Lemuel Jay Hart, 1875-1961, the first child of Lemuel Parker Hart and Claribel Rachel Hoyt, was born at Hart's Corners, Tuscola County, Michigan, November 4, 1875. Having the same first name as his father, he was known as Jay. As he grew up, he worked on his father's farm and learned the basic skills of a farmer. One of his delights was breaking and working horses and yokes of oxen. He graduated from Vassar School (only 8 grades) in the spring of 1897. He scored well on the college entrance exam and in the fall of 1897 he entered Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) in East Lansing, Michigan, to study agriculture. The Spanish-American War began on April 25, 1898 and Jay responded to patriotic fervor by enlisting in the 31st Michigan Infantry Regiment, Company E, on June 15, 1898. His regiment was sent to help secure Cuba after the Spanish surrendered on August 12, 1898, and he spent 2 ½ months there.
After Jay mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, in May 1899, he spent several months in McMinnville, Tennessee, with his Hoyt grandparents. He didn't have enough money to return to MAC that fall and went to work to build up his funds. In the fall of 1900, he accompanied a train boxcar of potatoes that was headed to a lumber camp near Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He tended a stove in the boxcar to keep the potatoes from freezing. After arriving at the camp, Jay worked there that winter driving teams of horses, and earned enough money to marry Esther Maria Ashe on September 4, 1901. To this union were born five boys: Hildred Jay, James Lemuel, Newell Ashe, Raymond Caley, and Ted Stanley.
Jay and Esther took over the southern 60-acre parcel of the Hart's Corners farm. In 1904-05 he built a new barn and in 1911 he completed a new brick farmhouse. Both still stand at 6121 Hart Road. Known for his honesty, Jay was elected treasurer for several neighborhood societies, such as the Progressive Thrashing Company that operated a steam engine and thrashing machine, and the F&T Holstein Friesian Association that arranged for the breeding of local herds.
As he aged, Jay began to suffer from arthritis and eventually gave up farming in about 1946. His son Newell took over the farm and Jay and Esther moved to a rented house for several years before settling in a house at 8480 Van Cleve Road, Tuscola. Esther died there on November 27, 1959, aged 81 years. Jay spent the next two summers helping his sons Newell and Raymond with farm tasks and wintered with his son Hildred in Centerville, Michigan. He suffered a heart attack and died in Three Rivers, Michigan, on March 25, 1961, at the age of 85.
One of his daughters-in-law, Naomi Hart, said of Jay, "He was one of the most wonderful men I ever knew."
After Jay mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, in May 1899, he spent several months in McMinnville, Tennessee, with his Hoyt grandparents. He didn't have enough money to return to MAC that fall and went to work to build up his funds. In the fall of 1900, he accompanied a train boxcar of potatoes that was headed to a lumber camp near Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He tended a stove in the boxcar to keep the potatoes from freezing. After arriving at the camp, Jay worked there that winter driving teams of horses, and earned enough money to marry Esther Maria Ashe on September 4, 1901. To this union were born five boys: Hildred Jay, James Lemuel, Newell Ashe, Raymond Caley, and Ted Stanley.
Jay and Esther took over the southern 60-acre parcel of the Hart's Corners farm. In 1904-05 he built a new barn and in 1911 he completed a new brick farmhouse. Both still stand at 6121 Hart Road. Known for his honesty, Jay was elected treasurer for several neighborhood societies, such as the Progressive Thrashing Company that operated a steam engine and thrashing machine, and the F&T Holstein Friesian Association that arranged for the breeding of local herds.
As he aged, Jay began to suffer from arthritis and eventually gave up farming in about 1946. His son Newell took over the farm and Jay and Esther moved to a rented house for several years before settling in a house at 8480 Van Cleve Road, Tuscola. Esther died there on November 27, 1959, aged 81 years. Jay spent the next two summers helping his sons Newell and Raymond with farm tasks and wintered with his son Hildred in Centerville, Michigan. He suffered a heart attack and died in Three Rivers, Michigan, on March 25, 1961, at the age of 85.
One of his daughters-in-law, Naomi Hart, said of Jay, "He was one of the most wonderful men I ever knew."
