 5 and under age 10 = 2
females age 10 and under age 15 = 1
females age 15 and under age 20 = 1
females age 40 and under age 50 = 1
1840 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Roll 80, Page 187
division allotted to John M. Wall

George Martman household (George Hartman household)

males under age 5 = 2

males age 10 and under age 15 = 1
males age 40 and under age 50 = 1

females under age 5 = 1

females age 5 and under age 10 = 1
females age 10 and under age 15 = 1
females age 15 and under age 20 = 3
females age 40 and under age 50 = 1

John Harshberger household

males age 20 and under age 30 = 1

females under age 5 = 1

females age 15 and under age 20 = 1
1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 36, Roll M432_145
Dwelling 505, Family 505

Elija Harshbarger, age 27, male, tanner, born in Ohio

Sarah Harshbarger, age 23, female, born in Virginia
Mary A. Harshbarger, age 8, female, born in Indiana
William Harshbarger, age 6, male, born in Indiana
Benjamin F. Harshbarger, age 4, male, born in Indiana
Jacob Harshbarger, age 23, male, tanner, born in Ohio
William Hartman, age 23, male tanner, value of real estate = $200, born in Virginia
1850 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Fountain County, Wabash Township, Page 37, Roll M432_145

Dwelling 522, Family 522

Elizabeth Hartman, 55, female, real estate = $200, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
Andrew J., age 17, male, trade = none, born in Ohio, attended school in year
Christena, age 13, female, born in Indiana, attended school in year
Isabella, age 10, female, born in Indiana
Surilda, age 7, female, born in Indiana
1860 U. S. Federal Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post Office - Perrysville,
enumerated July 7, 1860, by A. J. Adams, Roll M653_303, Page 77

Dwelling 170, Family 176

Stephen Wright household

George W. Barnard, age 21, male, laborer, born in Ohio

Dwelling 171, Family 177

Rebecca J. Bennet, age 37, female, real estate = $40, born in Ohio

Dwelling 171, Family 178

William Hartman, age 34, male, farmer, real estate = $1,050, personal property = $700, born in Virginia
1860 IN, Martha E. Hartman, Vermillion Co., Highland Township Family #266, dwelling #257, age 6, born in IN

1860 IN, Vermillion Co., Highland Township, Andrew J. Hartman, age 27, laborer, family #74, dwelling #74, head of household,
literate John Hartman, Vermillion Co., Vermillion Township

1860 IN, Fountain Co., Wabash Township, Elizabeth Hartman, age 63, born in VA, head of household = yes, literate = yes, real estate
= $1,200, personal property = $150
1880 U. S. Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, enumerated June 18, 1880 by Joshua Lewis
Dwelling 142, Family 144, William Nicholas (household), white, male age 71, farmer, born in Virginia
Mahala Nicholas, white, female, age 65, wife, keeping house born in Ohio, father born in England, mother born in Ohio
Frank Eckels, white, male, age 34, servant, laborer, born in New York
Luella Hartman, white female, age 15, granddaughter, at home, born in Illinois, father not given, mother born in Indiana
Ezra E. Hartman, white, male, age 13, grandson, at home, born in Indiana, father not given, mother born in Indiana
December 7, 2005

REPORT FOR CURT OLDER:

WILLIAM HARTMAN (#26), FATHER OF MARY LUELLA HARTMAN

First sentence, first footnote covers both Williams birth date and birthplace;
however, his tombstone as far as I can see does not mention his place of birth.
Therefore, I would take out the words in Virginia here, or place the (1) for the
footnote after the date, then conclude the sentence with the words in Virginia.

You draw some good conclusions regarding Williams probable parentage. He is

certainly within the age range to be the child of George Hartman of the 1840
Fountain Co., IN census, in which the Harshbarger families are in close
proximity. (It appears that Hartman men favored marrying women with the first
name Elizabeth, doesnt it, per your notes on VA marriages.)

Fourth paragraph: Per the 1850 census, I concur that William was most probably
the brother of Sarah Hartman Harshbarger. I find it interesting that William
appears to be living in the Harshbarger household, but he owns the land. Since
both men are tanners, they wouldnt need as much land as farmers would. The
$200 land value is a nice amount of land for a single man like William. How did
he acquire this land at the tender age of 23, when his brother in law doesnt own
any? I suspect he may have inherited a bit of land from his late father, or his
other gave it to him after his fathers death. Therefore are there any probate
records in Fountain County for George Hartman, or land transactions for George
or Elizabeth Hartman and/or William Hartman in the 1845-1850 time frame,
when William would be old enough to own or inherit land? Land records
should be good in that part of the country from that time period. (Oh, the
advantages of living in areas where Sherman didnt burn!) Also, Elizabeth
Hartman was widowed with minor children; there should be probate or orphans
court or guardianship records for Hartman children between 1840 and 1850.
There is a Fountain County Genealogical Society (I checked the countys genweb
site). It wouldnt hurt to send them a query, if you have not already done so.

Regarding the 1860 Vermillion County, IN, who is Rebecca Bennet? Do you have
any theories? By this time, William appears to be doing well for himself, land-
wise. Could Rebecca Bennet be a housekeeper? I believe if you re-read the 1860
census, you will see that Rebecca does not own real estate; she has a modest $40
worth of personal property, which leads me to believe he is a servant, mistress or
some sort of kin keeping house for William! Id love to hear your input on this.
(Your narrative has her correctly owning $40 in personal property, but the notes
on the graphics portion of the CD said it was real estate.)

William Hartman married rather late for his era. His marriage to Elizabeth
Nicholas is well documented. Tragically, Elizabeth died young, leaving two
small children, obviously raised by Williams in-laws. Fortunately that
relationship is established in the 1880 census, referring to both Hartman children
as their grandchildren.

Oh, the enigmatic William Hartman! He married late, fathered two children,
seems to avoid serving in the Civil War and disappeared for a couple of decades!
He even managed to get married during the war and have a child when most
men were fighting far from home. Did he dump the children with his in-laws
and head west, as many men did after the war? Did he have a change of heart
and run off late in the war and serve with the Southern Cause, since he was born
in Virginia, like Rhett Butler? You could almost write a mystery novel around
this man.

On a hunch, I did an 1870 census search through Ancestry.com for any William
Hartman, born ca. 1825 in VA. There was only one and he has a double entry,
same county and state, California, Yolo Co., Cache Creek: William D. Hartman,
47, born Virginia, farmer; however, his six children range in age from 18 to 6, all
born in Iowa, except for the youngest, born in California. Dead end! You may
already have done this, but it looked like such a close match, I just had to take a
peek. Unless William led some sort of double life and gallivanted between IN
and IA to two sets of wives and children, this cant be the same man. Since your
William Hartman didnt die until 1896, do you know if there is an obituary for
him in the county in which he is buried? He could well prove to be one of your
most fascinating and colorful forebears.

CONCLUSION: Data strongly suggests that William Hartman was the son of
George Hartman and Elizabeth. However, without more documentation, it
cannot be proved. (See suggestions above.)

The marriage of William Hartman to Elizabeth Nicholas is well documented.

Elizabeths parentage is also proved (Ill be doing her file next), thanks to the
1860 census. Mary Luella Hartman is proved as the granddaughter of
Elizabeths parents through the 1870 and 1880 censuses; thus, also, as the
daughter of William Hartman and Elizabeth Nicholas.

Sandra