Father: Theophilus Gillespie b: 1776 in Bath, Augusta County, Virginia
Mother: Polly McCarroll b: 1770 in Virginia
Marriage 1 James Persinger Hardy b: Abt 1795 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Children
Mary Ursula Persinger Hardy b: Abt 1822 in Indiana, USA- General Jackson Persinger Hardy b: Bet 23 Apr 1823 and 26 Apr 1823 in Virginia, USA
- Kenneth A. Persinger Hardy b: 1829 in Virginia, USA
- Catherine Noga Persinger Hardy b: 1832 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, USA
- James Samuel Persinger Hardy b: Mar 1835 in Indiana, USA
Johnson W. Persinger Hardy b: 1839 in Bevil District, Newton County, Republic of Texas- Theophilus G. Persinger Hardy b: 1843 in Republic of Texas
- Joseph Lane Persinger Hardy b: 29 Jan 1844 in Newton County, Republic of Texas
Sources:
- Abbrev: Descendants of John Persinger
Title: Descendants of John Persinger
Author: Elaine RHODES Barton
Quality: 3
Text: Hardy, Mary (Gillespie) 43 F Va Thought to be the daughter of Theophi lus Gillispie. - Abbrev: Descendants of John Persinger
Title: Descendants of John Persinger
Author: Elaine RHODES Barton - Abbrev: Find A Grave
Title: Find A Grave
Publication: www.findagrave.com
Quality: 3
Text: Name: Mary Polly Gillespie Hardy;
Birth: 1806 in Virginia, USA;
Death: 1882 in Newton County, Texas, USA;
Bio: Mary Polly GILLESPIE Persinger Hardy;
Children: General Jackson Persinger Hardy (1823 - 1905);
Joseph Lane Persinger Hardy (1844 - 1909);
Spouse: James Persinger Hardy (1795 - 1864);
Burial: Hardy Cemetery, Newton County, Texas, USA;
Created by: Rajordan;
Record added: Dec 19, 2008;
Find A Grave Memorial# 32282853
Find A Grave Memorial
- Abbrev: Ancestral Chart for Joseph Lane P. Hardy
Title: Ancestral Chart for Joseph Lane P. Hardy
Author: Elaine RHODES Barton
Repository:- Name: Cherokee House
Page: #3
Quality: 3 - Abbrev: Persinger Family Research
Title: Persinger Family Research
Author: Linda CROCKETT York
Publication: www.rootsweb.com
Quality: 3
Text: Name: Mary Gillespie; Sex: Female; Alias: Polly; Birth: ABT 1806 in Kanaw ha County, West Virginia; Death: ABT 1882 in Newton County, Texas; Burial : Hardy Cemetery, Newton County, Texas - Abbrev: DRT Patriot Ancestor Album, 1995
Title: Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album
Author: Dorothy Burns Peterson, editor
Publication: Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 15 Jun 1995.
Note:
Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=NzUGjKhemhgC
Page: Volume 1: Page 123.
Quality: 3
Text: CATHERINE NOGA HARDY was born in Indiana. She was named Catherine Noga Persinger. Her parents were James and Mary Gillespie Persinger. In 1830, Catherine's family was living in Perry County, IN. She was born two years later in 1832, so probably, she was born there.
In 1836, after a board maker had insulted Catherine's mother, he was killed by Catherine's father. That night the family fled Indiana and went to San Augustine County, in the Republic of Texas. They left all of their possessions in Indiana even their surname. Now their surname was Hardy.
Later, they moved on a land grant in Jasper County which became a part of Newton County. The Hardy Cemetery is located on this land. Probably both Catherine's father and mother are buried there, although no gravestone marks their graves. Perhaps, that is where Catherine and her husband, James Weeks, were buried since their gravestones also have not been found. Catherine and James were married in Newton County on Oct. 20, 1847. They had five children - Mary Ursula, James Robert, Lewis Cooper, Martha Ann, and Sarah Jane.
Catherine's husband was killed after 1861 and then she married William Camron Cooper on March 12, 1863 in Newton County. They had one child, a daughter named Joanner.
Billie Weeks Caddell, (GGGD), 17573;
Cynthia Caddell Miller, (GGGGD), 18844;
Denise Caddell Martin, (GGGGD), 18845;
Patsy Weeks Canter Patton, (GGGD), 17574;
Terri Canter Gross, (GGGGD), 18758 - Abbrev: DRT Patriot Ancestor Album, 2001
Title: Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album
Author: Herbert C. Banks II, editor
Publication: Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 2001.
Note:
Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=Eb05M6dr2pQC
Page: Volume 2: Pages 97-98.
Quality: 3
Text: JAMES PERSINGER, born ca. 1795, in Kanawa County, WV, to John Persinger and Elizabeth Kimberline Persinger. He married (Polly) Gillespie, born ca. 1806 in Kanawa County, WV, on Feb. 14, 1822. He was a farmer, and in 1832, he moved to Perry County, IN with his wife and four children: Ursula, General Jackson, Kenneth A. and James S.
In 1836, while building the Persinger's new house, a worker insulted his wife, and to defend her honor, James and the man fought, and the worker was killed(.) That night, the family fled Indiana with only what they could carry, seeking a sanctuary beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. With the help of friends, who were of the Masonic order, the family was secretly guided from community to community by Masonic members in each area. They were finally met by the Gillespie family, who lived in Mexico, later to become the east Texas county of San Augustine. Having left all their possessions behind in Indiana, and to start a new life, they changed their surname from Persinger to Hardy.
