Charles Don Carlos Harding

Brief Life History of Charles Don Carlos

When Charles Don Carlos Harding was born on 10 November 1867, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Harding, was 29 and his mother, Matilda Josephine Zundel, was 22. He married Emma Jane Lloyd on 26 February 1890, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1890. He died on 24 September 1943, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Don Carlos Harding
1867–1943
Emma Jane Lloyd
1868–1941
Marriage: 26 February 1890
Vivian Matilda Harding
1891–1961
Ermil Don Lloyd Harding
1892–1944
Wilma Ann Harding
1895–1966
Leland Benjamin Harding
1897–1898
Leonard Charles Harding
1897–1899
Emma Gladwin Harding
1901–1983
Edgar Palmer Harding
1904–1997

Sources (61)

  • Charles Don Harding, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Charles D Harding, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Charles D Harding, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

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.

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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