Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Charles Tomas Hardesty    
                Born: 1895                 in Harrison Co, WV  1
              Census: 1940                 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1920                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1916                 in Doddridge Co, WV  1
          Occupation: 1940                 field man for Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas Co.  2
          Occupation: 1930                 laborer for Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas Co.  3
              Father:
              Mother:
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Orpha J. Shinn   4  
             Married: Feb-16-1916          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
                Born: Jul- 5-1897          at Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV  5,6,1
                Died: Dec-14-1985          in Chatham Co, GA  7,6
             Resided:                      in Savannah, Chatham Co, GA  8
             Resided: 1947                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1940                 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: William Smith Shinn   (1868 - 1935) 
              Mother: Nettie E. Shinn   (1868 - 1930) 
           M Child 1: Claud Allen Hardesty      
         Census name: Allen Hardesty 
                Born: ca 1919               10
              Census: 1940                 in Tygart District, Wood Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1920                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 laborer in shovel plant  11
            Military: (enlisted Feb 1941)  S/Sgt, US Army, World War II (Europe, Purple Heart)  12
                Wife: Wanda ___  b. ca 1921  
           F Child 2: Elizabeth C. Hardesty      
                Born: Dec-20-1924           13
                Died: Apr-16-1935           13
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  14
              Census: 1930                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  3

Sources:
(1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(2) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(3) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). 
(4) Obituary of wife's brother. 
(5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(6) Social Security Death Index. 
(7) Georgia Death Index, 1919-98 [database online], Ancestry.com and Georgia Health Dept, Office of Vital Records. 
(8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(9) Obituary of brother. 
(10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). 
(11) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. 
(12) West Union Herald, 1/4/1945. 
(13) Headstone. 
(14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 







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