Sussex Independent, Friday, July 20, 1906: "Joshua Vandruff Harden, a well known farmer resident, living on the old Harden homestead, near Hamburg, was found dead in bed on Sunday morning last. He had been absent from home for about a week, returning to Hamburg on Saturday evening. He went to his house about nine o'clock, and after taking a bath retired. He was called for breakfast at the usual hour Sunday morning by Mrs. Edward O'Brien, the wife of the farmer who has occupied his place for a number of years. She got no response and Mr. O'Briend went to his room and found that he was dead. The deceased was a son of the late Hosea J. and Hannah Harden, and was aged about seventy-four years. His wife died about two years ago. She was a daughter of the late William Hiles and a sister of the late Sharpe Hiles. He was the last of his immediate family, three children having died several years ago, preceding their mother. Mr. Harden made his home at the farm with Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien. He is survived by one brother, Alexander Harden, now of Kansas City, and two sisters, Mary, wife of Edward Mabee, of Beaver Run, and Hannah E. Harden, living in Sussex. Mr. Harden was a kind-hearted man of genial disposition and has passed the greater portion of his life on the farm where he died. He was widely known. The funeral was held on Tuesday forenoon at the Baptist Church at Hamburg."