"Hardin County, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1908" compiled by Carolyn Wimp. Friday, January 17, 1908 Mrs. Maud Hardin of St. Joseph visited Mr & Mrs Henry Hardin of Glendale. Friday, January 24, 1908 Mrs. Artemecia Marriott (picture), who recently celebrated her 88th birthday, is one of Kentucky's oldest Methodists. Member of Stone Church Methodist Church for 70 years. Stone Church is located at Star Mills in Hardin Co. and is the oldest Methodist organization in this part of the state. She is the daughter of Rosa Fisher, who was the first white child born in Ky. who lived to be 99 years old. Her father was Martin Hardin, a member of one of the old pioneer family of Ky. He was closely related to Ben Hardin, Col. John Hardin and Gov. John L. Helm and to the Hardin families of Mercer and Washington counties. Mrs. Marriott married early in life to Ephriam Marriott, who came to Hardin Co. when a young man on a flatboat from Pittsburg. He was a member of another pioneer family from Md. He was killed by a horse falling on him when about 65 years old. Mrs. Marriott was the mother of the late Martin H. Marriott, who served Hardin Co. in the Legislature. She was also the mother of Wm. H. Marriott, a prominent lawyer in Elizabethtown and Steve Marriott, who was a prosperous farmer and stock raiser in Hardin Co. She makes her home with her sur- viving children, Mrs. E. A. Smith of Glendale and James and Eph. Marriott of Star Mills. Tuesday, August 4, 1908 Mrs. Lydia Ann Williams died at the home of her son, J. R. Williams at South Carrolton, Ky. of stomach trouble. Was 87 years old. She resided most of the time with her son, Mart Williams of Sonora but had visited in South Carrolton for the past several months. Was form- erly Miss Hardin before her marriage and a descendant of Ben Hardin. Survived by a sister, Mrs. Artemecia Marriott, aged 89 years and 3 children, J. R. and M. H. Williams of Ky. and Mrs. Allie Field of Ks. Burial in Marriott family cemetery at Star Mills on Saturday. Tuesday, August 25, 1908 Miss Lizzie Kinkead visited her sister, Mrs. John Miller in Bardstown and is now with her sister, Mrs. Henry Hardin of near Glendale. Friday, September 25, 1908 Mr & Mrs Henry Hardin of near Glendale have gone to Springfield to visit relatives. They will later go to St. Joe, Mo. where they will make their new home. Tuesday, October 6, 1908 The Renowned Hardin Family - The most prominent branch of it, settled in Washington Co. in 1786. After the massacre of St. Bar- tholomew, three brothers named Hardin, being Huguenots, emigrated from France to Canada, and because of the climate, then came to the British colony of Virginia, where two settled, one going on the South Carolina. Martin Hardin, a descendant of one of the former, removed about 1765 from Fauquier Co., Va. to George's Creek on the Monon- gahela River. His seven children, four daughters and 3 sons, born in Va. between 1741 and 1760, all removed to Ky. in 1786-87, and all but the youngest daughter, Rosanna, (Mrs John McMahan) settled within a circuit of ten miles near where Springfield now is and stretch- ing toward Lebanon, upon their own land which they and their descen- dants continued to occupy for more than 60 years. Martin Hardin, the youngest son, died about 1849 in his 92nd year. He was the last sur- vivor of that family of brothers and sisters. One of the emigrants, then a boy of four years, the honored and beloved, the venerable Mark Hardin of Shelbyville, died about 1776. Col. John Hardin, the second of the above sons, and father of Mark, just named was killed by the Indians in 1792, in northwestern Ohio, when proceeding to their towns with a flag and terms of a treaty of peace from General Washington, then President of the United States. His oldest son, Gen. Martin D. Hardin, was probably the ablest and most distinguished of the name. His daughter, Sallie, wife of Rev. Barnabas McHenry, was the ancestor of a distinguished family. His sister, Lydia Hardin, wife of Chas. A. Wickliffe, was the mother of Robert Wickliffe of Lexington, Chas. A. Wickliffe of Bardstown, Maxwell and Nathaniel Wickliffe and five daughters who raised families of useful and influential citizens. Sarah Hardin married her