Descendants
of Jesse Hardesty
*Contributed
by Richard
A. "Dick" Hardesty. Thanks, Dick!
Additions/Corrections
welcomed!
Descendants
of Jesse Hardesty
Generation No. 1
1.
JESSE8 HARDESTY
(HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
(Source: Hamilton County Probate Records, Box 5, Executors John G. Millspaugh and William McKenzie.)
was born 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died February 19, 1850 in
Hamilton County, Illinois. He
married (1) HANNAH Bef. 1818. She
was born Bef. 1800. He married (2) SARAH
CROFS October 22, 1829 in White County, Illinois (Source: Wedding
Certificate, Single sheet of paper, "I do certify that I joined together
Jesse Hardistey and Sarah Crofs in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony on the 22nd day
of October. Given under my hand this 31st day of October 1829" signed John
(unreadable) Justice of the Peace.). She
was born July 31, 1809 in Tennessee, and died August 11, 1897 in Hamilton County,
Illinois.
Notes for JESSE HARDESTY:
Jesse and his wife, Sarah were buried on the old Hardesty homestead.
Sometime in the recent past the headstones were moved to Albion Cemetery, near
Norris City, Illinois, just prior
to the farm being sold and passing from the family.
Burial: Hardesty farm, Hamilton County, Illinois
Will: February 23, 1850, Probate, Hamilton County, Illinois
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here to view Jesse & Sarah's Marriage license.
Notes for SARAH CROFS:
Sarah's last name was probably Cross...in olden days, a figure like 'f'
stood for a double 's'. She was 88 years old when she died. Buried on the
Hardesty family farm, but her headstone was moved to Albion Cemetery near Norris
City, Illinois.
1850
Census, Hamilton Co., IL
670/670 Hardesty Sarah 37 F 1,000 TN
Elizabeth 18 F TN
Christopher 16 M Laborer IL
John 14 M IL
Martha 12 F IL
Hiram 10 M IL
Sarah E. 7 F
1860
Census, Hamilton Co., IL
520/520 Hardesty, Sarah 48 F Farmer $1000 $500 b. TN
John 24 M Farmer IL
Pharis, Hiarm 20 M Farmer IL
Children of JESSE
HARDESTY and HANNAH are:
i.
HANNAH9 HARDESTY,
b. 1818.
ii. MARY
HARDESTY, b. January 28, 1820.
Hamilton Co., IL. He
was the son of George and Margaret Ann "Betsey" McKenzie of White Co.,
IL.
iii. NANCY
HARDESTY, b. 1821.
Hamilton Co., IL. He was the son of
George and Margaret Ann "Betsey" McKenzie of White
Co., IL.
Nancy is listed on the 1850 Hamilton Co., IL census, with her husband and
children:
1850 Census:
Dist. 10
751/751: Jesse B. McKenzie, m, farmer, 300, b. IL
Nancy, age 29, f, b. IL
Robert W., 11, m, b. IL
Martha, 8, f, b. IL
Mary, 6, f, b. IL
Eliza, 4, b. IL
Sarah, f, b. IL
Nancy is not listed in the household of J. B. T. McKinsy on the 1860 census, p. 89. She probably died between 1850-1853. Jesse married his second wife Mary Jane Beard on December 18, 1854 in Hamilton Co., IL and their first child James A. was born in 1856.
Children of JESSE
HARDESTY and SARAH CROFS are:
2.
iv.
JULIA ANN9 HARDESTY,
b. June 30, 1830, Hamilton County, Illinois.
v. ELIZABETH
HARDESTY, b. 1832, Hamilton County, Illinois; m. LOGAN MCMURTRY,
December 05, 1850, Hamilton County, Illinois.
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here for the McMurtry Lineage
3.
vi. CHRISTOPHER
'KIT' HARDESTY, b. January 04, 1834, Broughton, Hamilton County,
Illinois;
d. November 14, 1886, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois.
4.
vii. JOHN
HARDESTY, b. September 04, 1836, Hamilton County, Illinois; d.
