In the last few years of her life, Elizabeth Sands Harding lived with her son Orlando B. Harding, in Sibley, Iowa.[1] note: The index for this census record says Harwig but the original image can easily be recognized as Harding.
Orlando lived in a large house on the edge of Sibley that was still known as The Harding Home when I was there in 2003. The house remained in the family for three more generations after Orlando with the last owner being his great-granddaughter Sharon Scharlepp. Sharon found the Bible while cleaning out the house and entrusted it to me.
The Family Records include the birth dates for Curtis, both his wives and all of his children, 7 by Martha Parrish and 9 by Elizabeth Sands. Also included are dates for both his marriages and a few deaths.
We do not know who made the entries, they appear to have been written in one or two sessions rather than as events occurred. All but two of the events recorded occurred while Elizabeth Harding was still alive. Alva and Orlando died well after their mother and those records are clearly written by someone else.
All are transcribed below:
MARRIAGES
Curtis Harding and Martha Parrish were married Feb’y the 7th A.D. 1832
Curtis Harding and Elizabeth Sands were married October 21st 1846
BIRTHS
Curtis Harding was born August the 6th A.D. 1812
Martha Parris was born July the 2nd A.D. 1812
Charles Stuart Harding was born November the 20th A.D. 1832
Dwight Harding was born June the 23rd A.D. 1834
Anning Harding was born December the 2nd A. D. 1837
Lloyd Harding was born April the 4th A. D. 1839
Wayne Harding was born September the 14th A.D. 1840
Louesa Caroline Harding was born December 17th 1842
Elihu Parrish Harding was born July 16th 1845
Orlando B Harding was born September 20th AD 1847
George Corwin Harding was born May 7th AD 1850
Lewis Harding was born December 17th AD 1853
Almedia Angeline Harding was born Noveber 8th AD 1855
Elizabeth Sands was born July 19th AD 1826
Mary Elnorah Harding was born February 19th 1858
Martha Harding was born May 28th 1860
Alvah Harding was born September the 2nd A. D. 1862
Estella Harding was born April the 22nd A.D. 1865
Eugene Harding was born July 8th A.D. 1871
DEATHS
Martha Harding died July 31th AD 1845
Elihu Parrish Harding died Aug 15th 1845
Lewis Harding died November the 27th 1860
Mary Elnorah Harding died September the 16th 1861
Angeline A. Harding died June 10 1887
Alvah Harding 13-Aug-1931 Clark S. D.
Orlando B. Harding February 27, 1933
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMY-JTD : accessed 30 July 2018), Orlands B Hardwig, Holman, Osceola, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 10A, family 240, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 416; FHL microfilm 1,374,429.
