Husband: Herman Erastus Hart
Born: Mar-24-1892 in Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Feb-12-1980 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,4,5
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 6
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2,7
Resided: formerly in Pennsylvania 8
Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: Equitable Gas (32 yrs) 2
Father: William M. "Billy" Hart (1850 - 1924)
Mother: Mary Catherine "Kate" Hart (1856 - 1920)
Notes
Wife: Stella M. McKinney
Married: Oct- 1-1915 9
Born: Aug- 6-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,10,11
Died: Jul-20-1985 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,2
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 6
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Joseph H. McKinney (1863 - 1941)
Mother: Rosa Jane Jones (1875 - 1949)
M Child 1: Denzel Lee Hart Born: Jul-31-1916 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Died: Feb- 3-2000 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Equitable Gas Co (41 yrs) 2 Wife: Wilma Doris Darnell b. Apr-19-1918 d. Oct-10-1982 Married: Aug- 8-1941 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Raymond Ancil Hart Born: Sep- 3-1918 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 17,18,19,20 (see note 1) Died: Jun-15-2003 in Portage Co, OH 17,5,19,18 Buried: West Cemetery in Diamond, Portage Co, OH 19 (see note 2) Resided: in Diamond, Portage Co, OH 5 Resided: formerly in Canton, Stark Co, OH Resided: 1948 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 21 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Mar-28-1942 - Sep-29-1945 Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II 18,19,22 Wife: Velva Richards b. Aug-12-1916 d. Dec- 7-1987 Census name: Vevie Richards 23 Married: Oct-23-1948 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 24 Wife: Lillian Virginia Gibson b. Mar-12-1923 d. Oct-19-2000 Married: May-30-1991 in Portage Co, OH 25
M Child 3: Paul Edward Hart Born: Sep-11-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,2 Died: Mar-14-2002 2 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Resided: in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Kathleen Rosetta Scheuvront b. Jan-10-1927 d. May-24-1993 Married: Aug- 3-1945 27
M Child 4: Louis Odward Hart Also known as: Lewis Hart (see note 3) Born: Mar- 2-1923 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 28,29,5,30 Died: Oct-17-2008 in Reidsville, Rockingham Co, NC 31,5 Buried: Centenary UMC Cem in Stoneville, Rockingham Co, NC 19 Resided: in Stoneville, Rockingham Co, NC 32,33,34,27,7 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Burlington Industries (retired) 2 Occupation: farmer 35 Military: Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II 19 Wife: Rosella Mae Cumpston b. Apr- 1-1919 d. Sep-27-1993 Married: Feb-15-1947 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 36
F Child 5: Sylvia Lee Hart Born: Oct-21-1925 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 37 Resided: 1980, 85, 2006 in Carrollton, Carroll Co, OH 33,34,7 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Franklin Richards b. Feb- 3-1925 d. Jul- 7-1985 Married: Aug-10-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 30 Divorced: mid 1970s 38,17 Husband: Wilbur R. McHenry b. Jun- 2-1923 d. May-13-1998
M Child 6: Herman E. Hart, Jr. Census name: Junior Hart Born: Nov-23-1927 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 28,29,2 (see note 4) Died: Dec- 7-1975 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 39,6 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 40 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 2 Resided: in Orlando, Lewis/Braxton Co, WV 32 Resided: 1972 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Equitable Gas of West Union (19 yrs) 2 Military: Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II and Korean War 40,2 (see note 5) Wife: Audra Delores Leggett b. Mar-27-1924 d. Jun-25-1972 Married: Feb-20-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 41 Wife: Anne Frances Hardbarger Married: Jan-12-1973 9
F Child 7: Virginia F. Hart Born: Jul-30-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,17,30 Died: Feb-24-2007 in Ohio 5,17 Resided: in St. Clairsville, Belmont Co, OH 5 Resided: 2006 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV 7 Resided: 1980, 85, 2000 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 33,34,42 Resided: 1975 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 42 Husband: Nick Simon Burch b. Apr- 9-1927 d. Sep- 7-2008 Also known as: Simon Nick Burch 5 Married: Nov-13-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 43
F Child 8: Rosemary Hart Born: May- 5-1933 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 2,44,5 Died: Sep-19-2006 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 45,5 Buried: in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Resided: at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 46,47,2 Resided: formerly in Ohio 48 Resided: 1952 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 49 Resided: 1950 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 50 Occupation: Britton Rest Home (nurse's aide & cook), Pleasant Valley Care Home (7 yrs, owner & operator) 2 Husband: Willie Junior Bee b. Dec-26-1923 d. Mar-18-1984 Also known as: William J. Bee 49 Married: Mar-31-1950 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 50 Husband: Living Husband: Floyd Bradley Leggett b. Dec-11-1929 Also known as: Bradley Leggett 51
