Other Family names included in this document:
McDowell, David, Hurd, Callahan, Case, Brown, McElroy, Dantinne, Dean, Brittingham,
Robert Hardy, (1)
John Hardy, (3)
John, (3) was born the 2nd child & 1st son of Robert (1) & Mary (______) Hardy in May, 1853 in Wilmington. He married Mary Carter McDowell. They resided in two known places during their marriage. First on West 8th Street in Wilmington during the 1880's and later at 1017 Kirkwood Street. John (3) worked as a brick mason. The date of John's (3) death is unknown. Mary was remarried to a Mr. Wilson after John's (3) death. Where they were interred is unknown at this time. They had 3 known children.
William Hardy, (4)
William, (4) was born the 3rd child & 2nd son of Robert (1) & Mary (_____) Hardy on March 2, 1855 in Wilmington. He was baptisted in the Old Swedes Church in Wilmington in July, 1855. The witnesses were William and Anne Beatty. He married Rebecca whose personal information is currently unknown. They resided in the Marcus Hook, PA area. Together they had five children.
Robert H. Hardy, (5)
Robert, (5) was born the 4th & last known child & 3rd son of Robert (1) & Mary (______) Hardy on July 24, 1861 in Wilmington. As a teenager he moved to Kent County and worked on the farm of John & Francis (_____) Denney. He met and married Ella David on July 11, 1890 in Kent County, DE. Ella was the dau of William Thomas & Arminta (Hurd) David in June, 1872. The wedding was performed by S. R. Maxwell. They resided on the Logan farm near Kitts Hummock where Robert (5) was a Tenant Farmer. The farm was owned by John Reed Nicholson, Delaware Chancellor at that time. Robert, along with farming, also did his own blacksmith work for the farm. His dau Mary (14) remembers helping her father with the bellows.
Robert (5) died on April 22, 1922 at the age of 60 after getting his arm caught in a corn sheller about 10 days earlier. The cause of death was Lockjaw. He was interred in Lakeside Cem., Dover. Ella died on September 13, 1935 at the age of 63 of a heart attack & was interred next to her husband. A silver hunting case man's pocket watch used by Robert (5) can be seen at the Delaware State Archives. It was donated to them by his daughter Mary (14). Together they had 6 children.
Ada Mary Goodnow Hardy, (7) Ada, (7) was born the 2nd child and only dau of John (3) & Mary Carter (McDowell) Hardy on August 18, 1881 in Wilmington. She married William Callahan whose personal information is currently unknown. They resided in the Wilmington area and had 2 known children.
Joseph F. V. Blocksom Hardy, (8) Joseph, (8) was born the 3rd and last child & 2nd son of John (3) & Mary Carter (McDowell) Hardy on November 19, 1883 in Wilmington. He married Catherine whose personal information is currently unknown. They resided in the New Castle area were believed to have had 2 children.
John Reed Nicholson Hardy, (18)
John, (18) was born the 5th child & 3rd & last son of Robert H. (5) & Ella (David) Hardy on January 4, 1900 on his parent's farm near Kitts Hummock. He was married twice. He first married Pearle Case who was born the dau of Edward & Emma (Salisbury) Case on March 11, 1905 in Murderkill Hundreds. They were later divorced. Pearle remarried a Marker and lived in the Dover area. The children were, at this time, turned over to the Children's Home in Wilmington by their mother. The oldest child, Catherine (27), however moved in with Edward & Maude (Case) Knight. Maude was the sister of Pearle. Later, the children were moved to the Murphy Home in Dover. John (18) then moved to Wilmington with a lady named Ella Brown. Ella was killed when she was struck by a car. He later met and married Helen "Eloise" McElroy who was born in Alabama on April 2, 1927. They lived in Atlantic City, NJ for a few years where at least two of their children were born. They later moved to Florida and eventially lived in Hialeah, FL.
John (18) worked on the Farm in Kitts Hummock and later worked on ships in the Delaware Bay, in the ocean off of Atlantic City, NJ and later in Florida. He also served with the Merchant Marines during World War II. Pearle & Eloise both reportedly were homemakers. Ella worked as a waitress. John (18) died in Hialeah, Fl on September 28, 1974 at 2:30 pm in the Hialeah Hospital of Heart Failure. He was interred in the Vista Memorial Gardens in Dade County, FL on October 1, 1974. It is unsure at this time if Pearle is deceased. "Eloise" is still residing in Hialeah, Fl. John (18) had 7 children with Pearle Case and 5 with "Eloise".
