Eugene Jennings HARDY

HAIRSTON.org ID#5370, b. July 1894
Father*Edward Griffin HARDY1 b. 13 Nov 1853, d. 26 Mar 1930
Mother*Rebecca Pou ALLISON1 b. 1 Sep 1861, d. 2 Oct 1964
Birth*Eugene Jennings HARDY was born in July 1894 in Mississippi.1 
He was the son of Edward Griffin HARDY and Rebecca Pou ALLISON.1 
Census 1900Eugene Jennings HARDY appeared on the 1900 census of Edward Griffin HARDY on 11 June 1900 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.1

 
Church RecordIn 1936 the Elders of Bethel Church were: "James Bailey, George W. Hairston, J. Allison Hardy, Eugene Jennings Hardy, Hugh Swinton Potts; and the Deacons were Hugh Townsend, Berton Potts, Collier Jennings Hardy. The church has a membership of 36. The building is quaint, with its slave gallery still preserved . The members hold it very dear. They are loyal to the traditions and memories of the past, and regard this congregation as a sacred thing to be preserved as long God blesses them."2 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S3870] Pioneer Society Annals, Columbus, Mississippi, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-935P-F6CY), IGN: 008956289, image 5/567.
Last Edited9 Aug 2017