History of Hendricks County Indiana, Her People and Industries and Institutions
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 30:
WARREN HARDWICK - The Hardwick family have been in Hendricks county since 1832 and from the day that the first representative of the family arrived in the county until the present time they have played an important part in its history. They belong to that early group of pioneers who paved the way for the present civilization of the county and in all of these years they have always taken a leading part in promoting public enterprises which affected the weal of their community.
The Hardwicks trace their ancestry back to the latter part of the eighteenth century, the first of the family to come into this county being Charles Hardwick, who was born during the Revolutionary War. Silas, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Crook) Harwick, was born in 1809 in Montgomery county, Kentucky, and came with his parents to this county in 1832. Charles entered one hundred and sixty acres in Center township and he and his son Silas at once opened the first blacksmith shop in the little village of Danville, Silas being an excellent mechanic, carpenter and cabinetmaker.
Silas Hardwick married Rhoda Cook and they were the parents of Warren, whose interesting career is briefly set forth here. Warren Hardwick was born September 25, 1839, on the New Maysville road in the northeastern part of Marion township. He grew to manhood on the home farm and after completing the course in the common schools of the neighborhood, he attended the old Methodist Academy in Danville. He then taught school for several years in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, and made an enviable record as a teacher.
Mr. Hardwick was married March 16, 1871, to Nancy E. Graham, the daughter of Young W. and Emily (Harris) Graham. His wife was born in Marion township, her parents having come from Kentucky in the fall of 1840. Mr. Graham entered two hundred acres of school land in section 16 in Marion township and died on this farm on April 22, 1846, his wife surviving him until April 14, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Hardwick have reared a family of eight children, seven of whom are still living : Glenn ; Emily L., wife of Fred A. Hays, whose history is given elsewhere in this volume; Everett W.; Harry J.; Florence R., the wife of Fred Creech, whose career is presented in another part of this volume, and Bessie.
After his marriage, Mr. Hardwick retired from teaching and devoted the remainder of his life to farming and stock raising. He was very successful and at the time of his death owned several fine farms, aggregating more than nine hundred acres. In the fall of 1907 he purchased a fine residence on the Danville and North Salem pike and there his widow and all the children except the two married daughters are now living. Mr. Hardwick enjoyed his new home only two years, passing away on May 6, 1909.
Mr. Hardwick was a man of unusual power and concentration and achieved success because he was a skillful manager and a keen observer of men and conditions. His career was such that his honesty and integrity were never questioned and the result was that he was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances in the county.
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 30:
WARREN HARDWICK - The Hardwick family have been in Hendricks county since 1832 and from the day that the first representative of the family arrived in the county until the present time they have played an important part in its history. They belong to that early group of pioneers who paved the way for the present civilization of the county and in all of these years they have always taken a leading part in promoting public enterprises which affected the weal of their community.
The Hardwicks trace their ancestry back to the latter part of the eighteenth century, the first of the family to come into this county being Charles Hardwick, who was born during the Revolutionary War. Silas, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Crook) Harwick, was born in 1809 in Montgomery county, Kentucky, and came with his parents to this county in 1832. Charles entered one hundred and sixty acres in Center township and he and his son Silas at once opened the first blacksmith shop in the little village of Danville, Silas being an excellent mechanic, carpenter and cabinetmaker.
Silas Hardwick married Rhoda Cook and they were the parents of Warren, whose interesting career is briefly set forth here. Warren Hardwick was born September 25, 1839, on the New Maysville road in the northeastern part of Marion township. He grew to manhood on the home farm and after completing the course in the common schools of the neighborhood, he attended the old Methodist Academy in Danville. He then taught school for several years in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, and made an enviable record as a teacher.
Mr. Hardwick was married March 16, 1871, to Nancy E. Graham, the daughter of Young W. and Emily (Harris) Graham. His wife was born in Marion township, her parents having come from Kentucky in the fall of 1840. Mr. Graham entered two hundred acres of school land in section 16 in Marion township and died on this farm on April 22, 1846, his wife surviving him until April 14, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Hardwick have reared a family of eight children, seven of whom are still living : Glenn ; Emily L., wife of Fred A. Hays, whose history is given elsewhere in this volume; Everett W.; Harry J.; Florence R., the wife of Fred Creech, whose career is presented in another part of this volume, and Bessie.
After his marriage, Mr. Hardwick retired from teaching and devoted the remainder of his life to farming and stock raising. He was very successful and at the time of his death owned several fine farms, aggregating more than nine hundred acres. In the fall of 1907 he purchased a fine residence on the Danville and North Salem pike and there his widow and all the children except the two married daughters are now living. Mr. Hardwick enjoyed his new home only two years, passing away on May 6, 1909.
Mr. Hardwick was a man of unusual power and concentration and achieved success because he was a skillful manager and a keen observer of men and conditions. His career was such that his honesty and integrity were never questioned and the result was that he was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances in the county.
