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Robert Lafayette Hardy Family

Husband: Robert Lafayette Hardy

Born: 28 Jan 1868at: AR
Married: 16 Dec 1900at: 
Died: 04 May 1955at: La Marque, Galveston Co., TX
Buried: at: Cypress Cemetery, Franklin Co., TX
Father: John R. Hardy
Mother: Margaret Jane Greer
Other Spouses: Sarah E. York  
 

Wife: Clara Estelle King

Born: 21 Dec 1874at: GA
Died: 04 May 1948at: Hughes Springs, TX
Buried: at: 
Father:     
Mother:     
 

Children: 

Name: Connie Gertrude Hardy
Born: 29 Aug 1902at: Purley Community, Franklin Co., Texas
Died: 06 Oct 1930at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Joseph Ellsworth Strickhausen  
 

Name: Ella Estelle Hardy
Born: 01 Nov 1903at: Purley Community, Franklin Co., TX
Died: 18 Jun 1985at: Longview, Gregg Co., TX
Buried: at: Reeder-Davis Cemetery, Hughes Springs, TX
Spouses: Leonard Francis Duffey  
 

Name: Marvin Luther Hardy
Born: 06 May 1906at: Purley Community, Franklin Co., TX
Died: 29 Jan 1994at: Galveston Co., TX
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Hazel Marie Rodgers  Eufa Laverne Worthy  
 

Name: Williiam Rufus Hardy
Born: 05 Aug 1908at: Purley Community, Franklin Co., TX
Died: 14 Sep 1998at: TX
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Pauline Nickell  Jackie Suech  
 

Name: Etta Lee Hardy
Born: 20 Jan 1911at: Irving, TX
Died: 18 Jul 2002at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Grover Clifton Fisher  Britton Morris  James S. Causey  
 

Name: Gladys Fay Hardy
Born: 23 Sep 1914at: Pittsburg, TX
Died: 26 May 2002at: San Antonio, TX
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Harmon Howard Ellis  
 

More Information:

About the Robert Lafayette Hardy Family:

Marriage date from Mormons site.


About Robert Lafayette Hardy:

Robert's Death Certificate states that his middle name was Luther.
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Found in the 1900 Census, Texas, Wood Co., Dist. 148, sh. 8, img. 15:

Hardy, Robert 32 farmer AR MS AR
Hardy, Sarah 29 AL AL AL
Hardy, Walter 7 AR AR AL
Hardy, Minnie 3 TX AR AL

It also states that they have been married nine years, with four children born, two living.

By the ages and birthplaces of the children, Robert and family came to Texas from Arkansas between 1893 and 1897.
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Found in the 1910 Census, Texas, Franklin Co., Dist. 53, sh. 41, img. 9.
Robert L Hardy 42
Clara E Hardy 36
Walter L Hardy 17
Minnie J. Hardy 12
Connie G Hardy 7
Ella E Hardy 5
Marvin Hardy 3
Willie Hardy 1
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Found in the 1920 Census, Texas, Titus Co., Dist. 171, sh. 8, img. 19.
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The sons were found in the SSDI, which provided their birth and death dates.
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Found in 1930 Census, TX, Galveston Co., Pct. 7, ED 43, San Leon, img. 8.
Robert L Hardy 62
Clara Hardy 55
Marvin Hardy 22
Connie Strickhausen 27
Willie Hardy 20
Etta L Hardy 19
Gravyo Hardy 15 (Gladys)
Gerlice Strickhausen 6
Ellsworth Strickhausen 4
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In the early 1940's, Robert and Clara were living in Dickinson, Texas (Galveston Co., near Houston). I have a letter written by Robert to my mother, dated Oct. 4, 1944, and also a Christmas card from 1945.
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Revised: 06-Jan-14  11:29 AM