John Lee Hardy
b. 10 August 1907, d. 7 December 1956
- Father: Robert Lee Hardy b. 23 June 1883, d. 27 August 1959
- Mother: Ollie Hardy b. 21 January 1886, d. 10 September 1984
- John Lee Hardy was born on 10 August 1907 in Walker County, Texas.
- Robert Lee Hardy and Ollie Hardy appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Lee Hardy, Hugh Felix Hardy and Sarah Elizabeth Traylor.
- Robert Lee Hardy and Ollie Hardy appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Hawthorne, Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Lee Hardy. Also in the household were son Wilborn (age 9) and daughter Robbie Mae (4.)
- The following appeared on 21 December 1927 in The Dallas Morning News: (Huntsville, Dec. 20) John Lee Hardy of Hawthorne was elected to captain next year's eleven for Sam Houston State Teachers' College. Hardy has been end for the Bearkats for three years and has twice been chosen on the second all-T.I.A.A. eleven.
- He married Inez Evelyn Dominey, daughter of Wesley Newton Dominey and Anna Viola Gates, circa 1929.
- John Lee Hardy and Inez Evelyn Dominey appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 4806 North Main.
- He was employed by an accounting firm as an accountant, according to the 1930 census.
- John Lee Hardy and Inez Evelyn Dominey were living in Houston, Harris County, Texas, when their daughter Mary Lou was born in 1934.
- John Lee Hardy and Inez Evelyn Dominey appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in West University Place, Harris County, Texas, at 3732 Rice. Also in the household were daughters Mavis Lee (age 9) and Mary Lou (6), and lodger Newton Hardy (age 20). In 1935, the family was living in Houston.
- He was employed as an auditor by an engineering company, according to the 1940 census.
- John Lee Hardy and Inez Evelyn Dominey were the maternal grandparents of Diane Pace Forner.
- At the time of his death John Lee Hardy was living in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 3732 Rice Boulevard.
- John Lee Hardy died on 7 December 1956 at age 49 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at St. Luke's Hospital . His death was officially witnessed by Inez Evelyn Dominey.
- His wife Inez Evelyn Dominey became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Old Waverly Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 28 May 2015