Joseph Wilson Hartman, 1845-1920

HARTMAN, RUNKLE, GREEN

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/8/2013 at 08:20:23

Joseph Wilson Hartman, a pioneer settler and old soldier died Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ray Green on East Third street, Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.

Mr. Hartman was born in Union county, Pennsylvania, March 8, 1845. While yet a youth he moved with his parents to Monroe, Wisconsin, and later to near Orangeville, Illinois, where he enlisted in the 46th Illinois Infantry in the Civil war and served for three years, having enlisted in 1863 and being discharged in January, 1866.

In 1867 he was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Runkle, and to this union three sons and one daughter were born, all living. The sons are John W. of Spirit Lake, J.S. Hartman of Palo Alto, California, and Bert H. of Glenburn, North Dakota, the daughter being Mrs. Ray Green of this city.

In 1870 they came to Clay county and Mr. Hartman took a homestead southwest of Spencer and resided on it until about twenty years ago when he moved to Spencer, where he has since resided with the exception of a few years when the family lived at Webb and Royal when they conducted a hotel.

Mr. Hartman was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and was a prominent and well known citizen. He had a large acquaintance and numbered many personal friends. Mr. Hartman and his family endured all the hardships of the pioneers of this county, and lived to see the country of his adoption become a prosperous and thrifty community.

The funeral services were held this afternoon at the Methodist church, the services being conducted by Rev. F.C. Taylor, and the interment being in Riverside cemetery. The Grand Army attended in a body.

Source: Spencer Reporter, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; October 13, 1920.

Interment in Riverside cemetery
 

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