Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam H. Hardin
BirthDec 1860, Kentucky
Death1930
BurialJones Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherSavel Samuel Hardin (1804-<1870)
MotherMary A. Harris (~1832-)
Marriageabt 1879, Kentucky
SpouseMary Frances Foster, 1C4R
Birth22 Oct 1860, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth Memodate from death certificate; censuses are more consistent with 1861
Death22 Feb 1943, Bangor, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherMilton Jonathan Foster (1839-1896)
MotherEmily Ellen Jones (1845-1883)
Children
1 FMalinda E. ("Linda") Hardin, 2C3R
Birth1 May 1880, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Dec 1947, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseGeorge M. Hall , 1C2R
2 MGeorge Milton Hardin, 2C3R
Birth22 Oct 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death16 Jan 1947, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseElva Goodpaster
3 MAlby Hardin, 2C3R
Birth16 Apr 1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Feb 1943, Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio
SpouseMinnie M. Fox
4 FAda Hardin, 2C3R
Birth16 Sep 1890, Bangor, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Feb 1943, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseWilliam Faris Crosthwait
5 FHattie E. Hardin, 2C3R
Birth15 Jun 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Jun 1935, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLeonard W. Cooper
6 MOrbie Hardin, 2C3R
Birth16 Mar 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Mar 1945, Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia
SpouseCarrie Wood
SpouseWesley Prather , 2C1R
SpouseLillian Pearl McKenzie , 3C1R
SpouseLottie McKenzie
9 MDorsie Ray Hardin, 2C3R
Birth8 Jun 1904, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death19 Jun 1990, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseZona Taylor McKenzie , 3C1R
Notes for William H. Hardin
His gravestone has the death date 1930, but I cannot find a death certificate.
Notes for Mary Frances Foster
Her death certificate states Mary F. Hardin, age 82 years 4 months, born 22 Oct 1860 in Rowan Co., died 22 Feb 1943 in Bangor, Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, father Milt Foster, mother’s maiden name Elen Jones, cause of death cerebral embolism, informant Lottie Sweeney, Bangor, Ky, burial in Lick Fork.
Census Notes for William H. & Mary Frances (Family)
I cannot find this family in 1880
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 4B as family #71:
Hardain, Wm H., 39, b. Dec 1860, farmer; Mary E., wife, 38, b. Sep 1857 (I realize these are inconsistent), married 21 years, mother of 10 children, 7 living; Malinda, 20, b. May 1880, married 2 years, 0 children; George, son, 18, b. Oct 1881; Alba, son, 12, b. Apr 1888; Ada, dau, 10, b. Sept 1889; Hattie, dau, 7, b. June 1892; O--, son, 6, b. Mar 1894; Bessie, dau, 4, b. Aug 1895. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearcy precint, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 6A as family #91/98:
Hardin, William, 48, farm owner; Mary L., wife, 47, married 30 years, mother of 12 children, 9 living; Orbie, son, 16; Bessie, dau, 14; Edgar, son, 8; Darsie, son, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearcy precinct, enumerated 23 Jan, lists on pp. 7A-B as family #130/149:
Hardin, William, 59, farmer; Mary, wife, 58; Orbie, son, 25; Edgar, son, 18; Dorsie, son, 15; Prather, Russel, grandson, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The grandson Russell is the son of Wesley Prather and Bessie Hardin.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precint, Farmers pt 2, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 3B as family #53:
Hardin, Wm, 69, age at first marriage 18, farmer; Mary F., wife, 68, age at first marriage 17; Milton, son, 47, widowed, age at first marriage 24; Edgar, son, 28, married, age at first marriage 24; Russel P., grandson, 16. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Although Edgar is recorded as married, there is no wife in the household. (His daughter Vivian is with the parents of Edgar’s wife Lillian Pearl McKenzie. I have not found Pearl in 1930, they were presumably separated and soon to be divorced.) The grandson Russell should be recorded as a Prather.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, ED 103-6, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 12B as family #215:
Hardin, Mary F., 77, widowed, farmer; Milton, son, 57, divorced; Edgar, son, 38, divorced. All living in same house in 1935.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 4B as family #71:
Hardain, Wm H., 39, b. Dec 1860, farmer; Mary E., wife, 38, b. Sep 1857 (I realize these are inconsistent), married 21 years, mother of 10 children, 7 living; Malinda, 20, b. May 1880, married 2 years, 0 children; George, son, 18, b. Oct 1881; Alba, son, 12, b. Apr 1888; Ada, dau, 10, b. Sept 1889; Hattie, dau, 7, b. June 1892; O--, son, 6, b. Mar 1894; Bessie, dau, 4, b. Aug 1895. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearcy precint, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 6A as family #91/98:
Hardin, William, 48, farm owner; Mary L., wife, 47, married 30 years, mother of 12 children, 9 living; Orbie, son, 16; Bessie, dau, 14; Edgar, son, 8; Darsie, son, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearcy precinct, enumerated 23 Jan, lists on pp. 7A-B as family #130/149:
Hardin, William, 59, farmer; Mary, wife, 58; Orbie, son, 25; Edgar, son, 18; Dorsie, son, 15; Prather, Russel, grandson, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The grandson Russell is the son of Wesley Prather and Bessie Hardin.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precint, Farmers pt 2, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 3B as family #53:
Hardin, Wm, 69, age at first marriage 18, farmer; Mary F., wife, 68, age at first marriage 17; Milton, son, 47, widowed, age at first marriage 24; Edgar, son, 28, married, age at first marriage 24; Russel P., grandson, 16. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Although Edgar is recorded as married, there is no wife in the household. (His daughter Vivian is with the parents of Edgar’s wife Lillian Pearl McKenzie. I have not found Pearl in 1930, they were presumably separated and soon to be divorced.) The grandson Russell should be recorded as a Prather.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, ED 103-6, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 12B as family #215:
Hardin, Mary F., 77, widowed, farmer; Milton, son, 57, divorced; Edgar, son, 38, divorced. All living in same house in 1935.
