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Born 1833
From History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
HIRAM HART, farmer, P. 0. West Richfield; was born in Windham Co., Vt.,in 1833; his early life was passed in his native State, where, up to the age of 19, he worked at farming, and for one year worked in a store; he then went south, remaining one year, and, in the spring of 1855, removed to Ohio, locating in Richfield Township and purchasing the farm where he now resides; he has 174 acres of land, located about two miles south of Richfield Center, and where he follows the occupation of general farming. Mr. Hart was married, in the fall of 1854, to Miss Jeannette L. Stearns. She was also a native of Vermont, and died in Richfield, leaving two children — Elmer S. and Emma E. He was married to a second wife. Miss Arlette A. Clark; she is a daughter of Pai'k B. and Nancy Clark, early settlers of Twinsburg; she was born there in 1838. They have five children: Arthur C, Dana H., Roy K., Carroll P. and Gratia C. Mr. Hart has served the township as Trustee, and has always taken an interest in educational affairs. He is at present serving as a County Commissioner, having been elected in 1879.
As printed in History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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