Lemuel Jay Hart, 1875-1961, the first child of Lemuel Parker Hart and Claribel Rachel Hoyt, was born at Hart's Corners, Tuscola County, Michigan, November 4, 1875. Having the same first name as his father, he was known as Jay. As he grew up, he worked on his father's farm and learned the basic skills of a farmer. One of his delights was breaking and working horses and yokes of oxen. He graduated from Vassar School (only 8 grades) in the spring of 1897. He scored well on the college entrance exam and in the fall of 1897 he entered Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) in East Lansing, Michigan, to study agriculture. The Spanish-American War began on April 25, 1898 and Jay responded to patriotic fervor by enlisting in the 31st Michigan Infantry Regiment, Company E, on June 15, 1898. His regiment was sent to help secure Cuba after the Spanish surrendered on August 12, 1898, and he spent 2 ½ months there.
After Jay mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, in May 1899, he spent several months in McMinnville, Tennessee, with his Hoyt grandparents. He didn't have enough money to return to MAC that fall and went to work to build up his funds. In the fall of 1900, he accompanied a train boxcar of potatoes that was headed to a lumber camp near Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He tended a stove in the boxcar to keep the potatoes from freezing. After arriving at the camp, Jay worked there that winter driving teams of horses, and earned enough money to marry Esther Maria Ashe on September 4, 1901. To this union were born five boys: Hildred Jay, James Lemuel, Newell Ashe, Raymond Caley, and Ted Stanley.
Jay and Esther took over the southern 60-acre parcel of the Hart's Corners farm. In 1904-05 he built a new barn and in 1911 he completed a new brick farmhouse. Both still stand at 6121 Hart Road. Known for his honesty, Jay was elected treasurer for several neighborhood societies, such as the Progressive Thrashing Company that operated a steam engine and thrashing machine, and the F&T Holstein Friesian Association that arranged for the breeding of local herds.
As he aged, Jay began to suffer from arthritis and eventually gave up farming in about 1946. His son Newell took over the farm and Jay and Esther moved to a rented house for several years before settling in a house at 8480 Van Cleve Road, Tuscola. Esther died there on November 27, 1959, aged 81 years. Jay spent the next two summers helping his sons Newell and Raymond with farm tasks and wintered with his son Hildred in Centerville, Michigan. He suffered a heart attack and died in Three Rivers, Michigan, on March 25, 1961, at the age of 85.
One of his daughters-in-law, Naomi Hart, said of Jay, "He was one of the most wonderful men I ever knew."
After Jay mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, in May 1899, he spent several months in McMinnville, Tennessee, with his Hoyt grandparents. He didn't have enough money to return to MAC that fall and went to work to build up his funds. In the fall of 1900, he accompanied a train boxcar of potatoes that was headed to a lumber camp near Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He tended a stove in the boxcar to keep the potatoes from freezing. After arriving at the camp, Jay worked there that winter driving teams of horses, and earned enough money to marry Esther Maria Ashe on September 4, 1901. To this union were born five boys: Hildred Jay, James Lemuel, Newell Ashe, Raymond Caley, and Ted Stanley.
Jay and Esther took over the southern 60-acre parcel of the Hart's Corners farm. In 1904-05 he built a new barn and in 1911 he completed a new brick farmhouse. Both still stand at 6121 Hart Road. Known for his honesty, Jay was elected treasurer for several neighborhood societies, such as the Progressive Thrashing Company that operated a steam engine and thrashing machine, and the F&T Holstein Friesian Association that arranged for the breeding of local herds.
As he aged, Jay began to suffer from arthritis and eventually gave up farming in about 1946. His son Newell took over the farm and Jay and Esther moved to a rented house for several years before settling in a house at 8480 Van Cleve Road, Tuscola. Esther died there on November 27, 1959, aged 81 years. Jay spent the next two summers helping his sons Newell and Raymond with farm tasks and wintered with his son Hildred in Centerville, Michigan. He suffered a heart attack and died in Three Rivers, Michigan, on March 25, 1961, at the age of 85.
One of his daughters-in-law, Naomi Hart, said of Jay, "He was one of the most wonderful men I ever knew."
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