George A. Harding arrived in Oregon in 1857, served in the Union Army, was director of the Willamette Valley Southern Railway and operated a drugstore in Oregon City.
In 1877 he married Margaret Jennie Barlow, daughter of J. L. Barlow. They had six children: Jennie Imogene (Harding Brodie), George Lee Harding, Carleton Barlow Harding, Nieta Natalie Harding, Lloyd Ordway (Ben) and Evelyn Harding. In 1915 George Lee married Helene Ferrer who died of cander in 1936. They had three daughter: Suzannah Harding, Helene (Harding) Rigger and Virginia (Harding) Lewis.
From the description of George A. Harding family papers [manuscript], circa 1895-1945. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 730934347
