Harden PORTER
Hannah HARDESTY


Husband:  Harden PORTER
Birth:  23 Aug 1813, Grayson Co., Kentucky
Death:  13 Mar 1862, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois
Burial:  Mar 1862, Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois    (pic)
Father:  Thomzen PORTER
Mother:  Rebecca HARDESTY

Marriage:      26 Jan 1837, Hamilton Co., Illinois

Wife:  Hannah HARDESTY
Birth:  24 May 1819, White Co., Illinois
Death:  25 Jan 1889, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois
Burial:  Jan 1889, Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois    (pic)

Father:  William HARDESTY
Mother:  Ann MAYBERRY

Children:
  
1. Jesse B. PORTER, b: 24 Oct 1837, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
2. William H. PORTER, b: 22 Jun 1839, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                   d: 22 Jun 1840, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                bur: Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois    (pic)
3. Sanford PORTER, b: 14 Feb 1841, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                               d: 10 Feb 1862, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                            bur: Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois    (pic)
4. James Anderson PORTER, b: 31 Oct 1842, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
5. Caroline PORTER, b: 12 Feb 1844, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                d: 17 Oct 1846, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                              bur: Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois    (pic)
6. Mary Ann PORTER, b: Mar 1847, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
7. John PORTER, b: 14 Nov 1848, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                           d: 11 Feb 1849, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                        bur: Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois    (pic)
8. Tomzen PORTER, b: 27 Jan 1849, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                               d: 27 Sep 1856, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                            bur: Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois    (pic)
9. Abram M. PORTER, b: 1851, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                  d: Aft 1860, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
10. Lewis PORTER, b: 2 Sep 1853, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                            d: 5 Feb 1854, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                         bur: Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois   
(pic)
11. Francis M. PORTER, b: 10 Jun 1854, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                     d: 10 Jun 1855, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                  bur: Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois   (pic)

12. Houston H. PORTER, b: 15 Apr 1857, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                      d: 20 Aug 1865, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                   bur:
(unmarked) Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois
13. Henderson PORTER, b: 25 Mar 1860, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                     d: 10 Sep 1865, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                  bur:
(unmarked) Big Hill Cemetery, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois
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Notes:    

1840 Federal Census Data (M704_0060, Page 153), Not Stated, Hamilton Co., Illinois

 NAME

 

< 5

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90-99

 PORTER, H

Males

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Females

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Indicates:

 

 

 

 

Number/ Sex

Age

Therefore Born

Inferred

 

 1 Male

< 5

1836 – 1840

  =  Jesse            (b: 1837)

 

 1 Male

20 – 29

1811 – 1820

  =  Hardin           (b: 1813)

 

 1 Female

15 – 19

1821 – 1825

  =  Hannah         (b: 1819)  ?

 

1850 Federal Census Data (M432_0108, Page 236), District 10, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                                                            Enumeration Date: 17-Oct-1850, Family #587

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Occupation
or Trade

Real Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr.
W/I Yr.

D, D, B, I,  I, P, or C

 PORTER, Hardin

37

M

 Laborer

$1,000

KY

 

 

 

                Hannah

30

F

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                Jesse B

12

M

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                Sanford

11

M

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                James A

8

M

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                Mary A

2

M

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                Thompson

1

M

 

 

IL

 

 

 

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0183, Page 5), Township 7 / Range 7E, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                                                        Enumeration Date: 13-Jun-1860, Family #37

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation
Or Trade

Real Estate

Pers. Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr
W/InYr

D, D, B, I,  I, P, C

 PORTER, Hardin

44

M

W

 Framer

$4,500

$1,200

KY

 

 

 

                Hannah

40

F

W

  

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                Jesse

22

M

W

 Farmer

 

$305

IL

 

 

 

                Sanford

19

M

W

 Farmer

 

 

IL

 

 

                James A

17

M

W

 Laborer

 

 

IL

 

 

                Polly Ann

11

F

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

                Abram M

9

F(M)

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

                Houston

3

M

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

 

                Henderson

2m

M

W

 

 

 

IL

 

 

 

 GIBSON, William R

8

M

W

 

 

 

TN

 

 

 

By 1870, Hardin had died and Hannah was living with their son, James and his family.
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