Decker Family Portrait Contributed by David Bethard Top: Mitchell / James Ernest / Robert Lee / Henry O. / George Bennett / Fannie Esther Bottom: Clara Isabelle (some say Elizabeth) / James Harrison / Nancy Caroline Likes Hardesty/ Mary Alice Hardesty The head of this family is James Harrison Decker sitting in the middle, bottom row, next to his wife, Nancy Caroline Likes, surrounded by their children. James was born 4 November 1837 in Kinderhook, Pike Co IL the son of Harrison F. & Bethany Methina (Hull) Decker who were both from Virginia, but married in Pike Co IL 18 December 1834. Nancy Caroline (some have Catherine) Likes was born 21 January 1841 in IN the daughter of Robert & Dolla (Killion) Likes. She was first married to Wm. J. Hardesty with whom she had one child, the daughter who is in the photo to her left - Mary Alice Hardesty. James & Nancy were married in Adams Co IL 24 December 1863. James and Nancy had several children in IL but then they moved to Carroll County MO by 1870 and there they lived out the rest of their lives.