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| Notes for 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 any information which would help with this research. ................................................................................ From Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas; Columbia County, Arkansas, 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 ................................................................................ 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. ................................................................................. Found in the 1860 Arkansas Mortality Schedule: Hardy, John Columbia Co., Age 46, Male, Nov., BP Va., Pneumonia ................................................................................... 1854 Tax List, Columbia County: Hardy, John - 1 Poll, 80 A. .................................................................................... 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/ ................................................................................ |
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