February 13, 1907,
Hamilton County, Illinois.
viii. MARTHA
HARDESTY, b. 1838, Hamilton County Illinois; m. HENRY W. FARRIS,
November
24, 1853, Hamilton County, Illinois; b. 1833, Indiana.
5.
ix. HIRAM
HARDESTY, b. February 29, 1840, Hamilton County, Illinois; d.
February 12, 1917,
Hamilton County, Illinois.
x.
SARAH E. HARDESTY, b.
1843, Hamilton County, Illinois; m. WILLIAM THOMAS
WHEELER; b. March 02, 1838; d. August 29, 1915, Dale, Hamilton
County, Illinois.
Notes for WILLIAM
THOMAS WHEELER:
In William's obit of 7 December
1915, the family had fifteen children, with seven surviving;
Elizabeth Roark, Rosa May Berry, both of Missouri, Jesse Wheeler, Hiram Wheeler,
Christopher
Wheeler, Arthur Wheeler, Julia Mayberry, and an orphan granddaughter, Mrs. Doll
Johnson, and 23
grandchildren. They raised Doll Johnson.
Burial: New Prospect Cemetery, Illinois
Generation
No. 2
2.
JULIA ANN9 HARDESTY
(JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
(Source: Hamilton County Probate Records, Box 43, Executor A.M. Nelson, 8 November 1887.) was born
June 30, 1830 in Hamilton County, Illinois.
She married JOHN H. MCMURTRY September 04, 1845 in Hamilton
County, Illinois. He was born
August 12, 1827, and died October 15, 1863.
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here for the McMurtry Lineage
More About JULIA ANN
HARDESTY:
Burial: Big Hill Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
Will: November 08, 1887, Probate, Hamilton County, Illinois
More About JOHN H. MCMURTRY:
Burial: Big Hill Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
1860
Hamilton Co., IL Census:
McMertery, John H., 39, m. Farmer, $800, $200, b. IL
Juda Ann, 30, f, b. IL
Jessie, 12, m, b. IL
Horace, 10, m, b. IL
John S., 8, m, b. IL
Thomas J., 7, m, b. IL
Amanda Jane, 5, f, b. IL
William M., 4, m, b. IL
Alonzo, 2, m. b. IL
Allen, 2/12, m. b. IL
Children of JULIA
HARDESTY and JOHN MCMURTRY are:
i. JESSE10
MCMURTRY, b. 1847.
ii. HORRIS
MCMURTRY, b. 1850.
iii. JOHN S. MCMURTRY, b. 1852
iv. THOMAS J., b. 1853
v. AMANDA JANE, b. 1855
vi. WILLIAM M., b. 1856
vii. ALONZO, b. 1858
viii. ALLEN, b. 1859
3.
CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9 HARDESTY
(JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
(Source: Illinois Civil War Records, War Department information sheet from
NARA, Served in Illinois cavalry,
Company K, 6th Regiment. Mustered out of service in Nashville, Tennessee, June
2, 1864.) was born January 04, 1834 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and
died November 14, 1886 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois.
He married MARY JANE VICKERS August 06, 1851 in Broughton,
Hamilton County, Illinois, daughter of THOMAS VICKERS and POLLY J..
She was born December 17, 1836 in Tennessee, and died November 27, 1910
in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois.
Notes for CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'
HARDESTY:
Christopher was a Sergeant in Company K, 6th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry
during the Civil War. Still don't know where he acquired the nick-name 'Kit'. He
was 52 years, nine months, and 10 days at time of death.
