Richard Emory Harden

Samuel Wesley Harden
(1817-1894)

Sarah Ellen Haines Baker
(1819-1870)

Richard H. Fast
(1812-1864)

Sarah Trickett
(1812-1857)

Samuel Wesley Harden
(1845-1923)

Mary Elizabeth Fast
(1847-1897)

Richard Emory Harden
(1868-1950)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nellie Elener Starn

Richard Emory Harden ¹ ² ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 21 September 1868, Monongalia County, WV ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Nellie Elener Starn on 22 July 1893 in , Marion County, WV ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 10 April 1950, Fairmont, WV at age 81 ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: 13 April 1950, Catawba Cemetery, Catawba, WV ⁹ ¹⁰

bullet Another name for Richard was "Ray" E. Harden.⁴

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: R.e. Harden
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1868
Birthplace: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Birthplace (Original): Monongalia, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Father's Name: S.w. Harden
Mother's Name: M.e. Harden

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5TJ-TX7 : 12 December 2019), R.e. Harden, 1868.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Richard E Harden
Event Date: 10 Apr 1950
Event Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 81 years
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1868
Birthplace: W. Va.
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Samuel W. Harden
Mother's Name: Mary Fast
Occupation: Retired Carpenter
Cemetery: Catawba
Burial Date: 13 Apr 1950
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 9 p 87

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMTG-VBQ : 10 March 2018), Richard E Harden, 10 Apr 1950; citing Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 9 p 87, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,819.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 14 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 38, Family 284
Clinton Magisterial District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Emery Harden..1..West Virginia

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. ⁸

1880 US Census
Page 521A, Family 66, Roll 1407
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Richard Harden..Son..11..West Virginia

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 61, Family 84
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 7 years
R. E. Harden..Head..Sep 1868..31..West Virginia..Miner

(Living with wife and son.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 30 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 72, Family 317, Roll 1687
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 20 years
Richard E. Harden..Head..40..West Virginia..Carpenter, House

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 21 Sep 1868, then his age should have been 41 instead of 40.
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 26 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 151, Family 363, Roll 1962
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Ray E. Harden..Head..51..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife, son, and daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 8 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 25-33, Family 121, Roll 2541
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, $2500
Richard E. Hardon..Head..61..West Virginia..married at age 24..Laborer, General Farm

(Living with wife, son, daughter, and brother-in-law.)
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• Death Image: 10 April 1950, in Fairmont, WV. ¹⁰

• He was buried on 13 April 1950 in the Catawba Cemetery in Catawba, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 74535856
. ⁹ ¹⁰

Richard married Nellie Elener Starn, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Starn and Harriet Ellen Kisner, on 22 July 1893 in , Marion County, WV.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Nellie Elener Starn was born on 28 November 1873 in West Virginia,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ died on 16 March 1943 in Rivesville, WV ¹² ¹³ and was buried on 19 March 1943 in Catawba Cemetery, Catawba, WV ¹² ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 61, Family 84
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 7 years
R. E. Harden..Head..Sep 1868..31..West Virginia..Miner
Nellie Harden..Wife..Nov 1873..26..West Virginia..1/1
Robert Harden..Son..Jul 1894..5..West Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 30 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 72, Family 317, Roll 1687
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 20 years
Richard E. Harden..Head..40..West Virginia..Carpenter, House
Nellie Harden..Wife..36..West Virginia..2/2
Robert Harden..Son..16..West Virginia
Dernt Harden..Son..2..West Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 26 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 151, Family 363, Roll 1962
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Ray E. Harden..Head..51..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Nellie Hardin..Wife..46..West Virginia
Dent Hardin..Son..12..West Virginia
Mary Hardin..Daughter..8..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion County, WV on 8 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 25-33, Family 121, Roll 2541
Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, $2500
Richard E. Hardon..Head..61..West Virginia..married at age 24..Laborer, General Farm
Nellie Hardon..Wife..56..West Virginia..married at age 19
Dent R. Hardon..Son..21..West Virginia
Mary Hardon..Daughter..19..West Virginia
Henry Starn..Brother-in-law..64..West Virginia
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Richard E Harden
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Nellie E Starn
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1893
Marriage Place: West Virginia, United States

Citing this Record
West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-P8ZJ : 22 July 2021), Richard E Harden and Nellie E Starn, 22 Jul 1893; citing Marriage, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
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1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 2 August 2021); (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-P8ZJ : 22 July 2021), Richard E Harden and Nellie E Starn, 22 Jul 1893; citing Marriage, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 6A, family 84, Richard Emory Harden and Nellie Elener Starn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 13A, family 317, Richard Emory Harden and Nellie Elener Starn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 151, sheet 19A, family 363, Richard Emory Harden and Nellie Elener Starn; index and images (accessed 3 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1962.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Paw Paw Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 25-33, sheet 5B, family 121, Richard Emory Harden and Nellie Elener Starn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2541.

6 "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (accessed 2 August 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5TJ-TX7 : 12 December 2019), R.e. Harden, 1868.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Clinton Magisterial District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, p. 38, family 284, Samuel Wesley Harden and Mary Elizabeth Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, p. 521A, family 66, Samuel Wesley Harden and Mary Elizabeth Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

9 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 3 August 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMTG-VBQ : 10 March 2018), Richard E Harden, 10 Apr 1950; citing Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 9 p 87, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,819.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 02 August 2021, memorial page for Richard E Harden (1868-1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74535856, citing Catawba Cemetery, Catawba, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

11 "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 August 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMZF-778 : 10 March 2018), Elener Starn, 28 Nov 1874; citing Marion Co., West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,406.

12 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 3 August 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML6-48Z : 10 March 2018), Nellie Ellen Starn Harden, 16 Mar 1943; citing Rivesville, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 8 p 88, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,818.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 03 August 2021, memorial page for Nellie E Harden (28 Nov 1873-16 Mar 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74535899, citing Catawba Cemetery, Catawba, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

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