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Rev. John W Hart

Male 1876 - 1950  (74 years)


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  • Name John W Hart 
    Title Rev. 
    Born 12 Aug 1876  Auburn, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Oct 1950  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3859  Rossville
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2019 

    Family ID F3764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carey Hart 
    Children 
     1. James H Hart
     2. George Thomas Hart,   d. 22 Feb 1942, Lisbon, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2017 09:16:37 
    Family ID F3763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Obituary- Hart, John
    Obituary- Hart, John
    REV. JOHN W. HART
    The Rev. John Hart, 77, retired Presbyterian minister, died Monday morning at his home, 826 Warren. He was born August 12, 1876, in Auburn, Ill., and was graduated from Lincoln, Ill., University in 1896. He received degrees from James Milliken University Decatur, Ill., Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., and the Princeton Theological Seminary.

    He was a Presbyterian minister 52 years, serving churches in Illinois, Tennessee and Kansas. He held pastorates in Junction City, Baxter Springs, Phillipsburg, Wamego and Topeka. He retired in 1948 after serving the Oakland Presbyterian church eight years. He was moderator of the Kansas Synod in 1938 and 1939.

    He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carey Hart, of the home; a son James H. Hart, Kansas City, Mo.; brother, Charles E. Hart, Memphis, Tenn., and two grandchildren. Another son, Maj. George Thomas Hart, was killed in plane crash at Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 22, 1942.

    Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. Burial in Mount Hope cemetery.

    Rev. Hart was pastor of the Rossville Presbyterian Church in the years of World War I and later.