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Jane <I>McVay</I> Hardesty

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Jane McVay Hardesty

Birth
Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Death
9 Feb 1903 (aged 82)
Lu Verne, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Jones County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.2818667, Longitude: -91.1155611
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Wife of Charles Hardesty (1817 - 1895). Married on Nov. 23, 1840 in Clinton County, Ohio. Mother of 4 girls and 1 boy including: Diana, Keziah, Sophia and Hugh Hardesty and an infant daughter who died in 1850. Jane was the daughter of James McVay and Keziah (Marshall) McVay.

Monticello, Iowa Express - February 12, 1903:

The remains of Mrs. Charles Hardesty were brought to Monticello from Luverne, Kossuth, Iowa last Tuesday eve and taken to Bowens Prairie yesterday for internment. Mrs. Hardesty died in the home of a granddaughter who accompanied the remains from Luverne. She would have been 83 yrs old had she lived to next month. She came to Bowens Prairie with her husband in a very early day and settled in the edge of Delaware County between the village of Bowens Prairie and Sand Springs. She was a kind hearted and hospitable woman. Her acquaintances speak of her in terms of praise. Her husband died several years ago. She was the sister of Mrs. (note: should be Mr.) J.W. McVay who lives near Sand Springs and the aunt of Judge McVay of Des Moines.
Wife of Charles Hardesty (1817 - 1895). Married on Nov. 23, 1840 in Clinton County, Ohio. Mother of 4 girls and 1 boy including: Diana, Keziah, Sophia and Hugh Hardesty and an infant daughter who died in 1850. Jane was the daughter of James McVay and Keziah (Marshall) McVay.

Monticello, Iowa Express - February 12, 1903:

The remains of Mrs. Charles Hardesty were brought to Monticello from Luverne, Kossuth, Iowa last Tuesday eve and taken to Bowens Prairie yesterday for internment. Mrs. Hardesty died in the home of a granddaughter who accompanied the remains from Luverne. She would have been 83 yrs old had she lived to next month. She came to Bowens Prairie with her husband in a very early day and settled in the edge of Delaware County between the village of Bowens Prairie and Sand Springs. She was a kind hearted and hospitable woman. Her acquaintances speak of her in terms of praise. Her husband died several years ago. She was the sister of Mrs. (note: should be Mr.) J.W. McVay who lives near Sand Springs and the aunt of Judge McVay of Des Moines.

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  • Created by: Calcat
  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39574188/jane-hardesty: accessed ), memorial page for Jane McVay Hardesty (10 Mar 1820–9 Feb 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39574188, citing Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Calcat (contributor 47061806).