Mollie Hart1

F, #2400

Father*Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart b. 19 Mar 1850, d. 1905
Mother*Rebecca (Beckann) Davis b. 1854, d. 2 Jun 1896
Mollie Hart||p68.htm#i2400|Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart|b. 19 Mar 1850\nd. 1905|p68.htm#i1174|Rebecca (Beckann) Davis|b. 1854\nd. 2 Jun 1896|p43.htm#i1155|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

 Mollie Hart was the daughter of Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart and Rebecca (Beckann) Davis. 

Last Edited1 Jul 1998

Citations

  1. [S23] Doris Floyd Dixon, "Pedigree Chart."

Nancy Hart1

F, #4394, b. 1818

Father*Marmaduke Hart1 b. 1780, d. 23 Sep 1852
Mother*Mourning Collum1 b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1867
Nancy Hart|b. 1818|p68.htm#i4394|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|Harty Hart|b. 1745|p67.htm#i2352||||(?) Collum||p37.htm#i4316||||

Birth*1818 Nancy Hart was born in 1818.1 
 She was the daughter of Marmaduke Hart and Mourning Collum.1 
Married Name Her married name was Putnall. 

Last Edited18 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S580] Mary McIntyre, "Mary McIntyre," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2006.

Nancy Katherine Hart1

F, #3724, b. 1 June 1840

Father*Hardy Hart1 b. 24 Apr 1802, d. 27 Feb 1882
Mother*Nancy McClendon1 d. 1840
Nancy Katherine Hart|b. 1 Jun 1840|p68.htm#i3724|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Nancy McClendon|d. 1840|p85.htm#i3721|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|||||||

Birth*1 June 1840 Nancy Katherine Hart was born on 1 June 1840.1 
 She was the daughter of Hardy Hart and Nancy McClendon.1 

Last Edited18 Jul 2003

Citations

  1. [S512] Bob Bridger, "Bridger," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2003.

Nancy Missouri Hart1,2

F, #2351, b. 8 May 1847, d. 16 August 1932

 
Nancy Mazura Hart Graham
 
 
MVW at Pink Graham's grave - June 2007
 
 
 

Father*Hardy Hart b. 24 Apr 1802, d. 27 Feb 1882
Mother*Miilly Ann Malone Stokes b. 5 Sep 1815, d. 2 May 1882
Nancy Missouri Hart|b. 8 May 1847\nd. 16 Aug 1932|p68.htm#i2351|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly Ann Malone Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|||||||

ChartsJOHN GRAHAM

Birth*8 May 1847 Nancy Missouri Hart was born on 8 May 1847 at GA.1,2 
 She was the daughter of Hardy Hart and Miilly Ann Malone Stokes. 
MARRIAGE*2 January 1873 She married John Allen (Jack) Graham, son of Daniel Dees Graham and Martha "Patsey" Daniels, on 2 January 1873 at Pulaski County, GA, Missouri married well as husband had $1,200 in land and $400. in personal property just a few years after the Civil War.3
JOHN GRAHAM
MAZURA HART
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Burial*August 1932 She was buried in August 1932 at Hart Cemetery, Bleckley County, GA, I have not run across the burial information on Jack just yet, but would think he is buried in the Hart Cemetery, Since Mazura would have buried him. I know more about this than I thought, the headstone for Mazura is not original. Her burial bills were paid by the county, I have copies of the bills. Interesting enough, the funeral and burial bills were reimbursed to the county by a Jones well after the event. The bills are for the body prep, grave digging and one for a casket. The county would not have erected a headstone at the time she was buried, someone else did the headstone, I do not know who at this time. Ed Harmon.4,5
Hart Cemetery Bleckley County Georgia
Death*16 August 1932 She died on 16 August 1932 at age 85.4 
Biography*  From the Bible Records of Hardy Hart (father of Missouri Hart)
Nancy Mazury 5-8-1847(known as Mazurie) m John Graham 1-2-1873
Children:
1. John m. Pinkney Davis               4-29-1900
2. Martha m. Charlie Davis               2-4-1900
3. Shadrach m.     (first) Cora Giddens     12-11-1904
          (second) Inez Grimsley     11-22-1915
4. Sallie m. Jim Bishop               4-7-1918
5. Elizabeth (burned to death while a late teenager)
6. INFANT (died at birth)
7. Jimmie (died abt age 10)
8. Mary m. Jessie Davis               5-29-1910
(she and an Infant died in 1911)
9. Dollie m. Thomas W. Harrell          12-28-1902. 
Married Name Her married name was Graham.1 
Name Variation  Nancy Missouri Hart was also known as Missouri Hart. 
CENSUS1880*1880  In 1880 Missouri and her husband live with their son John age 6 and other children right next door to Warren and Sarah Hart and their children. Both houses are close to the Perkins place which I believe is close to the Floyd Cemetery.1 
CENSUS1910*1910  In 1910 She was living with her son Shade and her daughter. They lived right next door to the Berryhill family into which Maureen Floyd and Viola Floyd married.6
CENSUS 1910
MAZURA HART
PENSION*24 October 1914 She was received a pension on 24 October 1914 at Bleckley County, GA.
CENSUS1920*1920  In 1920 She is shown living with her son Charles A. Davis in the 1920 census.7 
CENSUS1930*1930  In 1930 She is shown living with her daughter Sallie and son in law James C. Bishop.8 

