Samuel Hart

Biographical memoirs of St. Clair County, Michigan to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography; memoirs of eminent men and women in the United States.
Logansport, Ind.: B.F. Bowen, 1903.

SAMUEL HART (b1842 d1915)

Probably no locality in the northern, middle and eastern region of the United States is more favored as a general farming and fruit growing country than the state of Michigan, and this fact had drawn to its confines many of the best agriculturists of the extreme east, among whom is Samuel Hart, of Wales township, St. Clair county, who was born in Orleans county, New York, August 15, 1841, a son of James and Jane (Kirk) Hart. The father of Samuel was among the early pioneers of St. Clair County, settled in the wilderness, cleared off a large tract of land and followed farming until his death, which occurred at the age of seventy-six years, in the faith of the Methodist Protestant church. In politics he was a Democrat, but was never an office holder. At one time he was the owner of two hundred and fifty acres of land, but disposed of the greater portion of it, and at his death had but eighty acres. The family of James and Jane (Kirk) Hart comprised five children, who were born in the following order: Samuel: William, who is a farmer and is married to Margaret Gould; Anna, deceased; Charlotte and Saul, twins. Of the latter, Saul is also a farmer and is married to Esther McCormick.

At twenty-six years of age Samuel Hart was joined in marriage with Rebecca Houghton, daughter of Joshua Hough ton, who came from Canada before the late Civil war, and located in St. Clair county, where he was engaged in farming until 1898, when he removed to North Dakota and settled at Coopertown. Joshua Houghton had a family of seven children, namely: Rebecca, who was called away by death in 1897: John, Luther, Wilfort. Horace, Douglas and George. While a resident of St. Clair County, Michigan. Mr. Houghton was a devoted member of the Methodist Protestant church, and was also active as a member of the Democratic party.

Samuel Hart is the owner of eighty acres of land in Wales Township, which land is nearly all under cultivation and is devoted to general farming and cattle raising. Mr. Hart has cleared up one hundred and twenty acres, and has made all the improvements on his place, these being among the best in the township. All that he owns has been earned through his personal labor and skillful management, and he certainlydeserves great credit for the exercise of sound judgment in carrying out to success all his various undertakings.

In politics Mr. Hart is a Republican, and fraternally is a member of the Maccabees at Smith’s Creek. He has never sought a public office, but has left that pursuit to others, while he has devoted his time and attention to the cultivation of his farm. To Samuel and Rebecca (Houghton) Hart were born two children, namely: Elmer, who is a farmer, married Miss Allie Winn and is the father of two children, Fred and Viola; Lillie is the wife of Fred Winn.

2 thoughts on “Samuel Hart

  1. Did you know that Joshua Houghton had eleven children. Their names were Rebecca, Maria, John, George, Luther, Wilmot, Charles, Western, Horace, Mary and Douglas.

  2. Yes, We did know that, all are listed in the Links to Family Trees under All Families. The article was taken as it was written and does have some errors

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