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William Lewis HART

William Lewis HART

Male 1870 - 1918  (~ 47 years)

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  • Name William Lewis HART 
    Born Oct 1870  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [1] 
    railroad track repairman 
    Census 1900, 1910  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation B & O Railroad  [2] 
    Residence 1911  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 15 Feb 1918  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • W. Guy Tetrick files report William Hart's birth date as Feb 8 1870 and his death date as Feb 21 1917. But death records show that he died Feb 15 1918 in Bridgeport at the age of 48y 7m 5d, putting his birth date at Jul 20 1869. He is not listed in the 1870 Census, but does appear in the 1880 Census, age 9, putting birth in about 1871.. His age was given as 22 at time of his January 1893 marriage, also putting birth in about 1871.
    Buried Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I30789  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2013 

    Father Andrew Nutter HART,   b. 6 Sep 1846, Summers, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1911, Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Sarah Emaline BRITTON,   b. CA 1846, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Family ID F2132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucinda MORRISON,   b. Jun 1875, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1963, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Married 29 Jan 1893  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District, Town of Bridgeport), enumerated on Jun 23 1900:
      William L. Hart, 29, b. Oct 1870, occupation railroad track repair, married 7 yrs; wife Lucy, 24, b. Jun 1875, mother of 4 children (3 still living); dau Etta, 7, b. Apr 1893; son William, 5, b. Nov 1894; dau Icie, 10 months, b. Aug 1899.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District, Town of Bridgeport), enumerated on Apr 23 1910 on Main Street:
      William L. Hart, 37, railroad laborer, married 17 yrs; wife Lucy, 33, mother of 6 children (all still living); dau Ettie, 16; son William, 15; dau Icie, 11; son Dewey, 4; dau Zula, 2; son Johnie, under one month.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District, Town of Bridgeport), enumerated on Jan 6 1920:
      Lucy Hart, 46, widowed; son Dewey A, 16, finisher at glass factory; son Kenneth, 10; dau Bessie L, 6; dau Ena G, 3.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District, Town of Bridgeport), enumerated on Apr 8 1930:
      Luci Hart, 54, widowed; dau Bessie, 16; dau Enna, 13; son Kenneth, 20, single. [7]
    Children 
     1. Etta HART,   b. Apr 1893, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jan 1984  (Age ~ 90 years)
     2. William L. HART, Jr.,   b. Nov 1895, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1922, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
     3. Icie HART,   b. Aug 1899, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1976  (Age ~ 76 years)
     4. Dewey HART,   b. 22 Jun 1905,   d. 29 Mar 1963, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     5. Zula HART,   b. CA 1908
     6. Kenneth Winifred "Red" HART,   b. 15 Apr 1910, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1992  (Age 81 years)
     7. Bessie L. HART,   b. 14 Jun 1913,   d. Oct 1986  (Age 73 years)
     8. Ena Gay HART,   b. 8 Sep 1916, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1984, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F16746  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900, 1910 - Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Feb 1918 - Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    30789_HART_WilliamL_1869-1918_DeathCertificate1775.jpg    		30789_HART_WilliamL_1869-1918_DeathCertificate1775.jpg
    30789_HART_WilliamL_1869-1918_DeathCertificate2522.jpg    		30789_HART_WilliamL_1869-1918_DeathCertificate2522.jpg
    30789_WilliamLHart_LucindaMorrison_MarriageRecord_29Jan1893.jpg    		30789_WilliamLHart_LucindaMorrison_MarriageRecord_29Jan1893.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S643] Obituary of father.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Certificate No. 1775 identifies the deceased as William L. Hart, married, son of Andrew & Emaline Hart, occupation Section Hand on B & O Railroad, died Feb 15 1918 at Bridgeport, Harrison Co WV, age 48y 7m 5d. Burial at Bridgeport. Informant: Lucinda Hart, Bridgeport. There is a second death certificate, No. 2522, which corresponds to the one just described, but with much less detail.

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    6. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).
      Identified as William L. Hart, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Andrew & Emaline; and Lucinda Morrison, 17, of Harrison Co, dau of Samuel & Henrietta. Married Jan 29 1893.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.