Family

John Allen (Jack) Graham b. 1834, d. 1888
MARRIAGE*2 January 1873 She married John Allen (Jack) Graham, son of Daniel Dees Graham and Martha "Patsey" Daniels, on 2 January 1873 at GA Missouri married well as husband had $1,200 in land and $400. in personal property just a few years after the Civil War.3
JOHN GRAHAM
MAZURA HART
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Children

Last Edited8 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  2. [S512] Bob Bridger, "Bridger," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2003.
  3. [S2] Harris, History of Pulaski County.
  4. [S502] June Adams, Betsy Smith Robin Mullis, Bleckley County, Georgia Cemeteries.
  5. [S579] Ed Harmond, "Harmond," e-mail to MVW, Feb 8 2006.
  6. [S60] 1910 Census;.
  7. [S61] 1920 Census;.
  8. [S518] 1930 Census;.

Nora Hart

F, #1211

Father*Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart b. 19 Mar 1850, d. 1905
Mother*Rebecca (Beckann) Davis b. 1854, d. 2 Jun 1896
Nora Hart||p68.htm#i1211|Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart|b. 19 Mar 1850\nd. 1905|p68.htm#i1174|Rebecca (Beckann) Davis|b. 1854\nd. 2 Jun 1896|p43.htm#i1155|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

 Nora Hart was the daughter of Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart and Rebecca (Beckann) Davis. 

Last Edited17 Aug 1994

Nora Hart1

F, #3690, b. 1869

Father*Warren Hart1 b. 26 Feb 1845, d. 5 Mar 1908
Mother*Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis1 b. 10 Oct 1845, d. 4 Apr 1908
Nora Hart|b. 1869|p68.htm#i3690|Warren Hart|b. 26 Feb 1845\nd. 5 Mar 1908|p68.htm#i2350|Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis|b. 10 Oct 1845\nd. 4 Apr 1908|p43.htm#i1154|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1869 Nora Hart was born in 1869.1 
 She was the daughter of Warren Hart and Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis.1 

Last Edited25 Jun 2003

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.

Peter Hart

M, #1212, b. 30 March 1871, d. 9 March 1947

Father*Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart b. 19 Mar 1850, d. 1905
Mother*Rebecca (Beckann) Davis b. 1854, d. 2 Jun 1896
Peter Hart|b. 30 Mar 1871\nd. 9 Mar 1947|p68.htm#i1212|Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart|b. 19 Mar 1850\nd. 1905|p68.htm#i1174|Rebecca (Beckann) Davis|b. 1854\nd. 2 Jun 1896|p43.htm#i1155|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*30 March 1871 Peter Hart was born on 30 March 1871. 
 He was the son of Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart and Rebecca (Beckann) Davis. 
MARRIAGE*20 January 1895 He married Carrie Sermons on 20 January 1895. 
Burial*1947 He was buried in 1947 at Hart Cemetery, Cochran, Bleckley County, GA.
Death*9 March 1947 He died on 9 March 1947 at age 75. 

Family

Carrie Sermons

Last Edited27 Oct 2007

Pruitt A Hart1

M, #4354, b. 1901

Father*Willie E. Hart1 b. 1870, d. b 1930
Mother*Nancy E. Allen1 b. 26 Dec 1872
Pruitt A Hart|b. 1901|p68.htm#i4354|Willie E. Hart|b. 1870\nd. b 1930|p68.htm#i1206|Nancy E. Allen|b. 26 Dec 1872|p9.htm#i4351|Warren Hart|b. 26 Feb 1845\nd. 5 Mar 1908|p68.htm#i2350|Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis|b. 10 Oct 1845\nd. 4 Apr 1908|p43.htm#i1154|||||||

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1901 Pruitt A Hart was born in 1901.1 
 He was the son of Willie E. Hart and Nancy E. Allen.1 
MILITARY*1920  In 1920 He was shown in the military outside Atlanta Georgia. Presume this was for WW1.2 

Last Edited11 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S60] 1910 Census;.
  2. [S61] 1920 Census;.

