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Ruth Evelyn Hardy 1930 – 2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1930

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 2009

Death Location: Missouri, USA

Father: Hurschel Hardy

Mother: Rosa Quary

Spouse(s): Edward Schmelzel

Children(s): Eva Schmelzel

The story of Ruth Evelyn Hardy began in 1930 in Missouri, USA. In 1935, Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided in Centertown, Cole, Missouri. In 1940, Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided in Union Twp, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA. Ruth Evelyn Hardy married Edward Wirth Schmelzel, and had children including Eva Lynn Schmelzel. Ruth Evelyn Hardy passed away in 2009 in Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Evelyn Hardy began in 1930 in Missouri, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided in Centertown, Cole, Missouri.
  • In 1940, Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided in Union Twp, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA.
  • Ruth Evelyn Hardy married Edward Wirth Schmelzel, and had children including Eva Lynn Schmelzel.
  • Ruth Evelyn Hardy passed away in 2009 in Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hurschel Hardy
1898 – 1988
Birth Location: Knox, Missouri, USA
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Rosa Quary
1903 – 1996
Birth Location: Missouri
RQ

Spouses(s)

Edward Schmelzel
1929 – 2022
Birth Location: East St Louis, Illinois
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Children(s)

Eva Schmelzel
1955 –
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
ES

Ruth Hardy's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Hardy
1930 – 2009
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
Hurschel Hollis Hardy
1898 – 1988
Knox, Missouri, USA
Rosa (Elizabeth Mc) Quary
1903 – 1996
Missouri
Grandparents
Hiram (Sumner) McQueary
1881 – 1942
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Lula (Frances) BROYLES
1886 – 1943
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher McQueary
1855 – 1937
Louisa Catron
1861 – 1947
Hiram Broyles
1857 – 1932
Mary Burnett
1874 – 1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McQueary
1820 – 1891
Elizabeth McKinney
1823 – 1883
Henry Catron
1830 – 1869
Mary Pectol
1834 – 1892

Ruth Hardy's Descendants

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Ruth (Evelyn) Hardy (11 Nov 1930 – 14 Oct 2009) m. Edward (Wirth) Schmelzel (23 Jan 1929 – 19 January 2022)
  1. 1. Eva (Lynn) Schmelzel (21 Sep 1955 – )

Ruth Hardy's Timeline

8 Records

1930
11 Nov 1930
Birth of Ruth Evelyn Hardy in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided here in Centertown, Cole, Missouri
Centertown, Cole, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 10
Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided here in Union Twp, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA
Union Twp, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided here in Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA
Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA
1953
1953
Age 23
Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided here in Merced, California, USA
Merced, California, USA
1993
1993
Age 63
Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided here in Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
1995
1995
Age 65
Ruth Evelyn Hardy resided here in Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
2009
14 Oct 2009
Age 79
Death of Ruth Evelyn Hardy in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1930
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Birth Index, 1920-1999
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Birth Index, 1800s-2003

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Centertown, Cole, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Union Twp, Annapolis, Iron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ironton, Iron, Misso

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Merced, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Scottsdale, AZ
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Scottsdale, AZ
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ironton MO
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Belleville Daily Advocate; Publication Date: 4/ Aug/ 1951; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.23174164,0.85363495,0.46512517&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Merced
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Belleville Daily Advocate; Publication Date: 4/ Aug/ 1951; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.23174164,0.85363495,0.46512517&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 2009
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1968-2015, Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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