Son of James Harten and Mary Hickey Harten.
Born in Duck Creek Hundred, near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware; named in honor of Governor William Temple of Delaware. As a young man, William followed in his father's steps in the butcher's trade.
Enlisted at Wilmington, DE on December 21, 1866 in the Union army at age of 21. After serving with Union forces in the Civil War, William was transferred in February 1867 as a soldier of a volunteer infantry to Fort Sedgwick, Colorado, assisting troops there during the 'Indian Wars'. From Fort Sedgwick, he was transferred to a post at the Omaha Barracks, Omaha, Nebraska in 1870 and by 1880 was posted at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. While in the service, William often used the alias name (a common practice in the Civil War): William T. Hendrickson.
He finally settled in Glenrock, Converse County, Wyoming working as a ranch hand and handyman on the extensive V R Ranch.
William never married.
Brother to:
1. Benjamin Harten (from Derrick City, PA)
2. Mary Elizabeth Harten Ford (from Wilmington, DE)
3. Samuel James Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
4. Margaret A Harten Reid (from York, PA)
5. Jane Harten (from Philadelphia, PA as of 1870)
6. Franklin Pierce Harten (from Baltimore, MD)
7. George Ridley Harten (from Rousby Hall,MD, near Solomons Island,MD)
8. John Buchanan Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
9. Anna (Annie) Martha Harten White (from Baltimore, MD)
At his death, William was survived by the following family; siblings: Mary Harten Ford, Philadelphia, PA; Margaret Harten Reid, Hallam, PA; Franklin P Harten, Baltimore, MD; John B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and Anna Harten White, Baltimore, MD and numerous nieces and nephews: John F Harten, Derrick City, PA; Amanda S Ford Moore, New Egypt, NJ; James W Ford, Bridgeton, NJ; Mattie Ford McClintock, Philadelphia, PA; Annie H Reid Dietz, Hallam, PA; James R Reid and Franklin L Reid, both of York, PA; Sarah A Harten Raymond, Norwalk, CT; Margie Harten Smith, Trappe, MD; E Phoebe Harten Greenwell and Winfield E Harten, both of Hollywood, MD; Edith L Harten Crouch, Rock Hall, MD; Anna Lee White Beuchler, Leesburg, VA; Walter B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and the following from Baltimore, MD: Miss Catherine G Harten, Miss Estelle F Harten, Thomas B Harten, Jane C Harten Heitner, Franklin J Harten, Jasper W Harten, Benjamin E Harten, Andrew L Harten, Herman Harten, William T Harten, M Gertrude Harten Brooks, Miss Edna V White and Paul E White.
Born in Duck Creek Hundred, near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware; named in honor of Governor William Temple of Delaware. As a young man, William followed in his father's steps in the butcher's trade.
Enlisted at Wilmington, DE on December 21, 1866 in the Union army at age of 21. After serving with Union forces in the Civil War, William was transferred in February 1867 as a soldier of a volunteer infantry to Fort Sedgwick, Colorado, assisting troops there during the 'Indian Wars'. From Fort Sedgwick, he was transferred to a post at the Omaha Barracks, Omaha, Nebraska in 1870 and by 1880 was posted at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. While in the service, William often used the alias name (a common practice in the Civil War): William T. Hendrickson.
He finally settled in Glenrock, Converse County, Wyoming working as a ranch hand and handyman on the extensive V R Ranch.
William never married.
Brother to:
1. Benjamin Harten (from Derrick City, PA)
2. Mary Elizabeth Harten Ford (from Wilmington, DE)
3. Samuel James Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
4. Margaret A Harten Reid (from York, PA)
5. Jane Harten (from Philadelphia, PA as of 1870)
6. Franklin Pierce Harten (from Baltimore, MD)
7. George Ridley Harten (from Rousby Hall,MD, near Solomons Island,MD)
8. John Buchanan Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
9. Anna (Annie) Martha Harten White (from Baltimore, MD)
At his death, William was survived by the following family; siblings: Mary Harten Ford, Philadelphia, PA; Margaret Harten Reid, Hallam, PA; Franklin P Harten, Baltimore, MD; John B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and Anna Harten White, Baltimore, MD and numerous nieces and nephews: John F Harten, Derrick City, PA; Amanda S Ford Moore, New Egypt, NJ; James W Ford, Bridgeton, NJ; Mattie Ford McClintock, Philadelphia, PA; Annie H Reid Dietz, Hallam, PA; James R Reid and Franklin L Reid, both of York, PA; Sarah A Harten Raymond, Norwalk, CT; Margie Harten Smith, Trappe, MD; E Phoebe Harten Greenwell and Winfield E Harten, both of Hollywood, MD; Edith L Harten Crouch, Rock Hall, MD; Anna Lee White Beuchler, Leesburg, VA; Walter B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and the following from Baltimore, MD: Miss Catherine G Harten, Miss Estelle F Harten, Thomas B Harten, Jane C Harten Heitner, Franklin J Harten, Jasper W Harten, Benjamin E Harten, Andrew L Harten, Herman Harten, William T Harten, M Gertrude Harten Brooks, Miss Edna V White and Paul E White.
Son of James Harten and Mary Hickey Harten.
