Census of 1850 - Franklin Hardin, Liberty, Liberty County, age 48, born circa 1802 in Georgia, surveyor, in household with Cynthia Hardin.
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Col. Franklin Hardin, birth date 1/25/1803 in Franklin County, Georgia; death date 4/20/1878 in Liberty, Texas; burial in Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty County. Includes historical marker photo.
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1st Lieutenant of Infantry, Lieutenant, Captain (Republic of Texas, 1836). Colonel, 2nd Brigade of Texas Militia (1842-1843).
Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, family history, and portrait of Frank Hardin, The Hardins of Liberty, pp. 413-416. Frank Hardin, born 1/25/1803 in Franklin County, Georgia; elected in 1857 as representative of Liberty County to the 7th Legislature; died 4/20/1878 in Liberty.
Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas 1890.
Obituary, Capt. Frank Hardin, The Galveston Daily News, 4/28/1878, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "An old pioneer and veteran of the Texas revolution, a hero of San Jacinto, and of the Anahuac fight between the colonists and the Mexican garrison under Bradburn . . . "
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .