Re: Milo B Hardin, Pender, NE drug store owner 1920's

OBIT
Hardin, Milo B.
Nov. 6, 1926
Ashland Gazette
Nov. 11, 1926
Page 2, Col. 2
At Pender, on Saturday, Nov. 6, 1926, Milo B. Hardin passed away after a brief illness. Mr. Hardin was born at Windham, Johnson county, Iowa, December 10, 1863. His boyhood days were spent in Ashland. He has resided in Pender for fifteen years. He leaves a wife, two sons, Harold and Leonard, two grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Tom Upton, of Lincoln, a brother, Mr. George Hardin of Bloomfield, to keep him in loving remembrance.

OBIT for Milo B. Hardin’s father:
Hardin, William H.
Mar. 25, 1913
Ashland Gazette
Mar. 27 1913 & Apr. 3, 1913
Page 1, Col. 5 & Page 1, Col. 4
William H. Hardin for many years a resident of Ashland died at the home of his son at Falls City Tuesday. The remains will be interred in the Ashland cemetery today, Thursday. Mr. Hardin was for many years a familiar figure about Ashland and Saunders county being county surveyor for many years. He was also government surveyor and assisted in surveying several counties in the western part of the state. Mr. Hardin came to Nebraska about 1866 or 67. He was a most highly respected citizen.

DEATH RECORD
The remains of William Hardin, who was buried in the Ashland cemetery last Thursday, was one of the active pioneers of the state of Nebraska, coming to the state in the year 1868. For many years he was the surveyor of Saunders county, and assisted in the government survey of the greater part of the west part of the state. Mr. Hardin is remembered by many of the older citizens of Ashland as a man of fine character.
The deceased was born in Morrix X Roads, Fayette county, Penn., May 13, 1826, on the farm that his grandfather received from King George of England in 1760. He received his education in Madison College, Penn. And in 1855 moved to Iowa City, Iowa, thence in 1868 to Nebraska, and the following year to Ashland, where for almost 30 years the family resided. Mrs. Hardin passed away October, 1904. Since this time the deceased has made his home with his children and grandchildren. He is survived by three children, M. B. Hardin of Pender, g. W. of Ulysses, and Mrs. S. E. Upton of Lincoln. He died at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Fern Buford, Falls City March 24, aged 86 years, 10 months, and 11 days.

More obits for the family found here, with thanks to Peggy Durand:
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A post found elsewhere online:

Milo B Hardin son of William & Sarah Hardin was born Dec 1862 in Windham, Johnson Co., Iowa; died 6 Nov 1926 Pender, Thurston, Nebraska. He married Maud Percila McGonegal on the 16 January 1890 in Juniata, Adams, Nebraska. She was born in Nov 1871 in the state of Michigan. To them two children were born to them, that I know of, Harold Clement Hardin and Leonard Martin Hardin:

* Harold Clement Hardin born 30 Jan 1891 Juniata, Adams, NE, (he wed Caroline M Godberson on 4 Feb 1913 in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska) and they had two children:
** Pearl M Hardin - born abt 1916 Pender, Thurston, Nebraska (wed Victor Otto Bogner on 22 Nov 1942 in Madison, Madison Co., Nebraska. Victor was born 13 Apr 1921 in Crofton, Knox, Nebraska.)
** Milo H Hardin - born 09 Jul 1916 in Nebraska died in Medford, Jackson, Oregon 05 Aug 1972 (wed to Edith M ?, born 29 Jul 1909 place unknown, and died Medford, Jackson, Oregon on 16 Oct 2001)

* Leonard Martin Hardin born in Oct 1893, Nebraska (he wed Matilda Hardin) no other information on this son.

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CENSUS

1940
Pender, Thurston, Nebraska
Harold Hardin 49 b abt 1891 Nebraska, druggist, drug store
Caroline Hardin 50 b abt 1890 Nebraska, clerk, drug store
Pearl Hardin 24 b abt 1916 Nebraska, part-time clerk in post office, clerk in drug store
Milo Hardin 22 b abt 1918 Nebraska, cashier, movie
Residence in 1935: Same Place (a question on the 1940 census)

1940
Pender, Thurston, Nebraska
Leonard Hardin 47, divorced, b 1893 Nebraska, salesman, clothing
Maude Hardin 68, mother, widowed, b 1872 Indiana
Residence in 1935: Same Place
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World War II Draft Registration
Harold Clem Hardin b 30 January 1891 born in Juanita, registered in Thurston County NE
Lenard Milo Hardin b 03 October 1893 born in Juanita, registered in Thurston County NE
http://nshs.hallcountyne.gov/cgi-bin/WWIdraft_search.cgi?co=Thurstonhttp://nshs.hallcountyne.gov/cgi-bin/WWIdraft_search.cgi?co=Thurston

Who’s Who in Thurston County:
HARDIN, HAROLD CLEMENT: Pharmacist; b Juniata, Neb Jan 30, 1891; s of Milo Hardin-Maude McGonegal; ed Humphrey HS; Fremont Normal, PhG 1910; m Caroline Godberson Feb 4, 1913 Columbus; s Milo Harold; d Pearl Maude; 1906-10 pharm, Humphrey; 1910-29 & 1933- pharm, Pender; 1929-33 pharm, Humphrey; 1929-33 pharm, Belden; 1930-33 mayor; mbr city band; past mbr vol fire dept; Neb Pharm Assn; Presby Ch; WOW; Dem, pct chmn 1932; hobbies, hunting, fishing; father (dec) druggist at Pender 15 years; res Pender.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/thurston/negenweb/whowhotc.htmhttp://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/thurston/negenweb/whowhotc.htm