Relocation

The family of Thomas F. Hargis, Jr., had deep roots in and around Jackson, KY. His great-grandfather was the Breathitt County businessman, politician and County Judge John Seldon Hargis, (1820-1892), and his grandfather was Alexander Hamilton Hargis, (1859-1943), who also served in the KY State Senate, and became a prominent local banker and real estate owner. A great uncle was the notorious Judge James "Big Jim" Henderson Hargis (1862-1908), a partner, with Alexander Hamilton Hargis, in a successful local mercantile business begun by their father. According to one source, "This business grew until they practically controlled most of the mercantile and lumber business of the county." (See, David South, Geneaology.com, “Re: John Selden Hargis 1820-1892,” published 12/13/2007, accessed 04/22/2020.)

At three years of age, Thomas F. Hargis, Jr., resided on a farm in Naches Heights, Yakima, County, WA, in 1920. At this time, the Hargis Family included Thomas F. Hargis, Sr., his wife, Pauline, their two children, John S. Hargis and Thomas, Jr., and a servant, 60-year-old Martha Ratner, (born c. 1860 in KY).

In 1924, the Hargis Family resided at 9 11th Avenue North in Yakima, WA. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Yakima, Washington, City Directory, 1924, p. 152.)

Thomas's parents divorced before 1930, but were remarried by a justice of the peace on 06/26/1931 in Colfax, WA. At that time, the family resided in Buena, Yakima, WA, on a ranch. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013, accessed 04/22/2020.)

Thomas F. Hargis resided at 4729 17th Avenue NE in 1937, while a student at the University of Washington. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1937, p. 668.) He lived with his mother on a farm in Zillah, WA in 10/1940.(See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 71, accessed 04/22/2020.)

Parents

His parents were Thomas Fraser Hargis, Sr., (born 05/26/1891 in Breathitt County, KY-d. 01/14/1952 in Lexington, KY), and Pauline Eversole, (born 06/12/1891 in KY-d. 04/07/1982 in Yakima, WA). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: eawhmr8970, accessed 04/22/2020.)

In 1900, Pauline lived in Forney's Creek, NC, where her father, John C. Eversole, (born c. 01/1865 in KY). was a lumberman. Her mother was Allis Hogg Eversole (born c. 01/1871 in KY), and she married John c. 1888.

Thomas, Sr., had a number of jobs and lived in various places during his life, including time spent in Long Beach, CA, working as a carpenter for a construction company owned by his uncle, Charles Hargis, (born c. 1856 in KY), according to the 1910 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_85; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374098, accessed 04/22/2020.)

Thomas and Pauline married on 06/15/1914 in Winchester, KY. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, accessed 04/22/2020.) They divorced before 1930, but remarried in 1931. Their turbulent relationship may have continued on for some time during the 1930s, but by 1940, Thomas, Sr., was listed as a patient in the Eastern State Hospital, the nation's second oldest psychiatric hospital (founded in 1817), in Lexington, KY. Thomas, Sr., died 30 years before Pauline in 1952, passing away in Lexington, while she remained in WA State. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01302; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-6, accessed 04/22/2020.)

He had two brothers, John S. Hargis, (born c. 1915 in KY) and Alexander Hamilton Hargis (born 08/28/1924 in WA-d. 02/21/2019 in Seattle, WA) and two sisters, Mary Judith Hargis, (born c. 1920-d. 07/10/1921 in Yakima, WA), and Alice Joann Hargis Costello (born 11/21/1922 in Lexington, KY-d. 08/14/2009 in WA).

Biographical Notes

According to his World War II draft registration card, Thomas F. Hargis, Jr., stood 5-feet, 7-inches tall, weighed 140 pounds, had brown eyes and brown hair, and a light, Caucasian complexion. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 71, accessed 04/22/2020.)

• Jackson, KY (Architect's Birth)
  333 Broadway
  Jackson, KY

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