The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-17
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
JOB HART.
JOB HART.

JOB HarC passed peacefully
away at his home, 40 W. Eighth
Street, Chester, Pa, at II O'Clock
a. M, Wednesday, September 9,
1914. Funeral took place at
o'clock, Saturday afternoon fol-
lowing, and interment was made
in the family lot in Chester Rural
Cemetery, that city.
The deceased, the last survi-
vor of a family of seven children
born to William and Charlotte
Hill Hart, was born in Whips
Cove this county on the third
day of November, 1888; hence,
at his death, he was aged so
years, 10 months, and 6 days.
Making the best use of the edu-
catiOnal advantages offered by
the public schools of his youthful
days, and later attending the
Allegheny Male and Female Sem
mary, he fitted himself for teach
ing and did good work in the pub
lie schools. Later he was enga-
ged in the mercantile business
first at Emmaville and after
wards at Needmore, this county.
During the latter part of the 70's
and in the early SOS he resided
in Bedford, Pa, and from that
town went to Chester, where he
spent the remainder of his life
conducting a music store, hand
ling pianos and organs and a gen
eral line of musical merchandise.
In March, 1865 he was united
in marriage with Miss Mollie
Fields, of this county, who sur
wives, together with the follow
ing children, namely, Ernest S.,
amember of the reportorial staff
Of the Morning Republican, of
Chester; Miss Minnie NJ, who
for several years has had charge
Of her fathers business, and
Walter c., in the automobile
business, Philadelphia.
The paternal grandfather of
the deceased, Nathaniel Hart,
was born February 7, 1755. His
frSt wife was Elizabeth Wink. |
10 them were born eight chill
dren: Rebecca, 1893; Jane, 1894;
Sarah, 1856; William, 1898; Adam
IiSS; John 1902; Stephen, 1904;
Kuhamah, 1905. After the death
Of his first wife, Nathaniel mar
ned Rhoda Mason, and to them
were born six children, namely,
SeOlna, 1907; Mary, 1909; Ase-
nath' 1911; Malinda, 1914; Ann
y Nancy, 1916, and Rachel, 1919.
Inc parents and the fourteen
children just named have all
passed away-the last-Nancy
'teck), dying in 1906, The home
VI Nathaniel Hart is marked by
s0Ine very old buildings, about a
u uall mile northeast of Needmore,
this county.
And, now, with the death of
sOO Hart, the last one of his
lS'ners family has passed away.
n descending from sturdy New
ausland pioneers, he inherited
'uOSe traits of character that
raue 1t impossible for him to
i've any other than a pure, sweet
sa'lStlan life. In his home-out
s.. ais home-he was always the
sue' lie enjoyed the highest
Da1p aspect of the large circle of busi-
S'S associates, and church
m".1S nendS in his adopted city. A
Sosa, clOer er of the Methodist Epis-
Sp pa' Vhurch, he passed away in
~~ ,ae' calm hope of a triumphant
Nsurrection.
ROBERT DIvELB1ss.
bo~" ~0ert Divelbiss died at his
SnrS. t near Shepherd, Michigan,
t,nu, brnlay' August 80, 1914, of heart
Year, O'' and dropsy, aged 70
Fpna,'.41 Fa' months, and 12 days.
mo vra W. was held on the follow
mad" s Wednesday, e N interment being
aes, V ~ "a the Salt River Cemetery
and NJ, MplVelbiss was son of Mr..
An rs' to,' George Divelbiss, of
sife,s" s"wnShip, deceased. His
Ferenh""ssn name was Miss Mary ].
lsS5 5ttfbourg, tbo,. of Ayr township. In
a, Nley removad 20 C.J,