Frederick H. Harjes

1844 November 13–1923 February 19

formal head and shoulders portrait — Borough Portrait Gallery

In 1890, before Narberth incorporated as a borough, Harjes, a recent immigrant from Germany, was elected a member of the Narberth Park Association, the new town's first civic organization. He served as its vice president 1891–92, and as its president from October 1892 until its dissolution in December 1895.

After coordinating the Association's 1895 handoff to elected borough government, Harjes joined borough council, in which he served fifteen of the next 18 years, including two as Council President.

Updated November 2, 2026.

U. S. Census

Census	Age	Race	Gender	Marital	Relation	Address	Immigrated	Birthplace	Father's	Mother's	As transcribed		Note
1900	56	White	Male	Married	Head	201 Forrest Ave.	1886	Germany	Germany	Germany	Epp Harges	201 Forrest
1910	64	White	Male	Married	Head	201 Forrest Ave.	1896	Germany	Germany	Germany	Frederick H Harges	201 Forrest

Census Households

Census	Name	Relation	Age	Own	Race	Marital	Birthplace	Business	Trade
1900	Frederick H Harjes	Head	56	Own	White	Married	Germany		Commission Broker
	Adelheid Harjes	Wife	56		White	Married	Germany
	Helen G Harjes	Daughter	27		White	Single	Germany
	Frederick H Harjes	Son	24		White	Single	Germany		Salesman
	Sydney Coghill	Servant	24		Black	Single	Virginia		Servant
1910	Frederick H Harjes	Head	64	Own	White	Married	Germany	Dry Goods	Wholesale
	Adelheid Harjes	Wife	64		White	Married	Germany
	Frederick H Harjes	Son	34		White	Married	Germany
	Anna Harjes	Daughter-in-law	32		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Annie Burk	Servant	45		White	Single	Ireland	Private family	Servant

Borough positions

Borough Council	1896 Mar 2–1904 Mar 7
Borough Council	1907 Mar 4–1912 Jan 8
Council President	1912 Jan 8–1914 Jan 5

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