cousin, Ben Hardin, and was the mother of the great lawyer, Ben Hardin; Warren Hardin, Mrs. Rosanna McElroy, and three other dau- ghters, who married and raised useful families. Besides these, the other children of Mark Hardin, Sr., had large families of children, most of whom have a useful part in the settle- ment and growth of middle Ky. Other branches of the family settled in other counties and they and their descendants made their mark in the communities where they lived. John Hardin was born In Fauquier Co., Va. on Oct. 1, 1753. He was commander at the Indian fight at the Saline Lick. He was the Col. Hardin who fought gallantly under Morgan at the capture of Burgoyne, and who fell a sacrifice to Indian perfidy in the northwest in 1782. He belonged to the M. E. Church, was the father of Gen. M. D. Hardin. Gen. Martin D. Hardin was about 6 years old when his father, Col. John Hardin emigrated in April 1786, with his family from the Monon- gahela Co. to a point on Pleasant Run, a branch of the Beech Fork, about 3 miles east of where Springfield now is. In 1812 he was a Major in the rifle regiment of Col. John Allen in the campaign on the northern border during the war with Great Britain. He was Secretary of State of Ky. under Gov. Isaac Shelby 1812-16, and was appointed by Gov. Gabriel Slaughter to fill vacancy in the U. S. Senate, serving one session, 1816-17. He died at Frankfort on Oct. 8, 1823 at the age of 43 years. John J. Hardin, son of Martin D. Hardin and grandson of Col. John Hardin was born at Frankfort on Jan. 19, 1810, was educated at Transylvania University; removed to Jacksonville, Ill. in 1830 and there began practicing law. He at once became active in politics and in 1834 was a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, an officer at that time chosen by the Legislature. Stephen A. Douglas, then a recent arrival from Vermont, defeated him. He was elected to Congress from the Sanganion district in 1843 and served until 1845. For some time he was a General in the State Militia. In the Mexican War, he was colonel of the First Illinois Regiment and was killed at the battle of Buena Vistal on Feb. 23, 1847. Gen. Hardin was a man of brilliant personality. He was an able lawyer and at the time of his death had risen to the leadership of the Whig Party in his state. It was through his intercession that the unpleasant between Lincoln and Shield in 1842 was amicably settled and a duel prevented. Sarah Hardin, daughter of Col. John Hardin, married her cousin, Ben Hardin, and was the mother of Warren Hardin and lawyer, Ben Hardin. Ben Hardin was born in 1874 in Westmoreland Co., Pa. His parents moved to Springfield, Washington Co., Ky in 1787. John Randolph gave him the name of the kitchen knife, rough and homely but keen and tren- chant. One of the earliest settlers in the county of Breckinridge was Capt. Wm Hardin. Hardin's Station or Hardinsburg was founded by Wm. Hardin in 1792, who on account of his almost giant size and weight, was a terror to the Indians, far and near being known as "Big Bill." He stood 6 feet 4 inches in his moccasins, weighed 240 pounds without a single ounce of surplus flesh, very dark, large roman nose, large mouth with unusually thin, firm lips, and exceedingly small hands and feet for a man of his size. He was a brave soldier during the Revolution and still more daring on the warpath after the Indians. One morning early at his door preparing for a hunt, he fired off his gun and began to wipe it out; just then an Indian stepped from behind the chimney, aimed his gun, and with an exulting taunt exclaimed, "Hooh, Big Bill" - a fatal pause, for Hardin with his own knocked off the Indian's gun and clubbed his brains instantly. In March 1794, a party of Indians made an incursion into Hardin Co. and stole number of horses. They were pursued, overtaken and dispersed and the horses recovered. Capt. Wm. Hardin was wounded in this skirmish.

