Individual Details
Harold Forest Atha
(22 Nov 1899 - 20 Oct 1960)
- Harold Atha [3] [4] [5] [11]
- Middle name given [1]
- White [8] [9] [11] [13]
- Caucasian [9]
- Nationality: American [9]
- Male [8] [9] [3]
[1] WW 1 Draft Registration
[2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Doc3661.pdf
[3] 1930 US Census
[4] News Article, 17 July 1928
[5] Marriage Certificate, Doc1516.pdf
[6] Obituary, Harold Atha, ID1851, Doc5486.pdf
[7] Marriage Record, Harold Atha and D. Margaret Thornburg, Doc5514.pdf
[8] Marriage License Application, Harold Atha & Margaret Thornburg, Doc5515.pdf
[9] Marriage Record, Harold Atha and Margaret Thornburg, Doc5516.pdf
[10] Richmond Ind City Directory, 1925, Harold Atha, Doc5519.pdf
[11] Birth Certificate, Bettie Atha, ID7424, Doc5520.pdf
[12] 1936 Muncie City Directory, page 56, Harold Atha, Doc5522.pdf
[13] 1950 US Census, Harold F. Atha, ID1851 Household, Doc6408.pdf
Events
Families
Spouse | Marguerite N. Worthen (1906 - 1971) |
Spouse | Della Margaret Thornburg (1905 - 1998) |
Child | Bettie Anastasia Atha (1923 - 2013) |
Father | Thomas G. Atha (1876 - ) |
Mother | Elvira Miller (1877 - ) |
Sibling | Ruby L. Atha (1897 - ) |
Sibling | Drussie Atha (1902 - ) |
Sibling | Dorsey L. Atha (1906 - ) |
Sibling | Unknown Atha (1900 - 1900) |
Notes
Birth
- Date of birth 22 Nov 1899 [1] [3] [5]- Birth: Nov 1899 [2]
- Born: Jay County, Indiana [7]
- Born: Portland, Jay County, Indiana [5] [6]
- Born Indiana [3] [8]
- Age at next Birthday: 23 [6] [7]
- Age 50 (1950) [8]
- Age at Death: 60 [4]
Source List:
[1] WW 1 Draft Registration
[2] 1900 US Census
[3] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Doc3661.pdf
[4] Obituary, Harold Atha, ID1851, Doc5486.pdf
[5] Marriage License Application, Harold Atha & Margaret Thornburg, Doc5515.pdf
[6] Marriage Record, Harold Atha and Margaret Thornburg, Doc5516.pdf
[7] Birth Certificate, Bettie Atha, ID7424, Doc5520.pdf
[] 1950 US Census, Harold F. Atha, ID1851 Household, Doc6408.pdf
Research
1900: Tippecanoe Township. Pulaski County, Indiana (Harold 6/12 old)1910: Portland, Jay County, Indiana (
1920: Portland, Jay County, Indiana (Harold 20 yrs old)
Census (family)-shared
From Image;1] Thomas G. Atha: Head of household - 24, white male, born June 1876 - Married for 3 years - He and parents born Ohio - Able to read, write and speak English - Occupation: Farmer
2] Ella Atha: wife of head - 23, white female, born Jan 1877 - Married for 3 years - Had 3 children and 2 are living - Born Indiana, Parents born Ohio - Able to read, write and speak English
3] Ruba L. Atha: daughter of head - 3, white female, born Jan 1897 - single - Born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana
4] Harold F. Atha: Son of head - 6/12, white male, born Nov 1899, single - Born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana
Household:
- Rent farm, Farm schedule 95
Census (family)-shared
From Image:1] Bert G. Athe [Atha]: Head of household - 35, white male, married once for 14 yrs - He and father born Ohio, Mother born Mosuria [Missouri] - able to read, write and speak English - Occupation: Drayman, General Work
2] Ella Athe [Atha]: Wife of head - 33, white female, married one for 14 years - Had 5 children and 4 are living - Born Indiana, parents born Ohio - Occupation: None - able to read, write and speak English
3] Ruby L. Athe [Atha]: daughter of head - 13, white female, single - Born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana - able to read, write and speak English, attended school
4] Herald F. Athe [Harold F. Atha]: Son of head - 10, white male, single - Born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana - Able to read, write and speak English, Attended school
