Individual Details
Martha Ellen Tidetha Floyd
(18 Jan 1868 - 20 Dec 1943)
(Ref: THE DAILY CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, dated for Monday, December 20, 1943, front page, reads as follows:
MRS. MARTHA HARDESTY DIES EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Martha E. Hardesty, 75, a resident in this area for 40 years, who suffered a stroke last Friday, died early today at her home at Church and Fifth Streets. Mrs. Hardesty's husband died in 1940.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. W.W. Basananwsky of Susanville, Calif., and Mrs. G.R. Spencer, Mrs. W.V. Sims, and Mrs. Sam Collins all of Carlsbad and three sons, W.D. Hardesty, Aztec, T.D. Hardesty, Dayton, and R.F. Hardesty, Carlsbad.
Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the West Funeral Chapel with Rev. M.E. Waldrom of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be made in Carlsbad Cemetery.
MRS. MARTHA HARDESTY DIES EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Martha E. Hardesty, 75, a resident in this area for 40 years, who suffered a stroke last Friday, died early today at her home at Church and Fifth Streets. Mrs. Hardesty's husband died in 1940.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. W.W. Basananwsky of Susanville, Calif., and Mrs. G.R. Spencer, Mrs. W.V. Sims, and Mrs. Sam Collins all of Carlsbad and three sons, W.D. Hardesty, Aztec, T.D. Hardesty, Dayton, and R.F. Hardesty, Carlsbad.
Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the West Funeral Chapel with Rev. M.E. Waldrom of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be made in Carlsbad Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 18 Jan 1868 | Wise County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 4 Aug 1870 | (Robert Wesley Floyd and Sophronia Evins) Clarksville, Red River County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 8 Jun 1880 | (Robert Wesley Floyd and Elvira Guinn) Wise County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 24 Feb 1886 | Wise County, Texas - William H. Hardesty | |||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | Kimble County, Texas - William H. Hardesty | | | |
| Census (family) | 3 May 1910 | Dayton, Eddy County, New Mexico - William H. Hardesty | | | |
| Census (family) | 3 Feb 1920 | Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico - William H. Hardesty | | | |
| Census (family) | 8 Apr 1930 | Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico - William H. Hardesty | | | |
| Census (family) | 18 Apr 1940 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico - William H. Hardesty | | | |
| Death | 20 Dec 1943 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Burial | 22 Dec 1943 | Carlsbad Cemetery, Eddy County, New Mexico | |
Families
| Spouse | William H. Hardesty (1862 - 1940) |
| Child | Ella May Hardesty (1889 - 1902) |
| Child | Gertrude Margaret Hardesty (1891 - 1968) |
| Child | Rosa Lee Hardesty (1894 - 1984) |
| Child | Lillie Belle Hardesty (1896 - 1963) |
| Child | William Dewey Hardesty (1898 - 1962) |
| Child | Thomas DeWel Hardesty (1900 - 1983) |
| Child | Annie Elizabeth Hardesty (1903 - 1977) |
| Child | Roy Floyd Hardesty (1908 - 1980) |
| Father | Robert Wesley Floyd (1841 - 1892) |
| Mother | Sophronia Evins (1847 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Eller Lee Floyd (1869 - 1945) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Robert Floyd Male 26 Texas - FarmerSophrone Floyd Female 22 Missouri - Keeping house
Martha Floyd Female 2 Texas
Ella Floyd Female 1 Texas
Wanda Evans Female 22 Missouri - Housekeeping
Census (family)-shared
Robert W Floyd Self Male 39 Texas - FarmerElvira Floyd Wife Female 25 Missouri - Keeping house
Martha E Floyd Daughter Female 13 Texas - at home
Eller Lee Floyd Daughter Female 11 Texas - at home
Isaac W Floyd Son Male 3 Texas
William R Floyd Son Male 1 Texas
Census (family)
William Hardesty Head Male 38 Indiana - FarmerMartha Hardesty Wife Female 32 Texas
Ella Hardesty Daughter Female 11 Texas - at school
Girtrude Hardesty Daughter Female 9 Texas
Rosa Hardesty Daughter Female 6 Texas
Lillie Hardesty Daughter Female 4 Texas
William D Hardesty Son Male 2 Texas
Census (family)
William M Hardesty Head Male 48 Illinois - FarmerMartha E Hardesty Wife Female 42 Texas
Rosa L Hardesty Daughter Female 15 Texas
Lilly Hardesty Daughter Female 13 Texas
Deevey Hardesty Son Male 12 Texas
Thomas Hardesty Son Male 9 Texas
Annie Hardesty Daughter Female 7 New Mexico
Roy Hardesty Son Male 18/12 New Mexico
Census (family)
William Hardesty Head Male 68 Illinois - Farmer, stock farmMartha E Hardesty Wife Female 54 Texas
Annie E Hardesty Daughter Female 17 New Mexico
Dewey Hardesty Son Male 21 Texas - Laborer, stock farm
Thomas Hardesty Son Male 19 Texas - Laborer, stock farm
Roy F Hardesty Son Male 11 New Mexico
Census (family)
William Hardisty Head Male 68 Indiana - RancherMartha Hardisty Wife Female 63 Texas
James Hardisty Nephew Male 30 Texas - Laborer, ranch
Crinta Hardisty Wife Female 21 Texas
Harold Hardisty Son Male 4 Oklahoma
Emma Hardisty Daughter Female 8/12 Oklahoma
Derice Hardisty Brother Male 76 Ohio
Sam Hardisty Brother Male 50 Texas
Census (family)
William Hardesty Head Male 78 TexasMarthy Allen Hardesty Wife Female 72 Texas
Roy Hardesty Son Male 30 New Mexico
Death
Martha E. HardestyEvent Date: 20 Dec 1943
Event Place: Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico
Gender: Female
Age: 75
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Father's Name: Richard Floyd
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1870 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGH-MSM.
2. United States Census, 1880 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJL-9WL.
3. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PW-G81.
4. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGS6-SWX.
5. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VR-2XG.
6. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM9-TPF.
7. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMRH-4C3.
8. New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYR-Q4K.
9. Find a Grave Memorial 65856385.