Rosa Lee Hart

F, #1208

Father*Warren Hart b. 26 Feb 1845, d. 5 Mar 1908
Mother*Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis b. 10 Oct 1845, d. 4 Apr 1908
Rosa Lee Hart||p68.htm#i1208|Warren Hart|b. 26 Feb 1845\nd. 5 Mar 1908|p68.htm#i2350|Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis|b. 10 Oct 1845\nd. 4 Apr 1908|p43.htm#i1154|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

 Rosa Lee Hart was the daughter of Warren Hart and Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis. 

Last Edited17 Aug 1994

Sarah Hart1

F, #4390, b. 1807

Father*Marmaduke Hart1 b. 1780, d. 23 Sep 1852
Mother*Mourning Collum1 b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1867
Sarah Hart|b. 1807|p68.htm#i4390|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|Harty Hart|b. 1745|p67.htm#i2352||||(?) Collum||p37.htm#i4316||||

Birth*1807 Sarah Hart was born in 1807.1 
 She was the daughter of Marmaduke Hart and Mourning Collum.1 

Last Edited22 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S580] Mary McIntyre, "Mary McIntyre," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2006.

Seaborn Hart1

M, #4391, b. 1807

Father*Marmaduke Hart1 b. 1780, d. 23 Sep 1852
Mother*Mourning Collum1 b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1867
Seaborn Hart|b. 1807|p68.htm#i4391|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|Harty Hart|b. 1745|p67.htm#i2352||||(?) Collum||p37.htm#i4316||||

Birth*1807 Seaborn Hart was born in 1807.1 
 He was the son of Marmaduke Hart and Mourning Collum.1 

Last Edited22 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S580] Mary McIntyre, "Mary McIntyre," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2006.

Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart1,2

M, #1174, b. 19 March 1850, d. 1905

Father*Hardy Hart b. 24 Apr 1802, d. 27 Feb 1882
Mother*Miilly Ann Malone Stokes b. 5 Sep 1815, d. 2 May 1882
Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart|b. 19 Mar 1850\nd. 1905|p68.htm#i1174|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly Ann Malone Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|||||||

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS

Birth*19 March 1850 Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart was born on 19 March 1850.3,4 
 He was the son of Hardy Hart and Miilly Ann Malone Stokes. 
MARRIAGE*9 August 1868 He married Rebecca (Beckann) Davis, daughter of Zacharias Davis and Elizabeth King, on 9 August 1868 at Pulaski County, GA, Married by Shade Graham, J.P. ( I suspect he also was a neighbor).5 
Death*1905 He died in 1905 at Hart Cemetery, Cochran, Bleckley County, GA, While in the Hawkinsville area, I visited the Hart Cemetery off the Cochran Road. In the cemetery, were the graves of Rebecca (Beckann) Davis Hart (b-1854, d-2 Jun 1896) and Seaborn Madison Hart (b-18 Mar 1854 d-1905). Bob Bridger.6
CENSUS1880*1880  In 1880 This was a large family in which eight of the children do not appear on the 1880 census so were likely born after it. Looks like a total of fifteen children. In 1880 the family lived next door to his parents, two doors from his brother Warren and three doors from the Graham family.7 
Note*1880  In 1880 This family lived next door to the Floyd brothers.7 

Family

Rebecca (Beckann) Davis b. 1854, d. 2 June 1896
Children

Last Edited12 Sep 2007

Citations

  1. Middle name of Madison shown.
  2. [S470] Doris Dixon, "La Verne papers."
  3. [S23] Doris Floyd Dixon, "Pedigree Chart."
  4. [S54] 1860 Census;.
  5. [S2] Harris, History of Pulaski County.
  6. [S512] Bob Bridger, "Bridger," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2003.
  7. [S56] 1880 Census;.

Squire Eldridge Hart1

M, #4388, b. 1815

Father*Marmaduke Hart1 b. 1780, d. 23 Sep 1852
Mother*Mourning Collum1 b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1867
Squire Eldridge Hart|b. 1815|p68.htm#i4388|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|Harty Hart|b. 1745|p67.htm#i2352||||(?) Collum||p37.htm#i4316||||

Birth*1815 Squire Eldridge Hart was born in 1815.1 
 He was the son of Marmaduke Hart and Mourning Collum.1 

Last Edited22 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S580] Mary McIntyre, "Mary McIntyre," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2006.