Priscilla, I enjoyed this so much. My g g g grandmother is the Sarah Hardin whose parents were Ben and Sarah Hardin who were cousins, so almost all of these Hardins are my line and the little sketches of their lives are wonderful to have. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Donna Wiltz -------Original Message------- From: Threesonsofpat@aol.com Date: 09/11/06 12:00:06 To: KYHARDIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYHARDIN] HARDIN Newspaper Abstracts "Hardin County, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1908" compiled by Carolyn Wimp. Friday, January 17, 1908 Mrs. Maud Hardin of St. Joseph visited Mr & Mrs Henry Hardin of Glendale. Friday, January 24, 1908 Mrs. Artemecia Marriott (picture), who recently celebrated her 88th birthday, is one of Kentucky's oldest Methodists. Member of Stone Church Methodist Church for 70 years. Stone Church is located at Star Mills in Hardin Co. and is the oldest Methodist organization in this part of the state. She is the daughter of Rosa Fisher, who was the first white child born in Ky. who lived to be 99 years old. Her father was Martin Hardin, a member of one of the old pioneer family of Ky. He was closely related to Ben Hardin, Col. John Hardin and Gov. John L. Helm and to the Hardin families of Mercer and Washington counties. Mrs. Marriott married early in life to Ephriam Marriott, who came to Hardin Co. when a young man on a flatboat from Pittsburg. He was a member of another pioneer family from Md. He was killed by a horse falling on him when about 65 years old. Mrs. Marriott was the mother of the late Martin H. Marriott, who served Hardin Co. in the Legislature. She was also the mother of Wm. H. Marriott, a prominent lawyer in Elizabethtown and Steve Marriott, who was a prosperous farmer and stock raiser in Hardin Co. She makes her home with her sur- viving children, Mrs. E. A. Smith of Glendale and James and Eph. Marriott of Star Mills. Tuesday, August 4, 1908 Mrs. Lydia Ann Williams died at the home of her son, J. R. Williams at South Carrolton, Ky. of stomach trouble. Was 87 years old. She resided most of the time with her son, Mart Williams of Sonora but had visited in South Carrolton for the past several months. Was form- erly Miss Hardin before her marriage and a descendant of Ben Hardin. Survived by a sister, Mrs. Artemecia Marriott, aged 89 years and 3 children, J. R. and M. H. Williams of Ky. and Mrs. Allie Field of Ks. Burial in Marriott family cemetery at Star Mills on Saturday. Tuesday, August 25, 1908 Miss Lizzie Kinkead visited her sister, Mrs. John Miller in Bardstown and is now with her sister, Mrs. Henry Hardin of near Glendale. Friday, September 25, 1908 Mr & Mrs Henry Hardin of near Glendale have gone to Springfield to visit relatives. They will later go to St. Joe, Mo. where they will make their new home. Tuesday, October 6, 1908 The Renowned Hardin Family - The most prominent branch of it, settled in Washington Co. in 1786. After the massacre of St. Bar- tholomew, three brothers named Hardin, being Huguenots, emigrated from France to Canada, and because of the climate, then came to the British colony of Virginia, where two settled, one going on the South Carolina. Martin Hardin, a descendant of one of the former, removed about 1765 from Fauquier Co., Va. to George's Creek on the Monon- gahela River. His seven children, four daughters and 3 sons, born in Va. between 1741 and 1760, all removed to Ky. in 1786-87, and all but the youngest daughter, Rosanna, (Mrs John McMahan) settled within a circuit of ten miles near where Springfield now is and stretch- ing toward Lebanon, upon their own land which they and their descen- dants continued to occupy for more than 60 years. Martin Hardin, the youngest son, died about 1849 in his 92nd year. He was the last sur- vivor of that family of brothers and sisters. One of the emigrants, then a boy of four years, the honored and beloved, the venerable Mark Hardin of Shelbyville, died about 1776. Col. John Hardin, the second of the above sons, and father of Mark, just named was killed by the Indians in 1792, in northwestern Ohio, when proceeding to their towns with a flag and terms of a treaty of peace from General Washington, then President of the United States. His oldest son, Gen. Martin D. Hardin, was probably the ablest and most distinguished of the name. His daughter, Sallie, wife of Rev. Barnabas McHenry, was the ancestor of a distinguished family. His sister, Lydia Hardin, wife of Chas. A. Wickliffe, was the mother of Robert Wickliffe of