Husband: James Henry Hardesty
Also known as: James H. Hardesty
Born: May-28-1834 in Fayette Co, PA 1,2,3
Died: Nov-26-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4,2
Military: Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 4
Father: Francis D. Hardesty
Mother: Susan ___
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Hannah Metz
Born: ca 1834 5 Died: Oct- 7-1879 1 Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Father: William Franklin Metz (1793 - 1888) Mother: Nancy E. Randall
F Child 1: Sarah Louise Hardesty Also known as: Sis Hardesty 3 Born: Sep-30-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 (see note 1) Died: 1918 6 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 8 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1894 in Gilmer Co, WV 7 Husband: Cyrus Delbert Davis b. Apr-25-1872 d. 1947 Also known as: Delbert Davis 9 Married: Jan-21-1894 in Gilmer Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Virginia Ella Hardesty Born: Jan-30-1872 2 Died: Sep-10-1921 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 2 Buried: in Shaver (aka King-Leeper) Cemetery, Monongah, Marion Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Andrew Leeson b. Jan-31-1868 d. Jul- 8-1923 Married: Feb- 1-1891 in Ritchie Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Death record of daughter. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, "In the 46th Year of her age" "Wife of J. H. Hardisty" (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (8) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 97. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1869.