Burial: Big Hill Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Military service: Civil War - Sgt in Illinois Cavalry
1860
Census Hamilton Co., IL
Hardister, Christopher, JR., 26, m, Farmer, 1200, $630, b. IL
Mary J., age 24, f, b. IL
Jesse, age 7, m, b. IL
Thomas J., age 4, m, b. IL
Americus C., age 2, f, b. IL
Amanda J., age 3/12, f, b. IL
1870
Census Hamilton Co., IL
Hardesty, Christopher 35, m, Farmer, $1,500, $1010, b. IL
Mary J., 34, f, Keeping House, b. IL
Jesse, 17, m, Farm Laborer, b. IL
Thomas F., 15, m, Farm Laborer, b. IL
Mary K., 12, f, b. IL
Amanda, 10, f, b. IL
Christopher, 8, m, b. IL
Margaret, 5, f, b. IL
Laura, 1, f, b. IL
More About MARY JANE
VICKERS:
Burial: Big Hill Cemetery, Hamilton
County, Illinois
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here for family photo.
Marriage Notes for CHRISTOPHER HARDESTY and MARY VICKERS:
Children of CHRISTOPHER
HARDESTY and MARY VICKERS are:
6.
i. JESSE10
HARDESTY, b. January 01, 1853, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois;
d. September 02,
1921.
7.
ii. THOMAS
JEFFERSON HARDESTY, b. June 15, 1855, Broughton, Hamilton County,
Illinois; d.
February 11, 1936, Carmi, White County, Illinois.
8.
iii. AMERICA
HARDESTY, b. January 01, 1858, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois;
d. October 08,
1890.
9.
iv. AMANDA
JANE HARDESTY, b. 1860, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois; d.
1946.
10.
v. CHRISTOPHER
C. HARDESTY, b. October 06, 1861, Broughton, Hamilton County,
Illinois; d.
January 01, 1899.
11.
vi. MARY
ALICE HARDESTY, b. November 10, 1865, Broughton, Hamilton County,
Illinois; d. April
10, 1946.
12.
vii. LAURA
ELLEN HARDESTY, b. July 28, 1868, Broughton, Hamilton County,
Illinois; d. November
19, 1910.
13.
viii. MCCLINTOCK
HARDESTY, b. 1871, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. 1953.
14.
ix. ALVIN
HARDESTY, b. September 16, 1875, Broughton, Hamilton County,
Illinois; d. November 23,
1948.
4.
JOHN9 HARDESTY
(JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born September 04, 1836 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died February 13,
1907 in Hamilton County, Illinois. He
married MARGARET BELVIN October 19, 1866 in Hamilton County, Illinois.
She was born May 07, 1845 in TN, and died February 28, 1928 in Hamilton County,
Illinois.
More About JOHN HARDESTY:
Burial: February 1907, Albion Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1863, Co K, 6th Illinois Cavalry
1870
Census Hamilton Co., IL
69/69: Hardesty, John 34, m, Farmer, $1050, $350, b. IL
Margaret, 25, f, Keeping House, b. TN
Charles, 3, m, b. IL
George, 1, m, b. IL
More About MARGARET BELVIN:
Burial: Albion Cemetery, Hamilton, Illinois
Children of JOHN HARDESTY
and MARGARET BELVIN are:
i. CHARLES10
HARDESTY, b. August 25, 1867, Hamilton County Illinois; d. April 27,
1939.
Notes for CHARLES
HARDESTY:
Charles never married. From the
Times-Leader, dated 4 May 1939, he left 5 nieces, and 3 nephews:
Mae Hunt of Riverside, CA; Earl Sigler of Oil Hill, KS; Sherman Sigler,
Raleigh Sigler and Nellie
Rieke all of Sterling, CO; Audrey Harris and Mildred Adams, both of
Wheatland, WY; and Roshell
Williams of Norris City, Illinois.
ii. HENRY
HARDESTY, b. March 03, 1873; d. October 04, 1928.
Burial: Albion Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
iii. ELLIS
HARDESTY, b. February 16, 1880.
iv. GEORGE
HARDESTY.
v. HENRY
HARDESTY.
vi. JESSE
HARDESTY.
vii. ISABELLA
HARDESTY.
5.
