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Husband: John Garrett Hart Born: Nov-18-1813 in Maryland 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Feb-24-1895 3 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 4,5,6 Father: Josiar Hart (1788 - 1867) Mother: Sarah Garrett (1792 - 1858)
Wife: Melinda Ann Nutter Also known as: Melinda Anna Nutter 7 Married: Oct-22-1844 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 (see note 2) Born: Apr- 9-1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7,9 (see note 3) Died: Mar-24-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 (see note 4) Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 7 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, WV Father: Andrew Nutter (1791 - 1855) Mother: Malinda Willis (1798 - 1861) Notes
M Child 1: Andrew Nutter Hart Also known as: Anda (Andy) Hart 10 Born: Sep- 6-1846 at Summers, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,12 (see note 5) Died: Jun-24-1911 at Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Resided: at Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer Military: 1864 - 1865 Pvt, Co C, 6th WVa Inf, Civil War 15,16,17,11 Wife: Sarah Emaline Britton b. ca 1846 d. May- 4-1887 Also known as: Emaline Britton 18,10,19 Married: Aug-30-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,21 (see note 6) Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Harlow b. Aug- -1847 d. Apr-14-1918 Also known as: Elizabeth Harland 22 Married: Aug- 2-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,10
M Child 2: William M. "Billy" Hart Born: Sep-26-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 24,25,26 Died: Feb-14-1924 at Cortwright Mines, near Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 27,28 (see note 7) Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 24,7 (see note 8) Resided: 1901, 10, 20 in Harrison Co, WV 26,29,30 Census: 1870, 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,31 Occupation: farmer, miner 31,29,24,32 Wife: Sarah Jane Husk b. ca 1851 d. Jan- 8-1879 Married: Apr-30-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 33,10 Wife: Mary Catherine "Kate" Hart b. Jan- -1856 d. 1920 Also known as: Catherine Hart 22,34 Married: Sep-18-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 35,10 Divorced: bef Jan 1901 36 Wife: Eliza V. Harlow b. ca 1849 d. 1912 Married: Jan- 4-1901 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 37,38
F Child 3: Nancy Hart Born: Aug- 1-1853 in Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV 39 Died: Oct-28-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,40 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 11 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William C. Marion Hileman b. Feb-14-1859 d. Feb-15-1925 Census name: William M. Hileman Married: Jul-28-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 41,10,42 Husband: James P. Richards b. ca 1853 d. Sep-26-1920 Married: Sep-15-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 43,10
F Child 4: Cassa Ann Hart Born: Mar-25-1856 in Doddridge Co, WV Died: Nov-28-1894 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV Husband: Eli Clark Gaston b. Feb- 1-1858 d. Nov-12-1941 Married: Mar-14-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 44
F Child 5: Elizabeth Hart Born: Aug-15-1858 in Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV 45,11 Died: Feb-28-1921 in Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 46 Buried: in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV 11 Resided: in Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: John Morris Gaston b. Sep- 4-1853 d. Nov-11-1927 Married: Aug-16-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 47,10
F Child 6: Mary M. Hart Born: Feb-28-1861 in Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV 48 Died: aft Sep 1921 49 Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1910 in Ross Co, OH Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Camden Bond b. Feb-22-1843 d. Sep-21-1921 Also known as: Cam Bond Married: Oct-31-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 50,10
M Child 7: John Eli Hart Also known as: Eli Hart 51 Born: Jan-15-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,52,25 (see note 9) Died: Apr-22-1941 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 24,52 (see note 10) Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 24,7 Resided: 1933 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 51 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 11,24 Wife: Salome Saleka Cain b. Jul-14-1865 d. Dec- 2-1931 Also known as: Celeka Celome Cain 25 Married: Sep-20-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 53 Wife: Flora Cailess b. ca 1897 Married: Apr- 7-1934 in Ritchie Co, WV 54
F Child 8: Juliet Hart Born: Nov-11-1865 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 55,56 Died: Jun- 6-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 (see note 11) Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Isaac Lynch Hileman b. Nov-18-1860 d. Feb-10-1921 Married: May- 7-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 57 (see note 12)
