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Carol Jean Sheely, Howell, Michigan, 1922 - 2012
This group of photographs are of Carol Jean Sheely, born in Howell, 1922 and died in 2012. Carol was the daughter of Margaret Alta Hardy and Clarence Sheely. They were married in Howell March 12, 1921. Carol's grand parents were Royal Crittenden Hardy and Francis Permilla Rumsey. The first photo was labeled Carol Jean, age 9, 1931, Monroe, Michigan. Another photograph, Carol on the porch holding a doll, contained the following information: "Margaret's divorce from Clarence Sheely was initiated in 1930 and finalized in 1932. Margaret married Sumner Victor Manley on Christmas Day, 1932 in the dining room of the family home on 509 McCarthy Street, Howell, Michigan. That home had several family events incidentally. Margaret's brother, Harold, was killed in the upstairs bedroom in 1918, and Carol's mother was born in the downstairs bedroom in 1922, and Margaret's mother, Franc Rumsey died in that bedroom in 1936. Harold Hardy, 1896 - 1918, died in an accident, "shot self with revolver".
This is a portrait of C. A. Udell, labeled "Class of 1891". This photo was grouped with the Carol Jean Sheely photographs. Carol was the daughter of Clarence Sheely and Margaret Alta Hardy.
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This is a portrait of a man labeled "Bunnnell" . It was located with the Carol Jean Sheely photographs; Carol was the daugher of Margaret Alta Hardy and Clarence Sheely.
Hardy Family, about 1889, Livingston County, Michigan
The is a photograph of the Hardy Family about 1889. Starting from the far left, name of the man and the woman in front of him, Earl and Alta Cornell, Mark B. Curdy and Velna Hardy Curdy, Howard Hardy and Ollie Warner (Walker) Hardy, Max Cornell and Cora Curdy, and Mr. Browning and Minni Browning. The photograph was taken about 1889 but the exact location is unknown.
This is a portrait of Bernice Hardy, 1912 - 1985. She was the daughter of Howard and Ollie (Walker) Hardy. Howard was Royal Hardy's brother. Bernice had a sister, Elizabeth. The date and location of the photograph is unknown.
This is a photograph of Aunt Rose's daughter and husband, Ben and Ruth. The location, date and surnames are unknown.
Grandma Crittenden with Belle and Bertha
This photograph is Grandma Crittenden with twins Belle and Bertha Crittenden of Vermont. The photograph was taken in Vermont; the date is unknown. With inscription, "Belle died during the flu epidemic of 1918; she was married and expecting a child".
This is a portrait of an unknown woman with a banjo, dated June 1890. There appears to be handwritten "An Cid" in upper left corner. The location is unknown but the photograph was included in the Hardy Family Collection.
Hardy Family: Amelia Crittenden, unknown, Charlotte Alta Crittenden Hardy
This is a photograph of three women believed to be related to Royal Hardy. Amelia Crittenden, unknown, and Charlotte Alta Crittenden Hardy. The location is believed to be in Howell, Michigan; the date is unknown.