Lucretia "Crecy/Cresy" Harney

Notes:

"Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II"; compiled and edited by Nova A. Lemons, contains a sketch of the Hardwick Family submitted by Jon Eastman Hardwick of Baird, Texas (now deceased). He stated that Crecia (Crecy) Harney "was a half blood Chickasaw, born 1860. Creacy died in Kingston, Pickens County."


TWO WOMEN SLAIN IN FAMILY FEUD

Marshall County Farmer's Home Scene of Double Tragedy

MADILL, Okla., April 22 - (Special)-

Mrs. Creacy Merriman, aged 60, and Mrs G. M. Mutz, 35 years of age, were shot and killed Thursday morning by J. W. Honeysuckle, 27, at the latter's home, about three miles northeast of Kingston.

Honeysuckle fired two pistol shots into the body of each woman. Immediately after the second shot was fired into the body of Mrs. Merriman, she ran out of the house to the front porch where she fell dead. After Mrs. Mutz had been shot the second time she ran out of the room, and sat down by the side of the house. Mrs. Honeysuckle took the wounded woman back into the house
and placed her in bed, where she died fifteen minutes later. Honeysuckle came to Madill and surrendered three hours later. He is now in the county jail here.

According to Honeysuckle the double killing was the culmination of a quarrel over the guardianship of his three step-children. Honeysuckle had been married just one week when the killing occurred.

According to Honeysuckle's statement, Mrs Merriman was the grandmother of his step-children, and Mrs. Mutz was his sister-in-law, her first husband having been his brother. At the time of the killing, Mrs N. F. Benson [Jennie Hardwick], a daughter of Mrs Merriman, and Mrs Honeysuckle, wife of the slayer, were the only other persons in the home. Honeysuckle says that there had been previous domestic trouble in the family.

According to his statement, Mrs. Merriman and Mrs. Mutz drove up to his house during the rain about 9 o'clock Thursday morning. He says that he went to the door and invited the women to tie their team, and to come into the house, while it was raining. The women accepted the invitation, he says, and as they were entering the door one of the women made a remark which caused Mrs. Honeysuckle to object to their presence in the Honeysuckle home. The women entered the house, over the protest of Mrs. Honeysuckle, and attacked Mrs. Honeysuckle, knocking her down, says
Honeysuckle, who alleges that while his wife was on the floor she was kicked by Mrs. Mutz. He says that he pulled the women from his wife and that they assualted him, pushing him back of a stove and against the wall.

"Mrs Merriman picked up a butcher knife and started toward me," says Honeysuckle . "I warned her away several times and kept repeating, 'Don't make me hurt you.' The women kept crowding in on me. I drew a pistol and fired twice, one shot striking Mrs Merriman, the other hitting Mrs Mutz. The women grappled me, and while we were struggling I fired twice at Mrs Merriman, one of the bullets striking Mrs.Merriman, the other going wild and striking Mrs Mutz," says
Honeysuckle. Mrs. Honeysuckle's three children, over whom the trouble occurred, are of Indian extraction by her former husband, Brit Hardwick, a son of Mrs Merriman.

Mrs Merriman is a widow.

(Courtesy of Debra Usry, copied from a Rootsweb/Ancestry message board)

(Research):Census Listings:

1890 Chickasaw Census Pickens County, Indian Territory Mrs
. Dave Hardrick (sic) Woodville age 33 Chickasaw by Marriage 1 Family Member (assume this is Lucretia "Crecy/Cressey" Harney)

From "Who Was Who Among The Southern Indians", (Page 204)
a genealogical notebook, 1698-1907 by Don Martini, 929.314, printed in
1998, Falkner, MS. It is a guide to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creek Indian
tribes and the relatives/possible relatives.

