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Was a miller by trade, according to "Biographical Review of Des Moines County, Iowa" pages 1039-1040.
Mentioned in father's will.
Birth,christening record page 26 of reference
Familysearch.org Family Tree record 2ZS9-R4Q
Inventory of John's estate taken 4 Jul 1828 had a total value of $175.62 1/2. Among the items in the inventory were nine fields of grain, including fields of rye, oats and flax, and some livestock, including a bay horse, a group of shoats (young piglets), two milk cows with calves and two ewes with lambs. Farm equipment included a wagon and log chain, two plows, a rake, and a harrow. There were a number of hand tools, carpentry and blacksmith tools, horse tack, a rifle, barrels, loose wool and other items.
Probate records have the following contents"
Aug 14. 1829 - Estate auction record listing purchasers, items purchased and amount paid. Purchasers included Samuel Hartzell, Adam Hartzell, Widow Hartzell, Alexander Rodgers, Benjamin Bosler and John Harris.
Jan 4, 1830 - Orphans court auditors appointed
Mar 20, 1830 - Accounting of funds by Samuel Hartzell
Dec 1825 Perry County Tax Records Rye Township appears John Hartsel, occupation miller
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Occupation: Hotel Keeper.
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Ran a tavern located at the corner of Front and Market streets in Newport. The tavern was built by Ephraim Bosserman in 1825, first run by John Sipe, then Fred Myers, Joe Dunbar, John Hartzell, William Nesbit and Isaac Dunkle. It is now the site of the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station, or it's surrounding lawn (1925).
Col. John Hartzell. His Death at Midnight on Tuesday. Shortly after 12 p-clock last Tuesday night Col. John Hartzell died, at his home, in this place, with typhoid fever. He had been ill not quite two weeks. He was 71 years, 2 months and 11 days old. He was buried in the Newport cemetery on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Deceased was one of our oldest citizens, having been a resident of Newport for the past fifty years. He was born in Adams county and came to Perry county with his parents. He was the youngest of four sons in a family of nine children. A brother - Adam Hartzell, of Burlington, Ia - and three sisters survive him. The latter are Mrs. Eliza Zinn (who has been bedfast for two years and was 73 years old on the day her brother John was buried), Mrs. Arnold Lobaugh, of this place, and Mrs. Solomon Brown, of Oliver township. He was twice married. His first wife died 4 years after marriage. She was Miss Emily Gable, and the subject of this sketch subsequently married her sister, Miss Augusta Gable, who watched over and waited on her husband in his last illness with a faithfulness characteristic of the noble woman she has always been. With her are her children to morn the husband and father's death, as follows-all grown to manhood and womanhood: G. Lewis Hartzell, of Harrisburg; W.E. Hartzell (at present in Florida), J. B. Hartzell, Rev. C. V. Hartzell, John G Hartzell (who is slowly convalescing from an attack of typhoid fever) and Miss Addie Hartzell, a teacher in Williamsport Dickinson seminary. His parents located at Duncannon. His father was a miller by trade and conducted Bruner's flouring mill, near that place. He learned the trade of forgeman with the late Jonathan Beck and was well known among the ironworkers of Perry county many years ago. In after years he engaged in boating, hotel keeping and contracting. He had been active in politics from his youth and was always identified with the Democratic party. Before the beginning of the present generation he wielded considerable influence in local politics. He served the borough in various official capacities and was at different times a member of the town council and also of the election board in still later years.
He was a member of Gov. Bigler's staff, whereby came his title of colonel. He was the Democratic nominee for member of the legislature in 1858 but was defeated. Cumberland and Perry counties constituted a legislative district and each county nominated a candidate. That year, as usual, both the Democratic and Republican candidates in Perry were defeated and Cumberland county sent two representatives to the legislature. Had the Democrats voted for the party nominees, Col. Hartzell would have been elected, but it seems that Cumberland always voted for her own candidates-Democrats or Republicans. He was a great military man, and was captain of the Newport Guards. He was first lieutenant in the Ringgold artillery in 1854-1859. He was brigade inspector during the last two years and in 1859 accompanied a delegation from Newport on a prospecting tour to Pike's Peak. He was a collector of tolls at this point the last two years that the canal was under state control. During the last two years of President Johnson's administration he was postmaster at Newport. In 1880 he was a census enumerator for this district, and, if our memory serves us right, occupied a similar position in 1860. He was a consistent member of the order of Masons for many years. He entered the ranks of Masonry in Perseverance lodge, of Harrisburg, and, if we are not mistaken, was a charter member of Adams lodge, of Bloomfield. For many years prior to his death he was a consistent member of the M.E. church, and died in the complete hope of a peaceful resurrection.
As a friend, he was true as steel. Not anything was too much trouble for him to do for a friend. He was chivalrous, brave and kind. His patriotism was boundless, and on every patriotic occasion he manifested his reverence and devotion to his country. A man of strictest integrity and personal honor, unfortunate circumstances in the later years of his life do not obscure the luster of sincere purpose, and his many kind deeds would erect a monument to his memory. The weak always had his sympathy and the needy his aid as far as it was in his power to give it. He possessed a strong mind, was well read in history and current events. He will be most kindly remembered by his large acquaintanceship, and his memory will live long in the hearts of those who knew him best. Peace to his ashes.
"HARTZELL'S HOTEL. Newport, Perry County, Pa.-- The subscriber would announce to the citizens of Perry and the public in general, that he has taken the Hotel formerly kept by Mr. J.R. Dunbar, in the Borough of Newport. He will spare no pains to make it a house in every way answering the wants of the travelling public. Every attention will be given to secure the comfort of his guests. his Table will be supplied with the best the market can afford, and his Bar with the choicest Liquors. The Stabling attached to this Hotel is ine xcellent order, and careful hostlers will always be in attendance. he hopes to receive a share of the public patronage. JOHN HARTZELL. Newport, April 26, 1855"-- 20 Nov 1856, The Perry County (PA) Democrat.