F Child 9: Sarah E. Hart Born: Sep- 6-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,24,58,59 Died: Jan-22-1950 in Sweet Springs, Monroe Co, WV 60,24 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 7,61 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1940 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 62 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Sylvanus Nutter b. Feb-18-1866 d. Oct-29-1924 Nickname: Vallie Nutter 11 Married: Oct-20-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 58,63,64
F Child 10: Hannah Belle Hart Born: May- 8-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 65,1,7 Died: Feb- 9-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,66,64 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 7,11 Resided: 1932 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: David Dow Gaston b. Jul-31-1865 d. Jan-17-1950 Married: Sep-18-1887 at Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 67
Sources: (1) W. Guy Tetrick files. (2) Ritchie County Marriages 1843-1853. (3) W. Guy Tetrick files, "Hileman Genealogy" (p. 36) incorrectly reports death date as Sep 24 1887, which Doddridge County death records show to be the death date of a different John G. Hart, a child, the son of William "Billy" & Mary Catherine Hart. (4) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (7) Headstone. (8) Ritchie County Marriages 1843-1853, Bride's parents listed as Andrew & Malinda [sic] Willis Nutter. Ceremony performed by George Collins on Oct 22 1844. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 3, p. 28. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Obituary. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Andrew N. Hart, white male, farmer, married, born at Summers; died Jun 24 1911, age 64y 7m 18d, cause of death Bright's disease. , DR Bk 2, p. 64 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5044620&Type=Death. (14) Obituary - At home. (15) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (16) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) Civil War Service Records, . (18) 1850 Census, Monongalia County (W)VA. (19) Franklin Marion Brand, The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia (1927), p. 386. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Bride identified as age 22, born in Monongalia Co, dau of G. W. & Polly Britton. Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston. MR Bk 1-A, p. 152. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Anda Hart, 20, of Doddridge Co, son of John G. & Malinda A.; and Emaline Britton, 22, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of G. W. & Polly. Married Oct 30 1867. Reason for the two-month difference in marriage date reported here as compared to the original marriage record. (22) Birth record of daughter. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Bride was identified as "Mrs. Sarah E. Nucholes" (or Nicholes), presumably her name from a previous marriage. Her age given as 41, born in Augusta, VA (now Hampshire Co, WV). Ceremony performed by E. J. Taylor at the bride's home in Doddridge County. MR Bk 3, p. 283. (24) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (26) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (27) Obituary, The obituary of William Hart states that he was survived by six daughters, but then lists only five: Mrs. D. L. Cox of Cortwright Mines addition near Bridgeport, Mrs. R. T. Murray of New Milton, Mrs. W. A. Plauger and Mrs. Mary McKinley (sic) of New Milton, and Mrs. M. O. Reed of Bridgeport. An omitted surviving daughter was Malinda Elizabeth Shipley. Clarksburg Daily Telegram, Friday, Feb 15 1924. (28) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Previous reporting of William "Billy" Hart's death in 1895 was in error. That report was based on Doddridge County Probate Records (Bk 1, p. 168) showing that on Aug 13 1895, Isaac Husk was appointed "guardian of Rosa (sic) A. Hart, orphan of William Hart and Sarah J. Hart." Sarah Husk Hart had died in Jan 1879, and Isaac Husk was the child's grandfather. Billy Hart remarried his cousin Mary Catherine "Kate" Hart in Sep 1879, and they later divorced, presumably prior to the 1895 court action for guardianship. Harrison County Marriage Records show that this William Hart remarried Eliza Harlow on Jan 4 1901. Subsequent reporting of his death occurring on Jul 8 1927 was also incorrect. That was based on a family history survey conducted by W. Guy Tetrick in 1931 and completed by William's nephew John W. Hart, stating that William Hart was born on June 5 1850 and died on July 8 1927. Both of those dates have since been found to be incorrect. Age 19 yrs 6 months given at time of William's marriage in Apr 1870 would put birth date at about Oct 1850. More significantly, Harrison County death records show that William Hart, widowed, born Sep 26 1850, died Feb 14 1924 in the town of Ocean Mines (Simpson District), burial at Mt. Zion Church Cemetery. (Headstone there is hand-inscribed with birth date 1850, but incorrect death date of 1923.) Identificaton of his parents as William Hart and ___ Harlow by informant George Hart of Ocean Mines (relationship not stated, but determined to be William's son) is considered an error, apparently stemming from the informant providing the names of his own parents, rather than those of the deceased. (29) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (30) 1920 Census, Lewis County, WV. (31) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (32) Obituary, Clarksburg Daily Telegram, Friday, Feb 15 1924. (33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston. MR Bk 1-A, p. 170. (34) Death record of daughter. (35) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William Hart, 28, son of John G. & Melinda Hart; and Mary C. Hart, 23, dau of Josiah & Mary Hart. Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston. MR Bk 1-A, p. 234. (36) Record of husband's remarriage, Although husband William Hart's marital status at the time of his remarriage to Eliza Harlow on Jan 4 1901 was listed as widowed, Mary Catherine Hart's headstone shows her death to have occurred in 1920. (37) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001), Identified as William Hart, widowed, age 50, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, son of John G. & Malind [sic]; and Eliza Harlow, widowed, age 51, b. Attamont Co VA (?), res. Harrison Co, dau of J. A. F. & Malissa Harlow. Married Jan 4 1901. (Note: Although listed as being widowed, William Hart was actually divorced; his former wife, Mary Catherine "Kate" Hart, died in 1920.) (38) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (39) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, But age 28 given at first marriage would make it July 28, 1852, and age given at second marriage would put it in 1862. BR Bk 1, p. 1. (40) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Two entries on same page exist for the death of a Nancy Richards: One died Oct 28 1913 at Oxford of apoplexy; the other on Nov 29 1913 at Summers of paralysis; both were married and aged 64. DR Bk 2, p. 135. (41) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston at the home of John G. Hart. MR Bk 2, p. 40. (42) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (43) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James P. Richards, age 36, b. Ritchie Co; and Mrs. Nancy Hart, age 30. Married Sep 15 1892. Beneath the handwritten entry of the bride's name on the marriage certificate can be seen traces of the name "Hileman" (her previous married name), which had been erased. MR Bk 4, p. 234. (44) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony performed by M. Ireland. MR Bk 1-A, p. 232. (45) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, But Gaston Family Bible says August 25, 1858, and 1900 Census states Aug 1855. BR Bk 1, p. 10. (46) Obituary - At home, Obituary initially misidentifies her as Elizabeth Hart Maxwell, then later correctly refers to her as Mrs. Gaston. (47) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John M. Gaston, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Eli M. & Rulina Gaston; and Elizabeth Hart, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of John G. & Melinda A. Hart. Married Aug 16 1876. Ceremony performed by A. Thomas. (Note: Wife's obituary states marriage date as being one day later, on Aug 17 1876, as does the couple's family Bible and a W. Guy Tetrick family information survey completed by son Ira Dow Gaston in 1931.), MR Bk 1-A, p. 212. (48) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 18. (49) Death record of husband. (50) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, His age given as 54 at time of marriage in 1900, with birthplace listed as Doddridge Co and residence given as Tyler County, WV. MR Bk 6, p. 259. (51) Obituary of sister. (52) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (53) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Eli Hart, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Celeka Celome Cain, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 29 1889 at the home of Eli M. Gaston, a minister of the Gospel, who performed the ceremony. MR Bk 3, p 423 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790989&Type=Marriage. (54) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Participants identified as J. E. Hart, widowed, age 68, b. Doddridge Co; and Flora Bailess, widowed, age 37, b. Calhoun Co. Married Apr 7 1934. (55) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, But an entry in her marriage record, stating her age as 17 as of Mar 11 1882, would imply her birth date to be eight months earlier, Mar 11 1865. Name appears in birth record as "Julett Heart.", BR Bk 1, p. 24. (56) Hileman Genealogy (1305) 1780-1981, Pearl Hileman Cooper and Maysel Hileman Pierce (self-published, 1981), p. 36. (57) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Isaac L. Hileman, age 21 as of Nov 18 1881, b. in Harrison Co, son of Absalom & Mary Jane Hileman; and Juliet Hart, age 17 as of Mar 11 1882, b. in Doddridge Co, dau of John G. & Melinda A. Hart. Married May 7 1882 by Eli M. Gaston at the home of John G. Hart. (Note: Obituary of Isaac Lynch Hileman incorrectly states that he and Juliet Hart married on May 13 1881. That date, and also May 11 1881, is also reported in "Hileman Genealogy." But marriage record clearly states May 7 1882.), Bk 2, p 105:http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790309&Type=Marriage. (58) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 434. (59) Headstone (year only) (60) Obituary - Hospital, Obituary appearing in the Jan 20 1950 issue of "The West Union Herald" states that she "died Jan 22, at a Sweet Springs, Va. hospital