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Belle Harpster Hartness
Born in Cairo, Allen County, she worked as a stenographer and secretary, lectured in Lima, and later lived in London with her husband, an executive of the Jones & Lamson Machine Company. She served as a delegate to an international peace congress.
At a glance
- Born
- 1867-10-25
- Died
- 1957-06-25
- Known as
- Writer, Women, Lecturer
- Organizations
- American Circle (London)
Life story
Belle Harpster was born October 25, 1867, in Cairo, Ohio. In 1890 she became stenographer and private secretary to D. L. Davis, editor of the Union Gospel News.
She married John A. Hartness in 1893. In 1899 they moved to London when he became head of the Jones & Lamson Machine Company there. His brother was Vermont Governor James Hartness.
In London she was honorary secretary of the American Circle and a delegate to the International Peace Congress. She lectured widely, including on the Star of Bethlehem, mixing astronomy and Bible study, and in Lima she spoke under the Congregational Home Missionary Society.
The 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry named her Daughter of the Regiment in honor of her father's Civil War service. She died in Springfield, Vermont, in 1957 and is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland.
Timeline
What Belle is known for
- Delegate to an International Peace Congress
- Honorary secretary of the American Circle in London
Honors and things named for them
- Daughter of the Regiment, 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Family
- husband: John A. Hartness
- brother-in-law: James Hartness (Governor of Vermont)
Places in Ohio to see
- Lake View Cemetery (her grave) (grave)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County ZIP 44106 (approximate) · Cleveland · Cuyahoga County · official page
Ohio places
Where Belle Harpster Hartness was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Cairo, Allen County ZIP 45820 · Cairo · Allen County
- Worked: Lima, Allen County ZIP 45801 · Lima · Allen County
- Buried: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County ZIP 44106 · Cleveland · Cuyahoga County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: Belle Harpster Hartness birth in Cairo 1867, secretary 1890, marriage 1893, London 1899, Lima lectures, burial