(Transcription by Lola Crane, original not viewed)

1900 Census
Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation, Twp 6
Enumerated 11 July 1900
SD 73 ED 127 Sheet 34B
19-19
Merriman, Crecy Hd In F Mar 1860 40 M6 6/4 IT Ala Miss Land Lady
Hardwick, Walter C Son In M May 1880 20 M o IT Ark IT Farm Laborer
Hardwick, Eastman Son In M Sept 1882 17 S IT Ark IT
Hardwick, Jennie Dtr In F July 1885 14 S IT Ark IT At School
Hardwick, Minnie D-in-law W F May 1882 18 M 0 0/0 Tx Mo Mo
20-20
Mutz, George Hd W M Jan 1870 30 m 6 Il Il Mo Farmer
Mutz, Ida Wf In F Jan 1878 22 M 6 2/2 IT Ark IT
Mutz, Ada Dtr In F Mar 1896 4 S IT Il IT
Mutz, Fred Son In M Nov 1898 1 S IT Il IT

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Marshall County, Willis Twp, Chickasaw Reservation
SD 4 ED 178 Sheet 16A
2-2
Marriman, Crisser Hd F Ind 49 Wd 3/3 Ok Miss Miss
Swert, Jessie Adopted Son M W 9 B Ok Ark Ark
3-3
Hardwick, Brit Hd M Ind 29 m1 11 Ok Miss Ok Farmer
Hardwick, Minnie Wf F W 27 M1 11 Tx Mo Mo
Hardwick, Marietta Dtr F Ind 9 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Dave Son M Ind 6 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Agnesy Dtr F Ind 4 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Joe G Son M Ind 1 6/12 S Ok Ok Tx

Dawes Enrollment Cards from Rootsweb Database:
http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/nativeamerican/
Card No 1020 Roll No 3062

Hardwick Dave P (Parent) M
Hardwick Minnie P (Parent) F
Harney Maulsie P (Parent) F
Harney Will P (Parent) M
Merriman Crecy BB (By Blood) F 38 1/2
Merriman Tate BB (By Blood) M 36 IW
Hardwick Brit BB (By Blood) M 18 3/8
Hardwick Eastman BB (By Blood) M 15 3/8
Hardwick Janie BB (By Blood) F 12 3/8
Hardwick Mayetta BB (By Blood) F 1 3/16

Lucretia married John David "Dave" Hardwick on 30 Nov 1876 in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. John (son of John C. Hardwick and Elizabeth Jane Boyd) was born between 1850 and 1852 in Mississippi; died on 23 Oct 1889 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas; was buried in Hardwick Plot, East Of Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucretia married Tate Merriman on 1 Aug 1893. Tate was born about 1860; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Dawes Enrollment packet of George Mutz indicated that is took some time for him to be enrolled as a citizen by intermarriage. The fact that he and Ida married first under a U.S. marriage license, and married again some four years later under a tribal license appeared to be one factor. Additionally, it appeared that the Choctaw and Chickasaw attornies originally protested the enrollment on the grounds that they suspected Ida was actually a full sister of George W. Blevins, Annie B. Roberts, John Orndorf and Mattie Hybarger, and first requested that a full examination be made of the records to determine who the parents of Ida Hardwick Mutz were. The chairman of the enrollment commision stated that upon examination, it was determined that Ida was indeed the daughter of Dave Hardwick, now deceased, who was a citizen by blood and resident of Pickens County, and Creecy Merriman, who was presently age 42 and a citizen by blood.

"Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II"; compiled and edited by Nova A. Lemons, contains a sketch of the Hardwick Family submitted by Jon Eastman Hardwick of Baird, Texas (now deceased). He stated that Ida was born in April 1877 and died in 1915. J. W. Honeysuckle, in a article below relating to the death of Ida Mutz and her mother, Crecy Harney Hardwick Merriman, stated that Ida had been first married to his brother, a Honeysuckle, prior to her marriage to George Mutz.

TWO WOMEN SLAIN IN FAMILY FEUD

Marshall County Farmer's Home Scene of Double Tragedy

MADILL, Okla., April 22 - (Special)-

Mrs. Creacy Merriman, aged 60, and Mrs G. M. Mutz, 35 years of age, were shot and killed Thursday morning by J. W. Honeysuckle, 27, at the latter's home, about three miles northeast of Kingston.

Honeysuckle fired two pistol shots into the body of each woman. Immediately after the second shot was fired into the body of Mrs. Merriman, she ran out of the house to the front porch where she fell dead. After Mrs. Mutz had been shot the second time she ran out of the room, and sat down by the side of the house. Mrs. Honeysuckle took the wounded woman back into the house
and placed her in bed, where she died fifteen minutes later. Honeysuckle came to Madill and surrendered three hours later. He is now in the county jail here.

