Dallas Co TX -  Abraham Hart

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Dallas Morning News 4 Nov 1913 page 4

DALLAS COUNTY PIONEER DIES

Abraham Hart, Who Came Here in 1844, Passes Away at Age of 92. Funeral
Services Today.

The funeral of Abraham Hart, one of the oldest pioneers of Dallas County, who
died Sunday afternoon at the home of his youngest son, J. E. Hart, in the
Reinhardt community, about seven and a half miles northeast of Dallas, will be
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Cox Cemetery, about four miles
northwest of the city. The services will be conducted by Rev. L. S. White. the
body will be taken to the cemetery by Undertaker George Loudermilk, starting
from the residence at 12:20 o'clock.

Surviving Mr. Hart are four sons, R. H. Hart, E. C. Hart and J. E. Hart of
Reinhardt, and F. M. Hart of Frisco, and one daughter, Mrs. R. P. Bethurum of
Reinhardt. Besides these, there are about 150 surviving descendants,
consisting of five generations.

Mr. Hart was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, May 12, 1822, and if he
had lived until the 12th of next May he would have been 92 years of age. He
moved with his parents to Sagamon County, Illinois, in 1826 and came to Dallas
in 1844.

In 1848 Mr. Hart was married to Miss Elizabeth Ray of Dallas and to them
eleven children were born, of whom five survive. The death of his wife twelve
years ago broke up the Hart homestead, where all the children had been born
and reared and where Mr. Hart had cultivated fifty-two crops. Since that time
he had resided with his youngest son. J. E. Hart.

When Mr. Hart first settled in Dallas there was only one little log house
here. He built his first home where the court house now stands. His last place
of residence was the farm formerly located where Munger Place is now located

Mr. Hart had not been well for the last three weeks, but had never been
confined to his bed, and said he felt better than usual on Sunday afternoon.
He had been talking about the pioneer days during the afternoon up to about 4
o'clock, and it is supposed he passed away between 4 and 5 p.m. as members of
the family found him dead in the home about that time.


Title Dallas County Pioneer Dies

Date 1912-11-04

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