AHART FAMILY:
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Some one wrote an asked me if the Airharts became Aharts after a while. It got me wondering so I am going to see if that just might be possible. The name Ahart began appearing in Miller county in the 1880s, in the form of a Mary A. Ahart & family. 1880 census: Mary A. Ahart age 39 (Mo) William M. age 20 (Mo) Harriett age 12 (Mo) John W. age 7 (Mo) Joseph age 3 (Mo) George Ahart married Sarah Whitaker, 1/20/1891. Annie Ahart married James H. Cross, 10/17/1890. Nancy Ahart married James Crider, 1/27/1891. James C. Ahart married May J. Wicham, 9/28/1893. William R. Ahart married Margaret Brandon, 10/13/1898. Dora Ahart married Charles M. Garrett, 12/13/1896. Sisley Ahart married John T. Pope, 5/19/1897. Similaritys: They are both from Richwood Township. They are both from the Iberia area. They both lived close to the Jarretts. We find George Airhart in the 1900 census with a wife named Sarah. I can find no marriage record of George Airhart marrying a Sarah, but I do have a George Ahart marrying a Sarah Whitaker in the same time period. In the1880 census I have a William R. Airhart married to Martha Humphrey. In the 1900 census, I have a William R. Airhart with a new wife named Margaret. I find no such marriage on record. But I find a marriage of a William R. Ahart married to a Margaret that jives with the time period. While I can find nothing conclusive to say they are one family, there is a possiblity of name errors on a couple of occasions. Let's here it from the Airharts & Aharts. In your search for family history did you find these names mixed? DeVere |