Cordelia Ellen (Barnes) Harden (1847 - 1930)

Born 4 Sep 1847 in Marion, West Virginia, United States

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Died 8 Jan 1930 at age 82 in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States

Biography

Cordelia was born in 1847. She was the daughter of Isaac Barnes and Margaret Holland. She passed away in 1930.

"CORDELIA E. BARNES married Thomas D Harden of Smithtown, W. Va., Nov. 2, 1865. Mr. Harden was a soldier of the Civil War 1861 to 1865 and was wounded at the battle of Winchester, Va. For a few years he engaged in teaching and farming. Then for several years he was engaged in the manufacture of lumber, and later operated the old pottery in First Ward, Fairmont. Their home is at 309 Water St., Fairmont, W. Va. Mrs. Harden, who was the first secretary of the Barnes Association, has always taken an active interest in the organization never missing a reunion and still serving as our secretary. She has been active in the work of the woman’s Relief Corps, an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic, and also in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She is a prominent member of the Diamond St. M. E. Church and officially connected with several of its important organizations, and is said to be one of the youngest “women of years” in the church. The children of Cordelia E. Barnes Harden are Ella M., b. Sept. 26, 1866, married H. Luther Donham, Sept. 26, 1889. Her children are Katherine F., b. Dec. 8, 1890, and Anna B., b, Sept. 26, 1897.

Katherine F. Donham was graduated from the High School in 1908 and from the State Normal School in 1909. She taught for a number of years in the First Ward Schools of Fairmont and on the 25th of August, 1915, was married to Frank R. Amos, a prominent young attorney at law, and son of E. S. Amos of Fairmont. They have one son, John Donham Amos, b. Nov. 2, 1918. Their home is on Haymond St., Fairmont.

Anna B. Donham is an employee of the Monongahela Valley Bank and resides with her mother on Merchant St., Fairmont. Mrs. Donham and her daughters are members of the Diamond St. M. E. Church of which Mr. Donham was an official member at the time of his death in the autumn of 1918.

Florence Ruth Harden, b. Sept. 9, 1868, married Albert Alonzo Ayers, Aug. 2, 1892. Mr. Ayers was for many years foreman for the Composing Room of the O.S. McKinney Printing Offices, in which Mrs. Ayers also worked as a compositor before their marriage. They resided for a number of years at Elkins, W. Va., where they were engaged in the manufacture of ice. Mr. Ayers is now in the employ of the Fairmont Mining Machinery Co. Their home is on Charles St., Fairmont. Mrs. Ayers is an enthusastic poultry keeper and knows how to make an old hen pay for her feed. They have no children.

Clara L. Harden, b. Sept. 14, 1870, married Harris W. Morrow April 26, 1891. She has one son Floyd D., b. November 28, 1897. Mrs. Morrow and her son live on State St., Fairmont. She is an active worker in many of the organizations of the Diamond St. M. E. Church and a teacher in the Sunday school. Her son Floyd served in the Aviation Corps of the army in the world war. He is a skilled electrician.

Howard E. Harden, b. July 7, 1872, married Olive M. Ellis, April 26, 1899. Their children are Edna E., b. Jan. 22, 1901, now a student in the State Normal School, and Hearl N., b. Dec. 2, 1902, a student in the Fairmont High School. Howard E. Harden followed painting and paper hanging for a number of years and is now in the office of the Marion Products Company. Mrs. Harden is a prominent member and for many years local secretary of the Daughters of Pocahontas. Their home is in Fifth Ward, Fairmont.

Ray D. Harden, b. Sept. 7, 1875, married Agnes Kergin of Frostburg, Maryland, Dec. 24, 1900. Their children are Robert 0., b. Dec. 18, 1904, Florence E., b. Sept. 27, 1906, Margaret E., b. Dec. 14, 1908, and Gladys E., b. Feb. 4, 1911.

Ray D. Harden is a progressive businessman engaged in the manufacture and sale of ice. He is prominent in fraternal organizations and for several years treasurer of the local lodge of the Woodman of the World. He has a beautiful home on Fifth St., Fairmont, where the family now resides.

Earnest B. Harden, b. Aug. 9, 1877, was graduated from the State Normal School. For more than ten years he was connected with the Fairmont City Post Office. On June 9, 1915, he was married to Georgianna Ice of Barrackvil1e. They have two children, Thomas H., b. April 13, 1918, and Mary F., b. May 27, 1919. Their home is on Maryland Avenue, Fairmont. He is an active member of the Masonic Fraternity.

Sadie N. Harden, b. Aug. 4, 1881, married H. Earnest Hawkins, May 3, 1905. Their children are Margaret L., b. July 27, 1908, Kenneth H., b. Dec. 26, 1910, Ruth L., b. Nov. 18, 1914. Mr. Hawkins is· a member of the firm of Scott & Hawkins doing an extensive business in men's clothing on Water St., Fairmont. Mr. Hawkins is a popular lodgeman, being the Past Great Sachem of the Independent Order of Red Men. Their home is on State St., Fairmont, adjoining the home of Mrs. Cora L. Morrow.

Nellie D. Harden, b. Oct. 10, 1886, was graduated from the Fairmont High School. She married John Guy Hawkins, May 14, 1912. Their children are Hazel Naomi, b. Nov. 2, 1913, died in infancy, Thomas W., b. Nov. 20, 1916, and Alma Christine, b. Oct. 29, 1919. Mr. Hawkins is a contractor doing general building and plumbing. Their home is on Field St., Fairmont."

Children:

Ella May Harden Donham,1866–1950

Florence Ruth Harden Ayers, 1868–1941

Cora L. Harden Morrow, 1870–1946

Howard Elsworth Harden, 1872–1952

Ray Dorsey Harden,1875–1946

Ernest Barnes Harden, 1877–1960

Sadie Harden Hawkins,1881–1945

Nelle D Harden Hawkins,1886–1966

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45579821/cordelia-ellen-harden

• http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/The_Barnes_Family_in_West_Virginia.pdf