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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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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   
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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  
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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 | ||
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 | Females | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| Number/ Sex | Age | Therefore Born | Inferred | 
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| 1 Male | < 5 | 1836 – 1840 | = Jesse (b: 1837) | 
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| 1 Male | 20 – 29 | 1811 – 1820 | = Hardin (b: 1813) | 
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| 1 Female | 15 – 19 | 1821 – 1825 | = Hannah (b: 1819) ? | 
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1850 Federal Census Data 
(M432_0108, Page 236), District 10, Hamilton Co., Illinois, 
                    
                                                                                            
            Enumeration Date: 17-Oct-1850, Family #587
| NAME | Age | Sex | 
     Occupation | Real Estate | POB | In Sch. | 
    
    
    Marr. | D, D, B, I, I, P, or C | 
| PORTER, Hardin | 37 | M | Laborer | $1,000 | KY | 
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| Hannah | 30 | F | 
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| Jesse B | 12 | M | 
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| Sanford | 11 | M | 
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| James A | 8 | M | 
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| Mary A | 2 | M | 
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| Thompson | 1 | M | 
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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 | Real Estate | Pers. Estate | POB | In Sch. | 
    
    Marr | D, D, B, I, I, P, C | 
| PORTER, Hardin | 44 | M | W | Framer | $4,500 | $1,200 | KY | 
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| Hannah | 40 | F | W | 
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| Jesse | 22 | M | W | Farmer | 
 | $305 | IL | 
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| Sanford | 19 | M | W | Farmer | 
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 | IL | X | 
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| James A | 17 | M | W | Laborer | 
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 | IL | X | 
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| Polly Ann | 11 | F | W | 
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 | IL | X | 
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| Abram M | 9 | F(M) | W | 
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 | IL | X | 
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| Houston | 3 | M | W | 
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| Henderson | 2m | M | W | 
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| GIBSON, William R | 8 | M | W | 
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By 1870, Hardin had died and Hannah was living with their son, James and his 
family.
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