5] Drussia E. Athe [Atha]: Daughter of head - 8, white female, single - Born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana - Able to read, write and speak English, attended school
6] Dorsey L. Athe [Atha]: son of head - 4, white male, single - Born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana -
Household:
- Owned home with a mortgage
Military
From Image:Registration Card:
Serial No. 743 - Order No. 830
Name: Harold Forest Atha
Address: 118 W. Votaw St. Portland, Jay, Ind
Age: 18 - Born 22 Nov 1899
White, native born
Occupation: Laborer for S. H. Adams, Portland, Jay, Ind
Nearest Relative: Ella Atha - Mother - 118 W. Votaw St., Portland, Jay, Ind
Signature: Harold Forest Atha
Registrar's Report:
Description: Short, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair
Registrar: Lawrence Sipe, Sept 12, 918
Local Board for County of Jay Portland, Indiana
Census (family)-shared
From Image:1] Bert Atha: Head of household - 46, white male, married - He and parents born Ohio - Occupation: Draying, Hauling
2] Elvira Atha: Wife of head - 43, white female, married - Born Indiana - Parents born Ohio - Occupation: None
3] Harold Atha: son of head - 20, white male, single - born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana - Occupation: Labor, Factory
4] Drussie Atha: daughter of head - 18, white female, single - born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana - Occupation: Seamstress, ??? factory
5] Dorsey Atha: Son of head - 14, white male, single - born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana - Occupation: none - attended school -
Household:
- Owned home with mortgage
- All can read, write and speak English
Marriage License
- Date of Marriage License: 25 Feb 1922 [1]- Place of Marriage License: Jay County, Indiana [1]
- First marriage for both [1]
- I Hereby give consent that my daughter be issued a marriage license to marry Harold F. Atha - Signed: Emile Thornburg [1]
[1] Marriage License Application, Harold Atha & Margaret Thornburg, Doc5515.pdf
Marriage
- Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1922 [1]- Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1922 [2]
- 1st marriage for both: [2]
- Marriage Place: Portland, Jay County, Indiana [2]
- Marriage Place: Jay County, Indiana [1]
- Wife of Harold Atha [3]
[1] Marriage Record, Harold Atha and Margaret Thornburg, Doc5516.pdf
[2] Marriage Record, Doc5514.pdf
[3] Find a Grave Memorial, Della Margaret Thornburg Manning, Doc5517.pdf
Marriage
- Married to Marguerite in Hartford City in 1928 [1]- Wife of head of household (Harold F. Atha) [2]
Source List:
[1] Obituary, Harold Atha, ID1851, Doc5486.pdf
[2] 1950 US Census, Harold F. Atha, ID1851 Household, Doc6408.pdf
Census (family)-shared
From Image:1] William Worthen: Head of household, male, white, 64 yrs old, married, age at first marriage: 23, He and his parents born in Indiana, Occupation: Painter in the decorating industry, Class of worker: O, Actually working, Not a veteran.
2] Della Worthen: Wife of head, female, white, 56 yrs old, married - 21 at first marriage, born in Indiana, Father born in W Virginia, Mother in Ohio, No occupation.
3] Harold Atha: Son-in-law of Head, male, white, 30 yrs old, married, 28 at first marriage, he and his parents born in Indiana, Occupation: machinist in Auto Factory.
4] Marguretta Atha: Daughter of head, female, white, 24 yrs old, married, 22 at first marriage, she and her parents born in Indiana, Occupation: packer in a glass factory. None of the family attended school during the year,
Household:
- able to read, write, and speak English
- owned house, Home value: $1000, does not live on a farm.
