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William James Hardesty 1837–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1837

Birth Location: Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1909

Death Location: Carroll County, Missouri, USA

Father: William HARDESTY

Mother: Mary Rush

Spouse(s): Nancy Likes

Children(s): Mary Hardesty

The story of William James Hardesty began in 1837 in Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois, USA. William James Hardesty married Nancy Catherine Likes, and had children including Mary A E Hardesty. William James Hardesty passed away in 1909 in Carroll County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William James Hardesty began in 1837 in Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois, USA.
  • William James Hardesty married Nancy Catherine Likes, and had children including Mary A E Hardesty.
  • William James Hardesty passed away in 1909 in Carroll County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William HARDESTY
1800–1844
Birth Location: Ford City, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Rush
1810–1880
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Likes
1841–1923
Birth Location: Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Hardesty
1859–1939
Birth Location: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
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William Hardesty's Ancestors

Self
William Hardesty
1837–1909
Birth Place: Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois, USA
Parents
William HARDESTY
1800–1844
Ford City, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (E. HOLLOWAY Hardesty) Rush
1810–1880
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hardesty's Descendants

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William (James) Hardesty (4 Nov 1837–26 Mar 1909) m. Nancy (Catherine) Likes (21 January 1841–16 Nov 1923)
  1. 1. Mary (A E) Hardesty 1859–1939 m. William (Robert) MERREL 1856–1923
    1. 1. Otto (Everett) Merrel 1879–1959 m. Ida (May) Piearcy 1889–1956 m. Duella (Ann "Della") Wooden 1881–1968
      1. 1. George (Henry) Merrel 1910–1984 m. Mildred (Mae) McLaughlin 1918–1958 m. Coralee (EPPERSON) Merrel 1914–1936
        1. 1. Donna (Darlene) Brummett 1951–2021 m. Billy (Wayne) Meece 1946–2017
        2. 2. George (Alvin) MERREL 1933–2006
        3. 3. Leslie (Joe) MERREL 1937–2015
        4. 4. Ronald Westerlund 1949–2006
        5. 5. Allen (Wayne) Merrel 1943–2014
        6. 6. Larry (Lee) Merrell 1939–1964
      2. 2. Roy (Everett) Merrel 1903–1997
      3. 3. Cora (Ellen) Merrel 1902–1995
      4. 4. Stella (Grace) Merrel 1904–1981
      5. 5. Luetta (Virginia) O'Dell 1921–1989
      6. 6. Frances (Addie) Merrel 1912–1914
      7. 7. Donald (Leadell) Merrel 1914–1977
      8. 8. Alice (Katheryn) Jordan 1916–1968
    2. 2. George (Oral) Merrell 1878–1954

William Hardesty's Timeline

2 Records

1837
4 Nov 1837
Birth of William James Hardesty in Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois, USA
Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois, USA
1909
26 Mar 1909
Age 72
Death of William James Hardesty in Carroll County, Missouri, USA
Carroll County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1837
    Event Place: Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Carroll County, Missouri, USA
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