William Wallace Harbison and Orpha King

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Husband William Wallace Harbison ¹

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           Born: 24 Jan 1868 - Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1
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         Father: Alexander McNutt Harbison (1841-      ) 2 3
         Mother: Mary Craig (      -1901) 1 2

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       Marriage: 20 May 1896 1

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Wife Orpha King ¹

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         Father: Daniel King (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Catherine Ann Klingensmith (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Mary Catherine Harbison ¹

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           Born: 1 Mar 1902 1
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2 M Alexander Edward Harbison ¹

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           Born: 14 Nov 1909 1
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         Status: Twin

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3 F Esther Allene Harbison ¹

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           Born: 14 Nov 1909 1
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         Status: Twin

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General Notes: Husband - William Wallace Harbison

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He was reared in Young township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, attending the public schools at West Lebanon, and in his earlier years followed farming at home, helping his parents until 1890. That year he went to South Bend, Armstrong County, where he was employed by H. Townsend & Son, general merchants, for a period of three years. For one year he worked for A. W. Wilson & Son and in 1894 settled at Shelocta, in Armstrong township, Indiana County, where he began doing business. He rented a store and embarked in the general merchandise business, coming to have one of the thriving establishments of his section. He remained in the rented store until 1909, in that year erecting a larger building which the business then occupied, and which he owned. He carried a complete and varied stock, "everything from a toothpick to a threshing machine," and his enterprise in catering to the wants of his customers brought him a large trade, which showed a steady growth from the beginning. He took a prominent part in the borough, serving as school director. In political matters he was associated with the Republican party. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church.

1 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1048.

2 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 431.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1046.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1048, 1200.