Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-19
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Of the late President Warren q
Harding. prominent in fraternal df-
fairs. activities Of the Red Cross and
in medical societies, with a lineags
that dated back into early American
history, was born June IL, 1874, IN
Morrow county, Ohio. He was ths
only son Of Charles A. and Mary A
(Crawford) Harding, pioneers o.
that section of the state.
DR.. Harding traced his ancestral
record back many generations. Tbs
original name was Hrodene. On the
maternal side the Crawfords and the
Davises were connected, DIR. Hard
ing's maternal grandfather being q
first cousin of jefferson Davis. His
grandmother Crawford was a frs.
cousin Of Alexander Stephens. n lead
ing statesman for the southern
cause.
DR.. Harding bore the name Of his
great-great-great grandfather. Gov
ernor Tryon of Connecticut. He was
educated in Morrow county, attend
ing the rural school at Blooming
grove, old Ohio Central college az
Iberia, Ohio, and the Cleveland
Homeopathic college. He was grad
uAItu 1EOfM lnG MGQlNAt cGnOOA III
1873, following which he continued
to practice at Caledonia until 1882,
when he moved to Marion. He built
the Star office block on East Center
street, Marion. and occupied an up
stairs corner room for more than 40
years. For many years he was an
active member Of the national and
state homeopathic societies and OF
the Round Table Homeopathic Med
zeal society in Columbus.
Married I'm 1864
He also was conspicuous in ma
tional and state q. "A. X. circles
serving as surgeon general at one
time of the national body of Civil
war veterans.
In 1864, DIR. Harding was married
10 Miss Phoebe Elizabeth Dickersol
of Morrow county. She died in 1909
in Marion. To them the following
children were born: Almira and
Charles, both Of whom died when
children and are buried at Caledo-
mia; Warren q. Harding, who was
nominated for the presidency OF the
United States by the Chicago repub-
lican convention in 1920 on his
fathers birthday and was elected on
his own birthday; Charity Harding,
who was called "Chat," and who -
the wife of E. f.. Remsbeg of San
Ia Ana. Calf; Mary Harding, who
was named after DR.. Harding's moth
er. and who died after teaching for
many years in the state school for
the blind at Columbus, Ohio; Miss
Abigail " Harding. known TO her in
. a.. -#u r.nrIu - n.~m.- ~L- 49,.
the Marion public schools; Caroline
Harding, who is the wife Of the Rev.
Heber Notaw, superintendent Of fed
eral prisons and for Is years n mis-
sionary in India. and DIR. George
Tryon Harding, Jr., called Deacon"
by his father, and who L. now ron
Quoting a rest home and sanitarium
at Worthington, Ohio.
Wed Second Time
AT the age Of ", DR.. Harding was
married again "a Miss Alice Severns.
Or. Hsrding's fraternal associations
were with the Odd Fellows and the
Knights Of Pythias. He had been
supreme commander and supreme
medical director OF the Order q
the Red Cross. Always he was a
friend Of all religious work, identi-
flying himself with the Baptist
church, although he often said ne
was a liberal in his theological
views. Il regard a man for what ne
II and not for his particular reli-
gious connections or church rela-
tion," he frequently said.
Charles Alexander Harding, father
of Or. Harding, was born April q,
1920. and died NJ Bloominggroyc.
Morrow county, April ,, ISIS. lie was
the son Of George Tryon Harding,
who was born in Luzerne county.
Penn. June 10. 1880, and died AZ
Bloominggrove, Jan. 3. 1860, moving
TO Morrow county in 1920.