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Born 1865
From Biographical review of Lee County, Iowa; (1905)
ROBERT H. HART.
Robert H. Flart, overseer of the poor farm of Lee county, Iowa, was born in 1865, near the City of Springfield, Sangamon county, Illinois, and when thirteen years of age came with his parents to Lee county, where he received his education in the common schools, and grew to manhood in the practice of industry and devotion to the task at hand. He is the son of Samuel and Penina J. (Neece) Hart, both natives of Sangamon county, and they made their home in Keokuk with the father, who was a school teacher, until his death, in 1885. The mother, who is still living, is now a resident of Hamilton, Illinois, and has been remarried, her second husband being C. W. Self. The family was composed of five children, of whom three are now living, the two besides our subject being Curtis M., of Summitville, Iowa, and Otis, of Hamilton, Illinois.
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On January 28, 1886, Mr. Hart was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Isabel Laurinson, who was born in Lee county, the daughter of William and Melissa ( Phillips) Laurinson, the former of whom, her father having died when she was five years of age, ami the mother having since twice remarried, first to H. H. Thompson, and subsequent to his death to J. \V. Wiley, with whom she now resides, in Oregon. To Mr. and Mrs. Hart have been born two children, a son, Sherman E., and a daughter. Hazel H.
Mr. Hart is a very prominent member of the Democratic party in Lee county, and a loyal supporter of its chosen leaders and zealous worker in its ranks, having served as delegate to county and state conventions for the past ten years, and having, while a resident of Montrose township), acted for three years as chairman of the township committee, performing in this capacity much valuable work for his party. Fraternally he has extensive connections, being a Master Mason of Lodge, No. 136, of Montrose, a member of Keokuk Lodge, No. 13, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of Camp, No. 4594, Modern Woodmen of America, of Summitville, of which he is Cam]) Banker: and of the Keokuk Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Security.
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As printed in Biographical review of Lee County, Iowa; (1905). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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