Children of John R. N. Hardy & Pearle Case:
Children of John R. N. Hardy & Helen McElroy:
Mary Carter Hardy, (19)
Mary, (19) was born the 6th & last child & 3rd & last dau of Robert H. (5) & Ella (David) Hardy on October 16, 1904 on her father's farm in Kitt's Hummock. She was named for her aunt Mary Carter (McDowell) Hardy, wife of her uncle John (3). She married Edgar Spry Emery on June 30, 1926 in the Baptist Church Parsonage on State Street in Dover. "Spry" was born the son of Edward & Laura (Honey) Emery on November 19, 1895 near Sudlersville, MD. After their marriage they resided in the Dover area.
"Spry" died on September 4, 1979 at Kent General Hospital in Dover of an Aneurysm. He was interred next to his Father-in-law & Mother-in-law at Lakeside Cem., Dover. A doll that was given to Mary (19) by her aunt Mary Carter (McDowell) Hardy when she was 8 was donated by her to the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover where it is on display. Mary (19) resides in rural Magnolia, Delaware. They didn't have any children together.
John Robert Hardy, Sr., (36)
John, (36) was born the 3rd child &1st son of John Reed Nicholson (18) & Pearle (Case) Hardy on September 8, 1922 on the Logan Farm near Kitts Hummock at 9:45 am. He met & had a relationship with Doris Brittingham that produced one child. He was later married twice. 1st he married Pearl Jeanette Dantinne. Pearl was born the dau of Amul & Grace Marie (Pollitt) Dantinne. Her birth date is currently unknown. They had six children together & were later divorced. She currently resides close to her son Robert (47) in Frankford and has remarried (1993) to a man named Walter ______.
John (36) then married Ruth Elizabeth (Dean) Edwards. Ruth was born the dau of Maurice Samuel & Grace (Carroll) Dean on October 21, 1938 in Denton, MD. (See the "Dean" Family History by Russ Pickett) John (36) & Ruth had 2 children together. Ruth had 6 children prior to this marriage. John (36) worked during his lifetime as a Laboror. He died on November 3, 1982 during this marriage & was interred in the Camden Odd Fellows Cem., Camden. Ruth remarried after John's death to Walter Garfield Hamby who was born the son of Benjamin Franklin & Mary (Blevins) Hamby on April 1, 1936 in Warrensville, NC.
Child of John Robert Hardy & Doris Brittingham:
Children of John Robert Hardy & Pearl Jeannette Dantinne
Children of John Robert Hardy & Ruth Elizabeth Dean:
Edward Hardy, (37) Edward, (37) was born the 4th child & 2nd son of John Reed Nicholson (18) & Pearle (Case) Hardy on the Logan Farm near Kitts Hummock. He married Betty Story. They were later divorced and Edward moved to Texas. Together they had 3 children.
Jane Marcella Hardy, (39) Jane, (39) was born the 6th child & 2nd dau of John Reed Nicholson (9) & Pearle (Case) Hardy on January 7, 1926 in Delaware. She married Clyde Edgar Hinebaugh who was born on August 4, 1926. His parent's names are currently unknown. Jane (39) is deceased. They had 4 children.
John Edward Brittingham, (46) John "Jack", (46) was born the 1st child & 1st son of John Robert Hardy (36) and Doris Brittingham. He has been married twice. He first married Connie Lee Larrimore whose dates and parents names are currently unknown. They had two children together and later divorced. He then married 2nd to Diana Lee Longo. Her dates and parents names are currently unknown. They reside in rural Wyoming.
Linda Susan Hardy, (48)
Linda "Susan", (48) was born the 3rd child & 1st dau of John Robert (36) & the 2nd child & 1st dau of Pearl Jeanette (Dantinne) Hardy on January 1, 1951. She has been married three times. She was married 1st to Edmund Cole, Jr. who the son of Edmund, Sr. & Evelyn (Sheehan) Cole on June 7, 1968 in Wyoming Methodist Church in Wyoming, De. They had no children together and were later divorced. She then married Edward Otto in Denton, MD in 1971and they had one child together. They were later divorced.
She later married Wayne Moore. Wayne was born the son of Frances & Pauline (Rash) Moore on Aug 15, 1950. He died in a truck accident in Sheerborn, NY on August 9, 1979. She is currently joined in a relationship with James M. Davis with whom she has resided since 1980. James "Jim" was born the son of Durwood & Margery (_____) Davis on Sep 2, 1943. They have one child together.
Child of Edward Otto and Linda Susan Hardy:
Child of James M. Davis and Linda Susan Hardy:
Jeannette Pearl Hardy, (49) Jeanette "Candy", (49) was born the 4th child & 2nd dau of John Robert (36) & the 3rd child & 2nd dau of Pearl Jeanette (Danteen) Hardy on December 7, 1953. She married Richard Baum whose dates and parents are currently unknown. Richard died during their marriage. Candy (49) died due to cystic fibrosis, however the date of her death is unknown. She is interred in the Edgewood Gardens on Route 1 Concord, PA. Together they had 1 child.