HIRAM9 HARDESTY
(JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born February 29, 1840 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died February 12,
1917 in Hamilton County, Illinois. He
married NANCY HOLMES September 23, 1865 in Hamilton County, Illinois,
daughter of ICHABOD HOLMES and MARY. She
was born February 22, 1846, and died February 27, 1919 in Hamilton County,
Illinois.
More About HIRAM HARDESTY:
Burial: Albion Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Military service: 1863, Co. K, 6th Reg., Illinois cavalry
1870
Census Hamilton Co, IL
86/86: Harester, Hiram 30, m, Blacksmith, $670, $400, b. IL
Nancy, age 26, f, Keeping House, b. IL
Henry, age 3, m, b. IL
Louis, age 2, m, b. IL
More About NANCY HOLMES:
Burial: Albion Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Children of HIRAM
HARDESTY and NANCY HOLMES are:
i. MARY
E.10 HARDESTY, b. April 15, 1871; d. April 16, 1911,
Hamilton County, Illinois.
More About MARY E. HARDESTY:
Burial: Albion Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
ii.
WILDA
HARDESTY, b. July 25, 1880; d. April 09, 1909, Hamilton County,
Illinois.
More About WILDA
HARDESTY:
Burial: Albion Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
Generation
No. 3
6.
JESSE10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born January 01, 1853 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died
September 02, 1921. He married MARGARET
LUCINDA SIGLER August 24, 1877 in Bride's residence, Hamilton County,
Illinois, daughter of EMMANUEL SIGLER and LUCINDA MAYBERRY.
She was born November 13, 1855 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois,
and died January 03, 1921.
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here for Jesse Hardesty's bible record.
Notes for JESSE HARDESTY:
Jesse was a teacher
Burial: Albion Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
More About MARGARET LUCINDA
SIGLER:
Burial: Albion Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Marriage Notes for JESSE
HARDESTY and MARGARET SIGLER:
Children of JESSE
HARDESTY and MARGARET SIGLER are:
15.
i. OLIVE
EDEN11 HARDESTY, b. September 11, 1874, Hamilton County,
Illinois.
16.
ii. ISAAC
SYLVESTER HARDESTY, b. March 13, 1876, Norris City, White County,
Illinois; d.
March 12, 1932, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.
iii. ARTHUR
HARDESTY (Never married), b. February 02, 1878, Norris City , Hamilton
County, Illinois; d. September 08, 1952.
Burial: Albion Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
17.
iv. LAURA
ANN HARDESTY, b. March 12, 1880, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. May
22, 1948.
v. WALTER
HARDESTY, b. February 21, 1882, Hamilton County, Illinois; d.
May 18, 1907; m. ROSA E. CRAIG, September 28, 1905.
Walter was hit by a train and
taken to a hospital in E. St. Louis, Illinois. He died in St. Marys Hospital
Burial: Albion Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
18.
vi. WILLIAM
SOLOMAN HARDESTY, b. March 16, 1884.
19.
vii. JESSE
CLEVELAND HARDESTY, b. October 25, 1886; d. December 3, 1953.
20.
viii. FRANKLIN
HARDESTY, b. April 09, 1889, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. February
12, 1963,
Seattle, Washington.
ix. ALLIE
HARDESTY, b. January 08, 1891; d. February 16, 1891.
x. CLARENCE
HARDESTY, b. July 28, 1892; d. October 21, 1892.
xi. UN-NAMED
INFANT SON, b. July 28, 1892; d. July 28, 1892.
21.
xii. IDA
MAE HARDESTY, b. June 06, 1894; d. February 21, 1932.
7.
THOMAS JEFFERSON10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born June 15, 1855 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died
February 11, 1936 in Carmi, White County, Illinois.
He married (1) MARY ROSETTA HOLLOWAY.
He married (2) MARY GHOULSON March 09, 1876.
