Ziba Hardee's Birth Date

Ziba Hardee's Birth Date

I have listed the facts I know about Ziba Hardee. What I don't know for sure is his date of birth. In the 1850 Census he lists that he was born in North Carolina and he was 56 years old. So that would make his birth year about 1794.

But, according to a cousin, Khaki, her father told her when Ziba died the family went through his things and found documentation that showed he was much older. Ziba had shaved years off of his age because his second wife, Tabitha, was so much younger. Khaki states Ziba was born in 1782.
So I have a birth range of 1782 - 1794.

The first record I have of him is the marriage record to Peggy Mitchell. It lists the name as John Hardee and not Ziba, so I can't really be certain this is the same person. This is in Baldwin County, Georgia and I have searched records from there and found none that name a Ziba Hardee.

I do not know his parents names or any siblings. I do not know anything about his life before 1830 when I find him in the 1830 Census in Monroe Co., Alabama.

But, I do have some clues as to who his parents may be and I am working on those clues.
Until then I will write about Ziba"s children...

Ziba and Peggy Hardee's son, Joel Hardee

William and Elizabeth Dummett Hardee

William J. Hardee and Elizabeth Dummett Hardee

Went to St Augustine, Florida today and talked my husband into stopping at the national cemetery there first. This is the stone of Gen. William J. Hardee’s first wife, Elizabeth Dummett Hardee. I will post more on this family later.

Tombstone of Elizabeth Dummett Hardee. St. Augustine National Cemetery, Florida.

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Hardee Travels

Hardee Travels

If you could only see me now! I am doing the happy dance!

After writing my other post about not finding Ziba in the 1860 census and not knowing when Ziba and family moved to Texas, it got me thinking and I did some searching.

I had previously searched the unindexed tax records for Van Zandt Co., Texas and I did not find Ziba in the 1860 tax records but I did find him in the 1861 tax records. So I searched those records again to see if Green Wood, Ziba's son-in-law was also in those records since the newspaper article stated they traveled from Alabama to Texas in 1861.

Green Wood was in the 1861 Van Zandt Co., Texas tax record.But not 1860 tax record.

Which leads me to believe, that Ziba and Tabitha Hardee and their children along with the family of their daughter Sarah Green and her husband moved together to Texas by oxen train.

Since Ziba Hardee and Green Wood are not in the 1860 tax list but both are in the 1861 tax list, I think this is a sound hypothesis!

Ziba Hardee in 1861 Van Zandt County, Texas tax records.

Green A. Wood in 1861 Van Zandt County, Texas tax records.

Now I know to search again in Coosa County, Alabama for Ziba Hardee. Will have to go page by page again, but maybe I will find them.

Ziba Hardee's Birth Date

Ziba Hardee in 1860 Census

Ziba Hardee in the 1860 Census
or Not

Sometimes, no matter how much you search you can't find something. That is what happened for the 1860 Census. I have searched all the indexed sites for Ziba Hardee and all the spelling variants, I have searched just by first names, I have searched for neighbors from the 1850 census and I have searched page by page in locations I thought he might be. But, alas, Ziba and family elude me.

I know in 1854 he bought more land in Coosa County, Alabama and in 1862 he paid taxes on land in Van Zandt County, Texas and died in 1862 in Van Zandt Co., Texas. So I would estimate Ziba and the family came to Texas between 1854 and 1861.

In 1860 his son James and his wife who lived near him in 1850 still lived in Coosa Co., Alabama. But, in 1870 James and wife are living in Van Zandt Co., Texas. At some point James returned to Alabama as that is where he died.

Ziba's daughter Sarah and her husband Green Wood who lived next door in 1850 cannot be found in any 1860 census. But, the family is buried in Van Zandt Co., Texas.

I found a newspaper article about David Wood, son of Green and Sarah Hardee Wood. It states about David Wood: "Born in Chambers County, Alabama, in 1854 to Mr. and Mrs. Green Anderson Wood (she was a Hardee) Dave with his family and the other small children traveled to Van Zandt County, Texas just before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 by way of a covered wagon oxen train. Both Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wood are buried in the Red Hill Cemetery in Van Zandt County. "

There is a chance that Green and Sarah Wood traveled with her father's family to Texas. This is just a guess. Ziba and the family may have come to Texas first, but usually families traveled together.
So, I continue my search.

