NOTE: The monument is a tall spire with engraving at bottom.
Following is the text of the obituary for Solomon Hardesty, courtesy of Glenn Hardesty who obtained it from microfiche at the Vinton, Iowa public library.
The obituary was published in 2 parts in the Vinton Eagle, Vinton, Iowa.
Wednesday, August 11, 1875
"Suicide - Mr. Wm. Hardesty, of Polk Township, who some weeks ago attempted to commit suicide while laboring under partial insanity, succeeded in taking his life last Sunday morning, using a razor for the purpose. He arose early and went out; not returning for considerable time, search was made, and his lifeless body was found in the barn with the throat cut from ear to ear. Mr. Hardesty was about fifty years of age, having a large family. Financially he was quite beyond the reach of possible want, as we are informed; yet it seems to have been his constant dread lest poverty should overtake himself and his family."
Wednesday, August 18, 1875
"Solomon Hardesty instead of William Hardesty, as we had it last week, was the name of the man who recently committed suicide in Polk Township, the informant mistook the name."
NOTE: The monument is a tall spire with engraving at bottom.
Following is the text of the obituary for Solomon Hardesty, courtesy of Glenn Hardesty who obtained it from microfiche at the Vinton, Iowa public library.
The obituary was published in 2 parts in the Vinton Eagle, Vinton, Iowa.
Wednesday, August 11, 1875
"Suicide - Mr. Wm. Hardesty, of Polk Township, who some weeks ago attempted to commit suicide while laboring under partial insanity, succeeded in taking his life last Sunday morning, using a razor for the purpose. He arose early and went out; not returning for considerable time, search was made, and his lifeless body was found in the barn with the throat cut from ear to ear. Mr. Hardesty was about fifty years of age, having a large family. Financially he was quite beyond the reach of possible want, as we are informed; yet it seems to have been his constant dread lest poverty should overtake himself and his family."
Wednesday, August 18, 1875
"Solomon Hardesty instead of William Hardesty, as we had it last week, was the name of the man who recently committed suicide in Polk Township, the informant mistook the name."
Family Members
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Eliza Ellen Hardesty King
1810–1859
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Noah Obediah Hardesty
1811–1887
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John Obadiah Hardesty
1811 – unknown
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Jesse Hardesty
1815–1875
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Amanda Jane Hardesty Buck
1815 – unknown
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Obediah "Obed" Hardesty
1817–1879
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Uriah Hardisty
1818–1882
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Elizabeth Hardesty Daugherty
1821–1901
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Nancy Hardesty Reagan
1825–1917
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Mary Lucinda Hardesty Reagan
1827–1901
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Morgan M Hardesty
1852–1915
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Henry Clay Hardesty
1852–1928
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Milton Willis Hardesty
1855–1930
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Frank Hardesty
1856–1926
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Charles Hardesty
1859–1863
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Susan Elizabeth Hardesty Chambers
1861–1944
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Annette "Nettie" Hardesty Harrison
1864–1932
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Martin Hardesty
1870–1870
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Grant Hardesty
1870–1931
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Jay Dyer Hardesty
1873–1923
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