Cyrus S. Hart was an Editor.
2 He held the title Captain. He was in Editor.
2 Http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Steamboats Appear on Oconto River
The first steamboat, the "Pioneer", came to Oconto in 1854 and about this time Edwin Hart began to transport passengers to and from Oconto and to different villages on the bay. There were no bridges across the river at the time so Mr. Hart's son, Cyrus Hart, then sixteen years of age, established to toll ferry. He used small skiffs to transfer passengers from one side to other and charged a fare of five cents, 20 cents for a team and 30 cents for a double team. He operated this ferry for three or four years at the river crossing now spanned by the Park Avenue bridge. He was given permission by the proper authorities "to run from sunrise to sunset of each day..... Sunday excepted."
A new community had to have a voice and newspapers began to appear. The first paper was established by George C. Ginty and was called the "Oconto Pioneer". It was printed on the second floor of the Holt Lumber Company office on Superior Ave, now the office of "The Reminder" at the Superior Ave. bridge. Ginty later enlisted in the Civil War, "distinguished himself" and became a general. His paper was purchased by Cyrus Hart, who later edited the Oconto County Reporter. "The Oconto Lumberman", which succeeded "The Oconto Pioneer" was another of Oconto's early papers, first put out by Joseph Hall in 1861.
Edwin Hart and his wife, Eliza J. Hart, had platted (that is sub-divided) a portion of their land in the north part of town into large lots and blocks. The sub-division was named Eliza J. Hart's Addition to Oconto. Edwin and his son, George (who had become a prosperous commercial fisherman) built two large attractive homes on what was to become Park Avenue and soon after Captain Cyrus Hart, brother of George, built a red brick Georgian style mansion on the same street for his intended bride, Kitty Snover. Edwin Hart's home burned many years ago. George's home, now the Hall house, was acquired later by Richard L. Hall, Sr.
Cyrus Hart's brick mansion, the first brick home to be erected in Oconto County, was acquired by George Beyer who remodeled it extensively. He refinished the exterior and interior and later added stained glass windows and some wrought iron decorations. The home is now the Oconto County Historical Society museum.
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Beyer Home Museum
Address: 917 Park Avenue
Oconto, WI 54153
Phone: 920-834-6206
Website: Beyer Home Museum
This historic house was built in 1868 by Cyrus and Kitty Hart; it is believed to be one of the first brick homes in the county with the bricks being shipped to Oconto from DePere. The building passed through several owners before becoming the home of George and Fanny Beyer in 1881. Though the original structure was an Italianate-style, the Beyers remodeled it into a Queen Anne style home adding a wrap-around porch, three-story tower room and entry, a south bay addition, and new windows, many of which included leaded glass.
In 1941, the county acquired this home and turned it over to the county historical society with the stipulation that it become a museum for all to enjoy. During the 1970s, the society undertook a complete interior restoration of the home to the 1890s. Now the building is open to the public as a fine example of how the small town wealthy lived. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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United States Census, 1870
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Name: Siras[Cyrus] Hart
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 24y
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Event Place: Wisconsin, United States
Household / Gender / Age / Birthplace
Edwin Hart / M / 63y / Connecticut
Eiza Hart / F / 59y / Ohio
George Hart / M / 27y / Wisconsin
Siras[Cyrus] Hart / M / 24y / Wisconsin
Anna Sulava / F / 46y / Prussia
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1880 UNITED STATES CENSUS
Schedule 1.- Inhabitants in Oconto City, in the County of Oconto, State of Wisconsin
East Ward
Enumeration Date: First day of June, 1880
Supervisor's Dist. No. 4
Enumeration Dist. No. 109
Page No. 3
List No. 30-33
Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation: 25
Families numbered in the order of visitation: 26
The name of each person whose place of abode, on first day of June 1880, was in this family.
Name: HART, CYRUS
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 36 [1844]
Relationship to Head: -
Civil Condition: M
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Editor
Place of birth this person: Wisconsin
Place of birth father: Ohio
Place of birth mother: Michigan
Name: HART, KATE
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 25 [1855]
Relationship to Head: Wife
Civil Condition: M
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Keeping House
Place of birth this person: New Jersey
Place of birth father: New Jersey
Place of birth mother: Pennsylvania
Name: HART, MABLE
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 1 [1879]
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Place of birth this person: Wisconsin
Place of birth father: Wisconsin
Place of birth mother: New Jersey
Name: Mo..r(?), Susan
Relationship to Head: Servant
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Domestic Servant
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TWELFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1900
State: Wisconsin
County: Oconto
Township or other division of County: (East Ward) City of Oconto
Name of incorporated city, town, or village, within the above named division: Oconto City
Ward of City: East
Enumeration Date: thirteenth day of June, 1900
Supervisor's District No. 8
Enumeration District No. 138
Sheet No. 11 B
Line No: 70-73
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Park Avenue
House number or farm: -
Dwelling No: 215
Number of family in order of visitation: 216
Name: HART, CYRUS S.
