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Anson Wales Hard, Jr. ^[1] 1884 - 1935

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  Birth	29 May 1884	Elberon, Monmouth, NJ   [1, 2]
  	(The 1920 census records his birthplace as New York.)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Lawrence, Hempstead, Nassau, NY   [3]
  	He was living in his parents household.
  Education	1908	Boston, Suffolk, MA   [1]
  	at Harvard University graduating
  Census	1910	Islip, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	Included in the household are three servants whose names are illegible.
  Census	1920	New York, New York, NY   [5]
  	Also living in the household were two unnamed sons, ages 9 and 7 (likely George W.), and Ida Swanberg, a servant who immigrated to the United States in 1905 from Sweden.
  Residence	1920	New York, New York, NY   [5]
  	on Park Ave.
  Possessions	Aft 1920	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	the Suffolk Club hunting lodge, purchasing it
  	The Suffolk Club was a membership organization founded in the early 19th century for hunting and fishing. It remained a membership organization until the 1920's when Anson Hard bought the outstanding shares from the remaining members, at which time the site became his own personal hunting lodge for himself and close friends. This hunting lodge would eventually become Suffolk County's first county park, now known as the South Haven County Park. More on the Suffolk Club may be found in the Historic Sites section of this web site.
  Census	1930	West Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  Residence	1930	West Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	on West Ave
  	(Their estate in West Sayville would eventually become a Suffolk County county park and golf course.)
  Misc	Aft 20 Dec 1929  [8]
  	owned a 154-foot Diesel yacht
  	Article in the New York Times, 20 Dec 1929. Launch Hard's Yacht Today. The new 154-foot Diesel yacht for Anson W. Hard will be launched a the Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation yard at Morris Heights today. The launching is to take place at noon.
  Died	28 Nov 1935	New York (Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre), New York, NY   [1]
  	His Obituary: New York Times, 29 Nov 1935 ANSON W. HARD, 51, STOCKBROKER, DIES Retired Several Years Ago--Was Leader in New York and Palm Beach Society. KNOWN AS A YACHTSMAN Former Member of Exchange Was Harvard Graduate--Belonged to Number of Clubs Anson W. Hard of Brookhaven, L.I., a former member of the New York Stock Exchange, died yesterday in Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre of an affection of the lungs which had necessitated an operation a year ago and again on Wednesday. He was 51 years old. The funeral service will be held in St. Bartholomew's Church, Park and Fifty-first Street, at 2:30 P. M. tomorrow. The near relatives surviving are his second wife, who was Mrs. Katherine Potter Avery at their marriage in 1938, and five children by his first wife, who was Mrs. Florence Bourne Hard and is now Mrs. Robert B. Deans of this city. The children are Frederick B. Hard, a member of the New York Stock Exchange; George W., Kenneth, William and Florence Hard. Mrs. Katherine Potter Hard is a sister of Mrs. George H. Earle, wife of the Governor of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hard was a son of the late Anson W. Hard Sr., founder of the coffee importing firm of Hard & Rand. At his retirement several years ago from active participation in business Mr. Hard was a member of Taylor, Smith & Hard, stockbrokers. Until his illness limited his activities he has been prominent in the social life of New York and Palm Beach and as a yachtsman. In December, 1929, his 154-foot Diesel yacht was launched by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation. A graduate of Harvard in 1908, Mr. Hard belonged to the Harvard Club of New York, Piping Rock Club, South Side Sportsmen and the Links Club.
  Person ID	I5965	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Anson Wales Hard, Sr. >,   b. 16 Oct 1840, VT ,   d. 20 Jun 1917, Lawrence, Hempstead, Nassau, NY
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Brown, >,   b. 24 Sep 1846, NY ,   d. 10 Mar 1905
  Family ID	F2118	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Florence Bourne,   b. 6 Jan 1886,   d. 11 May 1969
  Married	29 Apr 1908  [1, 9]
  Divorced	1932	Reno, Washoe, NV   [10]
  Children	1. Anson Wales Hard, III <,   b. 31 Jan 1909,   d. 9 Oct 1911   2. Florence Hard, <,   b. Abt 1909,   d. Bef 1925   3. Frederick Gilbert Bourne Hard, <,   b. 10 Oct 1910, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Wales Hard, <,   b. 19 Sep 1912,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F2119	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Katherine Amelia Potter,   b. 26 Nov 1894,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Apr 1933	Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL   [1, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F2121	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Anson Hard .. about 1924, fishing in in the Carman's River on the Hard Estate, South Haven, NY
  		Anson Hard .. on the Hard Estate, South Haven, NY

  
  

  Documents

  Hard Estate, South Haven, NY .. This document is the Brookhaven/South haven Historic Sites Data Sheet SH13 for the Suffolk Club, the Hard Estate and the Suffolk County South Haven Park.

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Obituary: Anson W. Hard. [S77] WorldConnect, Provided exact date. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brownwm&id= I0183. [S191] 1900 Census, Series: T623 Roll: 1079 Page: 282. [S104] 1910 Census, Series: T624 Roll: 1082 Page: 176. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Series: T625 Roll: 1212 Page: 16. [S205] History of the Suffolk Lodge. [S129] 1930 Census, Roll: 1651; Page: ; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 223.0.. [S118] New York Times, pg 31, 20 Dec 1929, p. 44.. [S77] WorldConnect, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brownwm&id= I0185. [S118] New York Times, pg 31, 16 Dec 1932. pg 3. [S77] WorldConnect, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brownwm&id= I1213. [S118] New York Times, pg 31, 18 Apr 1933. p. 12.