Third Generation

9. Nathan Walker HARTSHORN MD was born on 20 Jan 1822 in Knox County, Ohio. He died on 13 Nov 1901 in Ney, Defiance, Ohio. Obituary: Dr. Nathan W. Hartshorn was born in Know Co. O., January 20, 1822 and died Nov. 13, 1901 in Ney, Ohio, aged 79 years, 9 months and 24 days.
A stalworth and prominent citizen has passed away. His history is associated with vast developements and progress in this part of the state. He moved to Allen county with is parents when four years of age and brought up near Lima. He moved to Putnam county on the Blanchard River in 1856, and from there he moved to Georgetown, now Ney, Defiance county, 1862 where he has since reside.
He was married to Jane Mason in 1840 and for almost sixty years they labored together, rearing their family amassing their estate, and contributing to society their quota of good deeds, and inspiration of worthy thought and high aspirations. He was again married on the twenty thired day of March, 1901 to Emiline Garver, who survives him to mourn his loss.
At the age of twenty years he began the practice of medicine first in Peru, Ind., and was well known as a practioner throughout Williams and Defiance counties.
He was also a public officer having served as Justice of the Peace in Washington township Defiance county and also as Mayor of Ney.
In his early life, when nine years old, he joined the Methodist Episcopal church in Allen Co., at Bluelick Bethel church, and his life ever since has been closely identified with religion and the church of his choice. He has been a local preacher in the church for over fifty years, feeling the call to preach when as young as ten years and one of the regrets of his life was that he did not enter the "effective relation" and become an itinerant minister, giving his whole time and energy to the church. He was noted in his earlier life as a revivalist, gracious revivals of religion breaking out under his labors. He was raised a Methodist, and as they moved from place to place, one of their first efforts was to provide a house of worship.
We recognize in Dr. Hartshorn a man of marked and strong personality. His intellectuality was marked. His convictions were positive. His influence and success were distinguished. It is sad to note the passing of a man whose life, attainment and service have meant so much to the community in which he had cast his lot. Like the felling of a sturdy oak, he, who stood for truth and religion, for the church, for the service of human needs, for good citizenship, has been brought low in death. The funeral services were held at the M. E. church at Ney at ten o'clock Friday morning Nov. 15, 1901. The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. C. R. davenport, after which the body was laid to rest in the Ney cemetery. [Bryan Press Thurs Nov 21, 1901 pg 7]
He was buried on 15 Nov 1901 in Ney, Defiance, Ohio. He was Medical Doctor and Methodist Minister. Dr. Nathan W. Hartshorn was born in Knox County, Ohio, January 20, 1822 and removed from there to Medina County, and from there to Allen County, where he remained until 1856, when he removed to Putnam County, and from there to Defiance County in 1863, and from there to Kosciusko County, Indiana and then returned to Georgetown, Defiance County, where he has since remained in practice. He was also a Methodist minister. He studied medicine with Drs. Harper and McHenry of Lima 35 years ago. A Dr. Calkins practiced in Georgetown about six years from 1855 to 1860. Georgetown is now called "Ney".

[Source = History of Defiance County, Ohio 1883, Chapter XXXI, "Washington Township - Georgetown - Voters in 1845 - Personal Reminiscences" (Ney in Washington Twp) page 374]

Nathan Walker HARTSHORN MD and Jane MASON were married in 1840 in Lima, Allen, Ohio. Jane MASON (daughter of Jarvis MASON and Elizabeth HALL) was born on 20 Feb 1823 near Cambridge, Massachusetts. (1860 census record states that she was born in NY) She died in Oct 1899 in Ney, Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Jane Hartshorn, wife of Dr. N. W. Hartshorn, of Ney, died on the morning of [Oct] the 9th, of stomach trouble. Funeral at the Ney M. E. church Tuesday afternoon, She was the mother of a large family, and was a member of the M. E. church many years. [Bryan Press thurs Oct 19, 1899] She was buried in Ney, Defiance, Ohio. She was Methodist-Episcopal. Nathan Walker HARTSHORN MD and Jane MASON had the following children:

+45	i.	Marion Francis HARTSHORN.
46	ii.	Elmer HARTSHORN was born on 22 Oct 1843. He served in the military between 1862 and 1864 in Civil War.10 Elmer enlisted 20 Aug 1862 as a private and was mustered into the Ohio 81st Infantry, Company G. He was killed in Rome, Georgia. He died on 12 Jul 1864 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia. He was buried in Rome, Floyd, Georgia.
+47	iii.	Josephine HARTSHORN.
48	iv.	Nettie HARTSHORN was born in 1848. She died about 1848.
+49	v.	Charles Irvin HARTSHORN.
+50	vi.	Jennette HARTSHORN.
+51	vii.	Deleal Hiram HARTSHORN.
+52	viii.	Raymond "Doc" HARTSHORN.
+53	ix.	Sumner Grant HARTSHORN.

Nathan Walker HARTSHORN MD and Emily OLLIMAN were married.

Nathan Walker HARTSHORN MD and Mrs. Emeline M. GARVER were married on 23 Mar 1901 in Williams Co., Ohio.¹¹