Hard Family

Descendants of Elisha Hard

Generation No. 1

1. Elisha¹ Hard was born 22 May 1749. He married Mary Lucy Benedict Mar 1772 in Vermont.

Children of Elisha Hard and Mary Benedict are:

+ 2 i. Ezra² Hard, born 03 Dec 1773 in Arlington, Bennington Co, VT; died 22 Dec 1867 in Green Township, Scioto Co, OH.

3 ii. Sally Hard, born 1775.

4 iii. Clarissa Hard, born 17 Dec 1776.

5 iv. Lucy White Hard, born 23 Jan 1780.

6 v. James Hard, born 24 Jan 1782.

7 vi. Elisha Hard, born 13 Dec 1783.

8 vii. Cyrenus Hard, born 25 Jun 1786.

9 viii. Erastus Hard, born 22 Apr 1789.

+ 10 ix. Jonathan Benedict Hard, born 13 Dec 1793 in Bennington Co, VT; died 24 Sep 1841 in Green Township, Scioto Co, OH.

Generation No. 2

2. Ezra² Hard (Elisha¹) was born 03 Dec 1773 in Arlington, Bennington Co, VT^1,2, and died 22 Dec 1867 in Green Township, Scioto Co, OH^3,4. He married Mary Cook Purkins 03 Dec 1796, daughter of Moses Purkins and Mary Cook. She was born 18 Mar 1775 in Cheshire, CT⁵, and died 16 Oct 1842 in Scioto Co, OH⁵. Burial: Haverhill Cemetery, Haverhill, Scioto Co, OH

Came to Ohio in 1812. Was a communicant of the Episcopal Church. (A History of Scioto County, OH)

Haverhill Cemetery Inscription: "In memory of Mary C. consort of Ezra Hard, esqr & daughter of Moses & Mary Purkins, a native of Cheshire Con, died Oct. 16, 1842, aged 67 years 6(?) mo & 28 days"

Children of Ezra Hard and Mary Purkins are:

11 i. Chester Perkins³ Hard, born Bet. 1802 - 1803; died in Cincinnati, OH. He married Sarah Kimball 03 Jan 1826 in Scioto Co, OH^6,7.

Moved to Cincinnati, OH in 1850.

12 ii. Samuel Hard, born 1814.

13 iii. James H. Hard, born 1816.

14 iv. Daniel D. L. Hard, born 1818.

+ 15 v. William Hard, born 09 Sep 1820 in Green Township, Scioto Co, OH.

16 vi. Sidney B. Hard, born 1821.

17 vii. Everett Hard.

10. Jonathan Benedict² Hard (Elisha¹) was born 13 Dec 1793 in Bennington Co, VT, and died 24 Sep 1841 in Green Township, Scioto Co, OH⁸. He married Sophronia White⁹ 22 Feb 1816 in Scioto Co, OH^10,11,12, daughter of Bethuel White and Margery Daniels. She was born 19 Jun 1798 in Westmoreland, Cheshire Co, NH^13,14,15, and died Aft. 1850. Burial: Haverhill Cemetery, Haverhill, Scioto Co, OH

1820 Scioto Co, OH Census, Green Township, p. 136
1830 Scioto Co, OH Census, Green Township
1840 Scioto Co, OH Census, Green Township, p. 81
1850 Scioto Co, OH Census #29, Green Township

Children of Jonathan Hard and Sophronia White are:

+ 18 i. Lucy White³ Hard, born 19 Jul 1818 in Scioto Co, OH.

+ 19 ii. Edwin W. Hard, born Abt. 1822 in Ohio.

+ 20 iii. Syrenia Hard, born 26 Nov 1823 in Ohio.

+ 21 iv. Adeline Hard, born Abt. 1829 in Scioto Co, OH.

22 v. Bethuel W. Hard, born 24 Aug 1832 in Ohio¹⁶. He married Martha A. Burke 01 Nov 1855 in Sciota Co, OH¹⁷.

23 vi. Barton Hard, born Abt. 1835 in Scioto Co, OH¹⁸. He married Frances Copenhaven 27 Nov 1856 in Sciota Co, OH¹⁹.

24 vii. Sophronia Hard, born Abt. 1836 in Scioto Co, OH²⁰.

1850 - Enumerated in the Jackson Co, VA household of her brother-in-law Rev. Ransom Lancaster

25 viii. Leonides Hard, born 16 Apr 1839²¹.

