Descendants of Daniel MEANS, Jr. and Harriet NORTHCRAFT

as of 6 February 2002

Generation No. 1

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1. Daniel² MEANS, Jr. (Daniel¹) was born 12 Jan 1797¹, and died Bef. 1864. He married (1) Harriet NORTHCRAFT, daughter of Edward NORTHCRAFT and Providence SHIPLEY. She was born 12 Jan 1809², and died Bef. 1860³. He married (2) Eliza FETTER Mar 1862⁴, daughter of David FETTER and Nancy (FETTER).

Notes for Daniel MEANS, Jr.:
1840 PA Census: Bedford Co. West Providence Township; p. 253

Daniel MEANS
Males: 1 (<5); 1 (40-50)
Females: 1 (<5); 1 (20-30); 1 (30-40)
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1850 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. p. 132

Daniel MEANS, 50, Farmer, $1500 Real Estate
Harriet, 40
Daniel, 13; Elizabeth, 12; Edward, 10; Mary A., 8; Susanna, 6; Harriet, 2
Hugh, 68, Laborer

(Hugh was Daniel's brother)
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1860 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Bloody Run P.O. p. 375

Daniel MEANS, 63, Farmer, $4000 Real Estate / $250 Personal Estate
Daniel, 22, Laborer
Edward, 18; Mary, 15; Susan, 13; Harriet, 11; Rosanna Means, 9
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Children of Daniel MEANS and Harriet NORTHCRAFT are:

2 i. Daniel³ MEANS III, born 15 Sep 1837⁵.
3 ii. Elizabeth MEANS, born 7 Jul 1839⁵.
+ 4 iii. Edward MEANS, born 28 Sep 1841; died 7 Feb 1915.
5 iv. Mary Ann MEANS, born 15 Oct 1844⁶.
6 v. Susannah MEANS, born 18 Nov 1846⁶.
+ 7 vi. Harriet MEANS, born 22 Apr 1849; died 12 Oct 1932 in Bedford Co. PA.
8 vii. Rosannah MEANS, born 23 Apr 1857⁷.

Notes for Rosannah MEANS:
1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. p. 570

William WEIMER, 38, Hotel Keeper
[William's family], plus
Rosan MEANS, 19, Domestic Servant
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Generation No. 2

4. Edward³ MEANS (Daniel², Daniel¹) was born 28 Sep 1841⁸, and died 7 Feb 1915⁹. He married Agnes LEE Jan 1870¹⁰. She was born 23 Jul 1853¹¹, and died 29 Nov 1916¹¹.

Notes for Edward MEANS:
1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. Monroe Twp. Clearville P.O. p. 580

Edward MEANS, 28, Farmer, $200 Real Estate, married in Jan.
Agnes, 16, Keeps house
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Children of Edward MEANS and Agnes LEE are:

9 i. Julia⁴ MEANS, born 12 Sep 1870¹¹; died 12 May 1941 in bur. Fairview Cem. Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹². She married Daniel Lewis IMES; born 6 Nov 1874¹²; died 24 Aug 1943 in bur. Fairview Cem. Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA¹².
10 ii. Sheridan MEANS, born 14 Aug 1873¹³; died 1943¹⁴. He married Mary Magdalene MYERS; born ¹⁴.
11 iii. Daniel MEANS, born 12 Aug 1874¹⁵; died 1935¹⁶. He married Janet HUMPHREY; born ¹⁶.
12 iv. Thornton MEANS, born 15 May 1876¹⁷. He married Lizzie SMITH; born ¹⁸.
13 v. Sally MEANS, born 11 Jan 1878¹⁹; died 29 Mar 1899 in bur. Fairview Cem. Bedford Co. PA²⁰.
14 vi. Harriet MEANS, born 1 Mar 1879²¹; died 24 Sep 1919 in bur. Fairview Cem. Bedford Co. PA²².
15 vii. Alexander MEANS, born 11 Jan 1881 in Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA²³; died 12 Oct 1953 in bur. Mt. Zion Christian Ch. Cem. Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA²⁴. He married Amanda May IMES 16 Oct 1921²⁵; born 21 May 1891²⁶; died 1 May 1955²⁶.
16 viii. Dora MEANS, born 14 Oct 1883²⁷; died 14 Mar 1950²⁸. She married Jackson HENDERSHOT 12 Oct 1921²⁹.
17 ix. Jessa R. MEANS, born 19 Jun 1886 in Piney Creek, PA³⁰; died 17 Oct 1963³¹. She married William Marshall LEASURE 2 Apr 1917³²; born 18 Mar 1896 in Chaneysville, PA³²; died 22 Sep 1986 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co. PA³³.
18 x. Bettie MEANS, born 9 Mar 1887³⁴; died 20 Oct 1925 in bur. Fairview Cem. Bedford Co. PA³⁵. She married Franklin B. PIFER; born ³⁶.
19 xi. Edward Lee MEANS, born 6 Nov 1889³⁷; died 6 Nov 1948 in bur. Fairview Cem. Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA³⁸. He married Agnes (MEANS).
20 xii. John MEANS, born 15 Aug 1893³⁹; died 6 Feb 1919 in bur. Fairview Cem. Bedford Co. PA⁴⁰.

