George R. and Nora B. (Garber) Harnish , 8 North 50 West



Peter H. Harnish and Mary Rose married February 5, 1880 in Iroquois County, Illinois.


George Roy Harnish was born November 25, 1880 in Iroquois County, Illinois (WWII registration)

Roy Harnish born November 1880 in Illinois, is working for the Votaw's in Lincoln County Nebraska. FredHarnish, born April 1888 in Nebraska, is also working there.

(1913 North Platte, Nebraska "Fred Harnish who underwent an opearation at the P. & S. Hospital is progressing nicely."
Fred 1888-1954 is buried in North Platte, Nebraska)

In 1910 Logan County, P.H. Harnish 54 born in Pennsylvania, and Mary 49 born in Ohio, are farming. Enid is 16, Arthur 15, and Eva 11, all three born in Nebraska.
Peter Harnish 1854-1930 is buried in North Platte, with mary Rose Harnish 1859-1931.

Eva Lois Harnish married Everet Douglass on November 12, 1917, recorded in Sedgwick County, Colorado.
November 20, 1917 North Platte "Wm. E. Douglas and Miss Eva Lois Harnish, both of this city, were married at Julesburg the early part of last week."

Enid probably married Earl W. Mays, and they're in New Mexico in 1920, in Salida Colorado in 1930, and Adams County, Colorado in 1940. Earl possibly is buried in Denver, Enid in Woodward, Oklahoma.
Arthur is buried in Bountiful, Utal 1895-1956.

George claimed two quarters in section 3, 8N 50W in 1915.

Nora Belle Garber, age 17, married George Roy Harnish on December 29, 1907 in Sterling, Logan County.

In 1910 Logan County, George, 29, and Nora Belle, 18, have Raymond G. six months old.
Their children were "Raymond, Lois Hollinger, Millie Langdon, Lucille Schlenz, Lloyd, Thelma Gillespie, Violet Jones, Delbert, Marion, Stanley, Delores Koehler, and Maxine"

Donna Maxine Harnish, daughter of Roy and Belle, was born April 1836, and died September 1936, buried in Fleming.

In 1930 Logan County, Roy is 49, Bell 39, Lois 16, Lucile 14, Thelma 12, Violet 7, Delvert and Marion 2, and Deloris ten months.

Nora Belle (Garber) Harnish  1890-1980 is buried with George 1880-1955 in Fleming



Violet P(Harnish) Koehler was a member of the 1942 graduating class of Fleming, and attended the 1992 reunion from New Haven.

Elsie Lois (Harnish) Hollinger 1913-1990 is buried in Fleming, She married Conrad Sweet 1911-1932, and then Theodore R. Hollinger 1907-1981.
She married Cunnie Sweet May 14, 1932, and he died December 25, 1932. Survivors were son Bill Sweet of Fort Morgan, five sisters - Millie Langdon of Fleming, Lucille Schlenz of Commerce City, Thelma Beverly of Salem, Oregon, Violet Jones of Phoenix, and Delores Moore of Thornton, Colorado. two brothers, Marion of Phoenix and Stanley of Haxtun.

Lloyd R. Harnish 1921-1928 is buried in Fleming, # 44752064.

Marion Wayne Harnish 1918-1998, married Carolyn Harding, and is buried in Fleming.
Allan D. Harnish, born July 6, 1953 at Sterling, died in Indianapolis June 29, 1996. The informant was sister Donna Ediger of Denver.

Florence Lucile Harnish married Joe E. Schlenz on November 15, 1937, recorded in Logan County.

Florence Lucille Schlenz 1916-2007 is buried in Thornton Colorado # 43293676, wtih Joseph A. 1911-2007.


2002 Phoenix "Lawrence and Violet Jones (formerly Violet Harnish) of Phoenix celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 30 with a luncheon. The Joneses were married on June 30, 1942 in Sidney, Neb. They moved to Arizona in 1988. The have one child, Becky. Lawrence Jones was a department supervisor for Litvak Meat Co. He retired in 1986. Violet Jones is a homemaker. The couple met at a dance in Sterling, Colo."
Lawrence Charles Jones, 79, passed away April 10, 2003 in Peoria, Arizona. He was born May 29, 1923. He was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran and later worked for Litvac Meat Company in Denver, CO where he retired as supervisor in 1986. He and his family moved to Arizona in 1988. He is survived by his wife Violet, daughter, Becky Jones, three sisters and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be buried in Thornton, CO at a later date.

