Matthias and Mary Smith Harshman were early settlers of the Western Reserve of Ohio (1807). According to "The Harshman Family, a History and Genealogy", volume 1, by C.C. Harshman, copyright 1976; Matthias married about 1781, a German girl, Mary Smith(1759-1852). Family tradition is that she was a "Redemptioner". Meaning that she was bound out for a set period of time, by her parents or guardian, to pay for her passage over to this country. This was a common occurrence among poor immigrants. Mary Smith's master was a farmer, and he was very cruel to her. On one occasion he sent her to the barn on a very cold winter night to see what was troubling the stock. In some way she was pushed, her arm broken and she was otherwise seriously injured. She lay in the barnyard, unable to get to the house, until in the early morning a passerby heard her moans, took her to the house and reported the matter to the authorities. Because of his cruelty to her the authorites cancelled the bond and she was not required to serve the remainder of her time.
Matthias and Mary had a family of six sons and four daughters.
Mary died at the home of her youngest son, Andrew, in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio. As her son Andrew is buried in Soaptown Cemetery she may possibly be buried in Soaptown Cemetery, Lordstown, Ohio where there are older unmarked graves, or near Ohltown, Mahoning County, Ohio.
Matthias and Mary had a family of six sons and four daughters.
Mary died at the home of her youngest son, Andrew, in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio. As her son Andrew is buried in Soaptown Cemetery she may possibly be buried in Soaptown Cemetery, Lordstown, Ohio where there are older unmarked graves, or near Ohltown, Mahoning County, Ohio.
Matthias and Mary Smith Harshman were early settlers of the Western Reserve of Ohio (1807). According to "The Harshman Family, a History and Genealogy", volume 1, by C.C. Harshman, copyright 1976; Matthias married about 1781, a German girl, Mary Smith(1759-1852). Family tradition is that she was a "Redemptioner". Meaning that she was bound out for a set period of time, by her parents or guardian, to pay for her passage over to this country. This was a common occurrence among poor immigrants. Mary Smith's master was a farmer, and he was very cruel to her. On one occasion he sent her to the barn on a very cold winter night to see what was troubling the stock. In some way she was pushed, her arm broken and she was otherwise seriously injured. She lay in the barnyard, unable to get to the house, until in the early morning a passerby heard her moans, took her to the house and reported the matter to the authorities. Because of his cruelty to her the authorites cancelled the bond and she was not required to serve the remainder of her time.
Matthias and Mary had a family of six sons and four daughters.
Mary died at the home of her youngest son, Andrew, in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio. As her son Andrew is buried in Soaptown Cemetery she may possibly be buried in Soaptown Cemetery, Lordstown, Ohio where there are older unmarked graves, or near Ohltown, Mahoning County, Ohio.
Matthias and Mary had a family of six sons and four daughters.
Mary died at the home of her youngest son, Andrew, in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio. As her son Andrew is buried in Soaptown Cemetery she may possibly be buried in Soaptown Cemetery, Lordstown, Ohio where there are older unmarked graves, or near Ohltown, Mahoning County, Ohio.
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