John Arthur Hardy Jr (1896 - 1977)

Born 29 Nov 1896 in Nottoway, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Apr 1977 at age 80 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Biography

Native Virginian

John Arthur Hardy Jr was born on 29 November 1896 in Virginia, United States, a son of John Arthur Hardy (1858 - 1938) and Julia Pegram (Bagley) Epes (1859 - 1964).^[1][2]

His known siblings were:^[3][4][5][6]

1. Mary Bagley Hardy (1887 - 1950)
2. Ellen Irby Hardy (1889 - 1944)
3. Edward Bagley Hardy (1891 - 1897)
4. Irby Hardy (1893 - 1893)
5. George Eggelston Hardy (1894 - 1932)
6. Isham Trotter Hardy, MD (1899 - 1983)

John was a Seaman during WW1. He married Mary Elizabeth Douglas (1915–1993); the daughter of Otis W. Douglas and Annie Marsh on June 23, 1933 in Reedville, Northumberland, Virginia.^[7] He passed away on April 27, 1977 in Richmond, Virginia at the age of 80.^[8] He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia.^[9]

Note Profiles are needed for his wife and children that are linked on Find-a-Grave

Sources

This person was created on 08 April 2011 through the import of AlvaFAMILY.GED.

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X521-M61 : 28 January 2020), John A Hardy, 1896.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZLC-5MSF : Sat Oct 14 00:52:32 UTC 2023), Entry for John A. Hardy and J A Hardy, 29 Nov 1896.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMNX-S5T : Fri Oct 06 10:20:35 UTC 2023), Entry for J A Hardy and Julia P Hardy, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPG7-65K : Wed Oct 04 08:37:13 UTC 2023), Entry for J A Hardy and Julia Hardy, 1910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJNL-BXG : Fri Dec 08 02:20:32 UTC 2023), Entry for J A Hardy and Julia P Hardy, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CFHL-P2M : Fri Oct 06 08:24:23 UTC 2023), Entry for John A Hardy, Jr and John A Hardy, 1930.
7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51J-YSC : 29 January 2020), John Arthur Hardy Jr., 1933.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-3CBH : 16 August 2019), John Arthur Hardy, 27 Apr 1977; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83230038/john-arthur-hardy: accessed 16 January 2024), memorial page for SFC John Arthur Hardy Jr. (29 Nov 1896–27 Apr 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83230038, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Louise Keiser, The Blithe Spirit (contributor 47168457).

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Z7-KYN : 24 December 2021), J Arthur Hardy, Jr, 1917-1918.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1KR-63Q : Fri Oct 20 19:27:50 UTC 2023), Entry for John Arthur Hardy, Jr, 1942.