According to Honeysuckle the double killing was the culmination of a quarrel over the guardianship of his three step-children. Honeysuckle had been married just one week when the killing occurred.

According to Honeysuckle's statement, Mrs Merriman was the grandmother of his step-children, and Mrs. Mutz was his sister-in-law, her first husband having been his brother. At the time of the killing, Mrs N. F. Benson [Jennie Hardwick], a daughter of Mrs Merriman, and Mrs Honeysuckle, wife of the slayer, were the only other persons in the home. Honeysuckle says that there had been previous domestic trouble in the family.

According to his statement, Mrs. Merriman and Mrs. Mutz drove up to his house during the rain about 9 o'clock Thursday morning. He says that he went to the door and invited the women to tie their team, and to come into the house, while it was raining. The women accepted the invitation, he says, and as they were entering the door one of the women made a remark which caused Mrs. Honeysuckle to object to their presence in the Honeysuckle home. The women entered the house, over the protest of Mrs. Honeysuckle, and attacked Mrs. Honeysuckle, knocking her down, says
Honeysuckle, who alleges that while his wife was on the floor she was kicked by Mrs. Mutz. He says that he pulled the women from his wife and that they assualted him, pushing him back of a stove and against the wall.

"Mrs Merriman picked up a butcher knife and started toward me," says Honeysuckle . "I warned her away several times and kept repeating, 'Don't make me hurt you.' The women kept crowding in on me. I drew a pistol and fired twice, one shot striking Mrs Merriman, the other hitting Mrs Mutz. The women grappled me, and while we were struggling I fired twice at Mrs Merriman, one of the bullets striking Mrs.Merriman, the other going wild and striking Mrs Mutz," says Honeysuckle. Mrs. Honeysuckle's three children, over whom the trouble occurred, are of Indian extraction by her former husband, Brit Hardwick, a son of Mrs Merriman.

Mrs Merriman is a widow.

(Courtesy of Debra Usry, copied from a Rootsweb/Ancestry message board)

(Research):From Rootsweb Native Amercian Data:

Name: Hardwick, Dave
Tribe: Chickasaw
Record Type: enrollment
Sex: M
Enrollment Type: P (Parent)
Card No.: 1022

Credit belongs to the staff of SW National Archives, Fort W
orth, Texas, who compiled the names from the Dawes Enrollment Cards for its National Archives ?u?

?/u?http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/tutorial/dawes/rolls-index.html?u?

?/u? Others with this Family:
Surname First Name Type Sex Age Blood %
Hardwick Dave P (Parent) M
Merriman Crecy P (Parent) F
Mutz George P (Parent) M
Mutz Jake P (Parent) M
Mutz Margaret P (Parent) F
Mutz George BB (By Blood) M 36 IW
Mutz Ida BB (By Blood) F 21 3/8
Mutz Ada BB (By Blood) F 3 3/16
Mutz Fred BB (By Blood) M 1 3/16
Mutz Henry Overton BB (By Blood) M 1 3/16

Ida married George Mutz on 7 Sep 1896 in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. George was born in Jan 1870 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His mother and wife were listed in Indian Territory as of the 1900 census, but there was not a Brit Hardwick listed with the family. It appears he may have instead been shown as "Walter C.", born May 1880.

"Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II"; compiled and edited by Nova A. Lemons, contains a sketch of the Hardwick Family submitted by Jon Eastman Hardwick of Baird, Texas (now deceased). He stated that Britt was born May 4, 1880 and killed March 4, 1911. His burial was on the Hardwick plot. He married Minnie Snellgrove and their children were Dave, Agnes and another daughter (name unknown).

