Jerome M. HARDESTY
 Mahala M. DAVIS
Husband:  Jerome M. HARDESTY
Birth:  18 Mar 1864, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
Death:  15 Sep 1934, Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
Burial:
Father:  Jesse B. HARDESTY
Mother:  Margaret Emeline MORRIS
Marriage:       13 Jul 1887, White Co., Illinois
Wife:  Mahala M. DAVIS
Birth:  9 Feb 1864, Indian Creek Twp., White Co., Illinois  
Death:  3 Aug 1942, Broughton, Hamilton Co., Illinois
Burial:
Father:  Thomas DAVIS
Mother:  Martha P. GARRISON
Children:   
1. Thomas Kelly HARDESTY, b: 24 Feb 1888, Indian Creek Twp., White Co., Illinois
                                                
d: Aft 1942, Mississippi
2. Claude HARDESTY, b: 5 Jul 1890, Harrisburg, Saline Co., Illinois
                                  
d: Jan 1972, Enfield, White Co., Illinois
3. Flossie HARDESTY (James), b: 5 Jul 1893, Indian Creek 
Twp., White Co., Illinois
                                             
d: 2 Mar 1977, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., Illinois
4. Pauline M. "Lena" HARDESTY (Pool), b: Jul 1899, Indian 
Creek Twp., White Co., Illinois
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Notes:     
1900 Federal Census Data 
(T623_0351, Page 193B), Indian Creek Twp., White Co., Illinois,
          
                                                                            
Enumeration District: 117, Enumeration Date: 13-Jun-1900, Family #96
| NAME | Relation | Sex | Birth Mo. | Birth Yr | Age | M/S W/D | # Yr Mar | # C Bn | # C Liv | POB | Fa. POB | Mo. POB | 
    
    
    Occupation | In Sch | 
| HARDESTY, Jerome M | Head | M | Mar | 1864 | 36 | M | 12 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | RR Bridge Carpenter | 
 | 
| Martha M | Wife | F | Feb | 1864 | 36 | M | 12 | 5 | 4 | IL | GA | TN | 
 | 
 | 
| Thomas K | Son | M | Feb | 1888 | 12 | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | Day Laborer | X | 
| Claude | Son | M | Jul | 1890 | 9 | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | 
 | X | 
| Flossie | Daughter | F | Jul | 1893 | 6 | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | 
 | X | 
| Lena M | Daughter | F | Jul | 1899 | 11m | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | 
 | 
 | 
1910 Federal Census Data 
(T624_0291, Page 174B), Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois,
            
                                                                          
Enumeration District: 46, Enumeration Date: 28-Apr-1910, Family #252
| NAME | Relation | Sex | Age | M/S W/D | # Yr Mar | # C Bn. | # C Liv. | POB | Fa. POB | Mo. POB | 
    
    
    Occupation | In Sch | 
| HARDESTY, Jerome H | Head | M | 46 | M1 | 23 | 
 | 
 | IL | KY | TN | Farmer | 
 | 
| Mahala | Wife | F | 46 | M1 | 23 | 5 | 4 | IL | GA | TN | None | 
 | 
| Kelly | Son | M | 22 | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | Teacher / School | 
 | 
| Claud | Son | M | 19 | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | Farmer | 
 | 
| Flossie | Daughter | F | 16 | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | None | X | 
| Pauline | Daughter | F | 12 | S | 
 | 
 | 
 | IL | IL | IL | None | X | 
1920 Federal Census Data 
(T625_0395, Page 270B), Rector Twp., Saline Co., Illinois,
                                  
                                                    Enumeration District: 139, 
Enumeration Date: 13-Jan-1920, Family #80
| NAME | Relation | Sex | Age | 
    
    
    M/S | POB | 
    
    
    Fa. | 
    
    
    Mo. | Occupation | In Sch | 
| HARDESTY, Jerome M | Head | M | 56 | M | IL | IL | IL | Farmer | 
 | 
| Mahalia A | Wife | F | 55 | M | IL | GA | TN | None | 
 | 
| POOL, Lena | Daughter | F | 20 | M | IL | IL | IL | None | 
 | 
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Sources:     
1) Death - Husband:  Hamilton County Illinois Vital Statistics - Deaths, 
Cert. #0330108
2) Death - Wife:  Hamilton County Illinois Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. 
#0000094