Ben C. Hardin married Clara J. Robison June 28, 1860, in Brenham. Benjamin Columbus Hardin was born September 18, 1834, in Hardin County, Tennessee.  He moved to Limestone County, Texas, in 1843 and died February 18, 1914, at Clairmont and is buried there.  His father was Robert E. Hardin, born April 11,1808, in Tennessee and died February 6, 1881, in Brenham, Texas, and is buried in Quadrangle Prairie Lee Cemetery, Washington County.  His wife, mother of Benjamin Columbus Hardin, was Martha Elizabeth Dickson Hardin.  Stepmother - Nancy Miriam Hardin, born in 1817 in Tennessee.  Claricy Jane Robison Hardin was born August 29, 1843, in Texas and died April 20, 1922, buried in Clairmont.  Her father was Neal Robison, born in Georgia, and died in Texas; her mother was Eliza Kizer, born in Georgia, and buried at Blanco.

B. C. Hardin passed the Bar Exam in 1858 at Austin.  He taught school at Trickham and Bead Mountain, first Clerk of Trickham Baptist Church, was Tiler in the Trickham Masonic Lodge.  He served as County Treasurer and Surveyor in Clairmont after leaving Coleman County.  Claricy Jane Robison Hardin grew up with servants.  She was given two slaves at the time of her marriage.  Her father was District Judge, San Antonio District, at the time of his death.  Adjustments from this lifestyle had to be made at the Civil War’s end to dirt floors, oxwagons, scarce water, short supplies and other hardships experienced in pioneer life.  Claricy Jane gave birth to 13 children - 11 living to maturity.

B. C. Hardin was ambushed at the edge of Trickham while returning from a lodge meeting.  He was shot in the arm; Wink was with him and assisted him home, then rode to Coleman for a doctor who sawed off his arm by lantern light.  B. C. Hardin was interested in developing and surveying new land and moved on to Clairmont, Kent County, about 1895.  Three children were left in Coleman County - John, Clara Jane, and Manzin Lewellen Hardin who had died in 1883.

Neal - born December 25, 1861, Kendall County-died between 1943 and 1960, buried in Colorado.  Neal met a girl on the cattle drives to market in Kansas.  Neal and Ellie were married soon after he moved to Coleman County.  Ellie did not adjust to the new surroundings and after a few years, they moved to Colorado.  They had at least three children, a girl and two boys; some were born in Coleman County.  Elmer Hardin visited Coleman County in 1963; his father, Neal, never returned.  Neal and Ellie were separated during their later years.

Mary Jane - born 1862 in Kendall County, frail from birth, died in early childhood.

John Thomas - born December 14, 1863, Kendall County - died March 3, 1899, buried in Santa Anna (see John Thomas Hardin).

Winfield Wright (Wink) - born February 2, 1866, Seguin - died February 21, 1943 in New Mexico, buried at Artesia.  Wink married Mary (Mollie) Krueger in Coleman County January 14, 1892.  Mollie Krueger grew up in Coleman County, a few miles southwest of Trickham.  Soon after their marriage, Wink and Mollie moved to Kent County where they lived in a dug-out, later moving near Hope.  The children were Agnes, Ella, Charlie W., John, Anna, Addie and Oma.

Benjamin Barnett - born December 9, 1868 at San Marcos - December 20, 1958, Menard, buried there.  Ben spent his young manhood in Coleman County.  He was popular among the young people, often playing the fiddle for their entertainment.  Ben was fascinated with stories of buried treasure and spent much effort during his lifetime in search.  Ben moved to Kent County, with his parents.  He did ranch work and was county surveyor while there.  Ben married Lillian Bagget in Scurry County.  They raised 2 children in Kent County - Fannie Opal Davis and B. Hardin.  In later years they moved to Menard, where he worked on the Willie Volkmann ranch.

Eliza Hardin - born July 29, 1871, San Marcos-died November 11, 1908 Trinidad, Colorado, buried there.  She married Walter Murray in Coleman County prior to 1890.  Among their several children were a girl named Clara and a boy named Phillip.

Clara Jane - born January 23, 1874, San Marcos, died February 1, 1967 in Brownwood, buried at Trickham.  She was 8 years old when the Hardins came to the place that was to be her home for most of her life.  She attended school at Trickham, walking the three miles, and attended a subscription school on the adjoining place to the south.  In 1889 the Haynes family moved to the vicinity (see Charlie Haynes).

William Green (Bud) - born January 17, 1876 - San Marcos-died March 3, 1920, Hud, Scurry County, buried in Cottonwood Cemetery near Rotan.  Bud attended school at Trickham and learned to rope and ride at an early age.  Bud was about 17 when he moved to Kent County.  Bud later found work in Scurry County and filed on a claim near Hud.  Soon afterwards he married Mabel McCombs and they lived on the land until death.  They had 9 children, Lester Earnest, Willie Russel, Jesse Columbus, Thomas James, Gould Wright, Clara Belle, Edith Lucille, Daisy Dell and an unnamed infant girl.  Bud’s wife, Mabel was a cousin of Luther McCombs, Martha’s husband.

Augusta (Gussie) - born August 10, 1878, San Marcos - died November 16, 1918, Cripple Creek, Colorado.  Gussie spent most of her childhood in Coleman County, attending school at Trickham.  She married John Snowden in Kent County, a cousin of Fannie’s husband, C. O. Fox.  Gussie and John had two girls named Ruby and Boley Snowden, likely others.

Manzin Lewellen - born December 20, 1880, San Marcos - died May 18, 1883, soon after coming to Coleman County, buried in Trickham Cemetery.  Manzin died with Yellow Jaundice.

Fannie Nancy - born December 20, 1882 near Trickham, died during the l960’s, buried at Jayton.  She lived her first 12 years in Coleman County, attending school there.  She moved to Kent County and married Charlie O. Fox.  C. O. Fox carried the mail for many years.  Fannie and Charlie reared two children, a daughter Evelyn Fox Jay and a son, C. O. Fox, Jr., (adopted) - two children died in early childhood.

Martha Elizabeth - born March 31, 1885 near Trickham.  Martha was thrown from a horse and found dead in 1945 near McLean, Gray County, buried there.  Martha was a school teacher and married Luther McCombs in Kent County.

Bertha - born September 10, 1888 near Tricltham - died about 1977 at Jayton, buried there.  Bertha married Orville Lowrance and lived at Jayton most of her married life.  They had one son, William Earl Lowrance, who drowned when he was 17 years of age while saving another Boy Scout from drowning.