William Thomas and Juda Frances Lee
Hardee son
Pinkney Edward Hardee
Pinkney Edward Hardee was born in Alabama on December 22,
1869 but traveled as an infant with his parents and eight siblings overland 600
miles from Coosa County, Alabama to Van Zandt County, Texas. There the family
is enumerated on the census on September 16, 1870.
By 1880 his mother has passed away and the family is living
in Johnson County, Texas. Pinkney is nine years old and also living in the
household are his two cousins, Joseph and Archie Favors.
On November 13, 1893 he married Camelia Alice “Allie” Carter
in Ellis County, Texas.
In 1900 Pinkney and Allie live in Alvarado, Texas with their
three children and his older single sister Lucinda “Cindy” who probably helped
raise him after their mother died. Pinkney works for the railroad as a section
hand and can read and write.
Pinkney and Allie’s three children, all born in Alvarado,
Texas are:
Maude Elaine Hardee born November 11, 1894, died June 29,
1986 in MO. Married Herrick L. Gaby.
Claude G. Hardee born December 21, 1896, died April 5, 1953
in Dallas, Texas. Married “Dutch” Ethel Jones.
Pearl Olene Hardee born May 6, 1899, died May 21, 1975 CA.
Married Ralph Drummond.
Allie died July 26, 1902 and Pinkney married Martha Jane Ray
Flatt sometime around 1903 as they are listed together on the 1910 census still
in Johnson Co., Texas. They have three children and Pinkney’s three children
from his first marriage are living with them along with a 20-year-old hired
hand named Tom Carter. Pinkney is now listed as a farmer who rents his farm.
Pinkney and Martha’s three children are:
Marvin Ray Hardee born June 23, 1905, may have married Thelma
Nash. Married Rose Kean.
Jewel Edna Hardee born February 17, 1906, married a Barbour.
Pinkney Thomas Hardee born June 8, 1909, married (1) Doris
Ireland (2) Nellie Lee Prather.
In 1920 Pinkney, Martha and their three children now live in
Ellis County, Texas. He is a farmer and owns
his farm with a mortgage.
Martha dies July 23, 1929 and I am unable to locate Pinkney
in the 1930 census. But, on October 26, 1933 Pink Hardee is sentenced to two years
in prison for V.D.L. (Violation of drug law) He went to jail on May 24, 1934.
In the notes it stated he received a “Cond Pardon 9-8-34.”
Pinkney Edward Hardee died April 24, 1935 in Cleburne,
Johnson Co., Texas of stomach cancer. He was 65 years old. My guess is if he
had stomach cancer, he was self-medicating for pain and that is the reason he violated
the drug law.
He is buried in the Venus Cemetery in Venus, Johnson Co.,
Texas. Written on his stone is: “Faithful to his trust.” The person who posted
the photo of the stone on FindAGrave states: “This stone is hidden in between
some evergreen trees that have grown up around it.”
