Herod Hargis (1793 - aft. 1834)

Born 14 Jul 1793 in Person, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Barton) Hargis — married about 1823 in Smith, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died after 1834 after age 40 in Graves, Kentucky, United States

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Research Note

The only records found of him so far, list the name of Herod, not John. There may be confusion between him and his cousin John H Hargis, also born about the same year and place, and who also later lived in Smith and Macon Counties in Tennessee.

Biography

The early years

Herod was born on the 14 Jul 1793 in Person, North Carolina. He is the son of John Hargis and Sarah Douglas It is believed the siblings are:

• Herod Hargis (1793-?)
• Hanna Hargis (1795-?)
• Jean Hargis(1797-?)
• Annis Hargis (1799-?)
• Richard Allen Hargis (1801-?)
• William Napoleon Bonaparte Hargis(1808-?)
• Joseph Felix Grundy Hargis (1812-1884)
• Washington Blackard Hargis (1821-?)

Family Life

He married Elizabeth, and had three children: Walter Franklin Hargis Francis Marion Hargis Lionel Desmond Hargis

Through the years

Name: Harod Harges

Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Smith, Tennessee

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 3

Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1

Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23: 1

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20: 3

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2

Total Free White Persons: 6

Total Slaves: 1

Total Free Colored Persons: 1

Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8

Thank you to Connie Beat Sims for the research that located the following documents

https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Santa_Clara_County_California/Em8UAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

History of Santa Clara County, California, Including Its Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography and Description

Originally published: 1881

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Walter F. Hargis. Born in Smith county, Tennessee, February 7, 1825. When eight years of age he accompanied his parents to Graves county, Kentucky, and there resided until 1847. In that year he went to Mexico as a volunteer in Company B, Second Illinois Regiment, Colonel Bissell commanding, attached to the division of General Wood, and with them proceeded through Texas, crossed the Rio Grande at Presidio, thence into Mexico to Buena Vista, where, February 22 and 23, 1848, he took part

P. 666

in the battle fought. Remaining here until May, the corps was marched to Camargo, where Mr. Hargis was honorably discharged, his time having expired. He then returned to Kentucky, where he remained until 1850, in which year he crossed the plains to California, with horse teams, and arrived at Hangtown (now Placerville), El Dorado county, September 12, 1830. He first proceeded to Pedro Bar, Tuolumne county, where he mined until February, 1852; thence to Santa Cruz county, and there farmed until 1853. He then moved to Watsonville, in the same county, where he followed the like occupation for two years. In 1855 he went to Shasta county, and mined on the Trinity river until July, 1858. Next we find him at the Frazer river diggings, but not finding anything there he returned to California, came back to Santa Clara county, and located about a mile south-east of the spot where he now resides. In 1863 he disposed of the farm, and moved to San José, but at the end of eight months, purchased his present property of two hundred and forty acres. Mr. Hargis married, firstly, March 28, 1861, Susan Campbell, who died December 9, 1869; and secondly, May 21, 1871, Libbie Messersmith. He has five children, viz.: Walter L., born June 24, 1869; Jessie U., born June 6, 1873; Fred. S., born February 4, 1875; Frank M., born March 20, 1879; Harry E., born May 12, 1881.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat, April 27, 1906, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/ukiah-dispatch-democrat-l-d-hargis-sr-o/50610010/ : accessed June 23, 2023), clip page for L D HARGIS SR OBIT FROM THE UKIAH DISPATCH, APR 27 1906 by user CSIMS9044

CALLED TO REST Rev. L. D. Hargis died in this city yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock after a lingering illness of over a year. Lionel Desmond Hargis was born in Kentucky 71 years ago and came to California and, located in Mendocino county in the early days of the history of the county.

Arriving in Mendocino county he located on what is known as the Hargis ranch and has made his home here ever since. For a number of years he was pastor of the M. E. Church South of this city. At the close of his pastorate here he virtually retired from the ministry.

L. D. Hargis was a good man and a splendid citizen and his passing will be regretted by many people of this community. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss - Frank, Lionel D. of Manila, Oscar, Mrs. Ford and Misses Gussie, Thurza and Ora.

The funeral will take place from the M. E. Church South to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.

THIS DOCUMENT IS PG 43 FROM THE BOOK TITLED: GENEALOGY OF RICHARD HARGIS BY DR. SARAH HARGIS.

Mr. Desmond Hargis,

Letter from Lionel Desmond Hargis Attorney & Counsellor, Reno, Nevada.

Satine Creek,

Stewart County, Tennessee.

February 1st, 1912.

Dear Kinsman:

I am writing you with the hope that I will get in communication with some member of the family, with the ultimate end of paying a visit to your part of the country and getting acquainted.

