Harshbarger
Harshbarger - 1920 -- Thanks so very, very much Jeff) -- Know a few in the picture. Little girl in white, right in front row is Eleanor Hostetter Herr; center, 2nd row, distinguished man with arms folded is Samuel Harshbarger (grandson of Rev. War Vet Samuel Harshbarger) - next to him in the white bonnet is Mary Catherine LaFollette Harshbarger; lady in white to Samuel's left (facing pic) is Hettie Harshbarger Hostetter (Jeff's great, great gma'); Hettie's daughter is the lady with dark hair standing behind Mary. Skinny guy in middle with crooked bow tie is Howard Hostetter and lady directly behind him (top row) is Blanche Miller Hostetter, his wife. Know any more please let us know :) kz -- note: other possible men in the picture would be: William Roland; David Myers and Joel C. Harshbarger. There are five adult Hosetter men -- but who are they??? -- another note from Jeff adds more names but we STILL don't have near all of 'em -- If you start with my ggf, Howard (crooked bow tie) the two men to the left of him (one holding a baby) are his brothers. The man to the left of Mary Hostetter is also one of his brothers (3rd row down from top, one in from the left) and finally the boy standing farther to our right than anyone else is his youngest brother, Curtis. He had 4 brothers in all, one named Ralph, one named Stuart (and I don't remember the 4th one's name and can't tell you which ones are which, other than to identify them as Hostetter brothers). The only other Hostetter that I see is the father of all those guys, David B. Hostetter, sitting to our left of Hettie (pretty lady in white dress). David actually ran for Congress once, but lost in the Dem. primary over his opposition to ending Prohibition). So I think eveyone else here is a Harshbarger. Possibility that the man on left, facing picture 2nd row down is Earle Harshbarger (as he is described as "ruddy complected, medium build and medium height on his WWI draft card) - he also looks like his brother, Everett who can be found on the WWI Roll of Honor page - kz
Source: Greenfield Daily Reporter 6 September 1910
Sunday, Aug 28 occurred the annual family reunion of the children of James A. Eastes and wife of Mt. Comfort. Those present were Wm. Whitaker and wife of Mt. Comfort; Parker Dunham, wife and children, Vera and Clea, Mt. Comfort; J. Ed Eastes, wife and daughter, Edith, Indianapolis; Dr. EH Weshafer and wife, New Castle; Frank Eastes, Muskegon, Mich; Dr. E.H. Westhafer and wife, New Castle; Frank Eastes, Muskegon, Mich; Ed P. Rose, wife and son, Eugene, Thorntown and Mrs. Olive Hannah of Knoxville, Ill and Mrs. May Murry of Maquon, Ill cousins of Mrs. Eastes.
Mrs. James A. Eastes and daughter, Mrs. E.K. Westhafer attended the Harshbarger reunion at Ladoga, Ind Aug 25th. This family of which Mrs. Eastes is a member is one of the oldest and largest in the state, has a printed history of the family in all its branches can trace its ancestry back over 200 years. There were more than 300 present on that day, there being members from 11 different states. Mrs. Hannah and Mrs. Murry being members were also present and this being their first visit to Indiana were loud in their praise of the fine farms and excellent roads to be seen on all sides here. - kz
Source: Indianapolis Journal 30 Aug 1890
The Harshbarger descendents held a reunion near Ladoga on Thursday and 400 relatives were in attendance. The ancestors came from Germany in 1749 at first settling in Pennsylvania and then going to Montgomery County - kz