Harpster, John

1808 - 1886  (78 years)

• Name	Harpster, John
  Birth	4 Jul 1808	Berks County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HARP.J013
  _FGRAVE	24144067
  Death	14 Sep 1886	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Juliana Muller (Miller) came to the United States from Germany with several of her siblings in 1839. They sailed on the Ship Mozart, docking in New Orleans (November 29) and traveled up the Mississippi River to Natchez where a brother lived. In Natchez Juliana met her future husband John Harpster who had come from Pottsville Pa to work on the construction of a cotton mill. Juliana and John traveled northward to White County, Illinois where they were married on September 24, 1840. The couple had 12 children before Juliana died at the age of 52 in 1875. John Harpster moved to Clay City, Clay County Illinois, and remarried before passing away in 1886. He is buried in the Clay City Cemetery.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I33548	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Muller, Juliana,   b. 19 Apr 1822, Bavaria, Germany d. 15 Mar 1875, Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois (Age 52 years)
  Children	1. Harpster, Mary Frances,   b. 4 Jan 1843, Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois d. 6 Dec 1935, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida (Age 92 years)   2. Harpster, William S.,   b. 27 Aug 1847, Carmi, White County, Illinois d. 29 Apr 1938, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years)   3. Harpster, Anna,   b. 14 May 1854, Illinois d. 12 May 1924, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 69 years)   4. Harpster, Susie,   b. 29 Apr 1856   d. 14 Apr 1939, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri (Age 82 years)   5. Harpster, Conrad Franklin,   b. 12 Jan 1862, White County, Illinois d. 20 Nov 1908 (Age 46 years)   6. Harpster, Edward M. L.,   b. 16 Jun 1864, Indiana d. 22 Oct 1949 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F20844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	?, America,   b. 3 Feb 1827, Kentucky d. 12 Jun 1893, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F12793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jul 1808 - Berks County, Pennsylvania Death - 14 Sep 1886 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9128] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harpster, John, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24144067/john-harpster), none. (Reliability: 2).