The Shemwell Family

George C HardyAge: 68 years18491917

Name
George C Hardy
Given names
George C
Surname
Hardy
Birth January 13, 1849
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 17 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 19 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageSarah BurkettView this family
November 6, 1873 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frank Victor Hardy
August 28, 1876 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a childFrank Victor HardyBertha M LightView this family
December 28, 1898 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Harold F Hardy
November 9, 1899 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Herbert Light Hardy
February 19, 1902 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Sarah Naomi Hardy
May 13, 1907 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Death February 20, 1917 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crooked Creek Christian Cemetery
Family with Sarah Burkett - View this family
himself
George C Hardy
Birth: January 13, 1849Indiana, United States
Death: February 20, 1917Cass, Indiana, United States
wife
Sarah Burkett
Birth: March 26, 1849Indiana, United States
Death: March 4, 1939Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 6, 1873Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Frank Victor Hardy
Birth: August 28, 1876 27 27Indiana, United States
Death: September 16, 1938Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George C Hardy - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hardy, George CWM31headMFarmerINPAPA
Hardy, SarahWF31wifeMKeeping HouseHemmorhage of UterusINOHOH
Hardy, Mary GWF5daughterSAt HomexxINININ
Hardy, Franklin JrWM3sonSAt HomexxINININ