Born in Duck Creek Hundred, near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware; named in honor of Governor William Temple of Delaware. As a young man, William followed in his father's steps in the butcher's trade.
Enlisted at Wilmington, DE on December 21, 1866 in the Union army at age of 21. After serving with Union forces in the Civil War, William was transferred in February 1867 as a soldier of a volunteer infantry to Fort Sedgwick, Colorado, assisting troops there during the 'Indian Wars'. From Fort Sedgwick, he was transferred to a post at the Omaha Barracks, Omaha, Nebraska in 1870 and by 1880 was posted at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. While in the service, William often used the alias name (a common practice in the Civil War): William T. Hendrickson.
He finally settled in Glenrock, Converse County, Wyoming working as a ranch hand and handyman on the extensive V R Ranch.
William never married.
Brother to:
1. Benjamin Harten (from Derrick City, PA)
2. Mary Elizabeth Harten Ford (from Wilmington, DE)
3. Samuel James Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
4. Margaret A Harten Reid (from York, PA)
5. Jane Harten (from Philadelphia, PA as of 1870)
6. Franklin Pierce Harten (from Baltimore, MD)
7. George Ridley Harten (from Rousby Hall,MD, near Solomons Island,MD)
8. John Buchanan Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
9. Anna (Annie) Martha Harten White (from Baltimore, MD)
At his death, William was survived by the following family; siblings: Mary Harten Ford, Philadelphia, PA; Margaret Harten Reid, Hallam, PA; Franklin P Harten, Baltimore, MD; John B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and Anna Harten White, Baltimore, MD and numerous nieces and nephews: John F Harten, Derrick City, PA; Amanda S Ford Moore, New Egypt, NJ; James W Ford, Bridgeton, NJ; Mattie Ford McClintock, Philadelphia, PA; Annie H Reid Dietz, Hallam, PA; James R Reid and Franklin L Reid, both of York, PA; Sarah A Harten Raymond, Norwalk, CT; Margie Harten Smith, Trappe, MD; E Phoebe Harten Greenwell and Winfield E Harten, both of Hollywood, MD; Edith L Harten Crouch, Rock Hall, MD; Anna Lee White Beuchler, Leesburg, VA; Walter B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and the following from Baltimore, MD: Miss Catherine G Harten, Miss Estelle F Harten, Thomas B Harten, Jane C Harten Heitner, Franklin J Harten, Jasper W Harten, Benjamin E Harten, Andrew L Harten, Herman Harten, William T Harten, M Gertrude Harten Brooks, Miss Edna V White and Paul E White.
Born in Duck Creek Hundred, near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware; named in honor of Governor William Temple of Delaware. As a young man, William followed in his father's steps in the butcher's trade.
Enlisted at Wilmington, DE on December 21, 1866 in the Union army at age of 21. After serving with Union forces in the Civil War, William was transferred in February 1867 as a soldier of a volunteer infantry to Fort Sedgwick, Colorado, assisting troops there during the 'Indian Wars'. From Fort Sedgwick, he was transferred to a post at the Omaha Barracks, Omaha, Nebraska in 1870 and by 1880 was posted at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. While in the service, William often used the alias name (a common practice in the Civil War): William T. Hendrickson.
He finally settled in Glenrock, Converse County, Wyoming working as a ranch hand and handyman on the extensive V R Ranch.
William never married.
Brother to:
1. Benjamin Harten (from Derrick City, PA)
2. Mary Elizabeth Harten Ford (from Wilmington, DE)
3. Samuel James Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
4. Margaret A Harten Reid (from York, PA)
5. Jane Harten (from Philadelphia, PA as of 1870)
6. Franklin Pierce Harten (from Baltimore, MD)
7. George Ridley Harten (from Rousby Hall,MD, near Solomons Island,MD)
8. John Buchanan Harten (from Solomons Island, MD)
9. Anna (Annie) Martha Harten White (from Baltimore, MD)
At his death, William was survived by the following family; siblings: Mary Harten Ford, Philadelphia, PA; Margaret Harten Reid, Hallam, PA; Franklin P Harten, Baltimore, MD; John B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and Anna Harten White, Baltimore, MD and numerous nieces and nephews: John F Harten, Derrick City, PA; Amanda S Ford Moore, New Egypt, NJ; James W Ford, Bridgeton, NJ; Mattie Ford McClintock, Philadelphia, PA; Annie H Reid Dietz, Hallam, PA; James R Reid and Franklin L Reid, both of York, PA; Sarah A Harten Raymond, Norwalk, CT; Margie Harten Smith, Trappe, MD; E Phoebe Harten Greenwell and Winfield E Harten, both of Hollywood, MD; Edith L Harten Crouch, Rock Hall, MD; Anna Lee White Beuchler, Leesburg, VA; Walter B Harten, Solomons Island, MD and the following from Baltimore, MD: Miss Catherine G Harten, Miss Estelle F Harten, Thomas B Harten, Jane C Harten Heitner, Franklin J Harten, Jasper W Harten, Benjamin E Harten, Andrew L Harten, Herman Harten, William T Harten, M Gertrude Harten Brooks, Miss Edna V White and Paul E White.
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