Henry Clay O'Hara ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

From "Partridge Pioneers History of Early Partridge" compiled by Annabel White, 1968

HENRY C. O'HARA September 20, 1873, Henry O'Hara arrived in Reno County and located a homestead claim in the N.W. 1/4. S 24 Twp 26 Range 7. He built a dugout in which he lived for two years, then built a frame house. He broke sod, and in the spring of 1874 planted thirty acres of corn, which the grasshoppers destroyed. That fall he planted sixty acres of wheat and the grasshoppers ate the seed wheat in the ground. He lived here for seven years; and in the meantime, purchased the S 1/2, S 16, Twp. 24, R 7. He moved in the spring of 1880, building a good house of seven rooms. The railroad came through, so he sold 120 acres of his land for the townsite of Partridge; then he engaged in the real estate and insur­ance business. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. O'Hara. He con­tributed much to the progress and upbuilding of Partridge. He was one of the organizers and he and his wife were charter members of the Congreg­ational Church in 1873. He helped build the first elevator and creamery.

Note: The above says South 1/2 section of section 16, but the town of Partridge is located in the Nortwest quarter of section 16?

MISC.: Plotted, city of Partridge , KS

OCCUPATION: Homesteader, Farmer

Homesteaded, in Center Township, Reno County, Kansas, Nortwest quarter of 26-24-7.

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From The Hutchinson News paper:

Services for H. C. O'Hara

The funeral services for H. C. O'Hara 88, of Partridge who died Tuesday was held from the community church at Partridge at 3 o'clock today with Rev. Eschelman in charge. Interment was in the Partridge cemetery.

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Findagrave.com: recorded by Phillip H. Pitzer at < pitzer@btsskynet.net >, 11 January 2005, Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, Reno Co., Kansas, USA. can be seen at < http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10303307 >

• Military: Corporal Co. E, 7th Mo. Cav. ⁴

• Military: Union Army, Black Hawk Cavalry, 7 August 1861. ³

• Military: Scout for 7th Missouri Cavalry. ³

• Military: Mustered out due to wounds, 23 February 1863. ³

Henry married Durilla Loretta Dilley, daughter of Rev. Samuel Dilley and Belinda Axtell, on 24 February 1864.¹ (Durilla Loretta Dilley was born on 20 August 1846 in Roseville, Warren Co., Illinois, USA,^{1 2} died on 16 November 1908 in Partridge, Reno Co., Kansas, USA ^{1 2} and was buried in Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, Reno Co., Kansas, USA.) The cause of her death was heart failure.