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Hart Family Cemetery
by Albert D. Hart, Sr. - 1995
This cemetery, resting place of the Patriarch of our branch of the Hart family, John Hart (1742-1832), his son, daughter-in-law, grand-daughters, other relatives, friends and neighbors, is located on the Flemingsburg-Beechburg Road, County Road 3301, about 4 1/2 miles northwest of Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky.
One of the earliest-known recordings of the tombstone inscriptions therein was made by Krickel Kemer Carrick, of Brookline, Mass., June 15, 1939. Krickel was the great-great-grandson of John Hart, through John's son David Hart and David's son John Kemer Hart. This listing appeared in an article "Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants" published by the Kentucky Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars, 1941-1950, p 47-48.
In January of 1972, an article was published in a periodical "Kentucky Ancestors", volume 7, no 3, page 136. The tombstone inscriptions are limited to John Hart, David Hart, and David's wife Matilda. (Note that Matilda's maiden name is shown as Kemer, not Keemer.) Additionally, this listing gives the names of John's children, and the added information that traditionally the Hart family "lived for a while in Berkeley County, Va."
On March 3, 1987 a listing of the burials in this cemetery was made by still another researcher, name unknown. A hand written copy of this listing was located in the Fleming County Public Library, Flemingsburg KY in 1991 by Albert Douglass Hart, Sr., GGGG-grandson of John Hart.
The earliest interment appears to be that of Mary Evans in 1830; the next that of John Hart in 1832; followed by a Daniel Tibbs in 1833.
The last interment appears to be that of a Simon Carpenter in 1859. There may be other burials, unmarked or undated, not found at the time of the visual listings made, the earliest one reported in 1939, over one hundred years after the first burial.
Krickel Carrick reported in 1939 that the cemetery was in poor condition. The observer in 1972 found only 'two stones up", a few down and readable, balance shattered in a pile, none complete. At time of a visit to the plot in September 1995, Albert D. Hart, although unable to get closer that sixty feet from the actual stones because of a barbed-wire fence barrier, found the stones almost invisible as a result of undergrowth.
The cemetery is located on the property now occupied (1995) by James and Ann Higgens on the south side of the road mentioned above. Mrs. Higgens confirmed that this location was formerly the A. J. Sloop farm.
About two blocks west of the Higgens home is the home of Ann's mother (Mrs. Eugene Dearing). Directly across the street from Mrs. Dearing is the farm of Shirley Brewer. Another cemetery, the Megowan Cemetery, is located on this farm. As Amaziah Hart and Hannah Hart are known to have sold this property to an Abram Megowen in 1843, at which time Amaziah, Louise Hart, Hannah Hart, and John Hart, Jr. all relocated to Illinois, it is the belief of this writer that this was the homestead of John Hart. John died in 1832, and the old home was sold. Apparently John owned several parcels of land, all along this Flemingsburg-Beechburg road, the Old Hussey Pike, apparently all sold off at one time or another.
Inscriptions on grave stones from cemetery on farm of A. J. Sloop located on Hussey
road, about 4 1/2 miles from Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky. Copied
by Krickel Kemer
Carrick (who later died on December
23, 1952) on June 15, 1939.
From
adverse blasts & loving storms
Her favored soul he bore
& with yon bright angelic forms
She lives to die no more
O
do not weep or grieve for me,
You know I must go home
I was upon a visit here,
And now I must return
Beloved in life & lamented in death
Yet could she speak she now would say
Weep not for me God’s voice obey
(all that was visible)
Source: Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants Kentucky Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars, 1841-1850. Page 47+48.
John Hart, Esq.
Col. David Hart
Matilda Hart
Krickel Kemer Carrick in 1930’s
(Photos provided by
Edward F. Krickel III
in 2002)
From: "Kentucky
Ancestors", Volume 7,
No 3, January 1972:
Fleming County Kentucky
Hart Family
Page 126:
Tombstone Inscriptions - Hart Cemetery - located on the Hussey Road about 4 1/2 miles from Flemingsburg, Kentucky.
"John Hart, Esq., born August 19, 1742; died April 25, 1833, ag'd 90 yrs & 6 dys: "Col. David Hart, born August 15, 1770; died April 2, 1835, aged 65 yrs, 7ms 18 ds." "In memory of Matilda Hart, consort of D. Hart, died August 25, 1842, ag'd 70 years" (born ca. 1772)John Hart, Esq. married Hannah Jones and they had
issue:
(not arranged according to dates of birth)
(It is traditional in the Hart family that John Hart, Esq., and wife, Hannah, lived a while in Berkeley County, Va., now West Virginia, before coming to Kentucky)
Inscriptions from 3-7-87
HART
200 yds from Jas Higgins on
Eugene Deering Farm, Hussey Pike.
Two stones up; a few down and readable. Balance shattered in a pile, none complete.
Mary Evans, w/o Joseph Evans, d/o David & Katherine Thomas May 21, 1772 July 13, 1830 Susan M, d/o M. & Ann J. Laumann D. Dec 4 1840 27y 7m 13d Mary S., d/o Thomas & Mary Shanklin, consort of George Ivens (Evans) D. May 15 185(6) 20y 4m 20d Lydia Lewellen, Consort of John A. Lewellen D. Apr 19 1835 32y 8m 26d Melvin M., s/o Thomas R & Mary Tibbs July 2, 1837 Sept 21 1838 1y 2m 19d Lucinda, w/o J. H. Eva(ns) Sept 23 (1803?1808) --- --- -- Margaret S. T(ibbs), c/o Wm. (Tibbs) D. Dec 18 1845 68y 11m 9d Daniel J. R. Tibbs, July 26, 1811 May 11, 1833 Susan Robeson, w/o Geo. Robeson July 12, 1749 Feb 15 18-- June S., w/o T. L. Turner (Sept 18) 1836 (May 23 1857) Addison, s/o N.(M.) T.& H. Evans (3-21-1843) (5-19-1843) Other fragments of Jane S. Turner B. Dec 18 D. May 23 1857 -------- Carpenter,B.1793(2) Polly S.,(consort of) L. D. Bro(wning) D. (Sept 22) 1840 Matil(da), Consort of (D.) Hart D. Aug (25 1842) age 42 (Col. David) Hart, B. Aug (15) 1770 (D.) Apr 2, 1835 Simon Ca(rpenter) (Oct 8, 1775) May (11) 1859 Ann (Hart), (Apr 6, 1776 Mar 18 1850) John Hart Esq., Apr 19, 1742 D. Apr 25 1832 Aged (90)yrs & 6 dys(Note: Above parentheses are as shown on original hand-written
sheets ADH Sr)