Clarion DeWitt Hardy

1877 - 1936  (58 years)

• Name	Clarion DeWitt Hardy
  Birth	2 Oct 1877	Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, United States
  Gender	Male
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  Death	27 Jun 1936	Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States
  	Clarion DeWitt Hardy was born in 1877 to Albion Paris Hardy and Mary Jane Scott. He was the 3rd of their eight children. Albion was a farmer. They family moved from Iowa to South Dakota in the late 1890s. All eight children were born in Iowa. Clarion married Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" Saul on 21 Jun 1906 in Davison County, South Dakota. They had three children, Vaughn, Clarion, Jr. and Mary Louise. Per Graceland Cemetery, Clarion was cremated and his ashes strewn in the cemetery. Obituary: Chicago Tribune, Sunday, June 28, 1936 Prof. C. D. Hardy, Civic Leader in Evanston, Dies Clarion DeWitt Hardy, 2111 Sherman Ave, Evanston, professor of public speaking and debate at Northwestern University since 1913, died yesterday at the Evanston Hospital after an illness of about a month. He was 58 years old. Prof. Hardy was born at Dow City, IA and was graduated from Dakota Wesleyan college. He taught at that institution before coming to Northwestern. In civic affairs, Professor Hardy played a prominent part for many years. He was past president of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, past president of the suburb's safety council, former chairman of the community chest and a member of the Evanston high school board. He served several terms as president of the University Club of Evanston. Surviving Prof. Hardy are his widow, Mrs. Mary Louise Hardy, two sons, Vaughn and Clarion DeWitt, Jr., and a daughter, Mary Louise. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the First Methodist Church, Evanston, at 4:30 pm tomorrow.
  Cremation	29 Jun 1936	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
  	Address: 4001 N. Clark Street Chicago, Cook County,, Illinois United States
  	Per Graceland Cemetery, Clarion was cremated and his ashes strewn in the cemetery.
  Person ID	I25129	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	28 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Albion P. Hardy,   b. 30 Nov 1843, Etna, Penobscot County, Maine, United States d. 1923 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Scott,   b. 1851, North Gower Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 1933 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1872	Crawford County, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F8641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" Saul,   b. 3 Oct 1880, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Dec 1948, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1906	Davison County, South Dakota, United States
  Children	1. Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Hardy,   b. 18 Oct 1918, Evaston, Cook County, Illinois, United States d. 15 Feb 2007, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States (Age 88 years)   2. Vaughan Hardy   3. Clarion Hardy, Jr.
  Family ID	F8642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 May 2020

  
  

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  [S160] Family Search Intl, United States Marriages Transcript, ((findmypast.com)), accessed 31 Jan 2021), Albion P. Hardy and Mary Jane Scott marriage; United States Marriages Transcription. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?Albion P. Last name?tab?Hardy Sex?tab?Male Father's first name(s)?tab?- Father's last name?tab?- Mother's first name(s)?tab?- Mother's last name?tab?- Event?tab?Marriage Year?tab?1872 Event date?tab?05 Dec 1872 Location?tab?- County?tab?Crawford State?tab?Iowa Country?tab?United States Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Mary J? Spouse's last name?tab?Scott Spouse's sex?tab?Female Spouse's father's first name(s)?tab?- Spouse's father's last name?tab?- Spouse's mother's first name(s)?tab?- Spouse's mother's last name?tab?- FamilySearch film number?tab?001035129 Record set?tab?United States Marriages Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from?tab?Americas, United States