where she had been a patient for several months." The Jan 22 1950 date was confirmed in her death record, which clarified the place of death as Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia. Her headstone gives only the year of her birth, with the death date left blank. (61) Obituary, Headstone at Hart Cemetery has husband Sylvanus Nutter, with his birth and death dates, and wife Sarah E. Nutter, with only her birth date. Her death record, which shows her residence as Oxford in Doddridge County, states her burial location as Alma Cemetery. Basis for this discrepancy is unknown. (62) Obituary of brother. (63) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Sylvanus Nutter, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Sarah E. Hart, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 20 1889. (64) Obituary of husband. (65) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, A second birth record entry (BR Bk 1, p. 55) gives a birth date of May 8 1872, but this is believed to have been a clerical error. Her own family Bible states May 8 1871. BR Bk 1, p. 49. (66) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 71. (67) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Family Bible gives location as "Eli Gaston's Residence on Upper Run, Southwest Dist, Hallbrook [sic], W.Va." Witnesses: "Eli Hart and others." Ceremony performed by Rev. James Arnold [sp?]. MR Bk 3, p. 213. Event Notes Note (1) Moved from Maryland to Harrison Co, (W)VA at age two, per grandson John W. Hart. Note (2) But headstone of wife states marriage date as Sep 22 1844. Note (3) While her headstone shows a birth date of Apr 9 1828, researcher Don Norman states her birth as 1816, and grandson John Washington Hart, in a family information survey completed in 1931, reports it as Apr 9 1814. But those two dates are considered unlikely given the birth of her last child in 1871. Note (4) Grandson John W. Hart, in a W. Guy Tetrick family information survey completed in 1931, reports her date of death as Mar 24 1872. Note (5) Age 64y 7m 18d at death would put birth date at Nov 6 1846. But his obituary, which also states his age as 64y 7m 18d, specifies his birth date as Sep 6 1846. Age given at Aug 1867 marriage was 20, and at Aug 1888 marriage was 41, both of which would support a birth date in Sep or Nov 1846. Other sources have given his birth date ranging from abt 1844 to abt 1849, to include the 1900 Census listing his birthdate as Sep 1847, and a family information survey completed by son John W. Hart in 1931 which reported the birth of Andew N. Nutter as Sep 6 1848 in Harrison Co. His birth place was reported in his marriage record as Doddridge Co, in agreement with his death record. It is noted that prior to Doddridge County's formation in 1853, much of was a part of Harrison County. Note (6) Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937" gives marriage date as Oct 30 1867. Note (7) Although his death record shows location of death as Ocean Mines in the Simpson District of Harrison County WV, his obituary specifies location as "at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D. L. Cox, of Cortwright Mines addition, near Bridgeport." It is noted that his son, George Hart, informant for the death record, was a resident of Ocean Mines. Note (8) Small hand-inscribed headstone has birth date 1850, but incorrect death date of 1923. Note (9) Headstone states 1866, and age 26 given at time of 1889 marriage would put birth in about 1863, but death record states that he died Apr 22 1941 at age 76y3m7d, which would put birth at Jan 15 1865. Note (10) Undated obituary clipping states only that John Eli Hart died "Tuesday afternoon" at age 76. Headstone for double grave of John Eli Hart and wife Salome has her birth & death years (1867-1930), but only his birth year of 1866. The obituary also stated that his first wife, Salome Cain Hart, had "died ten years ago." These discrepancies are clarified by his death record, which states that he was born on Jan 15 1865 and died on Apr 22 1941 at age 76y 3m 7d. Note (11) Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Deaths" lists the death of "Juhette Hildman" on Jun 6 1909. Undated and partly illegible obituary clipping states that she died June 6th at age 44 years, illegible months, 25 days. Husband's obituary in 1921 states that she died in "about 1907," but that would put her birth in 1862, three years before her documented birth. An age of 44y6m25d at death on Jun 6 1910 would calculate to a birthdate of Nov 12 1865, just one day off from what was documented. This is the basis for the death date given here as Jun 6 1910. A death date of Jun 15 1907 was reported by nephew John W. Hart in a W. Guy Tetrick family information survey completed in 1931. Meanwhile, Doddridge County death records (DR Bk 2, p. 64) list a "Juliette Hildman," age 50, married, who died at Summers on June 6, 1909 of TB. This may be the same person, as husband Isaac did remarry and had a child in 1912. Note (12) Obituary of Isaac Lynch Hileman incorrectly states that he and Juliet Hart married on May 13 1881. That date, and also May 11 1881, is also reported in "Hileman Genealogy." But Doddridge County marriage records clearly show May 7 1882.




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