James was born about 1817. He passed away about 1859.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-2HR : 12 April 2016), James Hardesty, Scott county, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing family 305, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Edwin Hardesty :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, Ancestry member edwin_hardesty, FTDNA kit #B210906