Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Ann VAN WART

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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Death of Mrs. Van Wart
Resident of Wisconsin for Seventy Two Years

Mrs. Ann Van Wart passed away at her home on Liberty street at 11 o'clock
Monday night. For a good many years her health has been gradually failing,
especially for the last two years. For several days just before the end
came she knew all of the members of the family who came into her room and
said she was very happy. But she had become so weak that it was very
difficult for her to talk with anyone.

Her maiden name was Ann Jones. She was born in Wales, June 17, 1836. When
she was but two years old her family came to America, locating in the state
of Ohio, where they lived for about five years, when they moved westward to
Wisconsin, settling on a farm in the town of Union. On December 22, 1857,
she was united in marriage with David Van Wart, who had come from New York
to this state in 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Van Wart made their home on the farm
four miles east of Evansville until about thirteen years ago, when they
moved into the city. Mr. Van Wart died twelve years ago.

Mrs. Van Wart leaves five sons, Frank of Beloit, Lew and Charles of
Evansville, Don of Beloit and David of Los Angeles, Cal. She is also
survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Lummery of Missouri, and a brother,
Daniel Jones of Mitchell, Iowa.

She was one of the most faithful members of the Congregational church, and
until the condition of her health made it impossible, it was seldom that
she ever missed a service held in her church. She was one of the oldest
members of the Woman's Missionary society and had taken an active interest
in its work.

The funeral was held at the home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
conducted by the pastor of her church, Mr. D. Quincy Grabill. The interment
was in the family lot in Maple Hill Cemetery.

January 28, 1915, Evansville Review, p. 1, col. 6, Evansville, Wisconsin