N. L. HARDMAN


The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 522
Lewis

N. L. HARDMAN, a prosperous farmer whose home is on
Skin Creek, fourteen miles southwest of Weston, is a mem-
ber of one of the old and prominent families of Lewis
County.

Part of his present farm contains the old Hardman home-
stead, where he was born November 24, 1863. His parents
were Marcellus L. and Mahala (Hyre) Hardman. Marcellus
Hardman was born August 28, 1829, son of H. D. and Mary
(West) Hardman. H. D. Hardman was born on Hacker's
Creek in 1803, was a farmer and also a teacher, and in-
structed a number of pupils in the rudiments of surveying.
He was a democrat and an active member of the Methodist
Protestant Church. His three children were named Mar-
cellus, Matilda and Bettie. Marcellus Hardman grew up on
a farm, and had a common school education, and was one
of the good and faithful men of his day. He and his wife
had five children: Levi, born July 16, 1855, a farmer in
Upshur County; Catherine, born February 21, 1859, now
deceased; N. L.; William M. and John D., both deceased.

N. L. Hardman spent his early life on the farm, and his
neighbors have known him as a man of great diligence and
unusual foresight and careful as a manager. A number of
years ago he bought the old homestead of 350 acres, and
has since increased his holdings to 600 acres.

Mr. Hardman married Julia A. Linger, who was reared in
the same community as her husband. They have six chil-
dren: O. L. Hardman, born August 8, 1891, who had a
common school education and was trained as a soldier for
the World war at Fort Riley, Kansas; O. M. Hardman, born
September 3, 1892, who enlisted in the Signal Corps, spent
eleven months in France with the Twenty-eighth Division,
was on front line duty three months, and received his hon-
orable discharge May 14, 1919; Ludah, born March 5, 1896,
who was educated in the common schools; Bryan, born
November 7, 1900; Brannon, born February 28, 1902; and
Benson B., born April 27, 1908. The family are members
of the Methodist Protestant Church.  Mr. Hardman is
affiliated with Vandalia Lodge No. 321, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, and has served as lodge treasurer. He is
a democrat in polities.

His wife, Julia A. Linger, is a daughter of Nicholas
D. and Margaret Matilda (Bradshaw) Linger. Her father
was born February 20, 1821, on Stone Coal Creek in Lewis
County. The grandfather of Nicholas was a follower of
Marquis de Lafayette and came to America during the
Revolutionary war to assist the Colonies in their struggle
for independence. He remained here after the war, married
and settled down and has a numerous posterity.  The
children of Nicholas Linger and wife were: Nicholas W.,
deceased; William, deceased, who married Eliza Sexton;
John W., who married Dtora Bartlett; Leonidas A., de-
ceased, who married Rebecca Bartlett; Aaron N., who
married Lucy Sexton; Mary J., deceased; Charles E., de-
ceased, who married Mary J. Strader; Martha, wife of
Joseph H. Flint, now deceased; Julia A., Mrs. Hardman;
Edward B., who married Julia Clark; and David P., who
married Cozbi Teter.