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William Clay Hardesty 1880–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1880

Birth Location: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1940

Death Location: Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Hardisty

Mother: Emily Partridge

Spouse(s): Rita Hardesty

Children(s): Emma Skaggs, Carl Hardesty, Earnest Hardesty, Benjamin Hardesty, Genevieve Curlee, Evelyn Hardesty, Georgia Bazhaw, James Hardesty, Edith Copeland, William Hardesty, Henry Hardesty

The story of William Clay Hardesty began in 1880 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, William Clay Hardesty resided in Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, USA. William Clay Hardesty married Rita Hardesty, and had children including Benjamin Martin Hardesty, Carl Hardesty, Carl Wilson Hardesty, Earnest Harold Hardesty, Edith Ann Hardesty Copeland, Emma Louise Hardesty Skaggs, Evelyn Fredreka Hardesty, Genevieve Helen Hardesty Curlee, Georgia Anita Hardesty Bazhaw, Henry Virgil Hardesty, James Milton Hardesty, William Claude Hardesty. William Clay Hardesty passed away in 1940 in Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clay Hardesty began in 1880 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, William Clay Hardesty resided in Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, USA.
  • William Clay Hardesty married Rita Hardesty, and had children including Benjamin Martin Hardesty, Carl Hardesty, Carl Wilson Hardesty, Earnest Harold Hardesty, Edith Ann Hardesty Copeland, Emma Louise Hardesty Skaggs, Evelyn Fredreka Hardesty, Genevieve Helen Hardesty Curlee, Georgia Anita Hardesty Bazhaw, Henry Virgil Hardesty, James Milton Hardesty, William Claude Hardesty.
  • William Clay Hardesty passed away in 1940 in Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hardesty's Ancestors

Self
William Hardesty
1880–1940
Birth Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Hardisty
1844–1923
Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Emily Partridge
1842–1922
Meade Co., KY
Grandparents
James (Milton) Hardesty
1797–1891
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Mary (Alice 'Ally') Livers
1798–1857
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
John Partridge
1790–1850
Virginia, USA
Lucretia (Crume) Partridge
1809–1880
Meade, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Partridge
1764–1844
Elizabeth Self
1768–1827
Charles Crume
1772–1850
Mary Crume
1779–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Partridge
1730–1770
Jemima Partridge
1740–1796
James Self
1705–1776
Margaret Leazur
1730–1776
Ralph Sr
1750–1829
Mary Crume
1750–1839
Hugh Snelling
1738–1815
Margret Marshall
1745–1845

William Hardesty's Descendants

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William (Clay) Hardesty (15 August 1880–23 May 1940) m. Rita Hardesty (abt 1885–21 September 1975)
  1. 1. Emma (Louise Hardesty) Skaggs 1909–1984 m. Charles (Owen) Skaggs 1910–1985
    1. 1. Gerald (Lavon) Skaggs 1932–2017
    2. 2. Wanda (Jean Skaggs) Adams 1930–2019
  2. 2. Carl (Wilson) Hardesty 1919–1999 m. Ruth (L) Lawton 1921–1984
    1. 1. Marsha (Carole) Hardesty 1946–2011
  3. 3. Earnest (Harold) Hardesty 1911–1983
  4. 4. Benjamin (Martin) Hardesty 1914–1962
  5. 5. Genevieve (Helen Hardesty) Curlee 1916–1991 m. Albert (Joseph Curlee) Jr 1914–1994
    1. 1. Ronald Curlee –1938
    2. 2. Donald Curlee –1938
    3. 3. Gary (Carl) Curlee 1940–2020
  6. 6. Evelyn (Fredreka) Hardesty 1922–2004 m. Clayton (Eugene) Lee 1921–2017
  7. 7. Georgia (Anita Hardesty) Bazhaw 1924–2009
  8. 8. James (Milton) Hardesty 1926–1928
  9. 9. Edith (Ann Hardesty) Copeland 1903–1944 m. William (Clarence) Copeland 1905–1975
    1. 1. Don Copeland 1939–2015 m. Martha (Belle Griffin) Copeland 1941–2014
  10. 10. William (Claude) Hardesty 1905–1982
  11. 11. Henry (Virgil) Hardesty 1907–1921

William Hardesty's Timeline

3 Records

1880
15 August 1880
Birth of William Clay Hardesty in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
William Clay Hardesty resided here in Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
1940
23 May 1940
Age 60
Death of William Clay Hardesty in Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, United States
Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1880
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2341638
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2341638

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1940
    Event Place: Tuttle, Grady, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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