M Child 9: Living Wife: Living
M Child 10: James Ralph Hart Born: Nov-25-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 52 Died: Nov-25-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 53,54 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as parents' tenth child. BR Bk 2, p. 153. (2) Obituary. (3) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (4) Headstone, Name appears on headstone as "Hermon [sic] E. Hart." This must be an error, as SSDI and other records have spelling Herman. (5) Social Security Death Index. (6) Headstone. (7) Obituary of sister. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as dau of Joseph McKinney & Rosa Moran. Informant: W. O. Moran. BR Bk 3, p. 143. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 72. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Stella M. Hart, widowed, b. Aug 6 1898, d. Jul 20 1985, dau of Joseph McKinney & Rosie Moran. Informant: Ellsworth Hart. DR Bk 6, p. 72. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Born Jul 31 1916 at Oxford. Age 23 given at marriage in 1941 would put birth in 1918. Marriage record states birthplace as Oxford, while obituary reports birth on Jul-31-1916 at Porto Rico in Doddridge Co, with first name spelled Densel. BR Bk 4, p. 79. (14) Obituary, DR Bk 7, p. 402. (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 63. (17) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (18) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Del Bk 1, p 74E. (21) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (22) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (23) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (24) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, Identified as Raymond A. Hart, 30, b. Sep 3 1918, res. Fairmont WV, son of Herman & Stella Hart; and Velva Coburn, divorced, 33, b. Aug 12 1916, res. Fairmont WV, dau of Joe & Flora Richards. Married Oct 23 1948 in Fairmont. MR p. 105. (25) Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Dept of Health Offc of Vital Statistics. (26) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 86. (27) Obituary of wife. (28) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 83. (29) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (31) Obituary - Nursing home. (32) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (33) Obituary of father. (34) Obituary of mother. (35) Birth record of daughter. (36) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lewis Hart, 25, b. & res. at Oxford WV, son of Herman & Stella Hart; and Rosella Moore, 28, b. Salem WV, res. West Union, dau of Dave & Opal M. Cumpston. Married Feb 15 1947 in West Union. (Note: Marital status not indicated.), MR 15-506 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797754&Type=Marriage. (37) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, BR Del Bk 1, p 74D. (38) Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH. (39) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (40) Grave marker. (41) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 16, p. 228. (42) Obituary of brother. (43) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Nickey S. Birch, 23, b. Tyler Co, res. West Union, son of John & Louise Birch; and Virginia Hart, age 21 as of Jul 33 1950, b. Doddridge Co, res. Oxford, dau of Herman & Stella Hart. Married Nov 13 1940 at West Union. MR p. 287. (44) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Reported as her mother's 8th child, all living. Birth record clearly states birthdate as May 5 1933, although her marriage record with Blaine Leggett gives it as May 1 1933. BR Bk 4, p. 88. (45) Obituary - At home. (46) Obituary of granddaughter. (47) Newspaper wedding announcement of grandson. (48) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio in 1951. Name listed in SSDI as Rose M. Leggett. (49) City Directory, 1952. (50) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797476&Type=Marriage. (51) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12047890&Type=Marriage. (52) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Birth record (BR Bk 5, p. 71) indicates birth on Nov 26 1938, but death record states child was stillborn on Nov 25 1938, with burial on Nov 26th. DR Bk 5, p. 71. (53) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 71. (54) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. Event Notes Note (1) The only birth record on file for him is a delayed entry, which states his birth date as Sep 13 1918. But all other records indicate a birth date of Sep 3 1918. This includes his death record, headstone, SSDI entry, and military records. Note (2) There is a marker for him and his wife Velva at the Salem IOOF Cemetery, but the Veterans Administration Gravesite Locator indicates burial at the West Cemetery in Diamond, Ohio. Note (3) Name spelled "Lewis" in marriage record and in mother's, wife's, and brother Herman's and sister Rosemary's obituaries, but "Louis" in father's obituary and elsewhere, including birth record. Note (4) Birth date incorrectly entered in SSDI as Nov 23 1925. Note (5) Military grave marker indicates only that he was an Army PFC in World War II, but his obituary states that he also served in the Korean War.