Of War and the Home Front: Garland and Nellie Hardin of Hickory, NC
Nov 7 · 5 min read
By Matthew M. Peek, Military Collection Archivist, State Archives of North Carolina
Garland Andrew Hardin Sr. was born on May 10, 1919, in Hickory, N.C., to Jordan Andrew and Pearl Shell Hardin. By 1920, Jordan Hardin was working as a hardware salesman [believed to be at Shuford Hardware Company] in Hickory. Garland Hardin attended school in the Hickory City Schools.



