John Rufus Hardy

John Rufus Hardy

• Father: David Whitaker Hardy b. 12 March 1847, d. 6 October 1926
• Mother: Martha Parrylee Roan b. 1 January 1856, d. 20 December 1938

• John Rufus Hardy was born on 10 July 1888 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
• He was known as Rufus.
• David Whitaker Hardy and Martha Parrylee Roan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Rufus Hardy, Chester Earle Hardy, Edna Pauline Hardy, Lillian Hardy, William Roan Hardy and David Whittaker Hardy Jr.
• He married Maggie Crittenden, daughter of George Crittenden and Lavinia Rousseau, circa 1912.
• John Rufus Hardy registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, while married and living in Navasota, self-employed there as a merchant.
• John Rufus Hardy and Maggie Crittenden appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Crittenden Rufus Hardy and Lavinia Rousseau.
• He was a retail merchant selling vehicles.
• He officially witnessed the death of David Whitaker Hardy on 6 October 1926 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
• John Rufus Hardy died on 20 May 1955 at age 66 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, at Brazos Valley Sanitarium.
• His wife Maggie Crittenden became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2014