Lexington, Chas. A. Wickliffe of Bardstown, Maxwell and Nathaniel Wickliffe and five daughters who raised families of useful and influential citizens. Sarah Hardin married her cousin, Ben Hardin, and was the mother of the great lawyer, Ben Hardin; Warren Hardin, Mrs. Rosanna McElroy, and three other dau- ghters, who married and raised useful families. Besides these, the other children of Mark Hardin, Sr., had large families of children, most of whom have a useful part in the settle- ment and growth of middle Ky. Other branches of the family settled in other counties and they and their descendants made their mark in the communities where they lived. John Hardin was born In Fauquier Co., Va. on Oct. 1, 1753. He was commander at the Indian fight at the Saline Lick. He was the Col. Hardin who fought gallantly under Morgan at the capture of Burgoyne, and who fell a sacrifice to Indian perfidy in the northwest in 1782. He belonged to the M. E. Church, was the father of Gen. M. D. Hardin. Gen. Martin D. Hardin was about 6 years old when his father, Col. John Hardin emigrated in April 1786, with his family from the Monon- gahela Co. to a point on Pleasant Run, a branch of the Beech Fork, about 3 miles east of where Springfield now is. In 1812 he was a Major in the rifle regiment of Col. John Allen in the campaign on the northern border during the war with Great Britain. He was Secretary of State of Ky. under Gov. Isaac Shelby 1812-16, and was appointed by Gov. Gabriel Slaughter to fill vacancy in the U. S. Senate, serving one session, 1816-17. He died at Frankfort on Oct. 8, 1823 at the age of 43 years. John J. Hardin, son of Martin D. Hardin and grandson of Col. John Hardin was born at Frankfort on Jan. 19, 1810, was educated at Transylvania University; removed to Jacksonville, Ill. in 1830 and there began practicing law. He at once became active in politics and in 1834 was a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, an officer at that time chosen by the Legislature. Stephen A. Douglas, then a recent arrival from Vermont, defeated him. He was elected to Congress from the Sanganion district in 1843 and served until 1845. For some time he was a General in the State Militia. In the Mexican War, he was colonel of the First Illinois Regiment and was killed at the battle of Buena Vistal on Feb. 23, 1847. Gen. Hardin was a man of brilliant personality. He was an able lawyer and at the time of his death had risen to the leadership of the Whig Party in his state. It was through his intercession that the unpleasant between Lincoln and Shield in 1842 was amicably settled and a duel prevented. Sarah Hardin, daughter of Col. John Hardin, married her cousin, Ben Hardin, and was the mother of Warren Hardin and lawyer, Ben Hardin. Ben Hardin was born in 1874 in Westmoreland Co., Pa. His parents moved to Springfield, Washington Co., Ky in 1787. John Randolph gave him the name of the kitchen knife, rough and homely but keen and tren- chant. One of the earliest settlers in the county of Breckinridge was Capt. Wm Hardin. Hardin's Station or Hardinsburg was founded by Wm. Hardin in 1792, who on account of his almost giant size and weight, was a terror to the Indians, far and near being known as "Big Bill." He stood 6 feet 4 inches in his moccasins, weighed 240 pounds without a single ounce of surplus flesh, very dark, large roman nose, large mouth with unusually thin, firm lips, and exceedingly small hands and feet for a man of his size. He was a brave soldier during the Revolution and still more daring on the warpath after the Indians. One morning early at his door preparing for a hunt, he fired off his gun and began to wipe it out; just then an Indian stepped from behind the chimney, aimed his gun, and with an exulting taunt exclaimed, "Hooh, Big Bill" - a fatal pause, for Hardin with his own knocked off the Indian's gun and clubbed his brains instantly. In March 1794, a party of Indians made an incursion into Hardin Co. and stole number of horses. They were pursued, overtaken and dispersed and the horses recovered. Capt. Wm. Hardin was wounded in this skirmish. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYHARDIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.2/442 - Release Date: 9/8/2006 .