I have an interest in the family of Whitmel H Hardy who lived in Clay County, Ala from about 1850 to his death in 1906. My interest is that his daughter, Nancy, married an Owen which has turned out to be my g g-f and g g-m. Some of the records I have on the Hardy background were obtained from Barbara Lunday Maxwell of Burleson, Tx (cmmaxwell@startext.net. She is descended from John Henry Hardy whereas I descended from his sister, Nancy Hardy. The HARDY mailing list from Hardy-L@rootsweb.com on the internet has been an invaluable source of data including the assistance from Martha Marble mmarble@erols.com and from Belinda Melton Hughes Hughes, bjhughes@erols.com and her pages on the families of Hardy, Parrott, etc at:Belinda Melton Hughes' pages.
The data that I have begins a long time ago. First, I will show you an
ancestor chart from John Hardy in Wales down to Whitmel Hardy and then
this page will present the descendants of Whitmel Hardy. For anyone
needing more details, contact me direct and I can supply them.
The Hardy Ancestral line looks like this:
/---Anthony Hardy
/-- John Hardy (Wales)
/ 1638 (Eng)
/--William Hardy \---mother unk
/ 1660 Chowan Co NC
/ \ /---Gabriel O'Dwyer
Lemuel (Lamb) Hardy \-- Charity O'Dwyer
/b 1707 NC \---Mary ______
/ d Bertie NC
/ \
|Jessie Hardy, Sr \ /---Richard Batchelor
| b c 1750 \--Edith Fewox
| d c 1827 \
| \ \--Ann Biggs
| \
| \
| \ /--Francis Parrott
| \ /
| Elizabeth Parrott
| \
| \--Frances Johnson
Thomas |
Owen |
Whitmel H Hardy
Nancy | b 1820 Lincoln Cty, Ga
Hardy<--| d 1907 Clay Cty, Ga / John Jeter
| / Thomas Jeter
| /Oliver Jeter
| / B 1742 \ Winifred P
| /James Jeter D
| / B 1769-1776 / Wm Jennings,Sr
| / D aft 1830 \ / Wm Jennings, Jr
| / \Mary Jennings
|----Nancy Jeter \ Agnes Dickerson
b 1796 Linc Cty, Ga
D 1881 Clay Cty, Ala
SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE HARDY LINEAGE IS AS FOLLOWS:
ANTHONY HARDY
------------------- --------------------------------
b 1605 England b
m
d 1665 Pembroke, Wales d
---Children---
John Noble Hardy
JOHN NOBLE HARDY EMILY PARKER (daug of James H Parker)
------------------- --------------------------------
b 1638 Pembroke, Wales b
m
d d
---Children---
----> John Hardy
Anthony Hardy b Jan 7, 1666
Thomas Hardy, b England
Joseph Hardy, b England
JOHN HARDY CHASTITY O'DYER (daug of Gab & Mary)
------------------- --------------------------------
b Oct 7 1665 Dorchestershire, Eng b ENG
m 1695 Bertie Co, NC
d Jan 19, 1718-19 Chowan Co, NC d BEF 1719 Bertie Co, NC
---Children---
----> William Hardy
Mary hardy b bef 1695 Dor. Eng, d NC m Hinton
Thomas Hardy b before 1695 Dorchester, Eng
Jacob hardy b bef 1695 Dorchesther, Eng
John Hardy II b 1690 Dor Eng, d Feb 1718-19 NC
WILLIAM HARDY EDITH BATCHELOR (daug of Richard
Batchelor and Ann Biggs)
------------------- --------------------------------
b 1693 Eng b b bef 1660 Norfolk, Va
m bef 1714 Scuppernong, NC
d c 1751, Bertie Co NC d c 1750 Bertie Co, NC
---Children---
Edward Hardy b NC, d aft 1784
Jesse Hardy b NC d NC
----> Lemuel "Lamb" Hardy
Robert Hardy b1775NC d1783NC
William Hardy II d bef 1784 m Sarah Parrott
Samuel Hardy
Mary Hardy b 1710 m c 1750 Henry Cobb
Ann Hardy m Moses Newbern
Charity Hardy m Thomas Todd
John hardy
Edith Hardy m William Keeter
LEMUEL "LAMB" HARDY ELIZABETH PARROTT
------------------- --------------------------------
b b
m
d d
---Children---
Edward Hardy b 1737 NC, d 1819 Ga m Weston
Elizabeth Hardy b 1743 NC d 1795 NC m Speight
Humphrey Hardy b 1740 NC d 1810 NC m Collins
----> Jesse Hardy
John Hardy b 1746 NC d 1783 NC m Sarah Sutton
William Hardy b 1729 NC d 1790 NC Sarah Sowell
Benjamin Hardy b 1732 NC d 1790 NC N A Howell
Frances Hardy b 1734 NC d 1802 NC m Capehart
-- Hardy m John Bowen, Jr
Anna hardy d 1787 m John Crickett
Lemuel Hardy II b 1730 NC d 1797 NC m Sutton
See separate page for
Parrott Family Lineage.
