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Hardy Cemetery: Historic
Section
Located in Hardy, Sharp County, Arkansas
(Arkansas, Fifth Principal Meridian, T19N, R5W, Sec 11),
adjacent to the railroad and Spring River, is located on the south side of Main
Street at the eastern edge of the Hardy Downtown Historic District (National
Register of Historic Places - District - #95001121) between Kelly Street on the
West and Cope Avenue on the East.
The
Hardy Cemetery Historic Section is the burial site of many early settlers of
Hardy, including many of the town founders. The town of Hardy was founded in
1883 due to the coming of the Railroad. There are 322 marked graves in the
Historic Section of which 184 are historic burials.
The
first known burial is that of William C. Adams (b. 1/5/1819 d.
5/22/1888).
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There are at least 11 of the 37 town founders buried in the Historic Section of Hardy Cemetery and descendents of at least 18 of the original town founders also buried in the cemetery. Buried in this section are many of the original town founders, landowners and business people as well as many of their mothers, fathers, siblings and descendents. Some of these family’s descendents are still living in Hardy today.
TOWN FOUNDERS BURIED AT HARDY CEMETERY HISTORIC SECTION:
WALKER
CLAYTON: Born in March 5, 1853 in DeKalb County, Alabama, son of
Daniel C. and Margaret (Nicholson) Clayton, is
considered the original town founder of Hardy and is the first one listed on the
Town’s Incorporation papers filed in 1894. He was a large landowner and
donated the land for the formation of the town of Hardy as well as the Hardy
Cemetery.
At the age of 8, about 1860 the family had moved to Ash Flat, Sharp County,
Arkansas. In 1880, Walker Clayton, occupation “druggist”, lived in
Richwoods, Sharp County, Arkansas.as head of household, living with his mother
and younger brother William. He married Sarah L. Cope October, 17, 1880,
daughter of William Ammon Cope* (1827-1907) and town founder Hannah Jordan
Estes* (1837-1905).
He moved from Ash Flat to the Hardy area about 1883 when he saw a great
business opportunity with the coming of the new Kansas City- Springfield &
Memphis Railroad through the area. By 1900, Walker, occupation “merchant”
had five children lived in Hardy, Sharp County, Arkansas. Between 1885 and 1891,
Walker had purchased 373.10 acres of property in 9 separate real estate
transactions. Sharp County’s first bank opened in Hardy in 1895 with Walker
Clayton as president.
By 1910, his occupation was selling real estate according to the 1910
census. He died November 8, 1918.
* buried in Hardy Cemetery
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HANNAH JORDAN (ESTES) COPE: Wife of
William A. Cope, was born 08/10/1837- 1905 in Tennessee.
JOHN L. EADY ( 8/29/1867 – 4/27/1903) married to D. T. Eady born March 1871 in Arkansas. Occupation 1900 - Merchant.
ANDREW P. JOHN Born May 1857 in
Illinois Died - November 1 1926. His occupation in 1900 Hardy, Arkansas was
Barber. He was married to M.E. John
born Sept. 1865 in Arkansas.
THOMAS HAYDEN MCCALEB Born 2/14/1859 Died 9/23/1942. He took the 1900 Census for Hardy. He was a Notary Public.
DR. WILL L. MCGAVIC Born 09/28/1864
in Iowa. Died 02/19/1908 Occupation 1900 Physician. Wife Maggie b. 1875 Kentucky
and Son Ernest.b. Sept 1881 Arkansas
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L.K. MCGINNIS Town Founder Born Apr. 6 1855
Died Aug 10, 1896 married to F. B. McGinnis born Dec. 1861 in Arkansas
WALTER P. VANATTA Town Founder 10/09/1868 - 05/01/1896 married to Ida A. (Beck) Vannatta Nov. 27, 1893 In Sharp County, Arkansas
W. S. VANNATTA Born 12/12/1831 Died 10/09/1916,
Married to Mrs. C. C. Taylor on Sept. 9, 1900 In Sharp County. His Occupation
1900 Merchant
JOHN W. WALSH Born 9/22/1868 in
Tennessee died 1/16/1940. His occupation in Hardy in 1930 was Meat Merchant. He
was married to Laura L. Walsh born in Arkansas (11/9/1873-8/27/1953)
Town Founders not known to be buried in this cemetery are:
W. G. Brandon, A. R. Vangau,; R. W. Hall, H. F. Adams, R. C. Jones, F. P. Clear,
W. W. Connor, J. A. Morgan, J. P. Heath, J. W. Harmon, Wm. Rogers, W. A.
Chase, J. M. Cook, D. C. Wells, J. A. Yarbrough, D. C. Billingsly, J. O. Durham,
J. D. Hill, J. L. Hales, T. B. Townsend, A. S. East, M. A. Shepherd, Jas. A.
Kincaid, Robert M. Jackson and James West although descendants of some of these founders are buried
here.
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