Jesse B. HARDESTY
Margaret Emeline MORRIS


Husband:  Jesse B. HARDESTY
Birth:  8 Apr 1827, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
Death:  8 Feb 1903, Hamilton Co., Illinois
Burial:  Feb 1903, Mount Oval Cemetery, White Co., Illinois
Father:  William HARDESTY
Mother:  Ann MAYBERRY

Marriage:       31 Oct 1850, Hamilton Co., Illinois 

Wife:  Margaret Emeline MORRIS
Birth:  28 Dec 1828, Tennessee
Death:  29 Jun 1922, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri
Burial:  Jul 1922, Black Creek Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri
Father:  Robert MORRIS
Mother:  Nancy ROSE

Children: 
1. John M. HARDESTY, b: 11 Aug 1851, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                        d: 11 Dec 1851, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
2. Nancy Ann HARDESTY, b: 17 Jan 1853, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
3. (Twin) Silas W. HARDESTY, b: 16 Jul 1855, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
4. (Twin) Darius Nathan HARDESTY, b: 16 Jul 1855, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                                           d: 10 Sep 1930, Sherley Twp., Ripley Co., Missouri
                                                        bur: Mount Olive Cemetery, Doniphan, Ripley Co., Missouri
5. Benjamin Franklin HARDESTY, b: 8 Feb 1857, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                                      d: 20 Jun 1943, Liberty, Washington Co., Missouri
                                                   bur: Souls Chapel Cemetery, Ebo, Washington Co., Missouri
6. William E. HARDESTY, b: Feb 1860, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
7. Jerome M. HARDESTY, b: 18 Mar 1864, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
8. Robinson R. HARDESTY, b: 1866, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                              d: Aft 1880, Hamilton Co., Illinois
9. Anderson Buehl HARDESTY, b: 26 Jan 1869, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
10. Thomas Lee HARDESTY, b: 23 Aug 1872, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
11. Samuel T. HARDESTY, b: 26 Jul 1874, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
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Notes:    

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0183, Page 2), Township 6 / Range 7E, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                                                        Enumeration Date: 11-Jun-1860, Family #8

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation
Or Trade

Real Estate

Pers. Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr
W/InYr

D, D, B, I,  I, P, C

 HARDISTER, Jesse D

29

M

W

 Framer

$1,000

$400

IL

 

 

 

                   Margret

25

F

W

  

 

 

TN

 

 

 

                   Nancy Ann

7

F

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

                   Silas W

5

M

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                   Darius Nary

5

M

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                   Benjamin F

2

M

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                   William E

4m

M

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

 

1870 Federal Census Data (M693_0225, Page 623B), Township 6 / Range 7E, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                                                              Enumeration Date: 16-Jul-1870, Family #107

NAME

Age

Sex

Col

Occupation or Trade

Real Estate

Per. Estate

POB

In
Sch

Marr
In Yr

D, D, B, I, I, P, or C

 HARDESTY, Jesse B

43

M

W

 Farmer

$1,500

$1,200

IL

 

 

 

                   Margaret

41

F

W

 Keeping House

 

 

TN

 

 

 

                   Nancy A

17

F

W

 At Home

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                   Silas W

15

M

W

  

 

 

IL

X

 

 

                   Dareas

15

M

W

  

 

 

IL

X

 

 

                   Benjamin

13

M

W

  

 

 

IL

X

 

 

                   William

11

M

W

  

 

 

IL

X

 

 

                   Gerome

6

M

W

  

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                   Roberson R

4

M

W

  

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                   Anderson B

1

M

W

   

 

 

IL

 

 

 

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0210, Page 616D), Mayberry Precinct, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 30, Enumeration Date: 24-Jun-1880, Family #172

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 HARDESTER, Jesse B

53

M

W

 Self

M

 Farmer

IL

NC

TN

 

                  Margret

50

F

W

 Wife

M

 Keeping House

TN

VA

SC

 

                  Darius

25

M

W

 Son

S

 Farm Laborer

IL

IL

TN

 

                  Benjamin F

22

M

W

 Son

S

 Farm Laborer   (noted: crippled)

IL

IL

TN

 

                  William E

20

M

W

 Son

S

 Farm Laborer

IL

IL

TN

 

                  Jerome M

16

M

W

 Son

S

 At School

IL

IL

TN

X

                  Robinson R

14

M

W

 Son

S

 At School

IL

IL

TN

X

                  Anderson B

12

M

W

 Son

S

 At Home

IL

IL

TN

X

                  Thomas L

9

M

W

 Son

S

 At Home

IL

IL

TN

 

                  Samuel T

7

M

W

 Son

S

 At Home

IL

IL

TN

 

 MORRIS, Nancy

84

F

W

 Mother L

W

 (suffering from old age)

SC

MD

MD

 

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0304, Page 326B), Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 56, Enumeration Date: 8-Jun-1900, Family #88

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn

# C Liv

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 HARDESTY, Jesse B

 Head

M

Apr

1828

72

M

49

 

 

IL

NC

KY

 Farmer

 

                  Margret E

 Wife

F

Dec

1829

70

M

49

13

TN

NC

MD

 

 

                  Darias

 Son

M

Jul

1855

44

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

TN

 Farm Laborer

 

                  Thomas L

 Son

M

Aug

1872

27

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

TN

 Farm Laborer

 

                  Samuel T

 Son

M

Jul

1874

25

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

TN

 Farm Laborer

 

After Jesse died, Margaret and some of the boys moved to Missouri.

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0805, Page 231B), Sherley Twp., Ripley Co., Missouri,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 160, Enumeration Date: 16-Apr-1910, Family #8

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 HARDESTY, Margaret E

 Head

F

34

W

81

12

9

TN

TN

TN

 None

 

                Gerias N

 Son

M

54

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

TN

 Farmer

 

                Ben F

 Son

M

52

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

TN

 Farm Laborer

 

                Thomas L

 Son

M

38

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

TN

 Farmer

 

                Samuel T

 Son

M

37

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

TN

 Farmer

 

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Sources:    
1) Death - Wife:  Butler County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #17565
4) Death - Child #4:  Ripley County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #30887
3) Death - Child #5:  Washington County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #22691