History of Hendricks County Indiana, Her People and Industries and Institutions
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 30:
WARREN HARDWICK - The Hardwick family have been in Hendricks county since 1832 and from the day that the first representative of the family arrived in the county until the present time they have played an important part in its history. They belong to that early group of pioneers who paved the way for the present civilization of the county and in all of these years they have always taken a leading part in promoting public enterprises which affected the weal of their community.
The Hardwicks trace their ancestry back to the latter part of the eighteenth century, the first of the family to come into this county being Charles Hardwick, who was born during the Revolutionary War. Silas, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Crook) Harwick, was born in 1809 in Montgomery county, Kentucky, and came with his parents to this county in 1832. Charles entered one hundred and sixty acres in Center township and he and his son Silas at once opened the first blacksmith shop in the little village of Danville, Silas being an excellent mechanic, carpenter and cabinetmaker.
Silas Hardwick married Rhoda Cook and they were the parents of Warren, whose interesting career is briefly set forth here. Warren Hardwick was born September 25, 1839, on the New Maysville road in the northeastern part of Marion township. He grew to manhood on the home farm and after completing the course in the common schools of the neighborhood, he attended the old Methodist Academy in Danville. He then taught school for several years in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, and made an enviable record as a teacher.
Mr. Hardwick was married March 16, 1871, to Nancy E. Graham, the daughter of Young W. and Emily (Harris) Graham. His wife was born in Marion township, her parents having come from Kentucky in the fall of 1840. Mr. Graham entered two hundred acres of school land in section 16 in Marion township and died on this farm on April 22, 1846, his wife surviving him until April 14, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Hardwick have reared a family of eight children, seven of whom are still living : Glenn ; Emily L., wife of Fred A. Hays, whose history is given elsewhere in this volume; Everett W.; Harry J.; Florence R., the wife of Fred Creech, whose career is presented in another part of this volume, and Bessie.
After his marriage, Mr. Hardwick retired from teaching and devoted the remainder of his life to farming and stock raising. He was very successful and at the time of his death owned several fine farms, aggregating more than nine hundred acres. In the fall of 1907 he purchased a fine residence on the Danville and North Salem pike and there his widow and all the children except the two married daughters are now living. Mr. Hardwick enjoyed his new home only two years, passing away on May 6, 1909.
Mr. Hardwick was a man of unusual power and concentration and achieved success because he was a skillful manager and a keen observer of men and conditions. His career was such that his honesty and integrity were never questioned and the result was that he was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances in the county.
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 30:
WARREN HARDWICK - The Hardwick family have been in Hendricks county since 1832 and from the day that the first representative of the family arrived in the county until the present time they have played an important part in its history. They belong to that early group of pioneers who paved the way for the present civilization of the county and in all of these years they have always taken a leading part in promoting public enterprises which affected the weal of their community.
The Hardwicks trace their ancestry back to the latter part of the eighteenth century, the first of the family to come into this county being Charles Hardwick, who was born during the Revolutionary War. Silas, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Crook) Harwick, was born in 1809 in Montgomery county, Kentucky, and came with his parents to this county in 1832. Charles entered one hundred and sixty acres in Center township and he and his son Silas at once opened the first blacksmith shop in the little village of Danville, Silas being an excellent mechanic, carpenter and cabinetmaker.
Silas Hardwick married Rhoda Cook and they were the parents of Warren, whose interesting career is briefly set forth here. Warren Hardwick was born September 25, 1839, on the New Maysville road in the northeastern part of Marion township. He grew to manhood on the home farm and after completing the course in the common schools of the neighborhood, he attended the old Methodist Academy in Danville. He then taught school for several years in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, and made an enviable record as a teacher.
Mr. Hardwick was married March 16, 1871, to Nancy E. Graham, the daughter of Young W. and Emily (Harris) Graham. His wife was born in Marion township, her parents having come from Kentucky in the fall of 1840. Mr. Graham entered two hundred acres of school land in section 16 in Marion township and died on this farm on April 22, 1846, his wife surviving him until April 14, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Hardwick have reared a family of eight children, seven of whom are still living : Glenn ; Emily L., wife of Fred A. Hays, whose history is given elsewhere in this volume; Everett W.; Harry J.; Florence R., the wife of Fred Creech, whose career is presented in another part of this volume, and Bessie.
After his marriage, Mr. Hardwick retired from teaching and devoted the remainder of his life to farming and stock raising. He was very successful and at the time of his death owned several fine farms, aggregating more than nine hundred acres. In the fall of 1907 he purchased a fine residence on the Danville and North Salem pike and there his widow and all the children except the two married daughters are now living. Mr. Hardwick enjoyed his new home only two years, passing away on May 6, 1909.
Mr. Hardwick was a man of unusual power and concentration and achieved success because he was a skillful manager and a keen observer of men and conditions. His career was such that his honesty and integrity were never questioned and the result was that he was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances in the county.
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He is buried between Nancy Hardwick and Rhoda Spaulding.
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