Brief Life History of Frederick Rufus
When Frederick Rufus Harding was born on 16 April 1843, in North Royalton, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, John Harding, was 26 and his mother, Julia Hurlbut, was 25. He married Martha Ann Robertson on 11 October 1871, in Nemaha, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in London Election Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Humboldt Election Precinct, Richardson, Nebraska, United States in 1900. He died in 1905, in Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United States.
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- Frederick Harding in household of John Harding, "United States Census, 1860"
- Fred Harding, "Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers, 1810-1955"
- Fredrick R Harding in entry for Rufus F Harding, "Montana, Lake County Records, 1857-2010"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Richardson, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Richardson, Nebraska, United States
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Richardson, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Richardson, Nebraska, United States
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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