Census (family)
From Image:1] Harold Atha: Head of household - 40 yr. old white male, married, Highest School grade attained: 8 - Code D: 6016 - Not at work on 24 March 1940 - was on public assistance work - Code E: 2 - Occupation: Ditch Digger, WPA Road Construction - GW [Government Work] - Income 1939: $152 -
2] Marguerite Atha: Wife of head - 34 yr. old white female, married - Highest School grade attained: High School, 2 - Code D: 6016 - Occupation: None - Homemaker - Code E: 5
3] Will Worthen: Father-in-law of Head - 73 yr. old white male, widowed, Highest school grade attained: 4 - U [Unable to work] - Occupation: Blank - Code E: 7 - Receiving money other than wages -
Household:
- Owned home, 1217 N. Monroe, value $1200. not a farm
- all born Indiana
- none attended school during year
- Residence, 1 Apr 1935:
- Harold and Marguerite: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
- Will: "Same House"
Residence (family)
- Residence, 17 Feb 1941: Hartford City, Indiana [1][1] Death Certificate, Indiana, Worthen, Will Alfred, ID0386, Doc5951.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Occupation
Occupation Category: WK (Working) - Hours Worked: 40 - Occupation: Carry in Glass, Glass Factory [1]Source List:
1950 US Census, Harold F. Atha, ID1851 Household, Doc6408.pdf
Census (family)
WT - Media: PDF fileFrom Image:
Address: 1217 N. Monroe, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana (Not on a farm)
Enumeration Date: 17 Apr 1950
Dwelling No. 37
1] Harold F. Atha, Head of household, White Male, age 50, Married, Born Indiana, Occupation Category: WK (Working) - Hours Worked: 40 - Occupation: Carry in Glass, Glass Factory
2] Margeurite N. Atha, Wife of head, White Female, Age 44, Married, Born Indiana, Occupation Category: WK (Working) - Hourse Worked: 45 - Occupation: Griner, Glass Factory
Siblings
- brother Dorsey L., R.R. 5, Portland [1]- sister, Mrs Horace Francis, Toledo, Ohio. [1]
[1] Obituary, Harold Atha, ID1851, Doc5486.pdf
Death
- Date of Death: 20 Oct 1960 [1] [2]- Place of Death: Blackford County Hospital, Hartford City, Indiana [1] [2]
From Image:
Indiana State Board of Health/ Medical Certificate of Death
Local No. 2012 - State No. 60 033630
Place of Death: Blackford County Hospital, Hartford City, Blackford County
Usual Residence: 300 E. Water, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana
Name: Harold F. Atha, male, white, married
Date of Death: 20 Oct 1960, 820 pm
Date of Birth: 22 Nov 1899, born Indiana - age at death: 60
Usual Occupation: Glass Worker
Father: Gilbert T. Atha
Mother: Elvira Miller
Veteran: No
Informant: Mrs. Harold F. Atha, 300 E. Water, Hartford City, Ind - Wife
Cause of Death: Cerebral apoplexy due to Hypertension, ???
Physician: George O. Parks, MD, Hartford City, Ind.
Burial: 22 Oct 1960, IOOF Cemetery, Hartford City, Ind [1]
[1] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Doc3661.pdf
[2] Obituary, Harold Atha, ID1851, Doc5486.pdf
Burial
- Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Hartford City, Indiana [1]- Burial Date: 22 Oct 1960 [1]
[1] Obituary, Harold Atha, ID1851, Doc5486.pdf
Children (Family)
- Betty Ann Atha [1]- Betty Wheeler [2]
[1] Find a Grave Memorial, Della Margaret Thornburg Manning, Doc5517.pdf
[2] Obituary, Margaret Thornburg Manning, ID7423, Doc5518.pdf
Education
1910: Able to read, write and speak English - attended school1920: Able to read, write and speak English
1930: Able to read,write and speak English
1940: Highest school grade - 8
Parents
1930: Parents born Indiana- Father: Gilbert T. Atha [1] [3]
- Father: Albert Atha [5]
- Mother: Elvira Miller [1] [3] [4] [5]
- Son of Bert Atha of Portland [2]
- Father: Robert Atha [4]
[1] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Doc3661.pdf
[2] News Article, 17 July 1928
[3] Obituary, Harold Atha, ID1851, Doc5486.pdf
[4] Marriage License Application, Harold Atha & Margaret Thornburg, Doc5515.pdf
[5] Marriage Record, Harold Atha and Margaret Thornburg, Doc5516.pdf
Signature
12 Sept 1918: Harold Forest Atha [1][1] WW 1 Draft Registration
Endnotes
1. Headstone Inscription, IOOF Cemetery, Hartford City, Blackford Co, Indiana.
2. Find a Grave Memorial, Harold F. Atha , ID1851- Hartford City Cemetery - Memorial 57474419 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57474419/atha (accessed 22 Nov 2021).
