John Ditman Hart (1850 - 1932)

Born 29 Aug 1850 in Pleasant Township, Knox, Ohio, United States

Died 1932 at about age 81 in Noble Co., Indiana, United States

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Biography

John was born on August 29th, 1850 in Pleasant, Ohio. He was the youngest son of John Hart and Margaret Taylor.^[1]

He married Sarah Jane Humpshier sometime between 1866 and 1874 (assuming marriage was between atleast 16 years of age & before birth of their first child). The couple seems to have had 3 children; Nettie, Arthur and John Walter. They raised their children and lived their lives together in the Noble County area of Indiana.^[2][3][4][5] Throughout the years to couple took on boarders in their home as seen on several census'.

John held a few different jobs throughout his life including but not limited to; a well digger in 1880, a house building contractor in 1910 & 1920. The family appears to have done decent for themselves as their value of their home listed on the 1920 census was $8,000, much higher than most around them.

John passed away in 1932 in his early 80s. He was laid to rest in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana with several close and extended family members.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FY-T4K : 13 December 2017), John Hart in entry for John Hart, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSM-KJ1 : 17 August 2017), John Hart, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 74, sheet 481C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0302; FHL microfilm 1,254,302.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK5H-4RF : accessed 19 June 2019), John D Hart, Kendallville Ward 4, Noble, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 125, sheet 16A, family 391, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 372; FHL microfilm 1,374,385.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4W-XNW : accessed 19 June 2019), John D Hart, Wayne, Noble, Indiana, United States; citing ED 150, sheet 18B, line 51, family 497, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 459; FHL microfilm 1,820,459.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4BM-F38 : accessed 19 June 2019), John D Hart, Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 2A, line 44, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 620; FHL microfilm 2,340,355.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #45639204