"Violet P. Jones was born on March 4, 1923 and passed away on April 28, 2004 at the age of 81.
She married Lawrence Jones who passed away before on April 10, 2003. They had one daughter Becky Jones.
She was buried at Olinger Highland Cemetery in Thornton, CO."




Okey E. Gillespie and Thelma "HARRISH" were married at Fleming May 25, 1936.

In 1940 Aumsville, Oregon, Okey E. Gillespie is 26, Thelma 20, with Loretta 2.
They're with his parents Andrew Jackson Gillespie, who's buried in Aumsville 1879-1948 # 29198786, and Jennie Ellen (Riffle) Gillespie 1894-1968.

December 1952 Salem Oregon "Thelma Gillespie vs. Okey Gillespie, divorce complaint, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment.
Married at Fleming, Colorado, May 30, 1938. plaintiff asks custody of two minor children and $40 per month support for each."

Okey Gillespie 1913-1983 is buried in Willamette National # 698238.

Springfield, Oregon 2011

"Lauretta L. Robinson of Cottage Grove died Aug. 16 of cancer. She was 74. No service is planned.
She was born July 11, 1937, in Fleming, Colo., to Okey and Thelma Harnish Gillespie. She married Gerald Crandall in 1954. They later divorced. She married Bill Robinson in 1974. They later divorced.
She was a homemaker and worked in a nursing home.
Survivors include two daughters, Dorene Sisler of Dorena and Geraldine Stewart of Cottage Grove; two sons, William Crandall of Eugene and George Crandall of Eugene; a brother, Jack Gillespie of Creswell; 10 grand­children; and numerous great-grandchildren. A son, Gerald Crandall Jr., died previously.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. "

Millie Evelyn Langdon, 87, of Sterling, died Dec. 26,1998 in Sterling.

Visitation and viewing will be held from noon until 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29 at Chaney-Walters Funeral Home. A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Flem ing United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Burnett and Rev. Tom Peacock officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Sterling. Mrs. Langdon was born onSept. 21, 1911 in Fleming to Roy and Nora Bell (Garber)Harnish.

Millie married Lloyd Langdon on Oct. 12, 1928 in Brush. They were married 60 years. She lived in Fleming Community all her life. She was preceded in eternal life by her husband Lloyd, her daughter Florence Salvador and son-in-law Harold Rigel, sisters Thelma Beverly, Lois Hollinger, and brothers Marion Harnish, Delbert Harnish and Raymond Harnish. Millie was a member of the Methodist Faith.

She is survived by one daughter, Lorene Rigel of Sterling; grandchildren, Rick and Sally Rigel, Imperial, Neb., Lloyd and Mary Lou Rigel of Evans, Karen anc Gary Galvin of Greeley, Michael and Carol Salvadoq of Haxtun, Judy and Harold Crossland of Haxtun, and Cheryl Salvador of Haxiun; three sisters, Delores Moore of Denver, Violet Jones of Phoenix, and Lucille Schlentz of Commerce City; a brother, Stanley Harnish of North Platte, Neb.; and nine great;. grandchildren.

"  Stanley Duane Harnish, 77, of Glendo, Wyoming died July 24, 2009 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 15, 1931, in Fleming, Colo.
Mr. Harnish was a diesel mechanic and truck driver.
Mr. Harnish is survived by four sons, Larry Harnish and Ray Harnish, both of Cheyenne, Tom Harnish of Glendo and Stan Harnish of Burns; three daughters, Connie Musgrave of Fort Morgan, Colo., Lt. Col. Penny Harnish of Simi Valley, Calif., and Theresa Ross of Wasilla, Alaska; a sister, Dolores Moore of Denver; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Belle Harnish; a daughter, Beverly Huggins; and 12 brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes. Cremation will follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens."



M. Delores Harnish married John Koehler on January 4, 1948, recorded in Logan COunty.
John C. Koehler 1920-1978 # 43126304 is buried in Thornton, on the same stone as Delores J. 1929 -

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