Hardin
Richard
Runnels
Born in Mississippi
Ancestors 
Son of Hardin Dudley Runnels
and Martha B (Darden) Runnels
Brother of
Edmond Shackelford Runnels Sr., Hiram Alexander Runnels, Howell Washington Runnels, Hester Ann Runnels and Randall Hiram Runnels
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 53
in Bowie County, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jan 2013
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| Preceded by 5th Governor Elisha M. Pease |
Hardin Richard Runnels 6th Governor of Texas  |
Succeeded by 7th Governor Sam Houston |
Contents |
Biography
Hardin Runnels is Notable.
Slave Owner
1850, Richard was recorded in a slave schedule in Bowie, Texas, United States as a slave owner. Slaves:11[1]
1860, Hardin was recorded in a slave schedule in Bowie, Texas, United States as a slave owner. Slaves: 39, Slave Houses: 12[2]
Please see: Slaves of Hardin Richard Runnels
Marriage
Never was married.
1830 census Hardin was in Madison, Mississippi. Enumerated with parent.[3]
- Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Madison, Mississippi
- Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 2
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 10 7
- Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 2
- Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 4
- Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 2
- Slaves - Females - Under 10 4
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 6
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 3
- Free White Persons - Under 20 6
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 4
- Total Free White Persons 10
- Total Slaves 28
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 38
1860 census Hardin (age 38) was in Beat 2, Bowie, Texas. Real Estate Value:$42000, Personal Estate Value:$43400[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Hardin R Runnells | M | 38 | Mississippi |
1870 census H (age 49), Merchant, was in Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| H R Runnels | M | 49 | Merchant | Mississippi |
| Howell W Runnels | M | 47 | Clerk In Store | Mississippi |
| Martha Runnels | F | 30 | Keeping House | Georgia (country) |
| Smithier J Runnels | F | 12 | Texas | |
| Mary Runnels | F | 10 | Texas | |
| Hardin R Runnels | M | 5 | Texas | |
| Howell W Runnels | M | 3 | Texas | |
| Georgia Runnels | F | 2 | Texas | |
| Lydia Runnels | F | 30 | Domestic Servt | Texas |
| Lymus Runnels | M | 5 | Texas | |
| Alexander Runnels | M | 2 | Texas |
Notes
- Went through the 1850 census record and could not find one for him.
Sources
- ↑
Slave Schedule:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004206184; FHL microfilm: 444920; Image number: 61; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00993-7
FamilySearch Record: HRWF-LNMM (accessed 26 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCNQ-856
Richard Runnels, slave owner, in 1850 in Bowie, Texas, United States. - ↑
Slave Schedule:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
citing Page: 12; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 005171487; FHL microfilm: 000805309; Image number: 182
FamilySearch Record: WKTT-2L2M (accessed 26 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-K1S
H R Runnells, slave owner, in 1860 in Bowie, Texas, United States. - ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Madison, Mississippi; Series: M19; Roll: 71; Page: 96; Family History Library Film: 0014839
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #2017024 (accessed 27 November 2023)
Hardin Rennels in Madison, Mississippi. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Beat 2, Bowie, Texas; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 14; Family History Library Film: 805289
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #34944990 (accessed 26 November 2023)
Hardin R Runnells (38) in Beat 2, Bowie, Texas. Born in Mississippi. - ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas; Roll: M593_1576; Page: 456B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #5049939 (accessed 26 November 2023)
H R Runnels (49), Merchant, in Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas. Born in Mississippi.
- Find A Grave Memorial# 8062093
- Hardin Richard Runnels on Wikipedia
- Texas Historical Association - https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/runnels-hardin-richard
- East Texas Historical Journal, Vol 51, Issue 2, Articule 8. Bowie County in Transition: From 1860 to 1870 - https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2698&context=ethj
- Civil War Correspondence, 1858: "Georgia, U.S., Civil War Correspondence, 1847-1865"
Original data: Governor's Incoming Correspondence, Civil War— Governor Joseph E. Brown of Georgia. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia State Archives
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1730 #51764 (accessed 26 November 2023)
Name: Hardin R Runnels; Correspondence Date: 8 Feb 1858; Locality: Milledgeville, Georgia.
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