(Research):Census Listings:

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Marshall County, Willis Twp, Chickasaw Reservatio
n
SD 4 ED 178 Sheet 16A
2-2
Marriman, Crisser Hd F Ind 49 Wd 3/3 Ok Miss Miss
Swert, Jessie Adopted Son M W 9 B Ok Ark Ark
3-3
Hardwick, Brit Hd M Ind 29 m1 11 Ok Miss Ok Farmer
Hardwick, Minnie Wf F W 27 M1 11 Tx Mo Mo
Hardwick, Marietta Dtr F Ind 9 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Dave Son M Ind 6 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Agnesy Dtr F Ind 4 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Joe G Son M Ind 1 6/12 S Ok Ok Tx

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Marshall County, Willis, Kingston
SD 3 ED 168 Sheet 12A
Fm 47-47
Honeysuckle, John Hd M W 32 M Miss NC Miss Farmer
Honeysuckle, Minnie Wf F W 37 M Tx Mo? Mo?
Hardwick, Dave Son Step M W 16 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Agnes Dtr Step F W 14 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Joe Son Step M W 11 S Ok Ok Tx
Hardwick, Bret Son Step m W 9 S Ok Ok Tx
Honeysuckle, Norine Dtr F W 2 S Ok Ok Tx

Brit married Minnie Snellgrove on 4 May 1900 in Grayson County, Texas. Minnie was born in May 1882 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1900 Census instead shows his DOB as Sept 1882, but his death certificate had his date and place of birth as September 15, 1883 in Woodville, Oklahoma. His occupation was listed as painter, paper hanger and repairs.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Callahan County, Baird City, Precinct 1
Enumerated April 3, 1930
ED 30-1 SD 8 Sheet 4A Stamped 59
71-80
Hardwick, Eastman L Head M W 45 M@31 Okla US Okla Painter House
Hardwick, Nell Wife F W 37 M@23 Tx Tx Ark
Hardwick, Mary Nell Dtr F W 12 S Tx Okla Tx
Hardwick, Ruth Dtr F W 10 S Okla Okla Tx
Hardwick, Claire J. Dtr F W 9/12 S Tx Okla Tx

Eastman married Nell Cox on 1 May 1915 in Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma. Nell was born on 28 Nov 1894 in Erath County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also shown as Jennie or Jincy? Lissa Johnston shows that she married Nat BENSON. She is not listed as a child of Dave and Crecy's by Jon Eastman Hardwick.

(Research):Census Listings:

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Marshall County, Willis Twp, Chickasaw Reservation
1-1
Benson, Nat F Hd M W 29 M1 6 Miss Miss Miss English Farmer
Benson, Jannie Wife F Ind 24 M1 6 2/2 Ok Ark Ok
Benson, Hamp Son m Ind 4 S Ok Miss Ok
Benson, Jewel Dtr F Ind 1 1/2 S Ok Miss Ok
2-2
Marriman, Cressie
3-3
Brit and Minnie Hardiwick

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Bryan county, Speairs
Enumerated 3 January 1920
SD 3 ED 27 Sheet 1B
2-2
Benson, N.F. Hd M W 38 M Miss Miss Miss Farmer General Farm
Benson, Jannie Wf F In 33 M Ok Ok Ok
Benson, Hamp Son M Ind 14 S Ok Miss Ok
Benson, Jewell Dtr F Ind 10 S Ok Miss Ok
Benson, Maria Dtr F Ind 6 S Ok Miss Ok
Benson, Horace Son M Ind 2 S Ok Miss Ok


1930 Census
Oklahoma, Bryan County, Speairs Twp
Enumerated April 2, 1930
ED 7-35 SD 13 Sheet 1A Stamped 21
2-2
Benson, Frank N Head M W 46 M@21 Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Benson, Vira B Wf F W 36 M@19 Tx Tx Tenn
Benson, Marrie Dtr Ind 15 S Ok Mix Blood Chickasaw
Benson, Jorrice Son M Ind 12 S Ok Mix Blood Chickasaw
[Note: Nat F appears to have remarried a Vera, born in Texas]



1930 Census
Oklahoma, Choctaw County, Wilson Twp, Fort Towson Town
Enumerated April 7, 1930
ED 12-6 SD 13 Sheet 5A Stamped 43
114-124
Benson, J. Hamp Hd M Ind 24 M 19 Ok Mixed Blood Choctaw Salesman Dry Good Store
Benson, Jewell Sister Hd F In 20 S Ok Miss Oklahoma Saleslady Dry Good Store

Janie married Nat Frank Benson about 1904 in Oklahoma. Nat was born about 1881 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed as a child by Jon Eastman Hardwick.

