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About John Hardy:
NOTE: Although I have searched extensively, I have been unable to determine the parents of either John
Hardy or his wife Charlotte Bridges, both supposedly born in VA. I would appreciate receiving any information
which would help with this research. Thanks. ...............................................................
The
birth dates and locations of John's children from the Census, and other sources, indicate the following: John
and Charlotte were born in VA; They lived in TN in the years 1835 thru 1837, probably near Salem
in Rutherford Co.; They lived in Tippah Co., MS in 1839; They moved to Lafayette (which later
became Columbia) Co., AR, around 1845, and remained.
Charlotte died before the 1850 Census, and
John died in 1859. ...............................................................
From the
Tennnessee Tax List Records, 1783-1895, Ancestry.com: John Hardy - 1836 Rutherford Co. (no acreage
or slave tax, one poll tax) John Hardy - 1837 Rutherford Co., Salem District (no acreage or slave
tax, one poll tax) ...............................................................
From Goodspeed's
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas; Columbia County, Arkansas, 1890; sketch of
William A. Merritt, Page 497:
"Mrs. Merritt (Sarah J. Hardy) is a daughter of John R. and Charlotte
(Bridges) Hardy, native Virginians who came to the state of Arkansas about 1838, being among the earliest
settlers of this county. Mr. Hardy helped survey and lay off nearly all of the public roads and otherwise
assisted in improving and building up the county. There were no flouring mills in the county at that
time, but on nearly every settlers place could be found the old steel implements for making bread.
His wife, who died in 1844, bore him eight children, five now living. Beverly (a resident of Texas),
J.R. (residing in Howard County, Arkansas), Sarah J. (wife of Mr. Merritt), Caroline (wife of J.P.
Thomas of this county) and Martha (wife of J. R. Winkley of Columbia County). After the death of this
wife, Mr. Hardy formed an alliance with Elizabeth (Jones) Holloway and by this wife became the father
of four children. W.E. and J.W. of this county only and being alive. Mr. Hardy passed from this life
in 1859." ...............................................................
COLUMBIA CO., ARK.,
FEDERAL LAND RECORDS
This file was compiled from the Bureau of Land Management land records
and includes Homestead and Cash Entry Patents before 1908 for what is now Columbia Co., AR.
L
Name F Name MI Sec No T R Acres Date Remarks
HARDY
JOHN 19 18S 21W 40.19 1855/03/01 HARDY
JOHN 19 18S 21W 40 1856/05/01 HARDY
JOHN 19 18S 21W 80.73 1856/05/01 HARDY
JOHN 30 18S 21W 40.11 1856/05/01 HARDY
JOHN 30 18S 21W 40 1859/07/01
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Found
in the 1850 Census, Ark., Lafayette Co., Clark Township, page 184a, image 35:
Hardy
John 33 M Farmer VA Hardy Elizabeth 30 F
Ala Hardy Beverly D. 16 M Farmer Tenn Hardy
Molias 13 M Tenn Hardy John R.
11 M Miss Hardy Jessy 9 M
Miss Hardy Sarah J. C. 8 F Miss Hardy
Susan C. 4 F Ark Hardy Martha H.
1 F Ark
Census taken on 30 Nov. 1850. ...............................................................
1854
Tax List, Columbia County: Hardy, John - 1 Poll, 80 A. ...............................................................
Found
in the 1860 Arkansas Mortality Schedule:
Hardy, John Columbia Co., Age 46, Male, Nov., BP Va.,
Pneumonia ...............................................................
Columbia County
Wills and Administrations: John Hardy, 1859 Elizabeth Hardy, 1872 ...............................................................
In
the 1880 Arkansas Census, John R., his son, gave his father's birthplace as Virginia.
John's
birthplace was given as Tennessee on the 1910 Pike Co. Arkansas Census record for his son John R. Hardy,
I think this was in error. ...............................................................
Some
of the info on John Hardy and family obtained from Mormon site, http://www.familysearch.org/ ...............................................................
Descendants of John Hardy
About Elizabeth R. Jones:
Found in 1860 Census - Arkansas, Columbia Co., Magnolia Township, Page/Image 121: Elizabeth Hardy
38; Farming; Ala. Caroline Hardy 14; Ark. Martha Hardy
12; Ark. William Hardy 9; Ark. James
Hardy 7; Ark. Charlotte Hardy 3; Ark.
Census
taken 30 August 1860. ...................................................................................
Found
in 1870 Census - Arkansas, Columbia Co., Magnolia P.O., Buena Vista Township, Page 366: Elizabeth
Hardy 48; AL; farmer William H Hardy 18; AR James Hardy 16; AR Elizabeth Lindsey 23; MS Nancy
Lindsey 16; AR Thomas Lindsey 10; TX Charlotte not present, she had presumably died. Relationship
of Elizabeth to the Lindseys is unknown. ....................................................................................
According
to the Goodspeed article from 1890 referred to in John Hardy's notes, John and Elizabeth had four children,
two of which were living at that time. That would indicate there was one other child (besides Charlotte)
who died young for whom no record has been found. .....................................................................................
About Charlotte C. Hardy:
Only record, 1860 Census; not shown in 1870 Census, must have died prior to this.
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