Before I was born, which was July 12th, 1875, my father Lionel Desmond Hargis Sr., who died in Ukiah the 25th of April, 1906, was in communication with your father, L. D. Hargis, and who received a letter from your father, dated, Stewart County Tennessee, December 5th 1874, and in which letter your father gave quite an account of different members of the family, and there in stated you were the youngest son, named Desmond, and that you would inherit his present homestead on Satine Creek, Stewart County. He gave your age at eighteen years, which would make you fifty five years of age at the present time providing you were still living. My father came to California with two brothers, Frank and Marion, crossing the Isthmus of Panama in 1854, and lived in California continueusly up to the time of his death. Marion is still living in Ukiah, California, and Uncle Frank is also living in Southern California, the latter being a veteran of the Mixican War, one of the few survivors.

Herod Hargis, the father of my father was the son of John Hargis, your father's uncle. I have two brothers and four sisters living; two of my sisters are married and are living in Manila, Philippine Islands, the younger one being married the 16th of last month. One brother is married, living in South Dakota, and the other and younger brother is living at home in Ukiah, California. My mother is still living at home. The baby of family, now twenty three is visiting in Southern California at the present time.

I went to the Philippines in 1899 and have been practicing law there ever since, but having been in the Orient for so long I needed a change so returned to the United States in August of last year, and located here in October, 1911.

Trusting to have the pleasure of hearing from you and ultimately, meeting you, I am,

Yours very sincerely,

(Signed) Lionel Desmond Hargis.

This data sent by Velma Hargis, from Virginia Christie, R No. 1 Box 14 McLeon, Texas 79057 Taken from an old Bible in her family through the Thompson line:

This on the Fly leaf.

John Hargis.... His Book Aug. 20 1794

Herod Hargis born July 14th day of 1793 John Hargis. His Book and it cost *3

I am afraid he never will get that much worth out of it. She believes the writing on the Fly-Leaf by John Hargis indicates that the Bible was bought in Caswell Co., N. C. The following records are also in the Bible.

John Hargis - Sally Hargis married 4 Feb. 1895 (In Person Co., NC)

John Hargis born 12 May 1771

Hanna Hargis born 13 Nov. 1795

Jean Hargis born 23 April 1797

Annis Hargis born 8 March 1799

Sally Hargis born 10 June 1776

Other records are of the Thompsons. They do not know how the Hargis - Thompson connection came about.

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Bakersfield Morning Echo, July 10, 1912, Page 9. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/bakersfield-morning-echo/51795117/ : accessed June 21, 2023), clip page by user CSIMS9044

BAKERSFIELDIAN'S FATHER

SERVED IN MEXICAN WAR

Another Mexican war veteran, Walter F. Hargis, has passed away at the Soldiers' home at Sawtelle. He was 87 years old and leaves a widow who came there from San Diego several days ago. A son lives in San Francisco and one in Bakersfield. Hargis was a private in the Second Illinois infantry. Only about thirty veterans who served in the war with Mexico are now left in the home.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat, July 12, 1912, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/ukiah-dispatch-democrat-obituary-for-w/126884170/ : accessed June 21, 2023), clip page for Obituary for W. F. Hargis by user jjstratton5887

W. F. Hargis Dead

Mrs. Jessamond U. Kinkle returned Tuesday night from a short visit in San, Francisco, where she was summoned for conference with her brothers, on receipt of the news of the death of her father, the late W. F. Hargis, at the Soldier's Home at Angeles county, on July 7, after a ten days illness. The deceased was a brother of the late Rev. L. D. Hargis a retired M. E. Church minister, who resided in Ukiah for many years, and of Marion Hargis of Ukiah. -Santa Rosa Press-Democrat.

Mendocino Coast Beacon, December 13, 1919, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/mendocino-coast-beacon-francis-marion-ha/50626155/ : accessed June 23, 2023), clip page for FRANCIS MARION HARGIS OBIT FROM THE MENDOCINO COPAST BEACON DEC 13 1919 by user CSIMS9044

Pioneer Passes Away. Another old pioneer passed away last Thursday at the State Hospital. Francis M. Hargis, aged 89 years, came to California in 1854 and spent many years working in the mines in this State and Nevada. His funeral took place last Friday from the Cleland undertaking He was an uncle of Oscar Hargis of Ukiah and Mrs. W. P. Fuller of San Francisco. He was never married.

Death

Herod and Elizabeth Hargis are named in Elizabeth's father Tamzor Barton's will in Smith County, Tennessee in 1931. The family moved from Smith County, Tennessee, to Graves County, Kentucky, in about 1833, according to Walter Franklin Hargis. As no further records have been found of Herod and Elizabeth, they presumably died before 1840 in Graves County, Kentucky.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-2BV : Wed Apr 05 10:14:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Herod Harges, 1830.

• Probate Records (Smith County, Tennessee), 1803-1896; Author: Tennessee. Probate Court (Smith County); Probate Place: Smith, Tennessee Notes: Will Records, Vol 1-3, 7-8, 1803-1896

page 80 Barton, Tamzor. 25 Nov 1831. Daughter Elizabeth Hargis, wife of Herod Hargis. "Other children not heirs because of their neglect." Wit: D.W. Mentlo, Wm. Martin, Cyrus Brevard, Solo, Debeow, Jas, Hibbett, John Rankin. No ex. named Probate May 1839

• Herod Hargis at FamilySearch