John C. Hardwick

Abt 1815 - Bef 1878  (62 years)

• Name	John C. Hardwick  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1815	Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1878	Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
  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
  Marriage	25 Dec 1844	Marshall County, Mississippi   [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 d. Yes, date unknown   2. Joseph C. Hardwick,   b. 31 Mar 1850, Mississippi d. 1 Jan 1884 (Age 33 years)   3. John David "Dave" Hardwick,   b. Between 1850 and 1852, Mississippi d. 23 Oct 1889, Paris, Lamar County, Texas (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		Birth - Abt 1815 - Tennessee Marriage - 25 Dec 1844 - Marshall County, Mississippi Death - Bef 1878 - Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory  = Link to Google Earth
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  [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, 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).