Published as it appeared on Feb. 23, 1924, in the Corvallis Gazette-Times, Page 6, Column 4.
Mrs. Minerva Jane Hart, wife of John S. Hart, passed away at 11:45 last night at the country home on the Alsea road, one mile southwest of Philomath. Mr. Hart is seriously ill at the home and for a week or more has been confined to his bed. Rev. C.W. Reynolds will officiate at the funeral service to be held from Bovee’s chapel at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Hart was born April 5, 1846, in Illinois, and at the time of her death was aged 77 years, 10 months and 17 days. There are several sons and daughters, and other relatives reside near Philomath.
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Editor’s note: According to family information published online, Minerva Jane Neal was born April 5, 1846, in Monroe County, Illinois, to W.C. and Elisabeth Neal. Census records show that she married John S. Hart in the 1860s and relocated to Oregon at some point in the 1880s or 1890s. By the time the 1900 census was taken, she lived in Falls City with her husband. By 1910, they were living near Philomath. A certificate of death filed with the Oregon State Board of Health shows that acute myocarditis contributed to her death. Her husband, John Swift Hart, served in the Civil War with the 5th Cavalry out of Illinois. He died at age 84 on Jan. 14, 1926, and is buried next to her.