Individual Details

Lavester Thomas Hardesty

(16 Oct 1926 - 30 Jul 1997)

Events

Birth16 Oct 1926Eddy County, New Mexico
Census (family)-shared8 Apr 1930(Thomas DeWel Hardesty and Flora Annie Collins) Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico
Census (family)-shared23 May 1940(Thomas DeWel Hardesty and Flora Annie Collins) Oilfield, Eddy County, New Mexico
Enlistment3 Jan 1945Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas
Marriage3 Jun 1950Mary Jo Camp
Death30 Jul 1997Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico
BurialCarlsbad Cemetery, Eddy County, New Mexico

Families

SpouseMary Jo Camp (1933 - 1996)
ChildLiving
FatherThomas DeWel Hardesty (1900 - 1983)
MotherFlora Annie Collins (1909 - 1993)
SiblingEverett D. Hardesty (1929 - 2013)
SiblingFlorella Joyce Hardesty (1932 - 2014)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Tom Hardisty Head Male 29 Texas - Rancher
Flora 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)-shared

T D Hardesty Head Male 39 Texas - Bus driver, public school
Flora 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

Enlistment

Lavester T Hardesty
Name (Original): HARDESTY LAVESTER T
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 03 Jan 1945
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Ft Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1926
Birthplace: NEW MEXICO
Education Level:
2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 38605269

Marriage

https://currentargus.newspapers.com/clip/44503390/carlsbad-current-argus-nm-6-jun/

Death

Lavester T Hardesty
Given Name: Lavester
Middle Name: T
Surname: Hardesty
State: New Mexico
Last Place of Residence: Eddy, New Mexico
Previous Residence Postal Code: 88220
Age: 71
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1926
Death Date: 30 Jul 1997

Burial

PLOT Division A

Endnotes

1. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM9-TPT.

2. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMRH-NC5.

3. United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8B9-PZ5.

4. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1BN-42H.

5. Find a Grave Memorial 63853901.