James E. Hardy and Laurina Mary Alexander

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Husband James E. Hardy ¹

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           Born: 6 Dec 1864 - Linden, North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: George Hardy (      -Bef 1910) 1
         Mother: Eliza Hixon (Abt 1823-Aft 1910) 1

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       Marriage: Jun 1896 1

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Wife Laurina Mary Alexander ²

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            AKA: Laurena Mary Alexander 1
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         Father: Thomas Alexander (1823-      ) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Jane Morrison (      -      ) 2 3

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Children

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1 F Velma Elizabeth Hardy ¹

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           Born: Abt 1899
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2 M Donald James Hardy ¹

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           Born: Abt 1903
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General Notes: Husband - James E. Hardy

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He was educated in North Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and when eighteen years of age came to Canonsburg and learned his trade with M. L. Taylor, with whom he worked for four year. From here he went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he followed his trade for seven years. In 1893 he returned to Canonsburg. For ten years he worked in a planing mill, but later engaged in contracting and became the senior member of the firm of Hardy & Rankin. The firm of Hardy & Rankin built the high school at Linden; the J. P. McNary building; the handsome school building at McGovern, and a number of other substantial structures and also beautiful residences. Other school buildings which have attracted very favorable notice are those at White Lawn Terrace and the Henderson school building. One of the handsomest residences of Canonsburg, the home of Dr. Throckmorton, was erected by this firm. He built his own handsome house at No. 208 South Jefferson avenue in 1895.
In his political views Mr. Hardy was a Republican.

1 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 811.

2 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 424.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1280.