Notes for THOMAS JEFFERSON
HARDESTY:
T.J. Hardesty was a farmer
Burial: Gholson Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Notes for MARY ROSETTA
HOLLOWAY:
Her name was Masry Rosetti (Halloway) Wolfe at the time of her marriage
Children of THOMAS
HARDESTY and MARY HOLLOWAY are:
i. AGUSTA11
HARDESTY, b. February 07, 1879; d. July 19, 1950.
ii. LOUIS
O. HARDESTY, b. April 05, 1880.
iii. LILLIE
M. HARDESTY, b. March 24, 1881; d. June 01, 1951.
iv. NELLIE
F. HARDESTY, b. November 04, 1883; d. January 18, 1967.
v. JESSIE
J. HARDESTY, b. June 24, 1888, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois;
d. May 20, 1954; m.
VIOLET BARONE.
Burial: Albion Cemetery,
Hamilton County, Illinois
vi. TESSIE
HARDESTY, b. June 24, 1888; d. June 25, 1888.
vii. HARLEY
HARDESTY, b. November 02, 1893; d. December 23, 1953.
Child of THOMAS HARDESTY
and MARY GHOULSON is:
viii. ELMER11
HARDESTY, b. December 17, 1876; d. March 27, 1956.
8.
AMERICA10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born January 01, 1858 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died
October 08, 1890. She married WASHINGTON
SIGLER April 13, 1876.
Children of AMERICA
HARDESTY and WASHINGTON SIGLER are:
i. LAWRENCE11
SIGLER.
ii. LORETTA
SIGLER.
9.
AMANDA JANE10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born 1860 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died 1946.
She married JOHN F. ELDER April 18,
1877. He was born August 07, 1855.
Children of AMANDA
HARDESTY and JOHN ELDER are:
i. VIOLA11
ELDER, b. 1878.
ii. LAURINDA
ELDER, b. September 22, 1881.
iii. CLARA
ELDER, b. September 01, 1892.
iv. SHERMAN
ELDER, b. December 14, 1899.
10.
CHRISTOPHER C.10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born October 06, 1861 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died
January 01, 1899. He married SARAH
E. TAYLOR October 06, 1883.
More About CHRISTOPHER C.
HARDESTY:
Burial: Gholson Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Children of CHRISTOPHER
HARDESTY and SARAH TAYLOR are:
i. FLOYD11
HARDESTY, b. October 09, 1885.
ii. WILLIE
C. HARDESTY, b. July 28, 1887.
iii. VESTA
HARDESTY, b. September 04, 1889.
iv.
CLEVELAND HARDESTY, b.
July 10, 1892.
v. ERNEST
HARDESTY, b. January 28, 1895.
11.
MARY ALICE10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born November 10, 1865 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died
April 10, 1946. She married FRED
GHOULSON February 06, 1887.
More About MARY ALICE
HARDESTY:
Burial: Albion Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Children of MARY HARDESTY
and FRED GHOULSON are:
i. PEARL11
GHOULSON.
ii. ETHYL
GHOULSON, b. 1889.
iii. ELVIS
GHOULSON.
iv. JAMES
G. GHOULSON, b. May 29, 1902.
v.
VIVIAN GHOULSON, b. May
29, 1902.
vi. MARY
GHOULSON, b. 1904; m. HARLEY COOK.
12.
LAURA ELLEN10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born July 28, 1868 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died
November 19, 1910. She married A.
ALEXANDER MCKENZIE January 13, 1889.
Children of LAURA
HARDESTY and A. MCKENZIE are:
i. CARRIE11
MCKENZIE, b. February 01, 1890.
ii. CLEMMA
MCKENZIE, b. March 10, 1892.
iii. CLARENCE
MCKENZIE, b. August 21, 1895.
iv. ORLON
MCKENZIE, b. September 25, 1898.
13.
MCCLINTOCK10
HARDESTY (CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born 1871 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died 1953.
He married (1) DOLLY MAYBERRY.
He married (2) MAUDE MCKINZIE February 18, 1891, daughter of R.
MCKENZIE and L.. She died September
15, 1892.
More About MAUDE MCKINZIE:
Burial: Albion Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Child of MCCLINTOCK
HARDESTY and DOLLY MAYBERRY is:
i. VOYLE11
HARDESTY.
