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Regarding Maggie Nash (in photo above): She was the daughter of William B. Nash and first wife Marina, and was born in 1859. Her father's second wife was Lydia Ann Stallings (called Ann), the daughter of GW's aunt, Cynthy Robeson Stallings. In other words, she is the step-daughter of his cousin. I am researching Maggie's mother, Marina, on the theory that she may have been Marina Robeson (daughter of Risdom Robeson).
Transcription of taped conversation with GW's daughter Mary Lou (and several of her letters) still to be added.
Transcription from Hardison family Bible (with some added info) by Mary Lou Hardison Barnett Foutch (George's daughter): "George Washington Hardison borned Dyer County April 26, 1860. Ida Tennessee Avery borned Missoura Jan. 15 1876. Married Sept. 1 1892 by Elder D.P. Leggett at the residence of C.B. Avery in the presence of J.W. Clark, W.H. Phillips, Frank Shelton and others in the county of Dyer, State of TN. They had 7 children." Note: C.B. Avery was Ida's brother, Charlie. J.W. Clark was the husband of George's sister Sally, and after Sally died, the husband of George's sister, Sophie Elizabeth (Lizzie). Elder D.P. Leggett may have been related to George's grandmother, who was believed to be Anna Leggett Hardison. And to find out who Frank Shelton was, click here: Shelton.
Notes on a conversation with Mary Lou, Sept. 1998:
She remembered that her grandfather, Asa, had a brother Dave Hardison who stayed in NC when Asa moved to TN. She said Dave visited them once from NC. Her grandparents, Asa and Clara, she said, came by wagon from NC to TN, camping en route, washing clothes in rivers. A black man, Al Cox (she pronounced his name as "Owl" Cox), accompanied Asa and helped him clear the land.
Mr. Duffy had a farm on Christmasville Road. He also had a farm 2 miles south of Friendship on the road to Crockett Mills. In the fall of 1917 the GW Hardison family moved to Mr. Duffy's farm on Christmasville Road, having traded their place in Friendship for it, a place they were only renting. Noah was in the service; Leland was in the service. Mr. Foutch lived next door. He made pictures (photos). After Noah came home from the service, he married and lived on the Duffy place.
GW's sister, Lizzie Clark (Sophia Elizabeth), had a lot of money. She willed him money, according to Mary Lou, "so he bought the farm from Goodrich out here in Medina." But Ida Tennessee talked Herschel Barnett (Mary Lou's husband) into buying a different place, building a new house, on what would come to be called Barnett Road. Herschel Barnett and his father built the new homeplace on Barnett Road on the site of the old homeplace. The house the Barnetts built was occupied by Mary Lou's parents in one half, and by her brother, Paul Craig & his wife Eva Mae in the other half (before Paul Craig built his own place).
She recalled that her father, GW, had a heart attack when the new homeplace was recently finished. He was walking around, picking up nails and cleaning up, circa 1935, when he had the heart attack. At this point in the conversation, Paul Craig's daughter (who was present both in 1998 as I spoke to Mary Lou and in 1935, since her family lived on the other side of the house) said she remembered it, though she was only four. She was on the porch, crying over him and, "He said, 'she thinks I'm going to die,' and he did die, that night."
Mary Lou's mother, Ida Tennessee, also died of a heart attack. She was living with Sally, who had cooked fish from the freezer. Ida ate a big supper and got sick in the night. Dr. Morrison gave her something for the pain. That night it sleeted. They phoned the doctor, who told them to take her to the hospital in the morning. Next morning Sally knew she was dying, she was so bad. According to Mary Lou, Sally called the doctor who said, "She's passing away; she won't last an hour." And sure enough, she didn't.
Mary Lou herself was a telephone operator in the 1920s, a "telephone pioneer" (more on that on her page). She worked in Miami, and also at one point went up to Chicago for about half a year, coming back in October of 1924 or 25. While in Chicago she stayed in the apartment shared by her brothers Leland and Paul (she said Paul, but it might've been an error. Vinas was known to have lived in Chicago. If Paul did so too, it was only briefly. Whichever brother it was, she said he worked for Sears at that time.) Mary Lou married Herschell Barnett about three months after returning to TN. Not long after (actually it was 1928) William Leland married Lyda Sue Sims without their parents' permission (that's how Mary Lou phrased it, implying that a couple aged 33 and 28 should get parental consent). They stayed overnight with her (she and Herschel were living in Jackson) and she remembers they phoned Friendship (Lyda's parents) from her place to break the news.
1900 census, Crockett County TN, Civil District 10:
George W. Hardison, 40, born Apr 1860 in TN of parents born in NC, married 7 years, farmer.
Wife Ida T. 24, born Jan 1876 in Missouri of parents born in TN, married 7 years, mother of four of whom three are living.
Daughter Sallie J. 6, born Oct. 1893 in TN.
Son William L. 4, born Aug 1895 in TN.
Son Noah, two months, born March 1900 in TN.
Brother-in-law Joseph T. Avery, 19, born July 1880 in TN of parents born in TN, single, farm labor.
1910 census, Lauderdale County TN, Halls:
Geo Hardison, farmer, age 49, born in TN of parents born in NC, married 17 years.
Wife Ida, 34, born in Missouri of parents born in TN (column for kids born/kids surviving is blank).
Son Leland, age 14.
Son Noah, age 10.
Daughter Mary L, age 6.
Son "Minas" (Vinas), age 3.
Son Paul C, age one month.
1920 census, Madison County, civil district 3, Christmasville Road:
George Hardison, age 59, married, born TN of parents born NC, farmer.
Wife Ida T, age 44, born in MO, etc, married.
Son Noah T, married, age 19.
Daughter Mary L., age 15, single.
Son Vinas, age 13.
Son Paul, age 10.
Neighbors are Sam & Ida Foutch, and then another two houses away, Laz Foutch (Lazarus) age 54, widower, born in TN of parents born in TN, and son Alma L, 18. Son Frank C., age 13. Also in household, John H. Carter, brother-in-law, age 66, born in TN of a father born in NC and a mother born in TN. Martha Carter, sister, age 56, born in TN of a father born in NC and a mother born in TN. The next house down is another Foutch household (John P and wife Sallie both 27, etc) and the next house is William and Birdie McFarlin with daughters Eunice 13 and Laura 6. These are mentioned because George's daughter, Mary Lou, will wed Alma Foutch as her second husband in 1975 and because Mary Lou is pictured in a photograph with someone she identified as Garnet "Mack" McFarland. (The last family on the page is the Duffy family, and I recall Mary Lou talking about the Duffy family as well. Need to transcribe tape recordings of conversations with her).