Whitmill's father was Jessie Hardy ( d 1826). He had a prior marriage to Elizabeth ___ and several children from that marriage as follows: John C Hardy b 1773 Elizabeth hardy b 1775 Jesse Hardy, Jr b 1776 Miles Hardy b 1777 Susannah hardy b 1778 Edward hardy b 1781 Nancy Hardy b 1782 James Hardy b 1784 Conelius Hardy b 1786 Judith Hardy b 1788 Josiah Hardy b 1790 Sophia Hardy b 1792 Aquilla Hardy b 1794 Jesse later married Nancy Jeter, which is my line, as follows: JESSIE HARDY NANCY JETER (Dau of James Jeter and Martha Jennings) ------------------- -------------------------------- b 1744 Bertie co NC b 29 Feb 1796 m 1820 Ga d 1826 (Lincoln Cty, Ga) d 24 March 1881, Clay Cty Ala ---Children--- Whitmel H Hardy Sep 22, 1920 Dicey Hardy ================================================================= Side comments on Dicey Hardy: She married Benjamin F Hopkins 9 Dec 1845 in Talladega Cty Ala marriage Book A 1834-1846. As per data provided to me in August, 2002 by Gmjerkins@aol.com, the husband's full name was Benjamin Franklin Hopkins and they were actually married on Dec 10, 1845. Dicey must have died prior to 1880 because the 1880 census shows Hopkins remarried in 1868 to Angeleine "Ann" Gurley. The 1860 census for Talladega Co, Ala shows: ---1860 Census--- Hopkins, b age 10 brn Ga (NC?) D (Dicie) age 40 brn SC J Dau age 12 W dau age 10 J dau age 8 A dau age 6 W son age 4 J son age 3 S Edwards age 70 f brn SC S Mager age 50 Male brn SC The 1880 census shows (20 years later) shows additional children of Dicey, even though she was then deceased and Hopkins had remarried: ---1880 Census--- Hobpins, B.F. age 69 Angeline age 45 SC Louisa dau age 17 (dau of Dicey) William son age 16 (son of Dicey) (ancestor of Gmjerkins@AOL) Alvirus dau age 8 James V son age 21 (son of Dicey) Elizabeth dau-in-law age 21 ================================================================== Jessie Hardy was an older man (age 70) when he married Nancy who was in her early 20s. Jessie died when Nancy was about age 30 and she remarried Shadrick Gaither in Sept, 1827.For more data on Nancy Jeter Hardy Gaither after her marriage to Shadrick and up to her death in Clay Cty, Ala in 1881, see her page.
Whitmill H HARDY (gg g-f) JULYANN LOUISE BAREFIELD (gg g-m) -------------------- ---------------------- b Dec 22-1827 GA /b 12-26-1827 GA (Lincoln Cty) m Nov 15, 1820 d 8-30-1906 /d 6- -1884 both are buried Old City Cemetary, Lineville, Ala Campbell Cty, Ga Marriage Book B 1839-1865 Julyann's parents were John Barefield and Annie Parker and it appears that her grandparent was Solomon Barfield of Georgia. See separate page for theBarfield Family Lineage
The children of Whitmel and Julyann were:
1.James Marion Hardy (b 26 May 1844 Campbell Cty, Ga, d 26 Apr 1928,
Clay Cty, Ala). Married Nancy E Payne 3 June 1886, Clay
Cty, Ala. James served in the Civil War in the 7th Ala
Regt Cav Co H. He lived at Delta, Ala. The cemetery record
for Delta Cemetery shows:
Hardy, Nancy E. 25 Jun 1851 15 Jul 1921
J.M. 26 May 1844 26 Apr 1928
Arlis Jane 6 Sep 1891 9 Feb 1892
At the same Delta Cem, there is the family of
Cecil E Hardy b 1 Jun 1892 and
Owen K Hardy b 11 Apr 1887. Connections to the
above family have not yet been made.
