John David "Dave" Hardwick

1852 - 1889  (39 years)

• Name	John David "Dave" Hardwick  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Dave
  Birth	Between 1850 and 1852	Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1889	Paris, Lamar County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Hardwick Plot, East Of Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma
  Notes	John David "Dave" Hardwick might actually have been born early than 1852, as two month old John Hardwick is listed with his parents and brother James at the time of the 1850 census. Or did that earlier census record actually relate to Joseph, said to have been born in 1850? "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 John David Hardwick was an U.S. mashal and was killed in the line of duty. John and Creacy were both buried in the old Harney graveyard. He thought that the cemetery was moved to near Woodville at the time Lake Texoma was built. The FORT SMITH CRIMINAL CASE FILES, 1866-1900, references a case involving Dave Hardwick. It related to an incident that took place 23 January 1883 in Texas "on the Indian Nation." Charles CRISWELL testified that on that night a party of five men, including Milton B. OVERTON, Brit WILLIS and Dave HARDWICK came to his home and asked to stay the night and have their horses fed. They also wanted supper. He went to feed the horses and then Milton Overton "got after my wife (Sarah CRISWELL)" ----she jumped the fence and ran into the smokehouse. He grabbed her by the ankle, and Charles tried to push him away. Milton pulled out his pistol and Sarah CRISWELL hollered because she was afraid. Then HARDWICK came out with a pistol. Charles told him to put up the gun so no one would get hurt. HARDWICK told OVERTON to "behave himself and let the Woman get supper". The defendants later said they came from Sherman and had rented the horses out of the stable Charles said he was born in South Carolina and he was an Irishman. His wife was born in Grayson Co and was a White Woman and not an Indian. CRISWELL reported that Milton OVERTON told him the next morning that he was a Chickasaw, he said they were all Chickasaws. Charles said that he married his wife about 5 or 6 months previously in Grayson county. She was 35 and had been married once before. He said that HARDWICK did not molest his wife that night, and that as quick as Brit WILLIS got off his horse that evening, he had said he was sick and went straight to bed and did not attempt to molest his wife. Lewis COLBERT also did not attempt to molest his wife in any way---none of the defendants attempted to molest his wife in any way except Milton OVERTON. CRISWELL also said that he had heard later from a neighbor that the defendant Dave HARDWICK was an officer. Dave HARDWICK testified he was Constable in the Chickasaw Nation. He said he had four men with him as a posse to assist in making an arrest. They were Milton OVERTON, Brit WILLIS, Frank McLISH, and Lewis COLBERT. Milton Overton was 19 or 20 years of age and they "were all sober." He said he "did not see or hear nor was not Informed of any ??? between Milton and Mrs. Criswell on that night. I did not see Milton use any Improper Language or Conduct towards Mrs. Criswell. I did not tell Milton at any time that might to put up his pistol or behave himself when I went out to see where our Horses were and came back I said to Milton 'Come and lets go to bead that was all I said to him.'" HARDWICK further testified that he and Milton slept in the same room all night, that they had breakfast the next morning with the CRISWELL's and then paid for their keep and left. Charles CRISWELL was recalled to the stand and testified that they men were drinking something from a flask. B. F. OVERTON, the father of Milton Overton, posted appearance bonds for everyone involved. He was Governor of the Chickasaw Nation at the time. From About Ft. Smith Criminal Case Files, 1866-1900 Database of criminal case files This database consists of criminal court cases of such famous outlaws as Wyatt Earp and "Cherokee Bill" Goldsby. Many of these 50,000 cases were heard by the famous "hanging" Judge Isaac C. Parker, appointed by President Grant to bring law and order to the territory of Arkansas. The descriptions provide the first and last name of the defendant, the type of crime, the year, the jacket number, and other information. Coverage Dates:1883 - 1883 Part Of:Series: Defendant Jacket Files for U.S. District Court Western Division of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division, compiled 1866 - 1900 Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted General Note(s):See also criminal defendant case file for Overton, Milton. Variant Control Number(s):NAIL Control Number: NRFF-21-3W51-19696 (Research):From National Archives M2086 Roll 1 1878 Chickasaw Annuity Roll Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory #64-Hardwick Dave 1 Male, 1 Female Head of Household 1 Female Child (Self) 3 Family Members Total The above listing appears to be for John David Hardwick, with his wife, Crecy Harney. Is the Female child listed their newborn daughter, Ida? Or could it possibly be the older child born to Dave by his first wife, Sarah Dunephin? If this listing is for an older child, it would very possiblty be Mary T. "Mollie" Hardwick, born ca 1872, parents currently unknown. It is known, however, that Mary/Mollie was a member of the Chickasaw tribe by blood. #65 Hardwick George 1 Male Head of Household 1 Family Member Total (Brother) #193 Hardwick J C 1 Male, 1 Female Head of Household 1 Female Child (Self) 3 Family Members Total (Brother)
  Person ID	I19149	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John C. Hardwick,   b. Abt 1815, Tennessee d. Bef 1878, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane Boyd,   b. 3 Feb 1828, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
  Marriage	25 Dec 1844	Marshall County, Mississippi   [1, 3]