Unamed Twins Hart

M, #1209

Father*Warren Hart b. 26 Feb 1845, d. 5 Mar 1908
Mother*Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis b. 10 Oct 1845, d. 4 Apr 1908
Unamed Twins Hart||p68.htm#i1209|Warren Hart|b. 26 Feb 1845\nd. 5 Mar 1908|p68.htm#i2350|Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis|b. 10 Oct 1845\nd. 4 Apr 1908|p43.htm#i1154|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

 Unamed Twins Hart was the son of Warren Hart and Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis. 

Last Edited17 Aug 1994

Warren Hart

M, #2350, b. 26 February 1845, d. 5 March 1908

Father*Hardy Hart b. 24 Apr 1802, d. 27 Feb 1882
Mother*Miilly Ann Malone Stokes b. 5 Sep 1815, d. 2 May 1882
Warren Hart|b. 26 Feb 1845\nd. 5 Mar 1908|p68.htm#i2350|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly Ann Malone Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Marmaduke Hart|b. 1780\nd. 23 Sep 1852|p67.htm#i2348|Mourning Collum|b. 1783\nd. 5 Sep 1867|p37.htm#i2349|||||||

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS

Birth*26 February 1845 Warren Hart was born on 26 February 1845 at GA.1,2 
 He was the son of Hardy Hart and Miilly Ann Malone Stokes. 
MARRIAGE*10 May 1867  On 10 May 1867 at Pulaski County, GA, They were married by Shade Graham. Shade was the uncle of John Graham who confessed to murdering Sallie and Warren Hart in 1908.3 
Burial*1908 He was buried in 1908 at Hart Cemetery, Bleckley County, GA, The Hart Cemetery is on land given to the Hart family for a cemetery by Dave Reeves, a black man, with the provision that he and his wife be buried with the Harts. After Reeves' burial the fence was changed to leave their graves outside. The ceder tree ooutside the cemetery is at the head of the Reeves' grave. Annie Hart Thompson (Seaborn Hart's daughter) said Hardy Hart gave Hannah Hart (Dave Reeves' wife) a one horse farm.2,4
Death*5 March 1908 He died on 5 March 1908 at age 63 "On March 5 a robbery resulted in the gruesome axe deaths of Warren Hart and his wife at Frazier near the Dodge County line. The sheriff and constables arrested two black suspects, Curry Roberson and John Henry. (Ironically, Currey Roberson is shown on the 1900 census as living lnoy a few homes away from the Davis family as well as the Floyd family. This means that he was not a stranger, but rather a neighbor. According to the census of 1900 Curry had a wife named Jane.)
A mob seized the two from the officers, shot them to death, and burned the bodies. ... Ironically, if local rumors are true, a relative of the Harts made a deathbed confession that he killed the Harts for money missing after the murders."5 
Note He Regards the murders (Sallie and Warren Hart), you will note that the information follows what I told you right down the line. My grandmother, who died at 96 said that many blacks were killed and the indication in the story is pretty much that situation. Interesting is that in the notes I find a refrence to a black man and his wife known as Aunt Miranda, who lived on the Charles Aaron Davis place. They were both well regarded and she was the wet nurse for the family as Martha Graham Davis, Charlie's wife was not always capable of nursing her girls as they were born! When Miranda's husband died, the whites for miles around came and sat by his casket and stood outside in a show of respect. A whites only water fountain dosen't exactly go with that picture, does it? Ed Harmon. 
Name Variation  Warren Hart was also known as Warren Hart. 
CENSUS1870*1870 He appeared on the census in 1870.6 
CENSUS1880*1880 He appeared on the Census in 1880 at GA; Census shows also a Nora (This could be Rosa) Hart age 11 born in Ga whom I did not have from Doris Dixon.1
CENSUS 1880
WARREN AND SALLIE HART
CENSUS1900*1900 He appeared on the census in 1900; The census shows Warren Hart and wife living with John Graham, laborer, Pinkey Graham, Boarder and Daughter Lizzie age 26.7
CENSUS 1900
WARREN AND SALLIE HART
NEWSPAPER*19 March 1908 He was mentioned in a newspaper I just ran across another account of the Warren Hart & wife murders in the Times-Journal newspaper dated Thursday, March 19, 1908in Eastman, Dodge County, GA.

RANK FOOLISHNESS.

$1,000 In Home of Aged Couple Who Were Murdered in Pulaski.

