Hi Susan
Good news - we're related! I sent your info to my aunt
Dixie and she responded with the following:
She said that your grandmother is her cousin.
She said:
"Adlai
Hardin was the first child of Cordelia's (
Dixie, my middle name is
Dixie, after her.) I never knew her second husband's name until I received your email. With him, she produced 5 more offspring, my father,
Irvin Hardin, was the youngest. He was born and raised in Marianna,
Arkansas. I have been unable to find the year of his birth, his date of birth is April 23rd to the best of my recollection.
Adlai
Hardin married Roy
Bass and had a herd of children. Cousin James attended
San Diego State
College and subsequently taught sports in the school system, his wife was Ellen and I believe they had 2 or three children. Hal, was a very very handsome fellow but I don't remember any more about him. Roy
Junior was a career Air Force officer, and flew spy planes in
Europe, I believe. I don't remember much about
Ophelia.
The other offspring were Marian (She married Clyde Mitchell), Lillian (Can't remember husbands name.), Minnie (Married Robert
Tucker.), Richard or
Dick, can't remember his wife's name.
My dad,
Irvin Hardin, was married twice. The first wife was named Myrtle, they had
Irvin Junior and Ruth Jane."
Susan, this information is from my aunt Shirley
Dixie Hardin. Her brother, my dad, was Adlai
Benito Hardin. Shirley and Adlai were the product of
Irving Hardin's second marriage to Clemencia
Carattini. Clemencia was Puerto
Rican, and a Catholic. The family gossip is that Irvin's family rejected the marriage and wouldn't have anything to do with granddad after his marriage. Which is a shame really, because the Carattini's were descended from Corsican's who settled in Puerto Rico in the mid 1880's and became quite successful out there., and are really wonderful people. We had completely lost track with granddad Irvin's side of the family, and I am so excited that we've made this link.
Susan, what is your email address? I need to send you some attachments. My address is
laura.hardin@htb.org.uk. Hope to hear from you soon!