Hardiman SMITH & Eleanor TREADWAY

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Hardiman SMITH
Eleanor TREADWAY

Husband: Hardiman "Hardy" SMITH
Birth: 14 Apr 1790
Death: 11 Dec 1848, Trigg Co., KY
Father said to be: Abraham SMITH
Mother said to be: Penelope COOK

Marriage: 30 Apr 1811, Christian Co., KY

Wife: Eleanor "Ellen" TREADWAY
Birth: 1790
Death: aft. 1850

Children:

— born in Christian [now Trigg] Co., KY:
1. Virginia SMITH, b. 24 Feb 1812; d.s.p. by 1820
2. John SMITH, b. 16 Aug 1813
3. James SMITH, b. 29 May 1815
3. William Riley SMITH, b. 3 Mar 1817
4. Isaac Gentry SMITH, b. 8 Aug 1818

— born in Trigg Co., KY:
5. (Son A) SMITH, b. 1820-25
6. Hardy Wilson SMITH, b. 23 Mar 1822
7. Irvin W. SMITH, b. 22 Oct 1825

Given Eleanor's age and the nine-year gap between Irvin and Firman, there is some question in my mind whether he is Eleanor's son or grandson
8. Firman A. SMITH, b. 13 Jun 1834

Grandsons?:

. Hardy W. SMITH, b. 1843/4, IL
. John H. SMITH, b. 1845/6, IL

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Virginia Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Smith, Hardy Treadway, Ellen 30 Apr 1811 Christian Co.

2. 1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #16 of 19; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 KY Trigg Co. p. 12B Hardy Smith 400010-00010-0-100 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

4 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Isaac (b. 1818)
= William (b. 1817)
= James (b. 1815)
= John (b. 1813)

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Hardy (b. 1790)

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Ellen (b. 1790)

1 person engaged in agriculture

3. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #35 of 58; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 KY Trigg Co. p. 19 Ln. 23 Hardy Smith 123 101 100 - 000 010 000 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Irvin (b. 1825)

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 = Son A
= Hardy (b. 1822)

3 males 10-14 1815-1820 = Isaac (b. 1818)
= William (b. 1817)
= James (b. 1815)

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 = John (b. 1813)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = ?

1 male 40-49 1780-1790 = Hardy (b. 1790)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Ellen (b. 1790)

Ellen is in her 30s, not 20s.

4. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #10-11 of 67; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 KY Trigg Co. pp. 218B-282A Ln. 18 Hardy Smith 011 000 010 - 000 000 100 no slaves 0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Firman (b. 1834)

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Irvin (b. 1825)

1 male 50-59 1780-1790 = Hardy (b. 1790)

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Ellen (b. 1790)

2 persons employed in agriculture

5. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #59 of 74): 1st District, Trigg Co., KY, p. 319A, 426/427, enumerated 12 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Eleanor Smith 60 F Farmer 90 Unknown

Irvin W Smith 24 M Farmer 103 Kentucky

Firman A Smith 16 M Farmer same

Hardy W Smith 6 M Illinois

John H Smith 4 M same

Eleanor is much too old to be the mother of Hardy and John, so they must be grandsons. Eleanor is rather old to be the mother of Firman, and given the nine-year gap between Irvin and Firman, I wonder if Firman, too, may be a grandson. Living next door to son, Isaac G. SMITH (æ 31, b. KY).

7a. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813. (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY):

Pg. in
Willhite Year First
Name Last
Name A B C D E Acres Watercourse

- 1810-11 - - - - - - - -

140 1812 Hardiman Smith - - - 1 - -

- 1813 - - - - - - - -

Legend for numerical data:
A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20 (this column used only in 1811);
C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses

Abbreviations:

We do not expect to find Hardy listed on the tax rolls until after his marriage in 1811; and, as expected, he first appears in 1812. In 1812, Hardy was listed next to Abraham SMITH; both were taxed on just one horse and neither was taxed for themselves (i.e., both were under age). I don't know why Hardiman was skipped in 1813, but it is not that unusual for someone to be skipped, for one reason or another.

7b. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1814-1818. (Self-published. This book is out of print. I do not have a copy. If you have one to sell, please contact me.)

7c. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1819-1823. (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in
Willhite Year First
Name Last
Name A B C D Acres Watercourse

62 1819 Hardy Smith 1 - - 1 90 M F

- 1820-23 - - - - - - - -

Legend for numerical data:
A = White Males 21 or over; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total Blacks; D = Horses

Abbreviations: M F = Muddy Fork of the Little River, after 1820 in northeastern Trigg Co.

As expected, Hardy drops off the Christian County tax rolls when Trigg County is formed in 1820. As in 1812, he is listed next to Abraham SMITH (1 - - 1 -).

8. Christian County Genealogical Society. 1997. Christian County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts of Books G-H-I (1816-1819). Christian Co. Gen. Soc. (1101 Bethel St.), Hopkinsville, KY 42240.

p. 57 DB H-127 March 10, 1817 HENRY YOUNG, JR. to HARDY SMITH both from Chr. Co., for $60.00, 90 A, on Muddy Fork of Little River; surveyed for JOHN PURSLEY, assignee of BEN. P. CAMPBELL, adj. to YOUNG'S corner. S/Henry Young, Jr. Wit: HENRY YOUNG, ABRAHAM SMITH. Rec. Oct. 18, 1817

9. James Taylor Killebrew. 1999. County Court Order Book "C," Parts 1 & 2, Christian County, Kentucky, 1814-1819. Christian County Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240). First column is the page number in Killebrew; second column is the page number in Court Order Book C.

p. p. Date Motions

270 358 4 Nov 1818 On motion of William J. Orr, it is ordered that Moses McWaters, Presley Slaughter, Absalom Sowels, Isaac Gray, and Hardy Smith or any three of them be appointed Commissioners after being first duly sworn to procession and establish the beginning corner and special calls for 400 acres of land lying on the Muddy Fork of Little River which was entered and surveyed for William Harrell and patented to William W. Crumbaugh that they meet upon the premises and proceeed to procession the same and report.

(This is the only record of Hardy SMITH in Christian County Court Order Books A thru F.)

10. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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