Eastman, Ga., March 5th---Warren Hart and wife were murdered at their home, two miles from Empire, between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning. It is reported that a nephew of the murdered couple reached the home shortly after the homicide and found the body of Hart lying in the horse stable with his skull broken in and Mrs. Hart was found in the house with her entire skull crushed. It is supposed that Hart was attacked while feeding his horses, and that the murderer was frightened away by the approach of the nephew. on 19 March 1908.8 
Anecdote*1990  In 1990 Here is the account of the Hart murders according to Viola Floyd Berryhill who was born in 1900. This account is a direct quote from a letter she wrote to MVW in 1990 when asked about the murders:
Friday March 30, 1990
This is what I know about the Hart murders. The were murdered early one morning, Sally was cooking breakfast, still had fork in her hand when they were found, Warren was at barn doing chores that had to be done everyday. They were struck on their heads from behind by I believe two Negroes, who were hanged later that day. I remember going to their house and seeing the rope and tree where the hanging took place. I was 8 years old.
I was told by Walker Davis a few years ago that John Graham who later married Pink Davis (Sallie's niece) who went to live with them when her parents both died within a few days of each other confessed on his deathbed that he was the one who did the murders.
Sallie and Warren were forbidding Pink going with John and that was the reason he killed them. They (she means Pink and John) lived together many years and reared a family and I doubt that Pink ever knew that John did it. She died first, but I understand he threatened to kill her. He was a very mean man and tried to go with Mama (Annie Jane Holland Floyd) and she wouldn't go with him thank the Lord.
Love, Aunt Shug

In 2006 the story was confirmed by Ed Harmon:
Margot, The story you related, is the Gospel. It is the same story told by my grandmother, Mamie Davis Jones to me. I heard the story as a child growing up, in the early 1950s. It was later changed to include the confession. Apparently after John died. I can add some details for you. Warren was killed while feeding the mules and Sally while frying bacon. Actually the story is much worse from the stand point of John Graham; According to my grandmother the bloody axe was hidden in the wood pile, where the farm hand had been chopping wood the day before, outside the back door. Then apparently the scene was set up so to make to look like it was a robbery by turning the kitchen upside down, going through the flower, etc. John left and the black farm hands then discovered the murders and ran off, knowing that with two murdered white people they would be in trouble. A mob consisting of the neighbors was formed and they went after the two. My grandmother said that every time a black would run, the black was shot dead on the spot. When the mob finally caught up with the blacks that were "guilty of the murders," they were captured, returned to the house, hung, then shot and their bodies were covered in pine pitch, set afire and burned, while hanging. The tree was in the yard or very near the home place. My grandmother said that grass would never grow under the tree where the hanging took place. The ropes were left in the tree for a long time. One can only surmise that John Graham was a participant or leader of the mob. I understood that he killed his uncle and aunt for money that people said they had hidden in the house. But that may be just part of the original story. In any case, either story about the motive seems logical. Your time line is right, I was told about the confession sometime in the late 1970s or the 1980s as I recall. As a young man hearing the story, it would be easier for my grandmother to say that the murder was over money rather than relations with a first cousin. But, at first telling, it was without the confession, so the story would not include the confession details. I do not think the motive was that important to her, but of course it does play an important part in the family history. Once it became known that John did the murders, it became a family "secret" that wasn't much of a secret, due to the prior telling. But, I did hear a family member tell the story one time, after I knew about the confession, and I knew that they knew about the confession, and they left out the end. So there are some in the family that consider the confession something to be at least, "left out", of the tale. Besides, for true, if so many folks ended up dead for something they had no part in, it is not something of which one should be proud.4

 
Note*2002  In 2002 at Bleckely County, GA, On June 27, 2002 I was shown the site of both the murder and the hanging by Wayne Floyd. The home is recently gone, but a shade tree remains. Across the street the hanging tree is gone. Wayne was shown the site by his father, Arthur Floyd. MVW.9

Family

Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis b. 10 October 1845, d. 4 April 1908
MARRIAGE*10 May 1867  On 10 May 1867 at GA They were married by Shade Graham. Shade was the uncle of John Graham who confessed to murdering Sallie and Warren Hart in 1908.3 
Children

Last Edited8 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  2. [S512] Bob Bridger, "Bridger," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2003.
  3. [S2] Harris, History of Pulaski County.
  4. [S579] Ed Harmond, "Harmond," e-mail to MVW, Feb 8 2006.
  5. [S493] Bernadette Kuehn Loftin, Cochran Community Development.
  6. [S55] 1870 Census;.
  7. [S59] 1900 Census;.
  8. [S608] Jimmie Lee Davis, "unknown short title," e-mail to MVW.
  9. [S8] Family information.

