Hardesty's West Virginia Counties
Volume 3
Pg. 86
PERRY WORTHINGTON HARDMAN~ was born in Lewis county, (then) Virginia, June 27, 1850, and came to Braxton county with his parents in 1860.
In Kanawha district he married Mary Melissa Berry, March 16, 1870. and six children were born of their union, of whom three are deceased. Anna M., born February 28, 1871, died November 5, 1877; Laverna A., April 25, 1872, died October 25, 1877; Georgia E., July 8, 1874, died October 29, 1877; John W., January 5, 1876; Donlas E., September 23, 1878; Stella B., March 13, 1882.
The wife of Mr. Hardman was born in Upshur county, (now) West Virginia. November 16, 1853, a daughter of William D. and Hannah Laverna (McCray) Berry. Her parents are now residents in Webster county, West Virginia. William H. Hardman, brother of Perry W., served in the Confederate army, first as a member of Imobden's command, afterwards in the 31st Virginia Infantry, under "Stonewall" Jackson. He was made prisoner and died in Federal prison at Point Lookout.
John G. and Melinda (Forinash) Hardman, the parents of Perry W., are still living in this county. They were born in Lewis county, his father in 1817, and his mother in 1820. The parents of Mrs. Hardman were born in the same county, her father in 1830 and her mother three years previous. They first settled in Upshur, then moved to Braxton county, afterward to Webster county. The paternal ancestors of Mr. Hardman were Germans. His grandmother, Elizabeth (Wagner) Hardman, when a girl, living on Hackers creek, Lewis county, was captured by the Indians and taken to Ohio, whence she made her escape after six months' captivity. She afterward married John Hardman, who became a minister, first in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and after that church divided in 1830, he preached in the Methodist Protestant Church, of which church he continued a consistent member till his death. Perry W. Hardman is a farmer of Kanawha district, with address at Bulltown, Braxton county, West Virginia.
Contributor: Alex Brady (50144495)
Perry Worthington and Mary Melissa Berry Hardman buried three of their four children in 1877 due to an outbreak of diphtheria between October 25 to Nov 5, 1877. The only child that survived the outbreak was John William Hardman, my grandfather, who was 1 year, 8 months old.
Volume 3
Pg. 86
PERRY WORTHINGTON HARDMAN~ was born in Lewis county, (then) Virginia, June 27, 1850, and came to Braxton county with his parents in 1860.
In Kanawha district he married Mary Melissa Berry, March 16, 1870. and six children were born of their union, of whom three are deceased. Anna M., born February 28, 1871, died November 5, 1877; Laverna A., April 25, 1872, died October 25, 1877; Georgia E., July 8, 1874, died October 29, 1877; John W., January 5, 1876; Donlas E., September 23, 1878; Stella B., March 13, 1882.
The wife of Mr. Hardman was born in Upshur county, (now) West Virginia. November 16, 1853, a daughter of William D. and Hannah Laverna (McCray) Berry. Her parents are now residents in Webster county, West Virginia. William H. Hardman, brother of Perry W., served in the Confederate army, first as a member of Imobden's command, afterwards in the 31st Virginia Infantry, under "Stonewall" Jackson. He was made prisoner and died in Federal prison at Point Lookout.
John G. and Melinda (Forinash) Hardman, the parents of Perry W., are still living in this county. They were born in Lewis county, his father in 1817, and his mother in 1820. The parents of Mrs. Hardman were born in the same county, her father in 1830 and her mother three years previous. They first settled in Upshur, then moved to Braxton county, afterward to Webster county. The paternal ancestors of Mr. Hardman were Germans. His grandmother, Elizabeth (Wagner) Hardman, when a girl, living on Hackers creek, Lewis county, was captured by the Indians and taken to Ohio, whence she made her escape after six months' captivity. She afterward married John Hardman, who became a minister, first in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and after that church divided in 1830, he preached in the Methodist Protestant Church, of which church he continued a consistent member till his death. Perry W. Hardman is a farmer of Kanawha district, with address at Bulltown, Braxton county, West Virginia.
Contributor: Alex Brady (50144495)
Perry Worthington and Mary Melissa Berry Hardman buried three of their four children in 1877 due to an outbreak of diphtheria between October 25 to Nov 5, 1877. The only child that survived the outbreak was John William Hardman, my grandfather, who was 1 year, 8 months old.