  	J.L. Christian, now deceased, posted the following query to a rootsweb message board: Looking for leads to John C. HARDWICK parents, siblings, etc. in Tennessee. Was able to traced him back only to the Sept. 9, 1850 census in Tippah County, Miss. No trace before that time. John was Born abt. 1815 in Tennessee. He died before 1878?, Chickasaw Nation, Pickens County, Indian Territory. John married Elizabeth Jane BOYD 25 December 1844 in Mississippi. Elizabeth Jane BOYD a daughter of Nancy Mahota LOVE. Nancy LOVE was a daughter of Thomas LOVE and Homahota (Chickasaw Indian). Elizabeth was born 03 February 1828 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. John and Elizabeth children were; 1. James HARDWICK, born abt. 1847. 2. Joseph C. HARDWICK, born 31 March 1850. 3. John David HARDWICK, born 1852. 4. George HARDWICK, born abt. 1854. 5. Nancy L. HARDWICK, born 08 October 1858. Notes: When John and Elizabeth left Mississippi (date unknown), they moved to a place called Poteau Hill near Fort Smith, Arkansas. It appears they lived near Elizabeth's parents for a while. On 16th of December 1854, they purchased a farm in Pickens county, I.T. from Robert H. LOVE, Bob LOVE had purchased the farm from his half brother's ( Ben LOVE) widow Charlotte CHOATE. It was known as the Cow Pen place in the lower Cross Timbers. (Source: Chickasaw Nation Records, Book 59, page 70). The farm was located on the west side of Horse Creek near its mouth and alone the north bank of Red River in Pickens County, C.N. and upon sections 16-15-21, Range 4, Township 7 east and south of Arbuckle. (Source: Chickasaw Nation Records, Book 48, page 87) John C. HARDWICK served as sheriff of Pickens County in 1870 and as County Treasurer from 1872 to 1874. In 1870 John was commissioned to build the Pickens County Court House. He received $1,000. John and Elizabeth are probably buried near Powell, in Marshall county, but no markers remain. (Source: Chickasaw Loves and Allied Families, by Marie King GARLAND.) Jon Eastman Hardwick, in his article in "Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II" cited only three known children born to John C. Hardwick and Elizabeth Jane Boyd, James, John David and Joe C. Hardwick. He noted that they were believed to be buried near Powell, Marshall County, Oklahoma, but with no stones remaining.
  Family ID	F10384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Frances Dunephin,   b. Bef 1855   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Feb 1872	Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory   [1, 2]
  	Hardwick, John David Dunephin, Sarah Frances 2/8/72 Thos.C.S. Boyd, Chief Justice Pickens Co. Pickens Co. Records http://www.chickasawhistory.com/g_mar_2.htm
  Children	1. Mary T. "Mollie" Hardwick,   b. 23 Oct 1872, Indian Territory d. 20 Jun 1893, Marlow, Indian Territory (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F10383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Lucretia "Crecy/Cresy" Harney,   b. Mar 1860, Panola County, Indian Territory d. 22 Apr 1915, Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1876	Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory   [2]
  	Hardwick, David [John David] Harney, Cresy [Lucretia] 11/30/76 Robert S. Bell, minister Pickens Co. Pickens Co. Records http://www.chickasawhistory.com/g_mar_2.htm Posted to Rootsweb by J.L. Christian, now deceased, on 7 June 2004: Searching for Descendants of John David HARDWICK and Lucretia (Crecy) HARNEY HARDWICK, John David was born 1852 in Mississippi, Marshall County, and died 23 October 1889 in Paris, Texas, Lamar County. He married Lucretia HARNEY 30 November 1876 in Pickens County, Indian Territory, daughter of Will HARNEY and MAULSIE UNKNOWN. She was born March 1860 in Panola County, Indian Territory, and died 22 April 1915 in Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma. Children of JOHN HARDWICK and LUCRETIA HARNEY are: HARDWICK, Ida, b. April 1877; d. 22 April 1915, Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma. HARDWICK, Brit, b. 04 May 1880, Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; d. 04 March 1911, Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma. HARDWICK, Eastman, b. 15 September 1883; d. 23 December 1950, Baird, Callahan County, Texas. HARDWICK, Janie, b. 10 July 1887; d. 13 March 1960, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. "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) also showed that Dave and Crecy were the parents of an Ada Hardwick, born 1888 and died March 27, 1964 in Ardmore. He showed that she was married first to Mr. Russell and had a son, Charles. She married second to Dawes Bixby Cummings. However, the "Jones/Johnston Ancestors" tree at WorldConnect instead shows that Ada, born ca 1888, was actually the daughter of Ida Hardwick and George Mutz. She was shown as marrying first a Russell and later Dawes Bixby Cummings.
  Children	1. Ida Hardwick,   b. Jan 1878, Indian Territory d. 22 Apr 1915, Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma (Age 37 years)   2. Brit Hardwick,   b. 4 May 1880, Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory d. 4 Mar 1911, Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma (Age 30 years)   3. Eastman Lane Hardwick,   b. 15 Sep 1883, Indian Territory d. 23 Dec 1950, Baird, Callahan County, Texas (Age 67 years)   4. Janie Hardwick,   b. Jul 1885, Indian Territory d. 12 Mar 1960, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma (Age 74 years)   5. Samuel Hardwick,   b. Abt 1888   d. 24 Dec 1892 (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F6968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1850 and 1852 - Mississippi Death - 23 Oct 1889 - Paris, Lamar County, Texas Burial - - Hardwick Plot, East of Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Johnston, Lissa (mail@lissajohnston.com) "Jones/Johnston An cestors" Updated 2008-07-28; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry. com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lissaj (Reliability: 3). [S682] Lemons, Nova A., Compiler and Editor "Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II" Timbercreek Ltd., Rt. 1 Box 242, Miami, OK 74354, 1997. [S682] Lemons, Nova A., Compiler and Editor "Pioneers of Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Volume II" Timbercreek Ltd., Rt. 1 Box 242, Miami, OK 74354, 1997, Article about the "The Hardwick Family," submitted by Jon E astman Hardwick, 1101 Bus. IH 20 West, Baird, TX 79504, pp . 294-297 (Reliability: 3).