Willie E. Hart

M, #1206, b. 1870, d. before 1930

Father*Warren Hart b. 26 Feb 1845, d. 5 Mar 1908
Mother*Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis b. 10 Oct 1845, d. 4 Apr 1908
Willie E. Hart|b. 1870\nd. b 1930|p68.htm#i1206|Warren Hart|b. 26 Feb 1845\nd. 5 Mar 1908|p68.htm#i2350|Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis|b. 10 Oct 1845\nd. 4 Apr 1908|p43.htm#i1154|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1870 Willie E. Hart was born in 1870 at GA.1,2 
 He was the son of Warren Hart and Sarah Jane (Sallie) Davis. 
MARRIAGE*11 January 1891 He married Nancy E. Allen on 11 January 1891.3 
Death*before 1930 He died before 1930 I could not find him on the 1930 census. 
Occupation1900 He was in 1900 at Section Foreman on the Railroad, Empire, Dodge County, GA. 
Occupation*1910 He was in 1910 at Owned saw mill.4 
CENSUS1910*1910 He appeared on the census in 1910 at Dodge County, GA. 
DEED*11 November 1911  On 11 November 1911 William E. Hart of Dodge sold to John Grahan for $700. 50 acres of lot 182 in the 21st District of Pulaski County. It was known as the Seab Hart place and bound as follows: on the north by lands of Thompson, on east by lands of Peter and J.C. Hart; on south by lands of Peter and J.C. Hart; on west by lands of J.W. Holmes. Sale was recorded in deed book 9 on page 114. I wonder how Willie Hart acquired this land? 
CENSUS1920*1920 He appeared on the census in 1920 at Empire, Dodge County, GA.5 

Family

Nancy E. Allen b. 26 December 1872
MARRIAGE*11 January 1891 He married Nancy E. Allen on 11 January 1891.3 
Children

Last Edited11 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  2. [S55] 1870 Census;.
  3. [S2] Harris, History of Pulaski County.
  4. [S60] 1910 Census;.
  5. [S61] 1920 Census;.
  6. [S60] 1910 Census;, This first name probably not right. Very hard to read on the census and couldn't find him in the 1920 to verify.
  7. [S61] 1920 Census;, Strange that she is not shown on the 1910 census.

Zachariah Tobe) Hart1

M, #2392, b. 22 October 1872, d. 19 September 1937

Father*Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart b. 19 Mar 1850, d. 1905
Mother*Rebecca (Beckann) Davis b. 1854, d. 2 Jun 1896
Zachariah Tobe) Hart|b. 22 Oct 1872\nd. 19 Sep 1937|p68.htm#i2392|Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart|b. 19 Mar 1850\nd. 1905|p68.htm#i1174|Rebecca (Beckann) Davis|b. 1854\nd. 2 Jun 1896|p43.htm#i1155|Hardy Hart|b. 24 Apr 1802\nd. 27 Feb 1882|p67.htm#i2346|Miilly A. M. Stokes|b. 5 Sep 1815\nd. 2 May 1882|p119.htm#i2347|Zacharias Davis|b. 1815\nd. 11 Feb 1891|p43.htm#i1141|Elizabeth King|b. 1825\nd. 15 Jul 1895|p79.htm#i1142|

ChartsZachariah Davis
ZACHARIAS DAVIS
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

MARRIAGE* Zachariah Tobe) Hart married Martha "Mollie Horne. 
Birth*22 October 1872 He was born on 22 October 1872 at Pulaski County, GA..2 
 He was the son of Seaborn (Seburne or Cebren) Madison Hart and Rebecca (Beckann) Davis. 
Burial*1937 He was buried in 1937 at Hart Cemetery, Bleckley County, GA.3
Death*19 September 1937 He died on 19 September 1937 at Bleckley County, GA, at age 64. 

Family

Martha "Mollie Horne b. 23 November 1865, d. 28 November 1950

Last Edited21 Apr 2006

Citations

  1. [S23] Doris Floyd Dixon, "Pedigree Chart."
  2. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  3. [S512] Bob Bridger, "Bridger," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2003.

Daniel H Hartley

M, #1746, b. 1845

Birth*1845 Daniel H Hartley was born in 1845 at GA. 
MARRIAGE*18 June 1863 He married Charity Bryant, daughter of Jesse Bryant Sr. and Margaret (?), on 18 June 1863 at Pulaski County, GA. 

Family

Charity Bryant b. circa 1843
Children

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

Daniel M. Hartley

M, #3332, b. 1873

Father*Daniel H Hartley b. 1845
Mother*Charity Bryant b. c 1843
Daniel M. Hartley|b. 1873|p68.htm#i3332|Daniel H Hartley|b. 1845|p68.htm#i1746|Charity Bryant|b. c 1843|p29.htm#i1745|||||||Jesse Bryant Sr.|b. 16 Dec 1793\nd. 7 Jan 1887|p30.htm#i1734|Margaret (?)|b. 2 Jun 1796\nd. 10 Mar 1867|p6.htm#i1735|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1873 Daniel M. Hartley was born in 1873 at GA. 
 He was the son of Daniel H Hartley and Charity Bryant. 

