U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hart, Victoria (1844-1924) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 467-468 MRS. VICTORIA HART, granddaughter of General Henry F. Westfall, born January 1, 1799, and Mary, daughter of Leonard and Christina Simon. Her great grandfather, Joel Westfall married Elizabeth White, daughter of William White, who was killed by the Indians near the Buckhannon Fort, 1782. Joel Westfall was born at Beverly, Randolph County, January 23, 1779, and was raised by his stepfather, John Wilson, Circuit Clerk of that County. Children of Henry Westfall were Harrison, Simon and Elizabeth, the mother of this sketch, who married James Mooney in 1841. Henry F. Westfall ran the gauntlet of military promotion in the militia under the laws of Virginia, from Corporal to Brigadier General, serving in these various capacities from 1817 to 1865. He was also deputy sheriff, clerk of the circuit and county courts, and postmaster at Buckhannon from 1832 to 1852. He was married January 21, 1821. Mrs. Hart married Creed W. Hart, son of Montgomery Hart of Randolph County, August 10, 1869. He was the grandson of Elijah and Margaret Hart, the former being a son of Edward and the latter a daughter of Daniel Hart, both sons of John Hart, who signed the Declaration of Independence. Creed W. Hart was a soldier in the Upshur Battery, serving with that Company during the Civil War. After the cessation of hostilities he engaged in business at Buckhannon and lived in this place except the years he was a resident of Texas and Colorado. He died September 22, 1897. Children: Henry Westfall, merchant at Leadville, born April 10, 1876, married Mary Doyle of Leadville, Colorado, August 30, 1905. Frances M., born October 25, 1879, finished her education in music in 1904, and under good teachers at Florence, Italy and Dresden, Germany. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #11755 FULL-NAME: Mrs. Victoria Hart BIRTH-DATE: August 17, 1844 BIRTH-PLACE: Buckhannon, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: September 15, 1924 at age 80y-26d DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: James G. Mooney (born in Va.) MOTHER: Elizabeth Westfall (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Angina Pectoris / Asthma INFORMANT: Frances Hart Ritzinger (of Buckhannon, W.Va.) BURIAL: Burkhannon, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------