Husband: William M. "Billy" Hart
Born: Sep-26-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Feb-14-1924 at Cortwright Mines, near Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 4,5 (see note 1)
Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 1,6 (see note 2)
Resided: 1901, 10, 20 in Harrison Co, WV 3,7,8
Census: 1870, 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Occupation: farmer, miner 10,7,1,11
Father: John Garrett Hart (1813 - 1895)
Mother: Melinda Ann Nutter (1828 - 1877)
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Eliza V. Harlow
Married: Jan- 4-1901 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,13
Born: ca 1849 in Attamont Co, VA 3
Died: 1912 14
Resided: 1901 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Father: J. A. F. Harlow
Mother: Malissa ___
M Child 1: George William Hart Born: ca 1892 in Harrison Co, WV 13 Died: bef Feb 1961 15 Census: 1920, 1930 in Harrison Co, WV 16,17 Resided: 1924 in Ocean Mines, Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV 18 Resided: 1916 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 13 Wife: Vesta Marie Childers b. Jun- 8-1898 d. Feb- 9-1961 Married: Jul- 3-1916 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 19
F Child 2: Florence V. Hart Born: ca 1893 in Harrison Co, WV 7,16,13 Resided: 1956 in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC 20 Resided: 1924 in Cortwright Mines, near Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 21 Census: 1910, 1920 in Harrison Co, WV 7,16 Husband: Daniel L. Cox b. ca 1885 Married: May-21-1910 in Harrison Co, WV 22 Husband: ___ Martin
M Child 3: John T. Hart Born: ca 1895 7 Resided: 1924 in Ocean Mines, Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV 21 Census: 1910 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (4) 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. (5) 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. (6) Headstone. (7) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (8) 1920 Census, Lewis County, WV. (9) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (10) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (11) Obituary, Clarksburg Daily Telegram, Friday, Feb 15 1924. (12) 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.) (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Obituary of husband. (15) Death record of wife. (16) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (17) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) Death record of father. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as George William Hart, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Bridgeport, son of William M. Hart & Eliza; and Vesta Marie Childers, 22, b. & res. Harrison Co, dau of (blank). Married Jul 3 1916 in Bridgeport. (20) Obituary of half-sister. (21) Obituary of father. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Daniel L. Cox, 25, b. Barbour Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Daniel & Serena Cox; and Florence Hart, 22, b. & res. Harrison Co, dau of William & Eliza Hart. Married May 21 1910 by Benjamin Stout, Minister of the Methodist Protestant Church, "at the residence of William Hart's." It appears that the ages of both parties were misreported to de-emphasize the difference in their ages. Event Notes Note (1) 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 (2) Small hand-inscribed headstone has birth date 1850, but incorrect death date of 1923.