Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Hardy, William 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

William Hardy, general farmer on section 13, Ustick Township, has been a 
resident of Whiteside County since 1853. He was a citizen of Mt. Pleasant 
Township until 1877, when he removed to Morrison. In 1879 he became a land-
holder in Ustick Township by the purchase of 162 acres of land, which is still 
in his possession, and he has also added 160 acres by later purchase, the 
whole tract being in Whiteside County. It is practically all under 
cultivation. Mr. Hardy was born Jan. 27, 1832, in Lincolnshire, England, and 
is the son of Isaac and Sarah Hardy. The father died in England, and the 
mother is still living. Mr. Hardy is their fifth child, and he had seven 
brothers and sisters. He was brought up a farmer. In 1852 he came to the 
United States. He spent one year in New York, and in 1853 came to Whiteside 
County as stated. Mr. Hardy is a Republican, and he has served in the capacity 
of School Trustee. His first marriage, to Mrs. Keziah (Richardson) Hardy, took 
place at Unionville, and they had seven children,—Amos W., Richardson I., 
Wingfield J., Horace G., Olive, Alice J. and Ruby K. Thomas Hardy, her first 
husband, died in Mt. Pleasant Township. The mother died in August, 1869, and 
Mr. Hardy married Alicia (Richardson), widow of William Kennen. The latter 
died in Mt. Pleasant Township. Mrs. Hardy died April 2, 1885, in Ustick 
Township.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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