Thomas Jones Hardeman
b. 31 January 1788, d. 15 January 1854
- Father: Thomas Hardeman b. 8 January 1750, d. June 1833
- Mother: Mary Hardin Perkins b. say 1750, d. circa 1798
- Thomas Jones Hardeman was born on 31 January 1788 in Davidson County, Tennessee, near Nashville.
- He married Mary Ophelia Polk, daughter of Col. Ezekiel Polk, circa 1814.
- Thomas Jones Hardeman became a widower at the 1835 death of his wife Mary Ophelia Polk.
- He married Eliza DeWitt, daughter of Green DeWitt and Sarah Seely, on 26 October 1837 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- Thomas Jones Hardeman and Eliza DeWitt appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Bastrop County, Texas. Other members of the household included Sarah E. Hardeman, Thomas J. Hardeman and Laura Hardeman.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- His wife Eliza DeWitt became a widow at his death.
- Thomas Jones Hardeman died on 15 January 1854 at age 65 in Bastrop County, Texas.
- He was interred at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, reinterred there in 1937 from his original burial place in Bastrop County.
- For additional biographical information, see The Handbook of Texas Online.
- Last Edited: 22 May 2013
Family 1: Mary Ophelia Polk b. 6 April 1786, d. 24 September 1835
- Thomas Monroe Hardeman+ b. 30 October 1815, d. 14 September 1861
- Willliam Polk Hardeman+ b. 4 November 1816, d. 8 April 1898
- Owen Bailey Hardeman+ b. 25 December 1819, d. 3 September 1890
- Mary Ophelia Hardeman b. 8 June 1822, d. 13 July 1888
- Leonidas Polk Hardeman b. 25 March 1825, d. 26 February 1892
Family 2: Eliza DeWitt b. 17 September 1809, d. 8 February 1863
- Sarah E. Hardeman b. circa 1842
- Thomas J. Hardeman b. circa 1847
- Laura Hardeman b. 19 June 1848, d. 23 September 1927