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September 4, 2006, corrected page # and dwelling # in 1850 Branham census transcription. December 11, 2004, added 1910 census transcription. |
| McDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
| JOHN L. HARDISTY ca. 1843-1914 |
& | MARY A. BRANHAM ca. 1843-1915 |
| Author - Marcia Farina |
Mary A. Branham, daughter of  Thomas Branham and Martina Gough, was born about 1843, probably in Township 6 North, 5 West in Hancock County. That area would be named Fountain Green Township in 1850.
John L. Hardisty was born in McDonough County, Illinois, about 1843, the son of William Hardisty (also found as Hardesty) and Susan Hainline. Nathan W. Hungate (who would marry Mary's sister, Sarah, two years later) appeared before the McDonough County Clerk on October 4, 1862, and signed an affidavit stating that Mary A. Branham was over the age of 18. Also presented to the Clerk was a note signed on October 3rd by William Hardisty, asking that a "lison" be given to his son, John L. Hardisty. Parental consent was required because John had not yet turned 21. Mary and John were wed on October 5th by W. W. Gillihan, J. P. Late in the 1860s John and Mary and their young children moved to Nodaway County, Missouri. By 1880 they had relocated to Montana Territory. In November of 1889 Montana was admitted into the Union as the 41st state. John died January 15, 1914, in Montana. Mary died there the following year, on March 19, 1915. The children of Mary A. Branham and John L. Hardisty were all born in Illinois, perhaps McDonough County.
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enumerated November 2, 1850, dwelling #1147
Thomas Branham, 36, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, born MD
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enumerated September 14, 1850, dwelling #467 William Hardisty, 31, male, farmer, value of real estate 1500, born IL
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enumerated June 28, 1860, dwelling #2073 Thomas Branham, 46, male, farmer, value of real estate 2000, value of personal estate 1240, |
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enumerated June 25, 1860, dwelling #1750 William Hardisty, 40, male, farmer, value of real estate 4200, value of personal estate 1085, |
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enumerated July 28, 1870, dwelling #30 Hardisty, John, 27, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 2000, value of personal estate 1200, born IL, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
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enumerated June 9, 10, 1880, dwelling #138 Hardisty [or Hardesty], John L, white, male, 36, married, teaming, born IL, both parents born Ky
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enumerated June 20-21, 1900, dwelling #137 [This enumerator sometimes widely missed the mark when crossing a lowercase t; there is a little mark above the y that was probably meant to cross the t. Written on the side of the page and applicable to the residences preceding that of the Hardistys, "This ends Rochester District."] Hardesty, John, head, white, male, Oct 1843, 56, married for 30 years, born IL, both parents born KY, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 45 Mary, wife, white, female, Sept 1846, 53, married for 30 years; mother of 3 children, all living; born IL, father born MD, mother born KY, could read, write and speak English [Plus a boarder from Sweden who did farm labor.] |
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enumerated May 14, 1910, dwelling #133 ?, line 51 Hardisty, John L, head, male, white, 66, married (1st) for 48 years, born IL, both parents born KY, spoke English, farmer, stock farm, employer, could read and write, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 43 Mary A, wife, female, white, 66, married (1st) for 48 years; mother of 3 children, all living; born IL, father born MD, mother born KY, spoken English, could read and write |
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