A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California : illustrated : containing a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its discovery to the present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future, illustrations and full-page portraits of some of its eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and prominent citizens of to-day . orn January 11,1849. He fought during the late war in theConfederate army, as Captain of Company B,Third Teimessee Infantry, and served fouryears. He was captured by the Uni
A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California : illustrated : containing a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its discovery to the present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future, illustrations and full-page portraits of some of its eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and prominent citizens of to-day . orn January 11,1849. He fought during the late war in theConfederate army, as Captain of Company B,Third Teimessee Infantry, and served fouryears. He was captured by the Union forces,at Hatchers, in front of Petersburg, justprior to Lees surrender. After peace was declared he returned homeand resumed his business. In 1866 he marriedMary S. Owen, a daughter of Rev. RichardOwen, a Baptist clergyman of Clinton, Ten-nessee. Mrs. Hardin was born in Tennessee,and has borne her husband nine children,namely: James L., Katie S., Mattie G.,Richard O., Pearl L., Minnie, Robert M.,Wennel and Harry Houston. In 1870 Mr. Hardin came to Californiaand located at HoUister, his present home,where he owns a fertile farm of eighty-sixacres as a homestead, and also owns 640acres of land in Fresno county. He is aKnight Templar and an active member of theA. O. U. W. fA. STEINBECK, a well-known citizenof HoUister, is a native of Germany,^ liaving been born there November27, 1832. He learned the cabinet-makers. ^ FOUNDER OF STREET RAILWAY SISTEIMONTEREY AND PACIFIC GROVE AND 8AN MATEO COUNTIES. trade in his native country, and at the age ofseventeen he, with an older brother and sister,emigrated to Palestine, and he remainedfor eight years in the old city of Jerusalem,where he worked at his. trade and acted as aninterpreter of the English, German and Ara-bic languages. In this far-oflF land, June 1, 1856, our sub-ject was married to Almira, a daughter ofWalter A. Dickson, at that time an independ-ent missionary. In 1858 Mr. and went to Massachusetts, which wa
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