Relation: Head
Color or Race: W
Sex: M
Date of Birth: Aug 31, 1848 *
Age at last birthday: 51
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Number of years married: -
Place of birth of this person: Wisconsin
Place of birth of father: Connecticut
Place of birth of mother: Michigan
Occupation, Trade, or Profession: -
Can read: yes
Can write: yes
Can speak english: yes
Ownership of home: O
Name: HART, KATHERINE
Relation: Wife
Color or Race: W
Sex: F
Date of Birth: Sept 2, 1855
Age at last birthday: 44
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Number of years married: -
Mother of how many children: 1 * [note that a son (Harold) died at 1 year of age in 1884}
Number of these children living: 1
Place of birth of this person: New Jersey
Place of birth of father: New Jersey
Place of birth of mother: New Jersey
Occupation, Trade, or Profession: -
Can read: yes
Can write: yes
Can speak english: yes
Name: HART, MABEL
Relation: Daughter
Color or Race: W
Sex: F
Date of Birth: Apr 13, 1879
Age at last birthday: 21
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: S
Place of birth of this person: Wisconsin
Place of birth of father: Wisconsin
Place of birth of mother: New Jersey
Occupation, Trade, or Profession: Teacher
Can read: yes
Can write: yes
Can speak english: yes
Name: Krohn, Annie
Relation: Servant
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1905 UNITED STATES CENSUS
Schedule 1.- Inhabitants in East Ward, in City of Oconto, in the County of Oconto, State of Wisconsin, on the 1st day of June, 1905
Page No. 244
List No. 59-63
Number of Family in order of visitation: 120
The name of each person whose place of abode, on first day of June 1905, was in this family.
Name: HART, CYRUS S.
Relationship to Head: Head
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 60 [1845]
Civil Condition: M
Place of birth this person: Wisconsin
Place of birth of parents of this person: Conn
Occupation, Trade or Profession: Cedar Manufacturer
Name: HART, KATHARINE
Relationship to Head: Wife
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 49 [1856]
Civil Condition: M
Place of birth this person: New Jersey
Place of birth of parents of this person: New Jersey
Occupation, Trade or Profession: -
Name: HART, MABEL E.
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 26 [1879]
Civil Condition: -
Place of birth this person: Wis[consin]
Place of birth of parents of this person: Wis. & N. Jersey
Occupation, Trade or Profession: -
Name: Krohne, Anna
Relationship to Head: Servant
Profession, Occupation, or Trade: Housework
Name: HART, ADELADE
Relationship to Head: Cousin
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 29
Civil Condition: S
Place of birth this person: Wis[consin]
Place of birth of parents of this person: Wis. & ?
Occupation, Trade or Profession: School Teacher
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THIRTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1910
State: Wisconsin
County: Oconto
Township or other division of County: -
Name of Incorporated Place: Oconto City
Ward of City: East
Supervisor's District No. 8
Enumeration District No. 10?
Sheet No. 4 B
Enumeration Date: 19 day of April 1910
Line No: 87-89
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Park Ave.
House number or farm: 604
Dwelling No: 72
Number of family in order of visitation: 75
Name: HART, C. S.
Relation: Head
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 65 [1845]
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M1
Number of years of present marriage: 39
Place of birth of this person: Wisconsin
Place of birth of father: Connecticut
Place of birth of mother: Michigan
Whether able to speak english: English
Occupation: Cder? / OA [own account]
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes
Ownership of home: O
Name: HART, KATHARINE
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 53 [1857]
Whether single, married, widowed or divorced: M1
Number of years of present marriage: 39
Mother of how many children:
Number born: 2
Number now living: 1
Place of birth of this person: New Jersey
Place of birth of father: New Jersey
Place of birth of mother: New Jersey
Whether able to speak english: English
Occupation: none
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes
Name: Krohn, Anna
Relation: Servant
Occupation: Servant / Private House
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FOURTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1920
State: Wisconsin
County: Oconto
Township or other division of County: Oconto
Name of Incorporated Place: Oconto City
Ward of City: East
Supervisor's District No. 8
Enumeration District No. 168
Sheet No. 12 A
Enumeration Date: 21 day of Jan 1920
Line No: 30-31
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Park Ave.
House number or farm: 516
Dwelling No: 254
Number of family in order of visitation: 269
Name: HART, CYRUS S.
Relation: Head
Home owned or rented: O
Owned free or mortgaged: M
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 75 [1845]
Single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes
Place of birth person, mother tongue: Wisconsin
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: Connecticut
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: Pennsylvania
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation / Industry: none
Name: HART, KATHERINE
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 63 [1857]
Single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes
Place of birth person, mother tongue: New Jersey
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: Pennsylvania
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: New Jersey
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation / Industry: none
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Cyrus R. Hart * [middle initial should be "S"?]
Birth: Aug., 1848 *
Death: Mar. 3, 1920
Husband of Katherine "Kitty" Snover.
Son of Captain Henry W. Hart
Spouse:
Katherine Snover Hart (1855 - 1935)
Children:
Harold Hart (1883 - 1884)
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA
Record added: May 30, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial # 70618946. Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907
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Name: Cyrus S. Hart
Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1871
County: Oconto
Volume: 01
Page: 0042
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Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930
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Name: Cyrus S. Hart
Birth Date: -
Birthplace: Green Bay, Wis.
Age: -
Spouse's Name: Kittie E. Snover
Spouse's Birth Date: -
Spouse's Birthplace: -
Spouse's Age: -
Event Date: 02 Mar 1871
Event Place: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Edwin Hart
Mother's Name: Eliza J. Hart
Spouse's Father's Name: Theodore F. Snover
Spouse's Mother's Name: Frances E. Snover
Race: White
Marital Status: -
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: -
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00350-9
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1292397
Reference ID: 1292397 file 00352.