This page written and copyright 2015 by Will Johnson, wjhonson@aol.com, Professional Genealogist
Julia Ivey was born in Pettigrew, Madison County, Arkansas on 19 Jan 1875, as the youngest child of William Riley Ivey by his first wife Mary Frances Snodgrass. The entry in her bible record only lists her birthdate as "1875", however her death certificate lists it as "19 Jan 1875".
Her mother died 29 Dec 1876 in Arkansas, leaving William with at least three small children to raise. Four months later on 21 Mar 1877 in Franklin County, he married F J Harden age 34. The Bible Record of Julia Ivey calls her "Frances J Hardin" and implies that she was previously married to a Henderson Hardin at which time her name was Frances Wade. She apparently brought at least one prior child to this marriage, named Savannah Frances Wade, apparently born 24 Jan 1861, possibly in Georgia.