7. Harriet³ MEANS (Daniel², Daniel¹) was born 22 Apr 1849⁴¹, and died 12 Oct 1932 in Bedford Co. PA⁴². She married Dennis ASH. He was born 21 Apr 1847⁴², and died 28 Oct 1928⁴².

Notes for Dennis ASH:
1870 PA Census: Bedford Co. Southampton Twp. P.O. Chaneysville, p. 630, lines 2-9
Series M593, roll 1304, dwelling 264, family 268, 25 July 1870

Dennis ASH, 23, Works on Farm, b. Md.
Harriet, 21, wife Keeping House, b. Pa.
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Children of Harriet MEANS and Dennis ASH are:

21 i. Hulda⁴ ASH, born 26 Dec 1872 in Clear Ridge⁴³; died 1947 in Akron, OH; bur. Mt. Zion Cem. Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁴³. She married Philip Sheridan LASHLEY 25 Apr 1896⁴³.
22 ii. Conda ASH, born 1878⁴⁴; died 1962 in bur. Mt. Zion Christian Ch. Cem. Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁴⁴. He married Bessie M. (ASH); born 1883⁴⁴; died 1934 in bur. Mt. Zion Christian Ch. Cem. Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA⁴⁴.

Endnotes

1. Great Grandma Barnes' records
2. Donna Reynolds 73 Thrush Lane New Canaan, CT 06840
3. not in 1860 census
4. Old notes I have from Bedford County Orphans' Court record (I copied in early 1980s)
5. Great Grandma Barnes' records
6. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
7. Great Grandma Barnes' records
8. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
9. Great Grandma Barnes' records
10. 1870 census
11. Great Grandma Barnes' records
12. Fairview Christian Cem. Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA
13. Great Grandma Barnes' records
14. Maye Barnes' records
15. Great Grandma Barnes' records
16. Maye Barnes' records
17. Great Grandma Barnes' records
18. Maye Barnes' records
19. Great Grandma Barnes' records
20. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
21. Great Grandma Barnes' records
22. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
23. Obituary
24. Mt. Zion Christian Cemetery: Southampton Twp.
25. Obituary
26. Mt. Zion Christian Cemetery: Southampton Twp.
27. Great Grandma Barnes' records
28. Maye Barnes' records
29. Obituary
30. Great Grandma Barnes' records
31. Fairview Christian Cem. Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA
32. The Jay Family 1779-1936
33. "Descendants of Solomon Leasure" sent by Dennis Fields, January 1996
34. Great Grandma Barnes' records
35. Maye Barnes' records; and Fairview Cemetery
36. Maye Barnes' records
37. Great Grandma Barnes' records
38. Fairview Christian Cem. Mann Twp. Bedford Co. PA
39. Great Grandma Barnes' records
40. Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Bedford Co.
41. St. Thomas the Apostle Church Records, Bedford
42. Mt. Zion Christian Cemetery: Southampton Twp.
43. Obituary
44. Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery, Southampton Twp. Bedford Co. PA

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