— born in Alexander Co., IL:
4.  Millard Fillmore HARGIS, b. 28 Mar 1857; d. 29 Mar 1949, Alexander Co., IL
5.  E. J. HARGIS, b. 1865/6; m. Mr. THOMAS

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #38 of 53):  Alexander Co., IL, Roll M432_98, p. 352A, 344/344, enumerated __, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Hamilton Hargus	29	M		farm		Ten
Sarah A	26	F				N Ca
Margaret A	6	F				Ten
Joseph	5	M				"

Listed two households from Harry TWENTY (æ 44, b. Germany), whose son, Louis (æ 9, b. IL), will later marry our subject's daughter, Mary/Margaret Ann.

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5-6 of 12):  Preston P.O., Township 5 South, Range 7 West [T5S.R7W], Randolph Co., IL, Roll M653_221, pp. 669-670, PN 83-84, 593/594, enumerated 30 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

	Hamilton Hargous	40	M		Farmer		100	Tennessee
	Sarah A G   "	34	F					North Carolina
*	Alfred McCormick	1	M					Illinois
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	Mary A Hargous	16	F					Tennessee
	Joseph    "	13	M					"
	James     "	6	M					"
	Fillmore  "	3	M					Illinois

I have no explanation for the placement of Alfred McCORMICK, except possibly for the fact that there are two McCORMICK families further up the page and maybe the enumerator accidentally left Alfred out, so put him at the bottom of the page, intending to put an asterisk above where he should have gone, but failing to do so.

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 15):  Santa Fee [Fe] P.O., Santa Fee [Fe] Twp., Alexander Co., IL, Roll M593_188, p. 110B, PN 187, 38/38, enumerated 12 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Hargis Hamilton	50	M	W	Farmer	300	120	Tennessee
Hargis S E	45	F	W	Keeping house			"
Hargis James	15	M	W				Illinois
Hargis Millard	12	M	W				"
Hargis E J	4	F	W				"

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 33):  Santa Fe Pct., Alexander Co., IL, Roll T9_175, p. 121C, PN 11, SD 8, ED 5, enumerated 19/21 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	11	13	21	23	24
82	89	Hargis M F	W	M	25		/		Farmer			Illinois
		______ Sarah A	W	F	54	Mother		/	Keeping house		/	Tenn
		Straub Frank	W	M	14	Boarder				/		Illinois
		Srader Eliza	W	F	18	Servant	/		Servant			Illinois

Frank STRAUB will later marry Sarah's granddaughter, Sarah A. TWENTE.

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900

8.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).  This appears to be the only source giving our subject first name, "David."

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