Etowah County AlArchives Obituaries.....Hardy, Rufus Wesley May 3, 1947 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie ( Johnson ) Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 December 31, 2010, 9:27 pm "The Los Angeles Times" Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California Sunday, May 4, 1947 HARDY, Rufus Wesley, beloved father of Helen Hardy Lacy, Myrtle Hardy Leffert, Wesley Thomas, Robert Root & Philip W. Hardy; a long time resident of Chicago, Ill. Services Mon. at 1 p.m. in the Little Church of the Flowers, Forest Lawn Mortuary in charge. Additional Comments: Rufus was the eldest son of Zachariah Benjamin Hardy and his 1st wife, Lenora Christopher. He was born September 10, 1871 in Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama. He moved to Chicago, Illinois sometime before 1897, as he married Nettie Helen Root there about 1897. They were the parent of 5 children. They moved to Los Angeles, California before 1928. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California along with his wife, Nettie, father-in- law, Charlemagne T. "Charlie" Root, and son, Philip Winston Hardy. * 1900 Census - Town of Lake City of Chicago Ward 30, Cook Co., Illinois; ED 936; pg. 6A HH as of June 1, 1900 - Enumerated June 5, 1900 Green Street - #5924-45-99 Charlie M. Root, head, W M, Apr 1844, 56, Wd, M 34 yrs, NY NY NY, driver Wesley R. Hardy, father-in-law (s/b son-in-law), W M, Sept 1871, 28, M 3 yrs, Ala Ala Ala, telegraph operator (s/b Ala Ga Ga) Nattie Hardy, dau, W F, Mar 1877, 23, M 3 yrs, 1/1 child, Ill NY NY Wesley Hardy, Gson, W M, Apr 1900, 1 mo, S, Ill Ill Ala Robert Root, son, W M, Aug 1885, 14, S, Ill NY NY, at school * 1910 Census - Tract A E 9 Chicago City Ward 31, Cook Co., Illinois; ED 1239; pg. 5A HH as of April 15, 1910 - Enumerated April 19, 1910 Throop Street - #5901-58-82 Rufus W. Hardy, head, M W, 38, M 1x for 13 yrs, Ala Ga Ga, Telegraph Oper - Western Union Tel Nettie H., wife, F W, 33, M 1x for 13 yrs, 5/5 children, Ill NY NY Wesley T., son, M W, 10, S, Ill Ala Ill Robert R., son, M W, 8, S, Ill Ala Ill Phillip W., son, M W, 5, S, Ill Ala Ill Helen N., dau, F W, 1 y 3 m, Ill Ala Ill Myrtle L, dau, F W, 1 mo, Ill Ala Ill Robert H. Root, boarder (s/b brother-in-law), M W, 24, S, Ill Ala Ill (s/b Ill NY NY) * 1920 Census - Chicago Ward 32, Cook Co., Illinois, ED 1963; pg. 11B HH as of January 1, 1920 - Enumerated January 13, 1920 Parnell Avenue - #6657-129-214 Rufus Hardy, head, M W, 48, M, Ala Ga Ga, operator - telegraph Nettie, wife, F W, 43, M, Ill NY NY Wesley T., son, M W, 19, S, Ill Ala Ill Robert, son, M W, 18, S, Ill Ala Ill Philip W., son, M W, 15, S, Ill Ala Ill Helen N., dau, F W, 11, S, Ill Ala Ill Myrtle L., dau, F W, 9, S, Ill Ala Ill Charlemagne T. Root, father-in-law, M W, 74, M, NY NY NY * 1928 Voter Registration - Los Angeles City Precinct No. 881 Los Angeles Co., California Robert R. Hardy, 5100 Franklin av, mchne, DS (declined to state) Rufus Wesley Hardy, 5100 Franklin ave, rstrnt, R * 1930 Census - Assmb. Dist 55 Block 439 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California; ED 59; pg. 1B HH as of April 1, 1930 - Enumerated April 9, 1930 Franklin Avenue - #5100-173-272 Rufus W. Hardy, M W, 58, M @ 26, Ala Ga Ga, Merchant - Lunch Room Nettie H., wife / homemaker, F W, 53, M @ 21, Ill NY NY Robert R., son, M W, 28, S, Ill Ala Ill, Manager - Lunch Room Philip W., son, M W, 24, S, Ill Ala Ill, Clerk - Lunch Room Helen N., dau, F W, 21, S, Ill Ala Ill Myrtle L., dau, F W, 19, S, Ill Ala Ill Charlemagne Root, father-in-law, M W, 85, Wd, M @ 21, NY NY NY Florence V. Peterson, lodger, F W, 29, S, Ill Swe Swe, Waitress - Lunch room * California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: Rufus Wesley Hardy Social Security #: 0 Sex: Male Birth Date: 10 Sep 1871 Birthplace: Alabama Death Date: 3 May 1947 Death Place: Los Angeles Mother's Maiden Name: Christopher Father's Surname: Hardy * Descendants of Rufus Wesley Hardy 1 Rufus Wesley Hardy b: 10 Sep 1871 Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama d: 3 May 1947 Los Angeles Co., California Burial: 5 May 1947 Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California +Nettie Helen Root b: 11 Mar 1877 Joliet, Will Co., Illinois m: abt 1897 d: 12 Nov 1942 Los Angeles Co., California Burial: 14 Nov 1942 Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California Father: Charlemagne T. "Charlie" Root Mother: H. Ellen Hoyer ~ 2 Wesley Thomas Hardy b: 5 Apr 1900 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois d: 13 Oct 1976 Los Angeles Co., California ~ 2 Robert Root Hardy b: 14 Oct 1901 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois d: 7 Oct 1991 Los Angeles Co., California ~ 2 Philip Winston Hardy b: 19 Dec 1904 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois d: 2 Jun 1977 Los Angeles Co., California ~ 2 Helen N. Hardy b: 4 Jan 1909 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois d: 1 Apr 1995 Los Angeles Co., California ~~ +Cecil Lee Lacy b: 9 May 1900 Missouri m: Bef 1932 d: 21 Oct 1960 Los Angeles Co., California; Res. of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California ~ 2 Myrtle L. Hardy b: 3 Mar 1910 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois d: 17 Nov 1993 Contra Costa Co., California ~~ +Henry H. Leffert b: 13 Nov 1909 d: 8 May 1999 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/etowah/obits/h/hardy1878gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.6 Kb