Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Thomas Hardesty, 1903 12 Mar 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ HARDESTY, THOMAS (21 May 1903, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Tom Hardesty met with a sad accident a few days ago while running an engine for J. H. Hyer. The boiler blew up killing Mr. Hardesty and injuring Mr. Hyer. We did not learn the particulars. (Census, 1900, Oklahoma, Roger Mills Co, Berlin (town), ED 204, pg 2B (T623-1341): J. H. Hyre (sic), age 45, b Jun 1855, Ia; f/m b NY; Sawmilling; married 13 years; Sarah A., wife, age 53, b Apr 1847, Oh; f/m b Va; married 13 years; 5 children born, 4 living; Thomas Hardesty, stepson, age 23, b Jun 1876, Ia; f/m b Oh; Sawmilling; Alfred Hardesty, stepson, age 22, b Nov 1877, Mo; fb Ia; mb Oh; Sawmilling; Maudie Scrogins, servant, age 12, b Nov 1887, Mo; f/m b Mo.) ---------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm