last updated:
3/12/2008
Hartshorn-WAY
Genealogy & family history
Konnichiwa.
Welcome to our family history website.
The recent deaths of friends and family have touched us deeply and made us acutely aware of the passage of time. Living in Japan for the last few years has only increased our respect for our ancestors.
Understanding where we come from, helps us to better understand ourselves. Please enjoy and stay for awhile.
- Rodney & Joyce
Navigation:
Articles – Family News & Stories
Obituaries – Family Death Notices
Military Service - Those Who Served
Links - Family-Related & Interesting
Map – Family History Locations (Off-Site)
Memorial to Lost Family and Friends (Off-Site)
Tribute to Linda Sue Way Hartshorn (Off-Site)
Photos - Hartshorn Family History (Off Site)
Photos - Pence Family History (Off Site)
Genealogies:
The Natives:
Cherokee
The Immigrants:
Bohemian (Czech), Prussian,
Anglo-Saxon, Scotch-Irish,
German, Swiss, French
Family Farms:
Weaver Farm (St. James, MO)
Weaver Farm (Escondido, Calif)
Stash Ranch (Santee, Calif)
Sabahart Ranch (Wyo)
Summer Vacation
On our way back to Wyoming, I had the opportunity to stop in Red Oak, Iowa with my family and search for the grave of great-grandpa Matt Hartshorn. I remember when my parents first migrated to Wyoming, Dad stopped in Red Oak to visit Grandpa Matt’s grave.
Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak is located in the
middle of town on a small series of hills. Just to the left as you enter the
park is a brick building. We stopped there to access a touch-screen database
which pulled up Matt’s information and burial location. We continued up the road
and then turned right. About a quarter mile down the road, on the left, and not
far from the road, we found great-grandpa’s grave:
Hartshorn, Son, Matt P 1889-1926.
And right next to his headstone was another
stone with
a pair of inscriptions:
Hartshorn, Father, William 1861-1941
Hartshorn, Mother, Emily C, 1858-1949.
What a find this was! Prior to this summer’s trip, I did not have name's for Matt’s parents. Visiting Iowa has opened a whole other area of research into my Father’s lineage. This was truly a blessing. As was another trip which led me to living relatives on my Mother’s Father’s side in Oklahoma.
- Rodney
