Bio: Hartson, Harry Ernest & Alta M (Booth-Brown)

Contact: Janet Schwarze

----Sources: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 10/21/1909, Federal Census Records, Military Draft Card, California Death Records, Clark Co., WI Internet Library Biographies, Marriages and Obits.

----Surnames: Booth, Brown, Hartson,

 

 

Harry Ernest & Alta M. (Booth-Brown) Hartson

Greenwood, Clark Co., Wisconsin

Harry Ernest Hartson was born January 29, 1888, in Greenwood, Wisconsin and was the son of  Henry H. and Hilda (Wellen) Hartson.  "Harry" and Alta Booth-Brown married October 14, 1909 in Greenwood, Clark County, Wisconsin in the home of her grandparents, John and Angeline (Fertile) Booth.  She was born in Minnesota, August 8, 1887. 

In May, 1891, Harry's father, Henry Hartson, purchased the Greenwood Gleaner after retiring as postmaster, Aug. 1, 1897.   He hired an editor for some ten years, and then turned the management and editorship over to his son, Harry.  For a number of years Harry E. Hartson was manager and editor of the Greenwood Gleaner which was still owned by his father, Henry H. Hartson.  Nov. 4, 1914, Henry Hartson again conducted the paper himself until July 1, 1916, when he sold out. After the paper was sold, Harry traveled as assistant state manager for the F. R. A. Insurance Co. and before 1920, Harry and Alta moved to Verdigre Village, Knox County, Nebraska.

Harry and Alta moved west and for a time lived in Verdigre Village, Knox County, Nebraska where their youngest daughter, Eleanor was born.  By 1930, the family was living in Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California, but Harry had died before the 1930 Census was taken.  His widow, Alta died in San Fransico, California, February 4, 1941.

Census Records

 

1900 U. S. Federal Census - Eaton, Clark County, Wisconsin
Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Marital Status	Birth Place	Father Birth Place	Mother Birth Place	Occupation
Hartson, Henry H.	head	m	w	43	m	Wisconsin	Maine	Vermont	postmaster
Hartson, Hilda	wife	f	w	33	m	Norway	Norway	Norway
Hartson, Harry E.	son	m	w	12	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Norway
Hartson, Wellen G.	son	m	w	10	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Norway
Hartson, Velma	daughter	f	w	8	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Norway
Hartson, Fred C.	son	m	w	6	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Norway
Hartson, Mary A.	mother	f	w	85	w	Vermont	Vermont	New Hampshire
Wellen, Conrad	brother in law	m	w	19	s	Wisconsin	Norway	Norway	post office clerk

 

1900 U. S. Federal Census - Eaton, Clark County, Wisconsin
Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Marital Status	Birth Place	Father Birth Place	Mother Birth Place	Occupation
Palms, Will H.	head	m	w	35	m	Wisconsin	New York	Canada	carpenter
Palms, Nellie B.	wife	f	w	35	m	Minnesota	New York	New York
Palms, Harry B.	son	m	w	7	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Minnesota
Booth, John H.	father in law	m	w	60	m	New York	England	England	laborer
Booth, Angeline C.	mother in law	f	w	58	m	New York	France	France
Brown, Alta M.	niece	f	w	12	s	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Minnesota

 

 

1910 Federal Census--Greenwood Clark County, Wisconsin

Home-Family

Name

Relation

Marital/Yrs

Children

Sex

Color

Born-Age

Birthplace

Occupation

Education

Immigration

Father Born

Mother Born

Ownership

61-62

Hartson, Harry E.

Head

1 yr.

Male

White

22

Wisconsin

Newspaper Publisher

Speaks/Writes Eng.

Wisconsin

Norway

Renter

~Alta

Wife

1 yr.

Female

White

22

Minnesota

none

Speaks/Writes Eng.

unknown

Minnesota

At this time these newlyweds were living on Andrews Ave., Greenwood, WI, next to Alta's grandparents, John & Angie Booth.  Two years later, Grandma Angie died.

 

1920 Federal Census--Verdigre Village, Knox, Nebraska

Home-Family

Name

Relation

Marital/Yrs

Children

Sex

Color

Born-Age

Birthplace

Occupation

Education

Immigration

Father Born

Mother Born

Ownership

29-29

Hartson, Harry E.

Head

married

Male

White

32

Wisconsin

Newspaper Publisher

Speaks/Writes Eng.

Wisconsin

Norway

Renter

~Alta

Wife

married

Female

White

32

Minnesota

none

Speaks/Writes Eng.

New York

Minnesota

~Halford

Son

single

Male

White

9.6/12

Wisconsin

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota

~Janet

Daughter

single

Female

White

7.6/12

Wisconsin

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota

~Kenneth

Son

single

Male

White

5.6/12

Wisconsin

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota

~Eleanor

Daughter

single

Female

White

3mo.

Nebraska

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota

 

1930 Federal Census--Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California

Home-Family

Name

Relation

Marital/Yrs

Estate

Sex

Color

Born-Age

Birthplace

Occupation

Education

Immigration

Father Born

Mother Born

Ownership

128-128

Hartson, Alta

Head

widowed

$20

Female

White

42 yrs

Minnesota

Egg Polisher, Swift Egg Plant

Speaks/Writes Eng.

New York

Minnesota

Renter

~Halford

Son

single

Male

White

19 yrs

Wisconsin

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota

~Janet C.

Daughter

single

Female

White

17 yrs

Wisconsin

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota

~Kenneth H.

Son

single

Male

White

15 yrs

Wisconsin

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota

~Eleanor R.

Daughter

single

Female

White

10 yrs

Nebraska

at home

Wisconsin

Minnesota