Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameHenry H. HARDESTY 376
Birth Date17 Sep 1817
Birth PlaceFayette County, Kentucky
Death Date17 Jul 1884 Age: 66
Death PlaceFayette County, Kentucky
Burial PlaceLexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, The Lexington Cemetery
Spouses
1Sarah Anna SHELY 376
Birth Date4 Jan 1821
Birth PlaceKentucky
Death Date4 Apr 1896 Age: 75
Death PlaceLexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Burial PlaceLexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, The Lexington Cemetery
FatherJohn Luther SHELY (1790-1850)
MotherMagdalena WEBBER (1799-1861)
Family ID5404
Marr Date1840
ChildrenMagdalena “Maggie” (1841-1926)
 Cordelia (1845-1925)
 George A. (1848-1899)
 George A. (1848-1899)
 David Luther (1851-1923)
 Benjamin F. (1854-1897)
 William Francis (1857-1889)
 Robert Lee (Died as Child) (1861-1865)
 James Bruce (1865-1913)
Notes for Henry H. HARDESTY
Directory of the City of Lexington
and County of Fayette
For 1838 & '39
Hardesty Henry, 115 acres, near Maysville Turnpike, 6 1/2 m.
Notes for Sarah Anna (Spouse 1)
ISection: I-1
Apr 4, 1896 Herald
Mrs. Sarah A. Hardesty died suddenly at the home of her son-in-law, W. D. Bryant. Widow of Henry Hardesty. Left three sons and two daughters.

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