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

Fate Hartley1

M, #4484

Family
Child

Last Edited26 Jun 2006

Citations

  1. [S512] Bob Bridger, "Bridger," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2003.

Georgiann V. Hartley

F, #3336, b. 1864

Father*Daniel H Hartley b. 1845
Mother*Charity Bryant b. c 1843
Georgiann V. Hartley|b. 1864|p68.htm#i3336|Daniel H Hartley|b. 1845|p68.htm#i1746|Charity Bryant|b. c 1843|p29.htm#i1745|||||||Jesse Bryant Sr.|b. 16 Dec 1793\nd. 7 Jan 1887|p30.htm#i1734|Margaret (?)|b. 2 Jun 1796\nd. 10 Mar 1867|p6.htm#i1735|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1864 Georgiann V. Hartley was born in 1864. 
 She was the daughter of Daniel H Hartley and Charity Bryant. 

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

James J. Hartley

M, #3335, b. 1866

Father*Daniel H Hartley b. 1845
Mother*Charity Bryant b. c 1843
James J. Hartley|b. 1866|p68.htm#i3335|Daniel H Hartley|b. 1845|p68.htm#i1746|Charity Bryant|b. c 1843|p29.htm#i1745|||||||Jesse Bryant Sr.|b. 16 Dec 1793\nd. 7 Jan 1887|p30.htm#i1734|Margaret (?)|b. 2 Jun 1796\nd. 10 Mar 1867|p6.htm#i1735|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1866 James J. Hartley was born in 1866. 
 He was the son of Daniel H Hartley and Charity Bryant. 

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

John H. Hartley

M, #3334, b. 1865

Father*Daniel H Hartley b. 1845
Mother*Charity Bryant b. c 1843
John H. Hartley|b. 1865|p68.htm#i3334|Daniel H Hartley|b. 1845|p68.htm#i1746|Charity Bryant|b. c 1843|p29.htm#i1745|||||||Jesse Bryant Sr.|b. 16 Dec 1793\nd. 7 Jan 1887|p30.htm#i1734|Margaret (?)|b. 2 Jun 1796\nd. 10 Mar 1867|p6.htm#i1735|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1865 John H. Hartley was born in 1865. 
 He was the son of Daniel H Hartley and Charity Bryant. 

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

Margaret R. Hartley

F, #3333, b. 1869

Father*Daniel H Hartley b. 1845
Mother*Charity Bryant b. c 1843
Margaret R. Hartley|b. 1869|p68.htm#i3333|Daniel H Hartley|b. 1845|p68.htm#i1746|Charity Bryant|b. c 1843|p29.htm#i1745|||||||Jesse Bryant Sr.|b. 16 Dec 1793\nd. 7 Jan 1887|p30.htm#i1734|Margaret (?)|b. 2 Jun 1796\nd. 10 Mar 1867|p6.htm#i1735|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1869 Margaret R. Hartley was born in 1869. 
 She was the daughter of Daniel H Hartley and Charity Bryant. 

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

Martha Jane L. Hartley

F, #3330, b. 1880

Father*Daniel H Hartley b. 1845
Mother*Charity Bryant b. c 1843
Martha Jane L. Hartley|b. 1880|p68.htm#i3330|Daniel H Hartley|b. 1845|p68.htm#i1746|Charity Bryant|b. c 1843|p29.htm#i1745|||||||Jesse Bryant Sr.|b. 16 Dec 1793\nd. 7 Jan 1887|p30.htm#i1734|Margaret (?)|b. 2 Jun 1796\nd. 10 Mar 1867|p6.htm#i1735|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1880 Martha Jane L. Hartley was born in 1880 at GA. 
 She was the daughter of Daniel H Hartley and Charity Bryant. 

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

Mary Ellen Hartley

F, #3331, b. 1875

Father*Daniel H Hartley b. 1845
Mother*Charity Bryant b. c 1843
Mary Ellen Hartley|b. 1875|p68.htm#i3331|Daniel H Hartley|b. 1845|p68.htm#i1746|Charity Bryant|b. c 1843|p29.htm#i1745|||||||Jesse Bryant Sr.|b. 16 Dec 1793\nd. 7 Jan 1887|p30.htm#i1734|Margaret (?)|b. 2 Jun 1796\nd. 10 Mar 1867|p6.htm#i1735|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr.
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough.