They arrived at their new home in the winter of 1836, and James served with Captain Price's Kentucky Volunteers in the Texas Army from May 20 to Sept. 1, 1836. After Texas was declared independent from Mexico, he received land grants from the Republic of Texas, and moved his family to the new land in Jasper District, in what is now Newton County. The Hardy Cemetery is located on that land, and he and his wife are probably buried there, though no stones mark their graves.
A son, Joseph Lane Hardy, born Jan. 29, 1844, in Newton County, married Martha Ann Langham Oct. 23, 1866, in Newton County. He died Oct. 17, 1909, and they are buried in the Maple Grove cemetery, Minden, Rusk County, TX. They were my great-grandparents. My grandfather, Charlie Johnson Hardy, born Aug. 20, 1868, died April 30, 1966, married Emma Gertrude Pleasant, born Dec. 22, 1876, died March 3, 1961, on Nov. 20, 1897, in Nacogdoches County. Their children were twins, Blanche L. and Bernice L.; Beulah Beatrice; Luther Charles and Paul Buford. They are all buried in the Black Jack Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, TX.
Elaine Rhodes Barton, (GGGD), 21607 - Abbrev: US Federal Census
Title: United States Federal Census
Repository:- Name: Ancestry
Quality: 3
Text: 1850 CENSUS of NEWTON COUNTY, TEXAS - Household #39;
HARDY, /(PERSINGER) James P.; 55; Male; VA; Farmer; $1300; (father John P ERSINGER); (mother Elizabeth KIMBERLINE);
Mary (P.) (GILLESPIE); 43; Female; VA; (father Theophilus GILLISPIE?);
James S. (Samuel P.?); 14; Male; IN; (married 2 Nov 1855 San Augustine Co .,TX to Cynthia L. A. DICKERSON);
Johnson W. (P.); 11; Male; TX; died in the Civil War; (NEVER MARRIED-NO I SSUE);
Theophelus G.; 7; Male; TX; died in the Civil War; (NEVER MARRIED-NO ISSU E);
Joseph L. (P.); 6; Male; TX; (married 23 Oct 1866 Newton County, Texas t o Martha Ann LANGHAM) - Abbrev: US Federal Census for 1850
Title: United States Federal Census for 1850; Enumeration Date: 1 Jun 1850
Repository:- Name: Ancestry
Quality: 3
Text: Year: 1850; Census Place: Newton County, Texas; Roll: M432_913; Page: 121 B; Image: 246; 19 Oct 1850;
James P. Hardy; 55 (~1795); Male; Farmer; Virginia;
Mary Hardy; 43 (~1807); Female; Virginia;
James S. Hardy; 14 (~1836); Male; Indiana;
Johnson W. Hardy; 11 (~1839); Male; Texas;
Theophilus G. Hardy; 7 (~1843); Male; Texas;
Joseph L. Hardy; 6 (~1844); Male; Texas;
Minda Thornsbury; 15 (~1835); Female; Texas - Abbrev: US Federal Census for 1860
Title: United States Federal Census for 1860; Enumeration Date: 1 Jun 1860
Repository:- Name: Ancestry
Quality: 3
Text: Year: 1860; Census Place: Newton County, Texas; Roll: M653_1302; Page: 25 5; Image: 18; 28 Jun 1860;
Mary P. Hardy; 53 (~1807); Female; Farmer; Virginia;
Johnson W P Hardy; 20 (~1840); Male; Domestic; Texas;
Theophilus Hardy; 18 (~1842); Male; Domestic; Texas;
Joseph L. Hardy; 15 (~1845); Male; Domestic; Texas - Abbrev: US Federal Census for 1880
Title: United States Federal Census for 1880; Enumeration Date: 1 Jun 1880
Repository:- Name: Ancestry
Quality: 3
Text: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherino, Nacogdoches County, Texas; Roll: T9_1321; Family History Film: 1255321; Page: 246.2000; Enumeration District: 50; 23&24 Jun 1880;
Joseph L. Hardy; White; Male; 35 (~1845); Head; Married; Farmer; Texas; Virginia; Virginia;
Martha A. Hardy; White; Female; 35 (~1845); Wife; Married; Keeping House; Alabama; Georgia; Alabama;
Josephene Hardy; White; Female; 13 (~1867); Daughter; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
Charley J. Hardy; White; Male; 11 (~1869); Son; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
Joseph R. Hardy; White; Son; 10 (~1870); Son; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
James F. Hardy; White; Son; 9 (~1871); Son; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
Sally D. Hardy; White; Female; 7 (~1873); Daughter; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
Minnie V. Hardy; White; Female; 5 (~1875); Daughter; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
Mary L. Hardy; White; Female; 3 (~1877); Daughter; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
Allice H. Hardy; White; Female; 8/12 (~1880); Daughter; Single; Texas; Texas; Alabama;
Mary Hardy; White; Female; 76 (~1804; Mother; Widowed; Alabama; unknown; unknown;
Elizabeth Burks; White; Female; 60 (~1820); Mother-in-Law; Widowed; Virginia; unknown; unknown - Abbrev: Marriage Index
Title: Marriage Index
Text: Ancestry.com. Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT , USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers;
Groom Name: James Persinger; Bride Name: Polly Gillaspie; Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1822; County: Kanawha; State: Virginia - Abbrev: Persinger Family Research
Title: Persinger Family Research
Author: Linda CROCKETT York
Publication: www.rootsweb.com
Text: Name: Mary Gillespie Birth: ABT 1806 in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Marriage James Persinger Hardy b: 1795 in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Married: 14 FEB 1822 in Kanawha County, West Virginia
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