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farmer in Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, where he died, January 26th,
1859, aged 46 years. They had William Henry, James Wesley, and
Augusta Issabel.
NEWTON HENRY HART, Petersburg, Monroe County, Mich., second
son of Joel Hart, of Egremont, Mass., and his wife, Sally (Winchell),
born February 2 5th, 1816, at Sheffield, Mass. He married August
16th, 1853, Moselle S. McCollum, who died August 27th, 1856, aged
29, when second he married March 27th, 1861, Naome Oram, who
died November 24th, 1864, aged 38, when he third married December
12th, 1865, Widow Elizabeth Thompson, who died December 27th,
1870, aged 49 years. He is a mason and rake manufacturer, and was
residing at Petersburg in 1872. He sent us, under date of February
3d, 1873, a list of clergymen, copied from the New York Observer Year
Book.
CHILD BY THE SECOND WIFE, BEING THE NINTH GENERATION.
1498. Millicent M., born December 20th, 1862.
SOLOMON WINCHELL HART, Colebrook, Ohio, third son of Joel Hart,
of Egremont, Mass., and his wife, Sally (Winchell), born May 21st,
1817, at Egremont, Berkshire County, Mass.; married June 8th, 1843,
Eleanor Bancroft, of Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, daughter of
Rodolphus, and his wife, Betsey (King), born September 30th, 1819, at
Nelson. His avocation is farming, and he was residing at Colebrook,
Ashtabula County, Ohio.
THEIR CHILD, BEING THE NINTH GENERATION.
1499. Julia Amelia, born February 7th, 1848; married August 16th, 1868, Adelbert E. Beckwith.
LORENZO DE WITT HART, Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., fourth
son of Joel Hart, of Egremont, Mass., and his wife, Sally (Winchell),
born October 11th, 1828, at Egromont, Mass; married October 13th,
1858, Clarissa Stearns, born April 13th, 1830. He resides at Freeport,
and his avocation is farming. They are both members of the Church
of United Brethren, and have two adopted children.
THEIR CHILDREN, BEING THE NINTH GENERATION.
1500. Gertie Ann, born March 2d, 1866.
1501. William A., born August 5th, 1870.
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The pictures here are of Lorenzo D. Hart and his second wife,
Eliza Jane Douglas Wood Hart.
They were married on 6/17/1886, on which date he
was 57 years old and she was 45 years old. They did not have any children
together. Lorenzo's first wife Clarissa Stearns died 12/26/1884. Lorenzo
and Eliza lived together in Belvidere, IL until he died 12/11/1908.
Clarissa's obituary, as reported in an unknown local newspaper is provided below.
Her obituary talks of
children in the plural but Lorenzo's will only makes mention of Gertie Ann
and not of William.
In Lorenzo's will, his adopted daughter
Gertie Ann Douglas is listed, so it is safe to guess that she married a
Douglas. When Lorenzo and Eliza were married on 6/17/1886 Gertie Ann
Hart was listed as a witness, so she must have been married after that date.
Eliza Jane's maiden name
is Douglas and her father, Wheeler LeGrande Douglas, is the 2nd
cousin of the "Little Giant" Stephen Douglas. Could Gertie Ann have married
a member of her step mother's Douglas family.
Gertie Ann had an adopted brother by the name
of William A. Hart, born 8/5/1870. He is not listed in the will dated 1/8/1907,
so he was probably desceased by then.
The following is the Obituary for Clarissa Stearns Hart from an unknown newspaper:
HART.—Clarissa Stearns was born in Shalersville, Ohio, April 13, 1830, and married there to Lorenzo D. Hart, Oct. 18, 1858;
came to Illinois Oct. 28, 1858; converted in February, 1867, and joined the United Brethren in Christ; died Dec. 26, 1884.
Preaching being discontinued near her home in Harlem, she attended the M. E. church in Freeport, and aided and rejoiced in their
prosperity. Her house was always a home for all ministers of the gospel. Though suffering from internal cancer she yet lived
a happy life of trust in God. Talking of heaven and praising God many months, she anxiously waited for heaven's chariot, and
embraced husband and children, and kissing them good-bye, stepped in with the angels and went home to glory.—J. Wardle.
The following is the Obituary for Lorenzo D.Hart from the Belvidere Daily Republican.
LORENZO HART IS KILLED
BY FALL ON WALK
AGED MAN DIED AT DEKALB LAST NIGHT AS THE RESULT OF A FALL WHICH CAUSED CONCUSSION OF THE BRAIN -
DEATH A GREAT SHOCK TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
Lorenzo D. Hart, of Belvidere, eighty years of age, died at DeKalb last night as a result of a fall which
caused concussion of the brain.
Mr. Hart had been at DeKalb a part of the time of late receiving treatment at an institution there for
a malady. He was considered to be cured and was to have returned home permanently today. He had been
home occasionally and the members of the family were looking expectantly for his home coming today.
Last evening he left the house at DeKalb and not returning search was made and he was found prostrate
on the sidewalk, having evidently fallen and struck the sidewalk with his head.
Coroner Morris held an inquest, the jury finding that Mr. Hart came to his death from concussion of
the brain caused by the fall.
The deceased had been troubled for some time with a weak heart and an attack, coming with little
warning, is believed to have caused the fall. He went to DeKalb the fore part of the week to continue
treatment. A letter received from him by the family yesterday stated that he was feeling remarkably
well and would return home this forenoon. The telegram received later was therefore a great shock
to the relatives.
I. A. Holcomb left this forenoon on the 10:30 train for deKalb and will bring the remains home at
once.
The deceased was 80 years of age October 21st last. His former home was in Freeport, where he lived
for forty years. Since coming to Belvidere he has passed a quite, retired life at the family home,
226 East Hurlburt avenue.
His wife survives, as also of the immediate family Mrs. I. A. Holcomb, who is a step-daugher.
A brother, Charles Hart, still makes his home in Freeport, and was expected here today.
The deceased had many friends who held him in high esteem. They with all the friends of the family
will greatly deplore his loss and have much sympathy with those so suddenly bereft.
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