Born 23 April 1839 in Kentucky to Joseph P. Gaines (36) and Eliza Bell Metier (32). Married Alvin Hardin 12 January 1859 in Greenview, Menard County, IL. Nine children. Lived Greenview, Menard for about 20 years, then Sugar Grove Township, Menard in 1910. Died 16 December 1917 in Sweet Water, Menard County, IL, age 78. Buried alongside her husband at Indian Point Cemetery, Athens North Number 2 Precinct. Verified by primary records 2026-06-05: 1859 Illinois marriage record; Indian Point Cemetery burial.