Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameDaniel Webster HARRIER
Birth1 Feb 1834, Maryland833,834
Removal1854, Sierra County, California833 Age: 19
Removal1861, Nevada City, Nevada, California833 Age: 26
RemovalMar 1866, Vallejo, Solano, California833 Age: 32
Death31 Mar 1915, Oakland, Alameda, California834 Age: 81
BurialVallejo, Solano, California834
FatherJoseph HARRIER
MotherUNNAMED
Individual Notes
• Removed to Bedford county, Penn., with his parents when still very young. In March, 1852, he emigrated to Jefferson county, Iowa, leaving it in 1854 for California; he first settled in Sierra county in August of that year, and at once commenced mining operations.
D. W. Harrier is one of the leading men in the city. He was among those who started the Vallejo Bank, and was its President from 1876 to 1878.833

• I was fascinated by the biographical sketch of Daniel Webster Harrier that you found on your Vacaville expedition. It is remarkable that you could remember my interest in him; the sketch significantly increases my knowledge of the old gentleman. It confirms census data of 1860 which places him in Wet Ravine, Forest City, Sierra County with his first wife, Mary Antonia. No children are listed.3280

• OAKLAND, March 31.–The death today at his home in Oakland of Daniel Webster Harrier, aged 81 years, marks the passing of one of the early settlers of Nevada county. Harrier was a native of Pennsylvania and came to this state in 1854, going at once to Nevada county, where he drove a stage coach all through the period of the Civil War. In 1867 he moved to Vallejo, where he remained until ten years ago, when he went to San Francisco. For the past five years he has resided in this city. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Judge L. G. Harrier, Daniel Webster Harrier, Jr., and Mrs. Maude Heynemann of Oakland; Victor V. Harrier of Palo Alto and Mrs. J. C. Ragsdale of Milwaukee. Funeral services will be held in Vallejo.8215
Census
• 1860 Census: Wet Ravine, Forest City, Sierra County, California. Age 26, b MD. Teamster.3278,3280
• 1870 Census: Vallejo, Solano, California. Age 35, cattle dealer, $5000; $1400, b KY?1694
• 1880 Census: Vallejo, Solano, California. Age 46, b MD. Retail Grocer. Parents b PA.3780
Spouses
Birth1832, Chile836
Individual Notes
• This wife was an anglicized Mary from Chili!3278
Census
• 1860 Census: Wet Ravine, Forest City, Sierra County, California. Age 28, b Chili.3278,3280
Marriage1859, California836
Birth5 Nov 1836, Massachusetts834
Death26 Jun 1921, Oakland, Alameda, California834 Age: 84
BurialVallejo, Solano, California834
FatherJohn LEE (~1810-)
MotherHanna F. COLBY
Individual Notes
• The census of 1880 gives the age of each of his 7 children which indicates that two are probably children of Sarah’s first marriage.3780
Census
• 1860 Census: Napa, Napa, California. Age 23, b MA.4785
• 1870 Census: Vallejo, Solano, California. Age 33, b MA.1694
• 1880 Census: Vallejo, Solano, California. Age 42, b MA. Parents b MA.3780
Marriage5 Mar 1865833,834
Marriage Notes
• Mr. H. married March 5, 1865, Mrs. Sarah M. Walker, the daughter of John Lee of this city.833
ChildrenVictor Virgil (1865-1943)
 Jessie B. (1869-1896)
 Daniel Webster (1871-)
 Maud (1875-1922)
 Austin (Died young) (~1878-1896)
Last Modified 23 Jun 2023Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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