26 ix. Joseph Hard, born Abt. 1841²¹.

27 x. Jonathon B. Hard.

28 xi. Cynthia Hard.

Generation No. 3

15. William³ Hard (Ezra², Elisha¹) was born 09 Sep 1820 in Green Township, Scioto Co, OH²². He married Tryphena McMullan 15 Apr 1845²², daughter of James McMullen.

Children of William Hard and Tryphena McMullan are:

29 i. Charles Ellsworth⁴ Hard, born 21 Jan 1864²³.

30 ii. Viola B. Hard, born 18 Sep 1857 in Sciota Co, OH²⁴; died 19 Oct 1857 in Sciota Co, OH²⁴. Burial: Haverhill Cemetery, Sciota Co, OH

18. Lucy White³ Hard (Jonathan Benedict², Elisha¹) was born 19 Jul 1818 in Scioto Co, OH²⁵. She married Ransom Lancaster, Rev. 08 May 1845 in Scioto Co, OH. He was born 15 Apr 1818 in Madison Co, KY²⁵.

1850 Jackson Co, VA Census, Ripley, p. 261, #995-1001, Preacher M. E.
1860 Bath Co, KY Census, Sharpsburg, p. 69, #505-505, Methodist Minister

History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 662. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] : REV. RANSOM LANCASTER, minister, M. E. Church, P. O. Oddville, was born in Madison County, Ky., April 15, 1818, son of Littleton and Nancy (Hays) Lancaster; he a native of Spartansburg, S. C.; born in 1794; a farmer by occupation, who came to Kentucky with his father, Jeremiah Lancaster, in 1798, and died in 1838; she, born in Madison County, Ky., daughter of Solomon and Nancy Hays; they (Littleton and Nancy) had 11 children. Our subject received his education in the common schools of Daviess County, Ky., and began preaching the Gospel at the age of 21 years, which he has since continued, as a minister of the Methodist Church. He was admitted to the Kentucky Conference in 1842, and has been stationed in Virginia and Kentucky ever since; was Presiding Elder of the Greenbriar District for three years; on the Falmouth Circuit two years, and at present is on the Oddville Circuit. Mr. Lancaster was married in Scioto County, Ohio, May 13, 1845, to Miss Lucy White Hard, born July 19, 1818; daughter of Jonathan and Sophronia (White) Hard; he, born in Vermont, in 1791; she, in New Hampshire, in 1798. Five children have been born to Mr. Lancaster, one of whom, Wm. Wirt, died at the age of one year; those living are: Wesley A., Edgar B., Adelaide V., Mary E. He is the owner of 81 acres of fine land, which he works himself, his place called "Sleepy Hollow." He is a Knight Templar and a Democrat.

Children of Lucy Hard and Ransom Lancaster are:

31 i. Wesley A.⁴ Lancaster, born Abt. 1846 in Kentucky^25,26.

32 ii. Edgar B. Lancaster, born Bet. 1848 - 1849 in Ripley, Jackson Co, VA^27,28.

33 iii. Lucy Adelaide Lancaster, born Abt. 1851 in Virginia²⁹.

34 iv. Mary E. Lancaster, born Abt. 1858 in Kentucky²⁹.

35 v. William Wirt Lancaster.

19. Edwin W.³ Hard (Jonathan Benedict², Elisha¹) was born Abt. 1822 in Ohio³⁰. He married Mary Hammack 01 Feb 1849 in Sciota Co, OH³¹. She was born 07 Mar 1830^32,33, and died 16 Jan 1854 in Sciota Co, OH³⁴.

1850 Scioto Co, OH Census #28, Green Township

Child of Edwin Hard and Mary Hammack is:

36 i. Caroline⁴ Hard, born Abt. 1849 in Scioto Co, OH³⁵.

20. Syrenia³ Hard (Jonathan Benedict², Elisha¹) was born 26 Nov 1823 in Ohio^36,37,38. She married Harrison Willis, Rev. 17 Jan 1841 in Scioto Co, OH^39,40, son of John Willis and Rebecca Cooper. He was born 04 Mar 1820 in Kanawha Co, VA (WV)^41,42,43,44, and died 06 Feb 1895 in Vanceton, Gallia Co, OH^45,46,47. Burial: Clark Chapel Cemetery, Gallia Co, OH

1850 Scioto Co, OH Census, Green Township, p. 146, #232
1860 Jackson Co, OH Census, Bloomfield Township, #585-562, p 40
1870 Gallia Co, OH Census, Morgan Township, p. 457 #258
1880 Gallia Co, OH Census, Morgan Township, p. 438, #188-188

Children of Syrenia Hard and Harrison Willis are:

37 i. Ann E.⁴ Willis, born Bet. 1841 - 1842 in Ohio^48,49. She married Thomas B. Brown 23 Jul 1865 in Gallia Co, OH⁵⁰.

