2. Nancy Watkins, pers. comm., April 2003. Ms. Watkins is a descendant of the Kennedy family
3. Cemeteries of Clay County, Mississippi., Vol. 1. Clay County Genealogical Society, West Point, MS. 1999.
4. “Oktibbeha Co. Marriage Record Book (1861-1870),” Starkville, MS.
5. Pers comm from Steven E. Ross, a decendant of Robert Hardy & Emily Hyche., November 2003
6. Clay County History Book Committee, History of Clay County, Mississippi, Curtis Media Corp., 1988.
7. Virginia P. Ellis, pers. comm., August 2004. Ms. Ellis is a great grandaughter of Robert Hardy through his second wife.
8. “Clay County Marriage Record Book #1,” Marriage bond for J. W. Harvey and Mrs. Nancy Ball, 22 Jan 1873, Bondsmen: J. W. Harvey, B. F. Doster, W. A. Elliot (sic), married on 23 Jan 1873 by A. C. Harris M.G.
9. Confederate widow’s pension application, Mississippi State Archives, Jackson MS, copy of this document in G. Lasley files.
10. “Hardy Family tree, published on genealogy.com as gedcom file,” 2001, Hilland Hardy, all info about Henry H. Hardy’s decendants from this source.
11. “Holy Bible, Lasley family from Mississippi, 1940s,” xerox copies of “family record” page in poss. Greg Lasley.
12. “Federal Pension File,” Pension application filed for children of James P. Lasley (Leslie) by Sarah Jane Lasley, U.S. Federal Archives, copy with G. Lasley.
13. Marriage License #10702, State of CO., City and County of Denver