Child of MCCLINTOCK
HARDESTY and MAUDE MCKINZIE is:
ii. ORLENA11
HARDESTY, b. 1892.
14.
ALVIN10 HARDESTY
(CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9, JESSE8, HENRY7, FRANCIS6,
FRANCIS5, FRANCIS4,
THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born September 16, 1875 in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, and died
November 23, 1948. He married MARY
ALICE COX September 16, 1891. She
was born 1873, and died 1961.
Notes for ALVIN HARDESTY:
Alvin was a barber
Burial: Gholson Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
More About MARY ALICE COX:
Burial: Gholson Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
Children of ALVIN
HARDESTY and MARY COX are:
i. ROY11
HARDESTY, d. November 1953.
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here for photo!
ii. CECIL
HARDESTY, b. April 01, 1898; d. July 31, 1974; m. ETTA LEMAY.
More About CECIL
HARDESTY:
Burial: Gholson
Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois
iii. LURA
HARDESTY, b. September 21, 1894.
iv. DALLAS
HARDESTY, b. 1896; d. 1901.
v. AUDRA
HARDESTY, b. January 08, 1902; d. 1979; m. VIRGINIA, May 22, 1929.
vi.
WILMA HARDESTY, b.
February 09, 1909.
vii. MARIE
HARDESTY, b. 1910.
viii. HAZEL
HARDESTY, b. October 17, 1911.
Generation
No. 4
15.
OLIVE EDEN11 HARDESTY
(JESSE10, CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7,
FRANCIS6, FRANCIS5,
FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born September 11, 1874 in Hamilton County, Illinois.
She married CHARLES FERRIS May 01, 1902.
Child of OLIVE HARDESTY
and CHARLES FERRIS is:
i. LYNN12
FERRIS.
16.
ISAAC SYLVESTER11 HARDESTY
(JESSE10, CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7,
FRANCIS6, FRANCIS5,
FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born March 13, 1876 in Norris City, White County, Illinois, and died March
12, 1932 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.
He married IVA MAE CROSS April 01, 1901 in Mount Vernon,
Jefferson County, Illinois, daughter of JOHN CROSS and OLIVE ELLIS.
She was born January 20, 1882, and died January 05, 1945 in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
More About ISAAC SYLVESTER
HARDESTY:
Burial: March 14, 1932, Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Probate: March 16, 1932, Linn County Courthouse, Iowa #12146
More About IVA MAE CROSS:
Burial: January 07, 1945, Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Children of ISAAC
HARDESTY and IVA CROSS are:
22.
i. WALTER
WADE12 HARDESTY, b. June 26, 1909, McLeansboro, Illinois;
d. January 04, 1993,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
ii. HELMA
CROSS HARDESTY, b. February 06, 1902, McLeansboro, Illinois; d.
February 15, 1965,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; m. EARL DUNCAN MCCULLOUGH, November 30, 1924,
Galesburg,
Illinois; b. July 02, 1892, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada; d. November 21,
1977, Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Auntie died as a result of an
auto accident. She and Dad were going to Newhall to get eggs, when
they were struck by a guy who ran a stop sign. He had no license, and no
insurance.
Burial: February 17,
1965, Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Notes for EARL DUNCAN
MCCULLOUGH:
Uncle Mac was born in Canada,
and never did become a U.S. citizen. He was a classic saleman, and
sold everything to everyone. At one time he also sold Amana refrigerators
and products, as well as
Muzak systems. He was one of the first people in Cedar Rapids to
demonstrate the new thing called
'TV' back in the forties!!
Burial: November 24, 1977, Cedar Memorial
Cemetery
17.
LAURA ANN11 HARDESTY
(JESSE10, CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7,
FRANCIS6, FRANCIS5,
FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born March 12, 1880 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died May 22, 1948.
She married EDWARD F. HARLOW August 15, 1900.