38 ii. William Willis, born Abt. 1846 in Ohio^51,52. He married Elnora S. Wards 28 Oct 1865 in Gallia Co, OH⁵³.

39 iii. Sophronia E. Willis, born Bet. 1848 - 1849 in Ohio^54,55. She married Lewis F. Baker 06 Jan 1866 in Gallia Co, OH⁵⁶.

40 iv. Harris Willis, born Jul 1850 in Ohio^57,58. He married Mary S. Colter 03 Mar 1869 in Gallia Co, OH⁵⁹.

41 v. Wesley Willis, born Bet. 1855 - 1857 in Ohio^60,61,62,63. He married Martha Moler 31 Dec 1879 in Gallia Co, OH⁶⁴; born Bet. 1855 - 1858 in Ohio^65,66.

1910 Jackson Co, OH Census, Wellston City, Wellston Township, Family 137, Filler
1920 Jackson Co, OH Census, Wellston, Ward 2, p. 252, 247 S. Wisconsin Ave, #226-228, Laborer

42 vi. Thomas W. Willis, born 23 Apr 1859 in Gallia Co, OH^{67,68,69,70,71}; died 11 Jan 1939 in Vaughn, Nicholas Co, WV^72,73. He married (1) Malinda Russell 07 May 1883 in Gallia Co, OH^74,75,76,77; born Aug 1864 in Morgan Township, Gallia Co, OH^78,79,80; died 25 Oct 1902 in Wellston, Jackson Co, OH⁸¹. He married (2) Delia Mullins 05 Sep 1918 in Nicholas Co, WV⁸²; born Abt. 1871 in West Virginia⁸³. He is buried in Vaughn Cemetery, Nicholas Co, WV⁸⁴

1900 Jackson Co, OH Census, City of Wellston, 3rd Ward, p. 312, Vol. 83, ED 59, Sheet 20, Line 32
1910 Nicholas Co, WV Census, Jefferson District, p. 116, ED 111, Sheet 16A, Supv Dist 3, #263-263, Laborer - Lumber Mill
1930 Nicholas Co, WV Census, Jefferson District, ED 34-10, Sheet 17b, Supv Dist 7, #318-319

43 vii. Gordon Willis, born Feb 1860 in Jackson Co, OH^85,86,87. He married (1) Dorothy; born Abt. 1885 in West Virginia⁸⁸. He married (2) Adaline Guthrie 22 Sep 1882 in Gallia Co, OH⁸⁹; died ⁹⁰.

1900 Jackson Co, OH Census - enumerated as father-in-law in household of Dennis Murray, Wellston, p. 314, 4th Ward 27-27
1910 Jackson Co, OH Census, Wellson City, Wellston Township, Family 137

44 viii. Edgar A. Willis, born Bet. 1862 - 1863 in Ohio^91,92. He married (1) Kate Dabney 05 Oct 1889 in Gallia Co, OH⁹³; born in West Virginia; died Aft. 1901⁹⁴. He married (2) Ollie Abt. 1908⁹⁴; born Bet. 1875 - 1876 in West Virginia^94,95.

1910 Nicholas Co, WV Census #168-168
1920 Gallia Co, OH Census, Addison Township, p 10, #239-242, Farmer

21. Adeline³ Hard (Jonathan Benedict², Elisha¹) was born Abt. 1829 in Scioto Co, OH⁹⁶. She married Hamilton Davidson 01 Nov 1846.

Child of Adeline Hard and Hamilton Davidson is:

45 i. Allis A.⁴ Davidson, born Abt. 1847 in Ohio⁹⁶.