3. 1920 US Census, Portland, Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana, SD 8, ED 89, Sheet 4A, Line 29, 118 West Votaw St., Dwelling 69, Family 76, Bert Atha, ID1951 household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: T625_440; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 1045. www.ancestry.com.
4. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Harold Forest Atha, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, 12 Sept 1918. Original Data: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Rec.
5. 1900 US Census, Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana, SD 13, ED 90, Sheet 9A, Line 4, Dwelling & Family 166, Thomas G. Atha, ID1951 household. Orignal Data, NARA: T623_399; FHL microfilm: 1240399. www.ancestry.com, accessed 2 June 2015.
6. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana Archives and Records Administration. www.ancestry.com, accessed, 26 July 2016. Harold F. Atha, ID1851, 20 Oct 1960, Hartford City, Indiana. Doc3661.pdf.
7. 1930 U.S. Census, Hartford City, Ward 1, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana. Monroe St, SD 4, ED 5-8, Sheet 1-A. 1217 N Monroe St, Dwelling 5, Residence 4, Line 18, William Worthen, ID0386 household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 578. www.ancestry.com. Acc000716/ Doc4170.pd.
8. 1940 US Census, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. SD 5, ED 5-5, Sheet No 13B, Ward 1, 1217 N. Monroe, Line 62, Family 300, Harold Atha, ID01851 Household. Original Data: NARA, T-627. www.ancestry.com, accessed 3 Apr 2012. Acc002131/Doc4171.pdf.
9. Harold Atha, ID1851, Obituary. "Atha Funeral Today", Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), Saturday, 22 Oct 1960, page 2, Col. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/251390937/, accessed 14 Dec 2019. Doc5486.pdf.
10. Harold F. Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-H19X-WF?i=220&cc=1410397 : 25 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1923 Volume 7 > image 221 of 346; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5515.pdf.
11. Harold Atha, ID1851 and Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana, page 122. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-C997-87?cc=1410397&wc=Q8SH-5D7%3A962982701%2C963058201 : 26 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1925 Volume 11 > image 89 of 191; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5516.pdf.
12. Bettie Anastasia Atha, ID7424, 27 July 1923, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 Dec 2019. Doc5520.pdf.
13. 1950 US Census, Harold F. Atha, ID1851 household, ED 5-7, Sheet 71, Line 5. Original Data: Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Record Group 29, Roll 3339. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line], (accessed 20 Oc 2022), Doc6408.pdf.
14. 1900 US Census, Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana, SD 13, ED 90, Sheet 9A, Line 4, Dwelling & Family 166, Thomas G. Atha, ID1951 household. Orignal Data, NARA: T623_399; FHL microfilm: 1240399. www.ancestry.com, accessed 2 June 2015.
15. 1910 US Census, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, SD 8, ED 83, Ward 2, Sheet 2A, Line 12, Bert G. Athe [Atha], ID1951 household. Original Data, NARA: T624_358; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374371. www.ancestry.com, accessed 2 June 2015.
16. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Harold Forest Atha, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, 12 Sept 1918. Original Data: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Rec.
17. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Harold Forest Atha, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, 12 Sept 1918. Original Data: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Rec.
18. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Harold Forest Atha, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, 12 Sept 1918. Original Data: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Rec.
19. Database On-line, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Harold Forest Atha, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, 12 Sept 1918. Original Data: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Rec.
20. 1920 US Census, Portland, Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana, SD 8, ED 89, Sheet 4A, Line 29, 118 West Votaw St., Dwelling 69, Family 76, Bert Atha, ID1951 household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: T625_440; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 1045. www.ancestry.com.
21. 1920 US Census, Portland, Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana, SD 8, ED 89, Sheet 4A, Line 29, 118 West Votaw St., Dwelling 69, Family 76, Bert Atha, ID1951 household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: T625_440; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 1045. www.ancestry.com.