Notes:

"Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II"; compiled and edited by Nova A. Lemons, contains a sketch of the Hardwick Family submitted by Jon Eastman Hardwick of Baird, Texas (now deceased). He stated that Fred married Alma Williams and had a daughter, Mary Jane.

Notes:

"Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II"; compiled and edited by Nova A. Lemons, contains a sketch of the Hardwick Family submitted by Jon Eastman Hardwick of Baird, Texas (now deceased). He stated that Henry Overton married Oma Dowdy and had two sons, H.O. and Arnold Hugh.

Notes:

Agnes HARDWICK d. 28 November 1987 in Olympia, WA;b. Jan. 1906 in Kingston, OK; dau. of Brit HARDWICK; was 3/16 Chickasaw; was a retired schoolteacher who taught in Oklahoma and in Onaluim, CA.

Marion COCHRAN EDWARDS marionni@aol.com

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okbits/chickada.html
December 1987

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2JN-V68
name: Mary Nel Hardwick
event: Birth
event date: 20 May 1917
event place: Hico, Hamilton, Texas, United States
gender: Female
father: Eastman Hardwick
mother: Nel Cox
certificate number: 18672
digital folder number: 004491073
image number: 00592
Collection: Mary Nel Hardwick, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

She was said to have married Thomas Kern Gafford. They had no issue.

Family/Spouse: Thomas Kern Gafford. Thomas was born before 1917; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married R. L. Strickland. Their son was David Strickland. He and wife Debbie, and children Chole and David Paul, live in Baird, Texas.

Beulah married Raymond Lee Strickland before 1954. Raymond was born on 24 Oct 1917; died on 17 Dec 1998 in Baird, Callahan County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VDDM-5YT
name: John Eastman Hardwick
event: Birth
event date: 15 Jan 1932
event place: Callahan, Texas
gender: Male
father: Eastman Hardwick
mother: Nell Cox
certificate number:
Collection: John Eastman Hardwick, "Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997"


BAIRD-Jon Hardwick, age 75, of Baird, Texas, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2007 at his home. Services were to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 in the First United Methodist Church of Baird with Rev. Pamala Vannow officiating, assisted by Rev. Sandra Keith. Interment was to follow at Ross Cemeter Annex. Services are under the direction of Parker Funeral Home in Baird, Texas. A visitation was held at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 1, 2008 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.

Jon was born in Baird, Texas, on January 15, 1932 to Eastman and Nell Cox Hardwick. He had lived all his life in Baird, where he graduated from Baird High School and later, in 1952, from West Texas State College in Canyon, Texas. In November of 1957, Jon married Betty Cunningham in Baird. She preceded him in death in June of 2000.

Jon had been a Certified Public Accountant since 1960, and was a lifetime member of the American Institute of C.P.A.'s. He was a former Baird Volunteer fireman and was also a member of the Chickasaw Nation Society.

The current mayor of the City of Baird, Jon was elected to the office in June of 1996. He also served as the Callahan County Democratic Chairman for many years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Baird.

Survivors include 2 daughters, Lydia Barnard and husband Gary of Austin, Texas, and Crecia Reynolds and husband Jim of Midland, Texas; 2 sisters, Claire Spaulding of Baird, Texas, and Mary Gafford of Abilene, Texas; 3 grandchildren, Eastman Barnard and Chris Reynolds of San Marcos, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 4600 Hartford St., Abilene, Texas 796059989.

Jon married Betty Zoe Cunningham in Nov 1957 in Baird, Callahan County, Texas. Betty was born on 21 Apr 1937; died on 11 Jun 2000 in Baird, Callahan County, Texas; was buried in Ross Cemetery, Baird, Callahan County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):The image of his actual Texas Death certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He was listed at the son of Frank Benson and Janie Hardwick. He was shown as married, with his usual residence at 3400 Meadow Oak Drive, Fort Worth, Texas. He died at the Wichita Falls State Hospital of recurrent pneumonia from a chronic lung infection, and was shown as disabled. He was bured at the Fort Worth Cemetery.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Joe married Alpha Fay Rackley before 1950. Alpha was born on 5 Jun 1917 in Texas; died on 24 Mar 1996 in Boyd, Wise County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]