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John C. Hardwick

Male Abt 1815 - Bef 1878  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name John C. Hardwick  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1815  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death Bef 1878  Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Hardwick, John C.- white resident among the Chickasaws, was possibly the
      last white man to marry a Chickasaw in Mississippi. He married Elizabeth
      Jane Boyd (born February 3, 1828), daughter of James M. and Nancy Boyd,
      in Marshall County, Mississippi. on November 25, 1844 (1). The couple
      lived in Tippah County, Mississippi, in 1850, but moved west in 1852.
      When they died is unknown, though they were in Pickens County in the
      Chickasaw Nation in 1870. they were the parents of James (1847), Joseph
      C. (1850-1884), John David (1852-1889), George D. (1854-1889), and Nancy
      (married John T. Huff) (2).

      (1) Garland, 130-134.
      (2) Ibid. John C. Hardwick was probably related to the Bourlands.
      John B. Bourland, son of Ebenezer Bourland, was born in Hopkins County,
      Kentucky, and married Nancy R. Hardwick, daughter of James Hardwick of
      Tennessee and wife Nancy Melar (Speer and Brown, ARK:35).
      That is the only Hardwick listed. There are no Hardricks...

      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)

      Lissa Johnston shows he was the Sheriff of Pickens County, Oklahoma in 1870. She cites Marie King Garland's book, "Chickasaw Loves and Allied Families" as the source of her information about the Hardwick family.

      In April, 1872, J.C. Hardwick was summoned as a witness on a (judical) case and paid $5 for his services.

      On October 16, 1872, the County Judge appointed J.C. Hardwick County Treasury of Pickens County.

      On the 21 of May, 1873, J.C. Hardwick was ordered to pay himself $1000 for building and furnishing a court house for Pickens County.
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Mississippi, Tippah County, The Third Division
      Enumerated 9 September 1850
      155-155
      John Hardwick 35 M Farmer Tenn
      Jane Hardwick 28 F Miss
      James Hardwick 3 M Miss
      John Hardwick 2/12 M Miss

      1860 Census
      The Choctaw Nation, Indian Lands, Arkansas, P. O. Skullyville
      Enumerated 29 October 1860
      Page 19
      216-216
      James M. Boyd 63 M Farmer Mississippi
      Mat Ault 30 M Miller Pennsylvania
      John Ireby 31 M Wagoner Alabama
      Christopher Wagoner 30 M Sawyer in Mill Germany
      John C. Hardwick 35 M Carpenter Tennessee
      J.W. Beam 31 M Carpenter S. Carolina
    Person ID I32399  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Elizabeth Jane Boyd,   b. 3 Feb 1828, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1844  Marshall County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • 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.
    Children 
     1. James Hardwick,   b. Abt 1847, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Joseph C. Hardwick,   b. 31 Mar 1850, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1884 (Age 33 years)
     3. John David "Dave" Hardwick,   b. Between 1850 and 1852, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1889, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years)
     4. George Hardwick,   b. Abt 1854   d. 16 Oct 1889 (Age ~ 35 years)
     5. Nancy Hardwick,   b. 8 Oct 1858   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F10384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1815 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1844 - Marshall County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 1878 - Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).