22. Harold Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 26 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6RG-DW5 : 25 Dec 2019), ; citing Jay, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714930. Doc5514.pdf.
23. Harold F. Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-H19X-WF?i=220&cc=1410397 : 25 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1923 Volume 7 > image 221 of 346; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5515.pdf.
24. Harold F. Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-H19X-WF?i=220&cc=1410397 : 25 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1923 Volume 7 > image 221 of 346; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5515.pdf.
25. Harold Atha, ID1851 and Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana, page 122. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-C997-87?cc=1410397&wc=Q8SH-5D7%3A962982701%2C963058201 : 26 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1925 Volume 11 > image 89 of 191; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5516.pdf.
26. Harold F. Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-H19X-WF?i=220&cc=1410397 : 25 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1923 Volume 7 > image 221 of 346; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5515.pdf.
27. Harold Atha, ID1851 and Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana, page 122. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-C997-87?cc=1410397&wc=Q8SH-5D7%3A962982701%2C963058201 : 26 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1925 Volume 11 > image 89 of 191; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5516.pdf.
28. Harold F. Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-H19X-WF?i=220&cc=1410397 : 25 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1923 Volume 7 > image 221 of 346; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5515.pdf.
29. Harold Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 26 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6RG-DW5 : 25 Dec 2019), ; citing Jay, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714930. Doc5514.pdf.
30. Harold Atha, ID1851 and Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana, page 122. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-C997-87?cc=1410397&wc=Q8SH-5D7%3A962982701%2C963058201 : 26 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1925 Volume 11 > image 89 of 191; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5516.pdf.
31. Find a Grave Memorial, Della Margaret Thornburg Manning, Unknown Burial, Memorial 68894365, Doc5517.pdf.
32. Harold Atha, ID1851, 1925 Richmond, Indiana, page 94. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" [database on-line], Image 46/317. Original Data: Polk's Richmond City Directory 1925-1926. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 Dec 2019. Doc5519.pdf.
33. Bettie Anastasia Atha, ID7424, 27 July 1923, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 Dec 2019. Doc5520.pdf.
34. Bettie Anastasia Atha, ID7424, 27 July 1923, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 Dec 2019. Doc5520.pdf.
35. Harold Atha, ID1851, 1925 Richmond, Indiana, page 94. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" [database on-line], Image 46/317. Original Data: Polk's Richmond City Directory 1925-1926. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 Dec 2019. Doc5519.pdf.
36. Harold Atha, ID1851, 1925 Richmond, Indiana, page 94. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" [database on-line], Image 46/317. Original Data: Polk's Richmond City Directory 1925-1926. www.ancestry.com, accessed 26 Dec 2019. Doc5519.pdf.
37. Newspaper Article, Living in Hartford City.
38. Newspaper Article, "Eastern Indiana Marriages/Hartford City". The Muncie Evening Press, 17 July 1928, Page 7, Col. 5. www.newspapers.com, accessed 16 Aug 2017.
39. Bible, William Alfred Worthen, ID0386 Family, Including Haas Family entries. Images scanned from photocopied pages. Acc000675/Doc0659.pdf, photocopies of Bible pages.
40. The Warthan, Warthen, Worthen Family, Wilma Haas Lucas, ID0379, nd, RobbHaas Digital Archive, Bk3400, page 3.
41. Newspaper Article, Announcement of Marriage of Marguerite Worhen, ID0383 and Harold Atha, ID1851, July 1928. Probably Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana newspaper. Acc002594/Doc1521.pdf.
42. Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate. Marguerite Worthen, ID0383 & Harold Atha, ID1851. 14 July 1928, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. Acc000176/ Doc1516.pdf.
43. "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana Archives and Records Administration. www.ancestry.com, accessed, 26 July 2016. Harold F. Atha, ID1851, 20 Oct 1960, Hartford City, Indiana. Doc3661.pdf.
44. Newspaper Article, "Eastern Indiana Marriages/Hartford City". The Muncie Evening Press, 17 July 1928, Page 7, Col. 5. www.newspapers.com, accessed 16 Aug 2017.
45. Harold Atha, ID1851, Obituary. "Atha Funeral Today", Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), Saturday, 22 Oct 1960, page 2, Col. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/251390937/, accessed 14 Dec 2019. Doc5486.pdf.
