Individual Details
Thomas DeWel Hardesty
(14 Jul 1900 - 16 Sep 1983)
CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, September 16, 1983
HARDESTY
Graveside services for Thomas D. Hardesty, 83, will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in Carlsbad Cemetery with elder Gerald E. Hand of Primitive Baptist Church of Artesia officiating. He died Friday.
Born in Junction, texas, he moved to Colorado when he was two years old. He later moved to Lincoln, N.M. and then settled in Dayton, N.M. When he was 16, he moved to a ranch near Lakewood.
Survivors include his wife, Flora, Carlsbad; two sons, L.T. Hardesty, Carlsbad, and E.D. Hardesty, Silver City; a daughter, Joyce Buse, Eugene, Ore.; a sister, Rosie Spencer, Carlsbad; and 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren.
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, September 16, 1983
HARDESTY
Graveside services for Thomas D. Hardesty, 83, will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in Carlsbad Cemetery with elder Gerald E. Hand of Primitive Baptist Church of Artesia officiating. He died Friday.
Born in Junction, texas, he moved to Colorado when he was two years old. He later moved to Lincoln, N.M. and then settled in Dayton, N.M. When he was 16, he moved to a ranch near Lakewood.
Survivors include his wife, Flora, Carlsbad; two sons, L.T. Hardesty, Carlsbad, and E.D. Hardesty, Silver City; a daughter, Joyce Buse, Eugene, Ore.; a sister, Rosie Spencer, Carlsbad; and 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 14 Jul 1900 | Junction, Kimble County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 3 May 1910 | (William H. Hardesty and Martha Ellen Tidetha Floyd) Dayton, Eddy County, New Mexico |  |  | |
| Draft registration | 12 Sep 1918 | Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 3 Feb 1920 | (William H. Hardesty and Martha Ellen Tidetha Floyd) Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Marriage | 10 Mar 1923 | Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico - Flora Annie Collins | | | |
| Census (family) | 8 Apr 1930 | Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico - Flora Annie Collins | | | |
| Census (family) | 23 May 1940 | Oilfield, Eddy County, New Mexico - Flora Annie Collins | | | |
| Death | 16 Sep 1983 | Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Burial | Carlsbad Cemetery, Eddy County, New Mexico | | |
Families
| Spouse | Flora Annie Collins (1909 - 1993) |
| Child | Lavester Thomas Hardesty (1926 - 1997) |
| Child | Everett D. Hardesty (1929 - 2013) |
| Child | Florella Joyce Hardesty (1932 - 2014) |
| Father | William H. Hardesty (1862 - 1940) |
| Mother | Martha Ellen Tidetha Floyd (1868 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Ella May Hardesty (1889 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Margaret Hardesty (1891 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Rosa Lee Hardesty (1894 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Lillie Belle Hardesty (1896 - 1963) |
| Sibling | William Dewey Hardesty (1898 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Annie Elizabeth Hardesty (1903 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Roy Floyd Hardesty (1908 - 1980) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
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
Draft registration
Thomas Dewel HardestyEvent Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Eddy, New Mexico, United States
Event Place (Original): United States, New Mexico, Eddy County
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1900
Birthplace: , , United States
Citizenship Place: United States
Census (family)-shared
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
Marriage
Thomas D. HardestyEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Mar 1923
Event Place: Eddy, New Mexico, United States
Event Place (Original): , Eddy, New Mexico, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Flora A. Collins
Spouse's Gender: Female
Census (family)
Tom Hardisty Head Male 29 Texas - RancherFlora Hardisty Wife Female 21 Texas (age 14 at first marriage)
L T Hardisty Son Male 3 New Mexico
Everett Hardisty Son Male 4/12 New Mexico
Census (family)
T D Hardesty Head Male 39 Texas - Bus driver, public schoolFlora Hardesty Wife Female 31 Texas - Housewife
L T Hardesty Son Male 13 New Mexico
Everett Hardesty Son Male 10 New Mexico
Joyce Hardesty Daughter Female 7 New Mexico
Death
Thomas HardestyGiven Name: Thomas
Surname: Hardesty
State: New Mexico
Residence Place: New Mexico
Last Place of Residence: Eddy, New Mexico
Previous Residence Postal Code: 88220
Age: 83
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1900
Death Date: Sep 1983
Burial
PLOT Division AEndnotes
1. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGS6-SWX.
2. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTZ-PZY.
3. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VR-2XG.
4. United States Western States Marriage Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZFC-4VS.
5. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM9-TPT.
6. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMRH-NC5.
7. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1YT-Q2J.
8. Find a Grave Memorial 63853930.