Brief Life History of Peter Nelson
When Peter Nelson Hardman was born on 9 July 1848, in Ohio, United States, his father, Nelson Hardman, was 35 and his mother, Lettitia Jane Hempleman, was 28. He married Flora B. Hoover on 15 November 1885, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States. He lived in Enon, Mad River Township, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Mad River, Clark, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 17 April 1924, in Enon, Clark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Enon Cemetery, Enon, Clark, Ohio, United States.
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- Peter Hardman in household of Nelson Hardman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Peter N. Hardman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Peter Welson Hardman, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English herdeman, herdema+n, hurdeman (Old English hierdeman, heordman) ‘herdsman, one who tends livestock’. Compare Heard .
English: occasionally from the Middle English personal name Hardman (Old English Heardmann, literally ‘hard man’).
English and Irish: shortened form of Hardeman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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