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William Brown Hardy Family

Husband: William Brown Hardy

Born: 28 Jan 1864at: Columbia Co., AR
Married: 20 Dec 1888at: San Augustine Co., TX
Died: 22 Jun 1945at: Bland Lake, San Augustine Co., TX
Buried: at: Fairview Cemetery, Center, TX
Father: Beverly Dotson Hardy
Mother: Melissa Elviny Balderee
Other Spouses: Pearl Olivia Snellings  
 

Wife: Isabell Thompson

Born: 15 Mar 1872at: TX
Died: 08 Feb 1922at: Shelby Co., TX
Buried: at: Fairview Cemetery, Center, TX
Father:     
Mother:     
 

Children: 

Name: Ada Hardy
Born: 1889at: 
Died: Aft 1945at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Unknown Collins  
 

Name: Alice Hardy
Born: Nov 1890at: 
Died: 1963at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Chester C. Bridges  J. N. Bridges  
 

Name: Houston Mack Hardy
Born: 20 Apr 1892at: 
Died: 1950at: San Francisco, CA
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Neoma Ada Humphries  
 

Name: Willie Leona Hardy
Born: Sep 1894at: TX
Died: 22 May 1971at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Edwin Pride  
 

Name: Cora Jane Hardy
Born: 1894at: San Augustine Co., TX
Died: 1896at: San Augustine Co., TX
Buried: at: Liberty Hill Cemetery, San Augustine Co., TX
 

Name: Lura Hardy
Born: 1899at: 
Died: at: 
Buried: at: 
 

Name: Thomas Floyd Hardy
Born: 28 Jan 1900at: 
Died: 11 Sep 1918at: 
Buried: at: Fairview Cemetery, Center, TX
 

Name: Arline Hardy
Born: 03 Dec 1911at: TX
Died: 08 Nov 1989at: Monterey Park, CA
Buried: at: Hollywood Hills of Forest Lawn Cemetery, CA
Spouses: Leonidas Clifford Miller III  
 

More Information:

About William Brown Hardy:

Found in 1900 Census, TX, San Augustine Co., Dist. 73, sh. 6, img. 11:

Hardy, Will Jan 1864 36 AR MS AL
Hardy, Lizzie Thompson 1872 28 TX Scotland TX
Hardy, Ada 1889 10 TX AR TX
Hardy, Alice Nov 1890 9 TX AR TX
Hardy, Houston Apr 1892 8 TX AR TX
Hardy, Leona Sep 1894 5 TX AR TX
Hardy, Infant Feb 1900 3/12 TX AR TX

The Census also shows that the couple had been married for 12 years, the wife has had five children born, five living. It is believed that there was a daughter, Cora Jane, who lived 1894-1896, apparently not accounted for by the above. Will gives MS as his father's birthplace, it was actually TN.
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Found in 1920 Census, TX, Shelby Co., Dist. 184, p. 2A, img. 7.
William B., 54, Isabell, 47, Lura, 10, Arline, 8, Ada Collins, 30.
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Found in 1930 Census, San Augustine Co., Bland Lake community, Pct. 1, ED 3, sh. 6A, img. 11.
W. B., 66; wife Pearl, 51.
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Some of the information for William Brown Hardy and his parents and brothers came from his obituary.
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About Isabell Thompson:

Obituary from The Champion, Feb. 8, 1922

Wife of William B. Hardy

Isabelle Hardy had been ill for 2 weeks with pneumonia and complications before her death. Revs. Sam Johnson and Irvin conducted funeral services. Survivors included her husband and 6 children. Children include: Ada, Alice, Houston, Leona, Floyd, Lura, Arline.
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About Thomas Floyd Hardy:

Found in WWI Draft Registrations.
Res: Center, Shelby Co., TX
Occupation: oil field worker, Gilliam, LA.
Reg. date: Sept. 6, 1918. He must have died just days afterwards. The card has "Dead" written on the top corner.


Revised: 13-Mar-15  03:42 PM