OLDEST KNOWN GRAVE IN BEAR CREEK CEMETERY
Margaret Howell (Jones) Hardin was the daughter of Jesse Jones who was born in 1795 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1846, probably in Missouri; and Elizabeth (Dean) Jones who was born in 1798 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1830 in Randolph County, Missouri.
On December 25, 1835 in Randolph County, Missouri, Margaret married Colden W. Hardin. They moved to Adair County, Missouri, and had 5 children:
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 1838-
James W. Hardin 1841-
Sarah E. Hardin 1844-
John W. Hardin 1846-
Margaret A. (Hardin) Sohn 1850-1915 (Memorial 54490715)
1850 Census of District 1, Adair County, Missouri (enumerated August 28, 1850):
Colden H. Hardin 36, farmer, born Kentucky
Margaret Hardin 33, born Kentucky
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 12, born Missouri
James W. Hardin 9, born Missouri
Sarah E. Hardin 6, born Missouri
John W. Hardin 4, born Missouri
Margaret A. Hardin, 3/12, born Missouri
Mrs. Margaret Harden died less than 8 months after the birth of her 5th child, also named Margaret, which was born April 26, 1850. Four months after wife's Margaret's death, Colden Harden remarried to 20-year-old Julia Ann Alexander and they had 4 known children.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
Margaret Howell (Jones) Hardin was the daughter of Jesse Jones who was born in 1795 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1846, probably in Missouri; and Elizabeth (Dean) Jones who was born in 1798 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1830 in Randolph County, Missouri.
On December 25, 1835 in Randolph County, Missouri, Margaret married Colden W. Hardin. They moved to Adair County, Missouri, and had 5 children:
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 1838-
James W. Hardin 1841-
Sarah E. Hardin 1844-
John W. Hardin 1846-
Margaret A. (Hardin) Sohn 1850-1915 (Memorial 54490715)
1850 Census of District 1, Adair County, Missouri (enumerated August 28, 1850):
Colden H. Hardin 36, farmer, born Kentucky
Margaret Hardin 33, born Kentucky
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 12, born Missouri
James W. Hardin 9, born Missouri
Sarah E. Hardin 6, born Missouri
John W. Hardin 4, born Missouri
Margaret A. Hardin, 3/12, born Missouri
Mrs. Margaret Harden died less than 8 months after the birth of her 5th child, also named Margaret, which was born April 26, 1850. Four months after wife's Margaret's death, Colden Harden remarried to 20-year-old Julia Ann Alexander and they had 4 known children.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
OLDEST KNOWN GRAVE IN BEAR CREEK CEMETERY
Margaret Howell (Jones) Hardin was the daughter of Jesse Jones who was born in 1795 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1846, probably in Missouri; and Elizabeth (Dean) Jones who was born in 1798 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1830 in Randolph County, Missouri.
On December 25, 1835 in Randolph County, Missouri, Margaret married Colden W. Hardin. They moved to Adair County, Missouri, and had 5 children:
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 1838-
James W. Hardin 1841-
Sarah E. Hardin 1844-
John W. Hardin 1846-
Margaret A. (Hardin) Sohn 1850-1915 (Memorial 54490715)
1850 Census of District 1, Adair County, Missouri (enumerated August 28, 1850):
Colden H. Hardin 36, farmer, born Kentucky
Margaret Hardin 33, born Kentucky
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 12, born Missouri
James W. Hardin 9, born Missouri
Sarah E. Hardin 6, born Missouri
John W. Hardin 4, born Missouri
Margaret A. Hardin, 3/12, born Missouri
Mrs. Margaret Harden died less than 8 months after the birth of her 5th child, also named Margaret, which was born April 26, 1850. Four months after wife's Margaret's death, Colden Harden remarried to 20-year-old Julia Ann Alexander and they had 4 known children.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
Margaret Howell (Jones) Hardin was the daughter of Jesse Jones who was born in 1795 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1846, probably in Missouri; and Elizabeth (Dean) Jones who was born in 1798 in Mercer County, Kentucky, and died in 1830 in Randolph County, Missouri.
On December 25, 1835 in Randolph County, Missouri, Margaret married Colden W. Hardin. They moved to Adair County, Missouri, and had 5 children:
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 1838-
James W. Hardin 1841-
Sarah E. Hardin 1844-
John W. Hardin 1846-
Margaret A. (Hardin) Sohn 1850-1915 (Memorial 54490715)
1850 Census of District 1, Adair County, Missouri (enumerated August 28, 1850):
Colden H. Hardin 36, farmer, born Kentucky
Margaret Hardin 33, born Kentucky
Jesse St. Clair Hardin 12, born Missouri
James W. Hardin 9, born Missouri
Sarah E. Hardin 6, born Missouri
John W. Hardin 4, born Missouri
Margaret A. Hardin, 3/12, born Missouri
Mrs. Margaret Harden died less than 8 months after the birth of her 5th child, also named Margaret, which was born April 26, 1850. Four months after wife's Margaret's death, Colden Harden remarried to 20-year-old Julia Ann Alexander and they had 4 known children.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis
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