Birth*1875 Mary Ellen Hartley was born in 1875 at GA. 
 She was the daughter of Daniel H Hartley and Charity Bryant. 

Last Edited26 Oct 2001

Polly Hartley1,2,3

F, #2968, b. 1873, d. 1938

 

Father*Fate Hartley3
Polly Hartley|b. 1873\nd. 1938|p68.htm#i2968|Fate Hartley||p68.htm#i4484||||||||||||||||

Birth*1873 Polly Hartley was born in 1873 at GA She is buried next to her first husband at Bowers Cemetery. 
 She was the daughter of Fate Hartley.3 
MARRIAGEcirca 1890 She married Wiley Paul circa 1890. 
MARRIAGE*14 December 1902 She married Shadrick D. Floyd, son of Amos Kinchen Floyd and Anna Luttia Mc Daniel, on 14 December 1902.2 
Death*1938 She died in 1938 at GA Date from tombstone. She is buried at Bowers Cemetery. 
Married Name14 December 1902  As of 14 December 1902,her married name was Floyd. 

Family

Shadrick D. Floyd b. 22 June 1845, d. 1916

Last Edited13 Sep 2007

Citations

  1. Her last name supplied by Bob Bridger.
  2. [S470] Doris Dixon, "La Verne papers."
  3. [S512] Bob Bridger, "Bridger," e-mail to Margot Woodrough, March 2003.

Elizabeth Hartman1

F, #3268, b. 1835

MARRIAGE2* Elizabeth Hartman was married for the second time.1 
Birth*1835 She was born in 1835 at PA.2 
Married Name Her married name was Wimmer. 

Family

George Wimmer Sr. b. 9 February 1824, d. 24 August 1889
Children

Last Edited27 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. [S463] "Sebastian Wimmer Diary."
  2. [S56] 1880 Census;.

C.C. Harvey

M, #5063, b. 22 October 1816, d. 22 November 1884

 

MARRIAGE* C.C. Harvey married Sarah Jane (?). 
Birth*22 October 1816 He was born on 22 October 1816. 
Death*22 November 1884 He died on 22 November 1884 at age 68.
Grave at Macedonia Baptist Church Dodge County Georgia

Family

Sarah Jane (?) b. 28 December 1828, d. 2 February 1915
Child

Last Edited10 Jul 2008

Rosella Harvey1

F, #5041, b. 9 March 1851, d. 18 January 1923

Father*C.C. Harvey b. 22 Oct 1816, d. 22 Nov 1884
Mother*Sarah Jane (?) b. 28 Dec 1828, d. 2 Feb 1915
Rosella Harvey|b. 9 Mar 1851\nd. 18 Jan 1923|p68.htm#i5041|C.C. Harvey|b. 22 Oct 1816\nd. 22 Nov 1884|p68.htm#i5063|Sarah Jane (?)|b. 28 Dec 1828\nd. 2 Feb 1915|p8.htm#i5064|||||||||||||

Birth*9 March 1851 Rosella Harvey was born on 9 March 1851.1 
 She was the daughter of C.C. Harvey and Sarah Jane (?). 
MARRIAGE*1871 She married John Holland, son of Moses Holland and Charity Peacock, in 1871 at GA.1 
Burial*1923 She was buried in 1923 at Macedonia Baptist Church, GA.1 
Obituary1923 Obnituary of Rosella Harvey was Thursday, February 1, 1923
Mrs. John Holland, an aged and highly respected lady who resided four miles from Chester, died January 18th. Mrs. Holland was 72 years old.
Previous to her marriage she was Miss Rosella Harvey. The body was interred in the cemetery at Macedonia Baptist Church. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Crosby.
Mrs. Holland was married to Mr. John Holland, Jr. in 1871. Surviving her are her husband and several sons and daughters as follows: Mrs. Joe Arnold, Ft. Valley, J. J. Holland, Mrs. E. L. Skipper, Mrs. B. M. Hosford, B. W. Holland, Mrs. Maggie Mullis and Mrs. Missouri Cole.
Tombstone: Rosella Jane Holland b. March 9, 1851, d. Jan. 18, 1923 in 1923. 
Death*18 January 1923 She died on 18 January 1923 at Chester, Dodge County, GA, at age 71.1
Macedonia Baptist Church
Dodge County Georgia

Family

John Holland b. August 1850, d. 19 June 1941
Children

Last Edited10 Jul 2008

Citations

  1. [S614] Betty Smith, "Betty," e-mail to MVW, Oct 7 2007.
  2. [S56] 1880 Census;.
  3. [S59] 1900 Census;.
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