Hardesty's West Virginia Counties
Volume 3
Pg. 86
PERRY WORTHINGTON HARDMAN~ was born in Lewis county, (then) Virginia, June 27, 1850, and came to Braxton county with his parents in 1860.
In Kanawha district he married Mary Melissa Berry, March 16, 1870. and six children were born of their union, of whom three are deceased. Anna M., born February 28, 1871, died November 5, 1877; Laverna A., April 25, 1872, died October 25, 1877; Georgia E., July 8, 1874, died October 29, 1877; John W., January 5, 1876; Donlas E., September 23, 1878; Stella B., March 13, 1882.
The wife of Mr. Hardman was born in Upshur county, (now) West Virginia. November 16, 1853, a daughter of William D. and Hannah Laverna (McCray) Berry. Her parents are now residents in Webster county, West Virginia. William H. Hardman, brother of Perry W., served in the Confederate army, first as a member of Imobden's command, afterwards in the 31st Virginia Infantry, under "Stonewall" Jackson. He was made prisoner and died in Federal prison at Point Lookout.
John G. and Melinda (Forinash) Hardman, the parents of Perry W., are still living in this county. They were born in Lewis county, his father in 1817, and his mother in 1820. The parents of Mrs. Hardman were born in the same county, her father in 1830 and her mother three years previous. They first settled in Upshur, then moved to Braxton county, afterward to Webster county. The paternal ancestors of Mr. Hardman were Germans. His grandmother, Elizabeth (Wagner) Hardman, when a girl, living on Hackers creek, Lewis county, was captured by the Indians and taken to Ohio, whence she made her escape after six months' captivity. She afterward married John Hardman, who became a minister, first in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and after that church divided in 1830, he preached in the Methodist Protestant Church, of which church he continued a consistent member till his death. Perry W. Hardman is a farmer of Kanawha district, with address at Bulltown, Braxton county, West Virginia.
Contributor: Alex Brady (50144495)
Perry Worthington and Mary Melissa Berry Hardman buried three of their four children in 1877 due to an outbreak of diphtheria between October 25 to Nov 5, 1877. The only child that survived the outbreak was John William Hardman, my grandfather, who was 1 year, 8 months old.
Volume 3
Pg. 86
PERRY WORTHINGTON HARDMAN~ was born in Lewis county, (then) Virginia, June 27, 1850, and came to Braxton county with his parents in 1860.
In Kanawha district he married Mary Melissa Berry, March 16, 1870. and six children were born of their union, of whom three are deceased. Anna M., born February 28, 1871, died November 5, 1877; Laverna A., April 25, 1872, died October 25, 1877; Georgia E., July 8, 1874, died October 29, 1877; John W., January 5, 1876; Donlas E., September 23, 1878; Stella B., March 13, 1882.
The wife of Mr. Hardman was born in Upshur county, (now) West Virginia. November 16, 1853, a daughter of William D. and Hannah Laverna (McCray) Berry. Her parents are now residents in Webster county, West Virginia. William H. Hardman, brother of Perry W., served in the Confederate army, first as a member of Imobden's command, afterwards in the 31st Virginia Infantry, under "Stonewall" Jackson. He was made prisoner and died in Federal prison at Point Lookout.
John G. and Melinda (Forinash) Hardman, the parents of Perry W., are still living in this county. They were born in Lewis county, his father in 1817, and his mother in 1820. The parents of Mrs. Hardman were born in the same county, her father in 1830 and her mother three years previous. They first settled in Upshur, then moved to Braxton county, afterward to Webster county. The paternal ancestors of Mr. Hardman were Germans. His grandmother, Elizabeth (Wagner) Hardman, when a girl, living on Hackers creek, Lewis county, was captured by the Indians and taken to Ohio, whence she made her escape after six months' captivity. She afterward married John Hardman, who became a minister, first in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and after that church divided in 1830, he preached in the Methodist Protestant Church, of which church he continued a consistent member till his death. Perry W. Hardman is a farmer of Kanawha district, with address at Bulltown, Braxton county, West Virginia.
Contributor: Alex Brady (50144495)
Perry Worthington and Mary Melissa Berry Hardman buried three of their four children in 1877 due to an outbreak of diphtheria between October 25 to Nov 5, 1877. The only child that survived the outbreak was John William Hardman, my grandfather, who was 1 year, 8 months old.
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