Notes for Jess F. Hardy

Gary's Genealogy

Notes for Jess F. Hardy

I have found only two positive records of Jess Hardy, one being the 1850 Census when he was a child living with his family, and the one given below:

Found in the 1860 Census, Ark.,, Columbia Co., p. 334, img. 122.

Hardy, Jesa 16 LaborerMiss

He is listed as living in a household headed by John James, next door to his step-mother Elizabeth Hardy. He was probably working on the farm there.
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I believe Jess was probably not born in 1841, as has been commonly thought, since his sister Sarah was supposedly born in March, 1841, and that date is pretty well substantiated with several records. Based on the 1860 Census, he was probably born in 1843 or 1844.
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The following two Civil War records probably refer to Jess Hardy, but there is no proof:

(1) From Confederate Service Records:

COMPANY H, 11TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT

HARDY, J.F. Pvt
Enl 9 Jan 1862 at Ft Thompson, MO. Captured 8 Apr 1862 at Island 10, MO and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL. Died 20 Aug 1862 at Camp Douglas, IL.

Company H of the 11th Arkansas was formed from men from Columbia County, which makes it likely that this record refers to Jess Hardy.

(2) From the book "Confederate POWs - Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons in the North":

"Hardy, J. F. Pvt 11 Ark Inf. Died: 8/20/1862 Buried: Confed. Section, Oak Woods Cem., Chicago, IL"

I believe these records do refer to Jesse Hardy, or if not, he likely served with some other unit. I have found no further records which would indicate that he survived the war.
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Revised: 18-Mar-07 12:58 PM

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