Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Lyal E Hardesty
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1912
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Parents: Raymond L and Mary E Hardesty, ages 39 and 37
Home in 1920: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Gladys I (age 18), Bernice C (17), and Thelma F (15)
Census place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1984; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 461
Date: 26 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Lyal Hardesty
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: 1911
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Ray L and Mary E Hardesty, ages 51 and 47
Home in 1930: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: farmer
Industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Sibling living at home: Junior (age 7)
Census place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: 2572; Page: ; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 129.0
Date: 2 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Lyal Hardesty
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: 1911
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Ray and Mary E Hardesty, ages 61 and 57
Home in 1940: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
City of residence in 1935: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Father's occupation: under doctor's care
Occupation: laborer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: not listed
Amount of money wages or salary: $200
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Sibling living at home: Ray (age 17)
Census place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4478; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 18-21
Date: 15 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Lyal Everet Hardesty
Age: 29
Birth date: Lyal Evert Hardesty
Birth place: Town of Amboy, Illinois
Race: white
Address: 2 Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Telephone: 25A20
Name of person who will always know your address: Ray Lester Hardesty (father), 2 Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Employer: self
Place of employment: home farm, 2 Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 171
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: light brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: not listed
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Lyal E Hardesty
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: 1911
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: town road 1/4 mile right
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: mechanic
Industry: farm implements
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Class of worker: own business [sic]
Census place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Date: 1 Apr 1950

Obituary from the Anderson Funeral Home:
Lyal "Pete" Hardesty, 90, of 306½ W. Brown Street, Augusta, passed away at his home Monday morning, March 19, 2001, in the outstanding care of St. Joseph's Hospice.
Lyal E. Hardesty, son of Ray and Mary (Evert) Hardesty, was born February 4, 1911 in Amboy, Illinois. As a child he moved with his family to rural Fairchild, and there he attended country school. On May 13, 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, and served during WWII, as an airplane mechanic. Until his discharge on October 13, 1945, he was stationed for the majority of his enlistment in Texas. He was united in marriage to Lorraine Pettis on January 3, 1948 in Augusta. The couple lived in Augusta, where he had been employed for Seif Implement. He later owned and operated Pete's Repair Shop, retiring in 1973. For over 50 years he had been an active member of the Augusta American Legion Post # 291. He had served on the Augusta Volunteer Fire Department for 21 years. He was also a lifetime member and Past President of the Chippewa Valley Antique Engine and Model Club. Lyal's interests included deer hunting, playing cards, and when his health failed him, he enjoyed spending hours working on crossword puzzles. From his early years of threshing oats on the family farm he acquired an interest in steam engines. He purchased a Case 1903 Steam Engine, which he drove in the Strum Steam Engine Days and the Augusta Bean and Bacon Day Parades. He also participated in the Eau Claire Pioneer Days.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine of Augusta; sister, Gladys Johnstone of Bellingham, WA; brother, Ray Hardesty of Fairchild, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Thelma Lubinski and Bernice Staats.
Memorials may be directed to St. Joseph's Hospice, the Augusta Area Nursing Home Activity Department, and the Augusta Bridge Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 22, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Hoekstra officiating. Burial, with military rites conducted by the Augusta American Legion and V.F.W. will be in the West Lawn Cemetery in Augusta.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and until time of services Thursday at the funeral home.

Obituary from the "Leader-Telegram" of Eau Claire, Wisconsin dated 20 Mar 2001:
Lyal Hardisty
Augusta - Lyal Hardesty, 90, of 306½ W. Brown St., died at his home Monday, March 19, 2001, in the outstanding care of St. Joseph's Hospice.
He was born Feb. 4, 1911, in Amboy, Ill., son of Ray and Mary (Evert) Hardesty. Lyal served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Lorraine Pettis on Jan. 3, 1948, in Augusta. The couple lived in Augusta where he worked for Seif Implement and he later owned and operated Pete's Repair Shop, retiring in 1973. He had been active with the American Legion and Volunteer Fire Department in Augusta. He was a lifetime member of the Chippewa Valley Antique Engine and Model Club.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine of Augusta; sister, Gladys Johnstone of Bellingham, Wash.; brother, Ray of Fairchild; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 22, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home, with burial in West Lawn Cemetery, both in Augusta.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home.

He married Rose Lorraine Pettis 3 Jan 1948 in Augusta, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.