OBIT: Jehu DeHAVEN, 1814-1898, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Donald Shockey. More info available through the DEHAVEN-L@rootsweb.com Copyright 1999. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ _________________________________________ Obituary for Jehu DeHaven. Jehu DeHaven, who has been ill for some time, died at his home, No. 322 North Second Street, Monday, July 11th, 1898. Jehu DeHaven was a retired builder. He was born in Montgomery County, April 15th, 1814. He was a son of Nathan and Diana (Waltz) DeHaven, both of French descent. He enjoyed only the educational advances of the private schools of his native county. At the age of 17 he began to learn the stonemason's trade, serving an apprenticeship of two years. He worked for some time as a journeyman and was in this business altogether about thirty years. After this he came to Harrisburg and began taking large contracts. His work in this line was done for the most part in Pennsylvania. He built four miles of the Union Canal and two miles of the Reading Railroad. He was also a contractor for bridge work. He built the large Soldier's Monument which stands at Second and State Streets, Harrisburg, and the post office building in this city, which he finished in 1873. In 1870 he built the Pine Street Presbyterian Church. About the same year Mr. DeHaven built his large and fine residence, which he has occupied twenty-two years. After completing the post office building, he retired form active business. He was married in Dauphin County October 3d, 1837, to Esther, daughter of John and Catherine (Conrad) Kline. Of their ten children, seven are living - William, Eliza, wife of Jacob Fackler, of New York City, Jehu, Jr., Emily, widow of Edward Jones; Esther, widow of Albert Bricker; Isabella and the deceased children are: Matilda, died at the age of nine months, and George. Mrs. DeHaven died in 1885, at the age of 70 years. Mr. DeHaven has been an active member of Lodge No. 70, I. O. O. F., for forty years. He was a Republican, The family belonged to the Presbyterian Church. From: Egle's Notes and Queries, Annual Volume 1898 NOTES: French descent of DeHaven is not proven. Complete list of children of Jehu and Ester Klein DeHaven Jehu DeHaven (15 APR 1814-11 JUL 1898) & Esther Kline (1815-1885) Matilda DeHaven (ABT 1839-ABT 1848) William Henry DeHaven (1841-1914) & Margret Muckleheny Pass Jehu DeHaven, Jr (19 FEB 1842-1915) & Mary Douglass (ABT 1844-) Eliza DeHaven (1844-1915) & Jacob Fackler Emily DeHaven & Edward Jones George DeHaven (1847-1849) Esther Kline DeHaven (1850-1917) & Albert Bricker John K DeHaven (1853-1854) Isabella DeHaven (1856-1909) Frederick DeHaven (1858-1898)