Children of LAURA HARDESTY
and EDWARD HARLOW are:
i. RAYMOND12
HARLOW.
ii. MARION
HARLOW.
iii. ROBERT
H. HARLOW.
iv. HELEN
HARLOW.
v. GILBERT
HARLOW.
vi. CHARLIE
HARLOW.
18.
WILLIAM SOLOMAN11 HARDESTY
(JESSE10, CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7,
FRANCIS6, FRANCIS5,
FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born March 16, 1884. He married
MAYME STORM July 03, 1909.
Notes for WILLIAM SOLOMAN
HARDESTY:
He was known as Willie to the family. He was married twice; Ellen Hardesty met
his first wife in California in the early 1940's when Wade and family moved to
Whittier.
Children of WILLIAM
HARDESTY and MAYME STORM are:
i. JEAN12
HARDESTY.
ii. ETHEL
HARDESTY.
19.
JESSE CLEVELAND11 HARDESTY
(JESSE10, CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7,
FRANCIS6, FRANCIS5,
FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born October 25, 1886, and died December 3, 1953.
He married CORA VALE JOHNSON October 19, 1909 in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Illinois.
Children of JESSE HARDESTY
and CORA JOHNSON are:
23.
i.
MARSHALL GLADE12 HARDESTY,
b. September 24, 1910.
ii. WANDA
WAVE HARDESTY, b. October 11, 1914.
iii. FRENCH
EDWIN HARDESTY, b. March 11, 1918; m. EMMYLOU MARLIN, June 06,
1943,
Norris City, Illinois.
French and his wife had no children.
20.
FRANKLIN11 HARDESTY
(JESSE10, CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7,
FRANCIS6, FRANCIS5,
FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born April 09, 1889 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died February 12, 1963
in Seattle, Washington. He married MILDRED
NELL MCKEE. She was born July
1895, and died September 06, 1974 in Seattle, Washington.
Notes for FRANKLIN HARDESTY:
Frank had a dispute with some of the family, and left home with his wife. After
graduating from University of Chicago, he worked for Swift Meats. He ended up in
Charleston, West Virginia...last started his own meat packing plant and went
broke during the depression... He worked for Sun Life Insurance company, of
Canada in Charleston, and ended up moving his family to Seattle, Washington. He
worked there for Pope & Talbert Co., in real estate. He retired and died
from a heart attack. At some point in time, Franklin changed his name to Frank
Allen; his son is Frank Allen Jr. Ref: Jesse Hardesty's (1853) Bible.
Burial: Seattle, Washington
Cremation: February 13, 1963, Ashes scattered
More About MILDRED NELL
MCKEE:
Burial: Seattle, Washington
Cremation: September 07, 1974, Ashes scattered
Children of FRANKLIN
HARDESTY and MILDRED MCKEE are:
i. JANE
RUPEL12 HARDESTY, b. 1917, Charleston, West Virginia; d.
June 15, 1965, Seattle,
Washington.
ii. FRANK
ALLEN HARDESTY JR, b. 1919, Charleston, West Virginia; d. June 22,
1986,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
24.
iii. WILLIAM
MCKEE HARDESTY, b. January 23, 1926, Charleston, West Virginia.
iv. DAVID
RUPEL HARDESTY, b. May 21, 1932, Charleston, West Virginia; d. May
30, 1992,
Seattle, Washington.
v. BO
HARDESTY, b. Unknown, Charleston, West Virginia; d. Unknown, probably
very young.
21.
IDA MAE11 HARDESTY
(JESSE10, CHRISTOPHER 'KIT'9,
JESSE8, HENRY7,
FRANCIS6, FRANCIS5,
FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, ARTHUR2, WILLIAM1)
was born June 06, 1894, and died February 21, 1932.
She married WILLIAM C. PICTOR.
Notes for IDA MAE HARDESTY:
According to Jesse's Bible, Ida's middle name was going to be 'Pearl', but was
crossed out and replaced by 'Mae'
Children of IDA HARDESTY
and WILLIAM PICTOR are:
i. MILDRED12
PICTOR.
ii. RICHARD
PICTOR.
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