2.John Henry Hardy (b 12 June 1846 Lineville, Randolph Cty, Ala, d
11 Oct 1884 at Dubach, La). He married Margaret Elizabeth
Mary-Molly Smith on 1 Jan 1865 in Lineville, Ala. There
children were:
--Nealy T, MD b 19 July 1866
--Ella Francis b 14 Nov 1868 d 11 Jan 1945 in Conroe, Texas
m James Buchanon Fuller in Union Parish, La
--Etta E, b Oct 1870, died young
--James W Hardy b 10 Feb 1873 (one of these brothers is )
--J W Dee b 15 Feb 1875 (buried at Henry Cem,Dubach)
There is a tombstone at Henry Cemetery as follows:
James W Hardy
Feb 10, 1875
Aug 7, 1930
--Anna Cora Hardy, b 5 Sept 1876
married Walter Wyatt Herring. Anna's
granddaughter is Barbara Lunday Maxwell,
a Hardy researcher in Ft Worth, Texas
--Jessie J Hardy, b 25 Oct 1879
--Willie T, b 18 May 1881
According to his widow's pension application in Texas, John
Henry fought in the Civil War with Co E, 62nd Reg, Lockhart's
Bat of the Alabama Infantry. He was wounded in 1864 at
Spanish Fort, Ala. He enlisted in the army at age 16.
3.Jessie J Hardy (b 1848, Randolph Cty, Ala) m about 1873 in Clay Cty,
Ala to Sallie W. (unknown)
mine--> 4.Nancy A (Nannie) Hardy (b 9 Dec 1850, Randolph Cty, Ala, d 4 Dec
1915, Dubach, La) married about 1866 in Clay Cty, Ala to
that irresistible Thomas Florence (Jack) Owen. Their
Children were:
--James Wesley Owen (b 1868, Clay Cty, Ala, d Louisiana)
--Wm T Owen (b 1871, Clay Cty, Ala, d 1948 Louisiana)
--Mary E Owen (b 1873, La, drown 1875 in a bucket of water
--Wiley Whit Owen (b 1876, La, d La)
--Jesse Pink Owen (b 1878, La, d La)
--Lula Nancy Owen (b 1880, La)
--Infant son (b & d 20 Jul 1883)
--Robert R Owen (b 1885 La)
--John Calvin Owen (1887 La, d 1880 La)
5.Marge J Hardy (b abt 1852, Randolph Cty, Ala)
6.Mary Hardy (b abt 1854, Randolph Cty, Ala)
7.William J Hardy (b abt 1856, Randolph Cty, Ala) m 4 Oct 1876 to
Sarah L Barnhill in Lineville, Clay Cty, Ala. Sarah (Sallie)
was born Feb 1862 and died 1941. Her parents were Lelander
Barnhill (17 Oct 1814-5 Sep 1889) and Elizabeth Walston (1823-
22 Apr 1889)
8.Dicey E Hardy (b Oct 1857 Randolph Cty, Ala) m 2 Nov 1876 to
Thomas M Reeves at Lineville, Clay Cty, Ala
9.Jacob K Hardy (b Feb 1860, Randolph Cty, Ala, d 1945 Clay Cty, Ala)
m 10 Oct 1881 to alice F McClintock in Clay Cty, Ala
10.Sarah Melissa Sallie Hardy (b Feb 1862, Clay Cty, Ala, d Texas?)
m 29 Oct 1879 to William Mceagor Arnett in Clay Cty, Ala)
probably buried in area of Lubbock, Texas
--James Marion Arnette b Feb 1, 1880 Clay Cty, Ala
--Octavie lougenia Arnett, b 4-1883 Ala, d Jun 16, 1969
m John McDonald
--Harvey Sylvester Arnette, b Jan 1885, m Effie L Dean
--Louana E Arnett, b Nov 1886, Jones Co, Tx, m Arthur Dean
--Hattie Arnett, b 1888
--Stacie Lea Arnett, b May 1890, Clay Cty, Ala, m Alvin Dean
--Berta Irente Arnette, b 1902, Jones Cty, Tx, m Chs Yarbourgh
11.Elvira Hardy (b Apr 1867 Clay Cty, Ala) m 29 Nov 1887 to James D
Jeter in Lineville, Clay Cty, Ala
12.Roxey A Hardy (b Mar 25,1868, Clay Cty, Ala, died Nov 20, 1948)
Temple, Tx, buried at Hillcrest Cemetery. She married
T J Jenkins b June 1, 1848 Clay Cty, Ala, died Dec 3, 1924
Temple, Tx. The Jenkins went to Temple Tx from Clay Cty
Ala in the first year of that town's history in 1881. He
was in the grocery business, retiring in 1905. He was one
of the first members of the Baptist Church in Temple and was
an active member in the Masonic Lodge No 401. They had
three sons and four daughters. The plot in Hillcrest Cem
includes:
TJ Jenkins June 1, 1848 Dec 3, 1924
Roxie Jenkins Mar 25, 1868 Nov 20, 1948
Vera Etta Daugh of TJ and RA Dec 13, 1898 May 18, 1899
Henry K Orgain 1870-1931
Berta J Orgain 1894-1973
The above data on Roxie Hardy was provided by Nancy Graff
Kelsey from her publication NOTES ON BELL COUNTY TEXAS
by Michael Wayne and Nancy Graff Kelsey.
