Walter Lewis Harville (b. October 13, 1874, d. August 17, 1955)
Walter Lewis Harville (son of Alfred T Harville and Theresa Ellen Withington)159, 160 was born October 13, 1874 in Millville Twnshp, Grant County, Wisconsinn161, 162, and died August 17, 1955 in Mt Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin.
Notes for Walter Lewis Harville: 1880 United States Federal Census for Millville, Grant County, Wiscosnin enumerated 4th and 5th day of June, 1880. Name: Walter Harvell [Walter Harville] Home in 1880: Millville, Grant, Wisconsin Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874. Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's Name: Alfard (Sic); Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Name: Ellen; Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin Occupation: At Home; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Gender: Male
1900 United States Federal Census for Owen Township, Cerro Gordo, County, Iowa, enumerated 9th day of June, 1900. (Wallace and twin brother Walter are living and working as farm hands with the Robert O'Harrow family.) Name: Walter Harvil Home in 1900: Owen, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Age: 25; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relationship to head-of-house: Servant; Race: White Household Members: Name Age Robert Oharrow 68 (Head of family) Sarah J Oharrow 62 (wife) William Oharrow 28 (Son) Mary Oharrow 26 (Daughter) Maud Oharrow 21 (Daughter) Pearl Oharrow 20 (Daughter) Fred Oharrow 18 (Son) Walter Harvil 25 (Servant-Farm laborer) Wallace Harvil 25 (Servant-Farm laborer) Note: Although this family included three age-eligible daughters, neither Walter nor Wallace found any as suitable as a wife. Both brothers remained bachelors all their lives.
1920 United States Federal Census for Mount Hope Township, Grant, County, Wisconsin, enumerated February, 1920. Name: Walter Harvill Home in 1920: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin Age: 44 years; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876; Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Wisconsin Mother's Birth Place: Germany (NOTE: Germany, not Pennsylvania) Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Sex: Male; Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes; Image: 130 Household Members: Name Age Walter Harvill 44 (Head) Ellen Lamberton 65 (Mother) Cary Lamberton 76 (Step-father) Wallace Lamberton 44 (Brother) note that actual page of census only lists Wallace's first name; "Lamberton" was added by ancestry.com compilers.
It appears that some time during the 1920's, Walter and Wallace parted company. The 1930 census shows Walter as a live-in farm hand on the Fred A Myers farm in Potosi Township, on the opposited of Grant County. From the census records both Fred and his wife Gertrude were about the same age as Walter. They also had a 21 year old son named Carl. Additional note: Oddly, the actual census page once again lists Walter's mother as having been born in Germany. Name: Walter Harvell Home in 1930: Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head of House: Servant Race: White
More About Walter Lewis Harville: Burial: Abt. August 20, 1955, Hermitage Cemetery, Hwy 18, Grant County, Wisconsin. Residence 1: 1914, Mt Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. War Draft Registration. (Per registration, nearest living relaitive=mother Mrs Ellen Harville).163, 164 Residence 2: 1880, Millville, Grant, Wisconsin.165 Residence 3: 1920, Mt Hope, Grant, Wisconsin.166 Residence 4: 1930, Potosi, Grant County, Wisconsin. (Listed as servant/farm laborer in the household of Fred and Gertrude Myers.).167
Walter Lewis Harville (b. October 13, 1874, d. August 17, 1955)
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