Endnotes

1. Tombstone, Haverhill Cemetery, Green Fownship, Scioto Co, OH.
2. Nelson W. Evans, A History of Scioto County, Ohio, 732.
3. Tombstone, Haverhill Cemetery, Green Fownship, Scioto Co, OH.
4. Nelson W. Evans, A History of Scioto County, Ohio, 732.
5. Tombstone, Haverhill Cemetery, Green Fownship, Scioto Co, OH.
6. Caryn R. Fuller Shoemaker & Betty J. Sisler Rudity, Marriage Records of Scioto County, Ohio 1803-1860, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1987), 55.
7. Scioto Co, OH Marriages, A-94.
8. Tombstone, Haverhill Cemetery, Green Fownship, Scioto Co, OH.
9. James R. Jackson, Revised by Ezra S. Stearns, History of Littleton, New Hampshire, Vol III, (University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1905), 522.
10. Scioto Co, OH Marriage Records, A-18.
11. Caryn R. Fuller Shoemaker & Betty J. Sisler Rudity, Marriage Records of Scioto County, Ohio 1803-1860, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1987), 55.
12. Nelson W. Evans, A. M., A History of Scioto County, Ohio, Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio, (Nelson W. Evnas, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1903), 331.
13. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
14. LDS IGI File Batch #7540093, Source Call #1001052.
15. James R. Jackson, Revised by Ezra S. Stearns, History of Littleton, New Hampshire, Vol III, (University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1905), 522.
16. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
17. Scioto Co, OH Marriages.
18. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
19. Scioto Co, OH Marriages, D-45.
20. 1850 Jackson Co, VA Census.
21. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
22. Nelson W. Evans, A History of Scioto County, Ohio, 732.
23. Nelson W. Evans, A History of Scioto County, Ohio, 161.
24. Haverhill Cemetery Records.
25. 1860 Bath Co, KY Census.
26. 1850 Jackson Co, VA Census.
27. 1860 Bath Co, KY Census.
28. 1850 Jackson Co, VA Census.
29. 1860 Bath Co, KY Census.
30. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
31. Scioto Co, OH Marriages, B-143.
32. Tombstone.
33. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
34. Tombstone.
35. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
36. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
37. 1870 Gallia Co, OH Census.
38. Cemeterires of Morgan Township, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society), 9.
39. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
40. Caryn R. Fuller Shoemaker & Betty J. Sisler Rudity, Marriage Records of Scioto County, Ohio 1803-1860, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1987).
41. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
42. 1880 Gallia Co, OH Census.
43. 1870 Gallia Co, OH Census.
44. Cemeterires of Morgan Township, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society), 9.
45. Edited by Ann H. Brown, Henrietta C. Evans, Gallia County, Ohio Death Records Vol I 1867-1899, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1998), 150.
46. Cemeterires of Morgan Township, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society), 9.
47. Gallia Co, OH Death Book 1, p. 318 #202, Gallia Co Probate Court Office.
48. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
49. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
50. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 57.
51. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
52. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
53. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 60.
54. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
55. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
56. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 62.
57. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
58. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.
59. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 84.
60. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
61. 1870 Gallia Co, OH Census.
62. 1910 Jackson Co, OH Census.
63. 1920 Jackson Co, OH Census.
64. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 137.
65. 1910 Jackson Co, OH Census.
66. 1920 Jackson Co, OH Census.
67. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
68. 1900 Jackson Co, Oh Census.
69. 1880 Gallia Co, OH Census.
70. 1870 Gallia Co, OH Census.
71. Death Certificate.
72. Pauline Addie Neal Shrader.
73. Death Certificate.
74. 1900 Jackson Co, Oh Census.
75. Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.
76. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 164.
77. Marriage Book 5, p 475 #1420, Gallia Co, OH Probate Court.
78. 1900 Jackson Co, Oh Census.
79. 1870 Gallia Co, OH Census.
80. 1880 Gallia Co, OH Census.
81. Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Jackson Co, OH.
82. Wes Cochran, Nicholas County WV Marriages 1817 - 1903, (February 1995), 91.
83. 1930 Nicholas Co, WV Census.
84. Death Certificate.
85. 1860 Jackson Co, OH Census.
86. 1870 Gallia Co, OH Census.
87. 1900 Jackson Co, Oh Census.
88. 1910 Jackson Co, OH Census.
89. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 160.
90. 1910 Jackson Co, OH Census.
91. 1880 Gallia Co, OH Census.
92. 1870 Gallia Co, OH Census.
93. Compiled by Michael L. Trowbridge, Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Gallia Co, OH, (Gallia County Historical Society, Gallipolis, OH 1986), 202.
94. 1910 Nicholas Co, WV Census.
95. 1920 Gallia Co, OH Census.
96. 1850 Scioto Co, OH Census.