John Robert Hardy, Jr., (53)
John, (53) was born the 8th child & 5th son of John Robert, Sr. (36) & the 7th child and 4th son of Ruth Elizabeth (Dean) Hardy on May 17, 1968 in Dover, De. He married Melissa Dawn Beene who was born on February 13, 1970. Melissa is the dau of Brenda Lee (_______). Melissa currently resides in rural Harrington, DE. They had one child together
John (53) is currently residing with Tina Marie (Grioli) Windsor who was born the dau of Giuseppe & Dell Bryant (Lawson) Grioli on July 26, 1969. Tina was previously married to Jay Windsor with whom she had one child, Jonathan A. Grioli. They reside in Felton, De.
Child of John Robert Hardy, Jr. & Melissa Dawn Beane:
Child of John Robert Hardy, Jr. & Tina Marie (Grioli) Windsor:
Ruth Elizabeth Hardy, (54)
Ruth "Ruthie", (54) was born the 9th & last child & 4th dau of John Robert, Sr. (36) & the 8th & last child & 4th dau of Ruth Elizabeth (Dean) Hardy on August 27, 1970 in Dover, DE. Ruthie (54) met & had a relationship with Bradley Alan McReynolds with whom she had one child. She later married Bradley Alan McReynolds on April 21, 1989 in Dover, DE. Bradley was born the son of James & Evelyn M. (Tenbarge) McReynolds on December 5, 1956 in Indiana. This marriage ended in divorce on July 16, 1992.
Ruthie (54) met & and resided with Russell Stout Pickett from November, 1991 through October, 1998. Russell was born the son of John Ernest, Jr. & Emma Virginia (Stout) Pickett on October 29, 1951 in Wilmington, DE. They have two children together. Russ had two children previous to this relationship, Christopher Scott and Ryan Mark Pickett (See the "Pickett" Family History). Ruthie (54) currently lives with her three children in rural Dover, DE.
Child of Bradley Alan McReynolds & Ruth Elizabeth Hardy:
Children of Russell Stout Pickett & Ruth Elizabeth (Hardy) McReynolds:
Kayla (81), Kara (82) & Eric (80) |
Barbara M. Hinebaugh, (70) Barbara, (70) was born the 2nd child & 1st dau of Clyde Edgar & Jane Marcella (Hardy) Hinebaugh (39) on September 30, 1947 in Dover, De. She married Charles E. Kersey, Jr. Charles was born the son of Charles E. Kersey, Sr. on November 6, 1947. They reside in Felton and together they have 2 children.
Ashley Ivan Hinebaugh, (71) Ashley, (71) was born the 3rd child & 2nd son of Clyde Edgar & Jane Marcella (Hardy) (39) Hinebaugh on January 18, 1955 in Dover, De. He married Carolyn Lee Edwards on January 19, 1973 in Georgetown, De. Carolyn was born the dau of Alfred James & Ruth Elizabeth (Dean) Edwards on November 10, 1956 in Easton, Md. They reside in Kissimmee, Fl and together they have one child.
Michael C. Kersey, (83) Michael, (83) was born the 1st child & only son of Charles E., Jr. & Barbara M. (Hinebaugh) Kersey (70) on January 25, 1968. He married Cherie Morgan whose dates and parent's names are currently unknown. They reside in Milford, DE and together they have 3 children. They are currently expecting a child due in the late summer of '98.
Angela Marie Kersey, b. Oct 27, 1971 (84) Angela, (84) was born the 2nd & last child & only dau of Charles E., Jr. & Barbara M. (Hinebaugh) Kersey (70) on October 27, 1971. She married Lawrence David Gary on January 31, 1998 at the Bethel Westlan Church in Goldsboro, MD. Lawrence was born the son of David & Sherry (_____) Gary on September 2, 1969. They reside in Felton, DE and are currently expecting a child due in the late summer of '98.
Kristina Marie Hinebaugh, (85) Kristina "Kris", (85) was born the only child of Ashley Ivan (71) & Carolyn Lee (Edwards) Hinebaugh on November 18, 1973 in Dover. She had a relationship and one child with Kevin Beck. His dates and parent's names are currently unknown. She married Jeffery Busch on July 10, 1993 in the Church of God, Winter Haven, FL. Jeffery was born the son of John & Linda (_____) Busch. Together they have one child and reside in Florida.
Child of Kevin Beck & Kristina Marie Hinebaugh:
Child of Jeffery Busch & Kristina Marie Hinebaugh:
Created by Russ Pickett on: 4/18/98