Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Harding was born on 2 April 1838, in Caldwell, Missouri, United States, his father, Dwight Harding, was 30 and his mother, Phebe Holbrook, was 28. He married Matilda Josephine Zundel. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 8 July 1899, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Willard City Cemetery, Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Chas Harding in household of Dwight Harding, "United States Census, 1860"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Charles Harding, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Box Elder, Utah, United States
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Box Elder, Utah, 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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