Individual Details

Jonathan Harshman

(21 Dec 1781 - 31 Mar 1850)

Jonathan Harshman moved to Kentuck and then to Ohio in 1805. He did not want to live in a slave state. He built a cabin, brought his wife to join him, and set up a copper still to make whiskey. In 1814, he opened a business, Rench and Stanley. Jonathan was a political Federalist and, later, a Whig. He represented Montogemry County in the 24th Ohio General Assembly. In 1845, he became the president of the Dayton Bank.

Events

Birth21 Dec 1781
Death31 Mar 1850
MarriageSusannah Rench
Alt nameJonathan Herschman
BurialHarshman Cemetery, Riverside, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Families

SpouseSusannah Rench (1786 - 1839)
FatherChristian Harshman ( - )
MotherCatherine Grossnickle ( - )