Bartholomew County IN Archives Biographies.....Hartman, Frederick 1826 - 1890
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Author: B. F. Bowen (1904)

FREDERICK HARTMAN.

   Frederick Hartman, deceased, lived a quiet, uneventful life, yet there is
perhaps no record in this volume which demonstrates more clearly the force of
industry and honesty in the affairs of life. Mr. Hartman was a native of
Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred on the 10th of January, 1826. His
parents were Francis and Magdalena (Gilbert) Hartman, who were also born in the
Keystone state, the father on the 4th of March, 1796, and the mother on the 8th
of April, 1804. It was in the year 1830 that Francis Hartman came to this
county, casting his lot among the pioneer settlers of German township, who were
bearing the hardships and trials of pioneer life in order to reclaim this
district for the uses of cultivation and thus provide for their families. With
characteristic energy he began to clear and then to plow and plant his land and
in course of time his labors were rewarded, while the improvements placed upon
his farm made it one of the attractive features of the landscape. In the family
were eight children, a record of whom is given in connection with the sketch of
Jacob Hartman, a brother of the subject, on another page of this volume.

   Frederick was a little lad of only four years when brought by his father to
Bartholomew county and here he was reared upon the home farm, sharing with the
others in the difficulties and trials which all early settlers encounter before
the comforts of the older districts are introduced. He pursued his education in
the public schools, but his opportunities in that direction were limited to a
brief attendance during the winter months, his services being needed on the home
farm from the time of early spring planting until the crops were garnered. He
bore his full share in the farm work, the sun shining down upon many a field in
which he turned the furrows. Throughout his entire life he carried on
agricultural pursuits and developed a good farm, built an attractive home, and
improved his property along modern and progressive lines.

   Mr. Hartman first wedded Eliza Ely, by whom he had one child, Clara, who is
the wife of Henry C. White. He afterward married Sarah Taylor, and there was a
son born of this union, LeRoy, who married Alice Stoner and is engaged in
farming. The widow of Mr. Hartman bore the maiden name of Mary E. McCleary, and
their marriage was celebated on the 9th of August, 1887. Her parents were
William and Mary (Snider) McCleary, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania,
the former born in 1809, while the latter's birth occurred in the year 1811.
They remained residents of Pennsylvania until 1850, when they removed to Ohio,
settling near Upper Sandusky, but Mr. McCleary was not long permitted to enjoy
his new home, his death occurring within a year after he located there. By
occupation he was a farmer, always following that vocation. He gave his
political allegiance to the Democratic party but was not active in politics
aside from voting. He belonged to no secret society but held membership in the
Presbyterian church and was one of its faithful followers. In 1851 the widow
brought her family to Union township and here Mrs. Hartman grew to womanhood.
Her children were four in number: Jane, who married Robert Foster, and died at
Columbus, Indiana, aged fifty-seven; John, who wedded Mary Stucker, and is
engaged in general farming in Union township, Bartholomew county; William, who
died at Mattoon, Illinois, in 1903; and Mrs. Hartman. Unto Frederick and Mary
Hartman was born one child, Harry, who is assisting his mother in the operation
of the farm.

   Mr. Hartman voted with the Republican party, having firm faith in its
principles. He was never an office seeker nor did he seek notoriety in any way,
content to do his duty as a private citizen and devote his attention to his farm
work. He was energetic and his life was one of earnest toil, crowned with the
competence which always rewards persistent labor when guided by sound judgment.
He died on the 1st of July, 1890. He was one of the first settlers of the county
and saw this section of the state when the work of improvement had scarcely
begun. The land was still largely unclaimed at the time of his arrival, few
roads had been constructed and few bridges were built. There remained to the
early settlers a difficult task in the development of this section of the state,
but Mr. Hartman bravely bore his share of the work and left behind him a good
name. His widow is now the owner of an excellent farm of eighty-four acres.


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BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
INDIANA

INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA

ILLUSTRATED

1904

B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER


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