Brief Life History of Charles Washington
When Charles Washington Hardy was born on 3 November 1899, in Indiana, United States, his father, John C. Hardy, was 28 and his mother, Josephine A. Smith, was 27. He lived in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1963, in Muncie, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Charles W Hardy in household of Josephine A Hardy, "United States Census, 1930"
- Charley Washington Hardy, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Charles Washington Hardy, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1871–1930 Male
1872–1959 Female
Siblings (4)
1894– Female
1899–1963 Male
1902–1936 Female
1904–1952 Male
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 1
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
Age 7
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 17
Name Meaning
English, French, and Walloon: nickname for a brave or foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold, courageous’. The surname of Walloon origin is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium (mainly in Belgian Limburg). Compare Hard 2.
Irish: in addition to being an importation of the English name, this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.
Americanized form of Swiss German Härdi: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with hard ‘brave, strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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