The Hart Family

Miles Hart in Biographical Record of Belmont County, Ohio

The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.

MILES HART, one of the well-known and popular citizens of Smith township, who for 28 consecutive years followed teaching in Belmont County, comes of an old agricultural family, which originated in the person of his grandfather, Miles Hart, in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Our subject was born January 24, 1844, ’n Smith township, and is a son of Silas and Sarah (Twinem) Hart, the latter of whom was born in 1 8 1 6, in the State of New York, a daughter of Leonard and Mary Twinem, who came from Ireland to Belmont County about 1817. Mrs. Hart died at the old home just north of Centreville. Silas Hart was born in 1817, in Smith township, and was a son of Miles Hart, who came to Belmont County in 1815 and stopped first in Mead township at Dillie’s Bottom and then settled permanently on section 28, in Smith town- ship, where he died in 1852. Silas Hart died in the spring of 1894, at the home of his son Miles. Our subject is one of a family of seven children horn to his parents, three of whom besides himself survive, namely: Cath- erine (Mrs. Barrett), of Texas; Leonard, a resident of Goshen township; and S. W., of

Smith township. Cephas and Hamilton are deceased, and a daughter died in infancy.

Miles Hart was reared on the farm and attended the country schools and also went to a select school. In 1866 he began to teach the winter sessions of school in his neighborhood, learning in the meantime the carpenter trade and spending the summer vacations on the farm, continuing thus until 1894, when he gave up the profession to devote himself en- tirely to the operation of his farm. Mr. Hart purchased this valuable and attractive home in 3872 and has 82J/2 acres of land most admir- ably fitted for farming and stock raising.

In 1878 Mr. Hart was married to Mary C. Stonebraker, who was born in Smith town- ship in i860, being one of five children born to Jeremiah and Mary (Glover) Stonebraker, the three survivors being: James W., of

Smith township; Eliza J. (Mrs. McCann), of Richland township; and Mrs. Hart. Those deceased were: John T. and Margaret, the

wife of D. M. Scatterday. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hart, one of whom died in infancy. Of the two young ladies, Sarah is the successful teacher of a school near Martin’s Ferry, and Blanche is still a student.

Mr. Hart has taken an active interest in politics in his locality, voting the Republican ticket, and lias been called upon to serve in many offices, his intelligence, education and excellent judgment making him eminently desirable as a township or county official. By appointment he served one year as township clerk and was elected and re-elected, serving with the greatest efficiency. In the latter “seventies” he served for two years as asses- sor. 'The religious connection of the family is with the Concord Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Hart is the clerk of the congre- gation.

Mr. Hart’s long associations as an educator make him a very well-known resident of Smith township, and few citizens are so highly regarded by all classes of people. As a teacher he was brought into such close rela- tions that his interest in many of his neigh-

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bors began in childhood and a mutual regard has ever since been maintained. He has a wide circle of attached friends. He was elected a member of the Board of Education, and served with credit for a term of three years.

Source: Biographical Record of Belmont County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.