13.L O Hardy (b abt 1871, Clay Cty, Ala)
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I found an 1850 census for Randolph county (prior to Clay County
being formed) for the community at Lineville, Ala showing the
following data about the Hardy Family:
---Values of ---
real personal
name age estate estate born
William H Hardy 28 Farmer 300 Ga
Julia Hardy 25 Ga
James 6 Ala
John 4 Ala
Jese 2 Ala
Nancy 1/12 Ala
The above census was taken in Dec, 1850, the month that Nancy was
born.
The 1860 census listed on p 577 under Rodckdale PO in Randolph
county, Ala shows:
Name Age Sex Occup RE Per Assts Born
W H Hardy 38 M Farmer $1,400 $500 GA
G H Hardy 35 F H wife Ga
James M Hardy 16 M Farmer Ga
John H Hardy 14 M Ala
Jesse 12 M Ala
Nancy A Hardy 10 F Ala
Marg J Hardy 8 M Ala
W J Hardy 6 M Ala
J R Hardy 8/12 m Ala
By 1870, Clay County had been formed and the listing of the Hardy
family at Lineville showed for Clay County, Ala, p 270 B, post
office of Lineville:
---Values of ---
real personal
name age estate estate born
W H Hardy 48 farmer 800 1190 Ga
Julia AL 42 Ga
James M 25 store clerk 250 Ga
Jessie J 21 Ala
Mary 16 Ala
Wm J 14 works on farm Ala
Dicy 12 Ala
Jacob 10 at home Ala
Sarah 8 Ala
Elvini 6 Ala
Roxey 4 Ala
The records of the Old City Cemetery in Lineville, Ala lists
headstones for:
WH Hardy JAL Hardy
g 2-22-1820 d 8-30-1906 b 12-26-1827 d 6- -1884
The confederate records of burials in Lineville Cemetery shows WH
Hardy as a private in Co H, 7th Alabama Cavalry. It also shows
James M Hardy b 5-26-1844 d 5-21-1907 as a private in the Spring of
1863 in co H 7th Alabama Reg Cavalry.
Of interest from the Owen family standpoint, the cemetery also
holds an Owen K Hardy (1885-1969).
Clay County marriage index for 1872-1877 shows:
P 300 Wm J Hardy married to Sallie Barnwell 10-2-1876
P 307 Ths M Reaves married to Disey E Hardy on 11-2-1876
at the residence of WH Hardy
Whitmill's second marriage was to Lucinderilla ___ on Sept 17, 1885.
Whitmill and Lucinderilla show up in the 1900 census for Clay County.
She later remarried William Smith on Jun 23, 1910 after Whitmill's death.
As to Nancy Hardy in my line----
By 1870, Nancy Hardy had already married Thomas Florence (Jack)
Owen and was living in the area of Lineville, Ala.
Nancy Hardy's brother, John Henry
Hardy (6-12-1846 to 10-11-1884) is buried
at Henry Cemetery at Dubach, Louisiana. He was
married to Molly (10-30-1844 to 3-13-1938).
Their children were James and Jessie Hardy.
A sister, Roxie Hardy (b 1868+- married a
Jenkins and lived in Temple, Texas. It is
said that Roxie last saw Nan at about age
2 when Nan moved to La. Thus, the move
would have been in the early 1870's. It
is said that Nan went back to visit in Ala
twice.
The 1870 census shows Jack and Nancy Owen living in Lineville,
Alabama in the vicinity of the Hardy family at page 237 as follows:
---Values of ---
real personal
name age estate estate born
Owen, T F 21 -0- 30 Ga
Nancy 19 Ga
James 3 Ala
This record indicates that Jack must have been about 16-17 when he
and Nancy were married and Nancy was about 14-15. Since James was
3 years old, Jack must have moved to Ala prior to 1867 which is
in line with the prior comment that they moved in 1860-1862.
Jack's family was listed in the 1880 census in Union County, Ark
as follows:
name comment age
Thomas F Farmer 32
Nancy A keeping H 28
James W at school 12
William at school 9
Wiley W 4
Jesse P 2
Nancy L 4 mos
The 1900 census for Lincoln Parish, La showed the following:
name relation age
Jackson Owens head 52
Nannie A wife 49
Lula N D 20
Robert R S 15
Callie J S 13
This census noted that Jack and Nancy had
been married 34 years which would put their marriage
at about 1866 in Ala or about a year or two
before their son James was born.
The 1910 Census for Lincoln Parish, La ED 78, Sheet 25 shows:
name relation age
Thomas Owen 62
Nancy A wife 52
John C S 23
Maggie J D-in-L 21
Emma L Grnd-D 10
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