Husband: John G. Hart
Born: Nov-18-1813 in Maryland 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-24-1895 3
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 4,5
Father: Josiar Hart
Mother: Sarah Garrett
Wife: Melinda Ann Nutter
Also known as: Melinda Anna Nutter 6
Born: Apr- 9-1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,7 (see note 2)
Died: Mar-24-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 (see note 3)
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 6
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Andrew Nutter
Mother: Malinda Willis
Notes
M Child 1: Andrew N. Hart Also known as: Anda (Andy) Hart 8 Born: Nov- 6-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9 Died: Jun-24-1911 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11
M Child 2: William M. "Billy" Hart Born: Sep-26-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,13,14 Died: Feb-14-1924 at Cortwright Mines, near Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 15,16
F Child 3: Nancy Hart Born: Aug- 1-1853 in Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Died: Oct-28-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,19
F Child 4: Cassa Ann Hart Born: Mar-25-1856 in Doddridge Co, WV Died: Nov-28-1894 in
F Child 5: Elizabeth Hart Born: Aug-15-1858 in Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV 20,18 Died: Feb-28-1921 in Upper Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 21
F Child 6: Mary M. Hart Born: Feb-28-1861 in Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Died: aft Sep 1921 in 23
M Child 7: John Eli Hart Also known as: Eli Hart 24 Born: Jan-15-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,25,13 Died: Apr-22-1941 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12,25
F Child 8: Juliet Hart Born: Nov-11-1865 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 26,27 Died: Jun- 6-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 9: Sarah E. Hart Born: Sep- 6-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,12,28,29 Died: Jan-22-1950 in Sweet Springs, Monroe Co, WV 30,12
F Child 10: Hannah Belle Hart Born: May- 8-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 31,1,6 Died: Feb- 9-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,32,33
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, 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) Headstone. (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 3, p. 28. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (9) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, This death date was verified by his granddaughter. Death record shows age at death as 64y 7m 18d, with cause being Bright's disease. DR Bk 2, p. 64. (11) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (15) 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. (16) 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. (17) 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. (18) Obituary. (19) 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. (20) 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. (21) Obituary - At home, Obituary initially misidentifies her as Elizabeth Hart Maxwell, then later correctly refers to her as Mrs. Gaston. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 18. (23) Death record of husband. (24) Obituary of sister. (25) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (26) 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. (27) Hileman Genealogy (1305) 1780-1981, Pearl Hileman Cooper and Maysel Hileman Pierce (self-published, 1981), p. 36. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 434. (29) Headstone (year only) (30) 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. (31) 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. (32) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 71. (33) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Moved from Maryland to Harrison Co, (W)VA at age two, per grandson John W. Hart. Note (2) 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 (3) Grandson John W. Hart, in a W. Guy Tetrick family information survey completed in 1931, reports her date of death as Mar 24 1872. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index