46. 1930 U.S. Census, Hartford City, Ward 1, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana. Monroe St, SD 4, ED 5-8, Sheet 1-A. 1217 N Monroe St, Dwelling 5, Residence 4, Line 18, William Worthen, ID0386 household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 578. www.ancestry.com. Acc000716/ Doc4170.pd.
47. 1950 US Census, Harold F. Atha, ID1851 household, ED 5-7, Sheet 71, Line 5. Original Data: Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Record Group 29, Roll 3339. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line], (accessed 20 Oc 2022), Doc6408.pdf.
48. 1930 U.S. Census, Hartford City, Ward 1, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana. Monroe St, SD 4, ED 5-8, Sheet 1-A. 1217 N Monroe St, Dwelling 5, Residence 4, Line 18, William Worthen, ID0386 household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 578. www.ancestry.com. Acc000716/ Doc4170.pd.
49. 1930 U.S. Census, Hartford City, Ward 1, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana. Monroe St, SD 4, ED 5-8, Sheet 1-A. 1217 N Monroe St, Dwelling 5, Residence 4, Line 18, William Worthen, ID0386 household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 578. www.ancestry.com. Acc000716/ Doc4170.pd.
50. 1930 U.S. Census, Hartford City, Ward 1, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana. Monroe St, SD 4, ED 5-8, Sheet 1-A. 1217 N Monroe St, Dwelling 5, Residence 4, Line 18, William Worthen, ID0386 household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 578. www.ancestry.com. Acc000716/ Doc4170.pd.
51. 1940 US Census, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. SD 5, ED 5-5, Sheet No 13B, Ward 1, 1217 N. Monroe, Line 62, Family 300, Harold Atha, ID01851 Household. Original Data: NARA, T-627. www.ancestry.com, accessed 3 Apr 2012. Acc002131/Doc4171.pdf.
52. Harold Atha, ID1851 and Marguerite Worthen Atha, ID0383, 1936 Muncie Directory, page 56. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" [database on-line]. Original Data: Emerson's Muncie Directory and Delaware County Gazetteer for 1936-1937. Cincinnati, Ohio, The Williams Directory Company. www.ancestry.com, accessed 27 Dec 2019. Doc5522.pdf.
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58. 1940 US Census, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. SD 5, ED 5-5, Sheet No 13B, Ward 1, 1217 N. Monroe, Line 62, Family 300, Harold Atha, ID01851 Household. Original Data: NARA, T-627. www.ancestry.com, accessed 3 Apr 2012. Acc002131/Doc4171.pdf.
59. 1940 US Census, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana. SD 5, ED 5-5, Sheet No 13B, Ward 1, 1217 N. Monroe, Line 62, Family 300, Harold Atha, ID01851 Household. Original Data: NARA, T-627. www.ancestry.com, accessed 3 Apr 2012. Acc002131/Doc4171.pdf.
60. Newspaper Article, "Fisherman Stricken Ill Lake Placid Here" - Probably the Hartford City Newspaper, 18 Oct 1942 - Harold Atha, ID1851, Acc001451/ Ph8154.jpg.
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63. Newspaper Article, "Fisherman Stricken Ill Lake Placid Here" - Probably the Hartford City Newspaper, 18 Oct 1942 - Harold Atha, ID1851, Acc001451/ Ph8154.jpg.
64. Newspaper Article, "Fisherman Stricken Ill Lake Placid Here" - Probably the Hartford City Newspaper, 18 Oct 1942 - Harold Atha, ID1851, Acc001451/ Ph8154.jpg.
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73. Headstone Inscription, IOOF Cemetery, Hartford City, Blackford Co, Indiana.
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85. Map, Hartford City Cemetery. Created Oct 2014. Shows location of Worthen Graves. Acc003219/Doc2435.pdf.
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97. Harold F. Atha, ID1851 and D. Margaret Thornburg, ID7423, 25 Feb 1922, Jay County, Indiana. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-H19X-WF?i=220&cc=1410397 : 25 Dec 2019), Jay > 1920-1923 Volume 7 > image 221 of 346; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis. Doc5515.pdf.
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