This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hart, Morrison, Barnett, Ward Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FkB.2ACE/1561 Message Board Post: Looking to exchange information on HART. I have two brothers, Joseph S HART and James E HART who migrated from Virginia to Texas in the mid 1870's, residing in Van Zandt and Kaufman Counties. James E HART was born about 1835 in Clarke County, VA, he married Virginia W _____. Their children were James Thomas HART born about 1856 in VA, John E HART born about 1858 in VA, Joseph Andrew HART born December 1858 in VA, Allie Virginia HART born about 1872 in MS, Callie E HART born about 1874 in VA and Rutha B HART born about 1877 in Kaufman County, TX. The last record I have found for this family is the 1880 census which shows them in Kaufman County, TX; living with them is a niece, Rosa B HART. Joseph S HART was born in 1837 in Clarke County, VA and died April 24, 1890 in Kaufman County, TX; burial Phalba Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX. Joseph was married first to Rachel Ann MORRISON who was born in VA in 1835 and died December 24, 1877 in TX. By this marriage, there were 6 children, all born in VA: Emma Jane HART born February 14, 1858 died June 30, 1858, Joseph E HART born about 1859, Rosa Belle HART born about 1861, Thomas Roper HART born about 1866, Julia Dora HART born May 6, 1868 died August 13, 1935 in Van Zandt County, TX and Mary Alice HART born about 1871. Joseph S HART married second, on December 25, 1876 in Kaufman County, TX, Nancy Jean BARNETT, widow of John Colby PARKER. By this marriage there were two children, Nora HART born 1879 and William A HART born in May, 1882, both in Kaufman County, TX. Believe this William A HART married Lena THOMPSON in Van Zandt County June 2, 1902; married Mary Elizabth MARTIN in Kaufman County May 28, 1905 and fin! ally married Myrtle L Fipps in Van Zandt County April 23, 1911. Thomas Roper HART may be the T R HART who married M I (Molly) MURPHY September 1, 1886 in Van Zandt County, TX. I find census records for them in 1900 in Kaufman County, TX - Tom R HART age 33 born in VA with wife Mollie age 29 and children Minnie, Gordon and Letha. In 1910 they are in Bekham County, OK - Tom R HART age 44 born in VA, wife Mollie age 42 and children Minnie P age 21 and Oval Brand age 7. Finally in 1920 I find them again in Bekham County, OK - Thomas R HART age 53, wife Mary I or J age 50 and son Orval age 17. Julia Dora HART is buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX along with her husband James Madison WARD, who she married March 11, 1888 in Van Zandt County. Julia and James WARD had 11 children, all born in Van Zandt County: Joseph Marion 1889, Rosa Clifton 1889, Harvey Coleman, 1891, Alma Lee 1893, James Everett 1895, Viola May 1897, Vera Bell 1902, Jessie Leona 1905, Homer Ross 1908, J D 1910 and Ima Love 1912. Joseph S and James E HART are brothers of my ancestor, John William HART who settled in Allegheny County, PA; there were a total of 7 HART children, I have information on most of the descendants that I would like to exchange with other descendants. Jamie Danker jdanker@joimail.com