Ziba Hardee and Traveling

Ziba Hardee in 1850 Alabama State Census

Ziba Hardee in the 1850 Alabama State Census 

In 1850 Alabama performed a State Census. Ziba, Green (son-in-law) and son J. E. Hardee are listed on this state census living in Coosa County, Alabama.
The family is listed as tick marks.

Z Harday
4 White males under 21
1 White males over 21
0 White males between 18-45
1 White males over 45
2 White females under 21
1 White females over 21

 

1850 Alabama State Census

Ziba and Tabitha Hardee in the 1860 Census

Ziba and Tabitha Hardee in 1850 Census

Ziba and Tabitha in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census

1850 is the first census that lists all the names of the household. (I love this census!) Ziba is still living in Coosa County, Alabama but now in Hatchet Creek District. His two oldest sons from his first marriage, Joel and John have moved back to Monroe County, Alabama.

1.) Hardy, Ziba, age 56, farmer, born in North Carolina
2.) Hardy, Tabitha, age 40, born in Georgia
3.) Hardy, Elender, age 16, born in Alabama
4.) Hardy, William, age 14, born in Alabama
5.) Hardy, Samuel, age 10, born in Alabama
6.) Hardy, Bryant, age 8, born in Alabama
7.) Hardy, Thomas, age 6, born in Alabama
8.) Hardy, Caroline, age 5, born in Alabama
9.) Hardy, Julia, age 2, born in Alabama

The family listed after him is his oldest daughter, from his second marriage and her husband:
1.) Wood, Green A., age 28, Farmer, born in AL
2.) Wood, Sarah, age 18?, born in AL
3.) Wood, Mary, age 1, born in Alabama

The next family down is his oldest son from his second marriage to Tabitha.
1.) Hardy, James E., age 25, farmer, born in Alabama
2.) Hardy, Susan, age 22, born in Alabama
3.) Hardy, Redsin?, age 1 born in Alabama

William T. Hardee listed above is my 2nd Great Grandfather. His future wife, Juda Lee, is listed a few families apart on this census.

Ziba and Tabitha Hardee in the 1850 Alabama State Census 

Ziba Hardee in 1850 Agricultural Census

Ziba Hardee, Green Wood and James Hardee in 1850 U.S. Agricultural Census

 

In 1850 the US started it's first agricultural census. I found Ziba, Green Woods (his son-in-law), and James Hardy each listed in this census together.

You can really learn a lot about the family and their status by how many acres they own and the cash value, crops and other items produced and the number and value of livestock.

Here is the transcribed information for the above families:

Hardy, Ziba, 50 improved and 30 unimproved acres of land, cash value of farm $450, value of farming implements and machinery $100, 2 horses, 13 Milch Cows, 2 working oxen, 25 other cattle, 18 sheep, 50 swine, value of livestock $465, bushels of Indian Corn 500. [next page] 1 ton of hay, 50 lbs of beeswax and honey, value of animals slaughtered $20.

Woods, Green, 18 improved and 20 unimproved acres of land, cash value of farm $100, value of farming implements and machinery $10, 1 horse, 7 milch cows, 21 other cattle, 12 swines, value of livestock $245, bushels of Indian Corn 200. [Next page] 6 400lbs bales of ginned cotton, 40 bushels of sweet potatoes, 150 lbs of butter, 3 tons of hay, value of homemade manufactures $100, value of animals slaughtered $100.

Hardy, James, 10 improved acres of land, cash value of farm $40, value of farming implements and machinery $10, 1 horse,1 other cattle, 4 swines, value of livestock $100, bushels of Indian Corn 100. [next line] 40 lbs of sweet potatoes, 100 lbs of butter, value of homemade manufactures $150, value of animals slaughtered $24.

I don't know why, but it made me smile to know that Ziba owned bees. 50 lbs of beeswax and honey seem like a lot!

Ziba and Tabitha Hardee in the 1850 Census