William Wallace Hardin

Born 18 November 1859 in Greenview, Menard County, Illinois. Father: Alvin Hardin. Mother: Minerva Mildred Gaines. Eldest of at least nine siblings: James Thomas (1863-1867, infant), Delphia Bell (1864-1936), Mary Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (1869-1892), Charles Henry (1870-1940), and others. Married Dona Sprouse in 1883 in Chicago, Cook County, IL. At least four children: Bertha Rae (1883-1972, our line), Frank Ewing (1885-1965), Glenn Sprouse (1887-1933), Eva Marie (1891-1975). Lived Evanston, Cook IL in 1930; Peoria, Peoria IL in 1935. Died 21 June 1944 in Flat Rock, Crawford County, IL, at age 84. Buried in Indian Point Cemetery, Athens, Menard County, IL — the family's ancestral cemetery. Verified by primary records 2026-06-05: Illinois Death Records confirm 21 June 1944 death Flat Rock Crawford IL; 1883 Chicago Cook County marriage to Dona Sprouse; burial at Indian Point Cemetery, Athens, Menard County IL.