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NameFirst: George
NameLast: Harnish
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DeathCause: Jacob and Susan (Miller) Harnish
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Parents: Jacob and Susan (Miller) Harnish
Children: Jennie
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:37 PM
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ID: 268
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EducationCareer: Learned photography in Myerstown, PA at age 19
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OriginalNotes: Find A Grave #53173436: George A. Harnish, b. 1847, d. 1923, buried Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, parents Jacob Harnish and Susan Miller Harnish; sibling Samuel Harnish; 
Daughter Jennie L. Marquart, 1872-1925
Son-in-law William H. Marquart, 1868-1945

Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. p. 818: GEORGE A. HARNISH, photographer, Bluffton, Indiana, was born in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1847, a son of Jacob and Susan (Miller) Harnish, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. He lived on his father's farm until nineteen years of age, when he went to Myerstown and
began to learn the art of photography. In the spring of 1867 he accompanied
his parents West and located in Bluffton, where he has since lived. He was
married in 1871 to Miss Laura Myers, a native of Wells County, born April
13, 1850, a daughter of David and Rachel (Miller) Myers, natives of Ohio,
but early settlers of Wells County, locating here in 1837. Mr. and Mrs.
Harnish have one daughter Jennie, born October 12, 1872. They are members
of the German Reformed church, of which he is an elder. Mr. Harnish is a
member of Bluffton Lodge, No. 145, A. F. & A. M. He was one of the
councilmen of Bluffton elected in 1881, and served a term of two years.

1870 Census, Bluffton, George A. Harnish, 22, Photograph Artist, b. Penn., $2500 real estate, $600 personal estate, living by himself

Perhaps related to O. A. Harnish of Noblesville:
The Ledger (Noblesville, Ind.), 2 Dec 1881, p. 1 - O. A. Harnish the photographer, who has been visiting his relatives and friends at Bluffton for several days returned home last Tuesday morning.
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:37 PM
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PersonID: 268
CATNUM: 288
NameFirst: George
NameLast: Harnish
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City: Myerstown
State: PA
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:51:07 PM
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County: Lebanon
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OriginalSource: Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. p. 818: He lived on his
father's farm until nineteen years of age [1866, b. 1847], when he went to Myerstown and
began to learn the art of photography. In the spring of 1867 he accompanied
his parents West and located in Bluffton, where he has since lived.
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PersonID: 268
CATNUM: 288
NameFirst: George
NameLast: Harnish
LocationID: 3774
Address1: Market St.
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City: Bluffton
State: IN
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:56:13 PM
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Name: G. A. Harnish
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OriginalSource: Circa late 1860s or early 1870s CDV printed on verso: [eagle holding shield] Geo. A. Harnish, Photographer, Gallery on Market St., Opp the Franklin House, Bluffton, Ind. No [1416]"

circa 1870 CDV with cupids and camera design on verso. Geo. A. Harnish, Photographer, Gallery Opp. The Franklin House, Market Street, Bluffton, Indiana.

Circa 1870s CDV printed on verso: G. A. Harnish, Photographer, Gallery, Market St., Bluffton, Indiana. No._____, Duplicates furnished at any time."

1880-81 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory, p. 1027
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PersonID: 268
CATNUM: 288
NameFirst: George
NameLast: Harnish
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City: Bluffton
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Name: G. A. Harnish
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OriginalSource: 1870 Census, Bluffton, George A. Harnish, 22, Photograph Artist, b. Penn. [not certain if he is employed or owns a studio]

Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. p. 818: He lived on his
father's farm until nineteen years of age, when he went to Myerstown and
began to learn the art of photography. In the spring of 1867 he accompanied
his parents West and located in Bluffton, where he has since lived.

1879-80 Williams & Co. Indiana State Directory, p. 369

1882-83 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1086

Fort Wayne Daily News, 3 Sept 1883, p. 1 - L. F. Smith, formerly with Jones, the photographer, now has charge of the Harnish gallery at Bluffton, Ind.

1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1063 (George A. Harnish)

1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1330

Ancestry.com query about Ashbaucher, posted by Nancy Riffle on 7 Sept. 2005
From the obituary of George Adam Harnish, he opened the first photography studio in Bluffton, Wells County, in 1872. He sold the business to Benjamin Ashbaucher in 1889. Sorry, I cant go farther than this. Nancy Riffle
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