Reverend Lewis Henry Carhart (345) was born 24 Sep 1833 in Gilboa, Schoharie, New York, United States.
1850 - US Federal Census - Broome, Schoharie, New York, United States (with parents) (Occupation: Farmer)
1850 - US Federal Census - Broome, Schoharie, New York, United States (with parents) (Occupation: Farmer)
Lewis married Mary Frances Tomlinson (346) on 18 Apr 1858 in Hamilton, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. Mary was born 10 Feb 1838 in Connecticut, United States to William and Amy (Brisco) Tomlinson.
1860 - US Federal Census - Fox Lake, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States (Occupation: Baker)
Lewis served in the Civil War. From 27 Sep 1862 to 22 Jun 1863, he was a Private with Company E, 29th Wisconsin Infantry. He re-enlisted 4 Sep 1863 as a Lieutenant with Company I, 54th US Infantry. He was mustered out as a Captain on 15 Sep 1866 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
1866 - Lewis was Pastor at Little Rock Wesley Church, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States.
Mary died at the age of 31 on 21 Jan 1870 in Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, United States. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, West Prairie, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States.
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1870 - US Federal Census - Whitewater Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States (Occupation: Minister of Gospel)
Lewis married second Clara Hannah Sully (347) on 5 Oct 1871 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States. Clara was born 23 Apr 1843 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to James and Laura Maria (Playter) Sully.
Lewis and Clara had the following children:
- Alfred Bangs Carhart (348) - born 8 Jul 1872 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States. He died 25 Jul 1959 in Imperial, Imperial, California, United States.
- Jessy Peck Carhart (349) - born 1873
- Elsie Clara Peck Carhart (1237) - born 25 Sep 1875 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States.
1880 - US Federal Census - Clarendon, Donley, Texas, United States (Occupation: Minister of Gospel)
On 21 May 1891, Lewis filed for a Civil War Pension in New York (Application #1029066, Certificate #995025)
On 21 May 1891, Lewis filed for a Civil War Pension in New York (Application #1029066, Certificate #995025)
Starting in 1900, Clara is living on her own with her son and daughter. In the Census, she is listed as a widow, although we find that Lewis remarries in 1896. The following biography of Clara appeared in "American Women Fifteen Hundred Biographies, Vo. 1, Published in 1897.
Mrs. Clara H. Sully Carhart, educator and reformer, born in Ottawa, Canada, 30th April, 1845. She is of English parentage. Her maternal grandfather, J. G. Playter, who was a government official from the first settlement of that city, was descended from an old family of English nobility of that name. In early life Mrs. Carhart showed an unusual aptitude for books. Her school duties were ever a source of enjoyment, and she decided to become a teacher. At ten years of age she was sent to a boarding-school in Ottawa, Canada, where she excelled in music. After two years she returned home, and studied in the Buffalo high school, until the removal of her parents to Darien Center, N. Y., where she attended the seminary. After graduating, she began to teach. In 1861, after the death of her father, the family removed to Davenport, Iowa. She immediately entered the city school there and for six years held high rank as a teacher. At the solicitation of the schoolboard she inaugurated a system of musical instruction, including every grade of all the city schools. On 5th October, 1871, she became the wife of Rev. Lewis H. Carhart, a young Methodist Episcopal minister, and with him went to live in Charles City, Iowa. Their family consists of two children. There she entered heartily into his work and seconded all his efforts to build up the church. Soon after the Civil War she went to Texas with her husband, who had been a captain in the Union army, and had volunteered in the work of reorganizing the Methodist Episcopal Church in the South. They had to work in the face of bitter opposition, but, largely owing to Mrs. Carhart's activity and popularity, large congregations were formed and churches were built in Dallas, Sherman and neighboring cities. In 1883 her husband retired from the active ministry, and they went to make their home in Brooklyn, N. Y., to be near Mrs. Carhart's family. She became much interested in the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, being secretary of one of the largest local unions, and afterward president of the young women's work in Suffolk county. While on a visit in Donley county, Texas, she organized a local union, which union so aroused public sentiment that within eight months afterward the saloons in that county were closed by popular vote. She became interested in the social condition of the working-girls of Brooklyn. Prominent women were called together from the churches of the city, and in 1885 they planted the Bedford Club in the heart of a district where shop-girls and factory operatives live. The aim was the bettering of the social condition of those girls, offering them innocent amusements and instruction in practical branches. The work has since grown incredibly. Of that society she was the first president. She was thus the pioneer in establishing girls' clubs, which become such an important factor in the lives of the working-girls of New York and Brooklyn. For six years Mrs. Carhart held the position of corresponding secretary of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the New York East Conference, and she has been a great factor in its success. For six years she was sent as a representative to the national conventions, and in 1889 represented that society on the platform of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Chicago. She is a member of the advisory council of the woman's branch of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Clara died 23 Dec 1913 in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, United States. She was buried in Amityville Cemetery (Section 9), Amityville, Suffolk, New York, United States. Clara's obituary was published 27 Dec 1913 in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, page 2, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States:
MRS. CLARA H. CARHART DEAD.
Mrs. Clara H. Sully, widow of Lewis H. Carhart, and sister of Alfred Sully, known prominently in Brooklyn thirty years ago, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. Wickham Smith, in Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Carhart was visiting her daughter in the hope of recovery from chronic branchitis and asthma, from which she had been a sufferer for a long while. Mrs. Carhart was 71 years old, and a generation ago was prominent in the Methodist charities of Brooklyn. She was one of the founders of the Deaconesses Home of President street, and very active in the W. C. T. U. and the Home Mission Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At one time, when residing in the Bedford section, she was active in the Prospect and the Chiropean Societies. She was early a member of the Summerfield M. E. Church, and later the New York Avenue M. E. Church, whose pastor, the Rev. Dr. Charles W. Flint, will officiate at funeral services this evening, at her late home, 1152 Dean street, at 8 o'clock. Further services and interment will be at Amityville, L. I., tomorrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Carriages will meet those arriving on the train leaving Brooklyn at 1:36 in the afternoon. She leaves a daugher, Elsie, the wife of W. Wickham Smith and a son, Alfred B., a lawyer of Winchester, Mass.
Lewis married third Martha Jane Bennett (5055) about 1896. Martha was born 8 Oct 1856 in Tennessee, United States.
1900 - US Federal Census - Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States (Occupation: Proprietor, Bath House)
1910 - US Federal Census - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (living on own income)
1915 - residence - Lewis listed as living in the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States.
1920 - US Federal Census - National Military Home, Malibu, Los Angeles, California, United States
1922 - residence - 3265 Eagle St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Source: 1922 California Voter Registration)
1910 - US Federal Census - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (living on own income)
1915 - residence - Lewis listed as living in the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States.
1920 - US Federal Census - National Military Home, Malibu, Los Angeles, California, United States
1922 - residence - 3265 Eagle St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Source: 1922 California Voter Registration)
Lewis died 22 Feb 1922 in Malibu, Los Angeles, California, United States. He was buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
1930 - US Federal Census - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1938 - Residence - 3265 Eagle St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Source: 1938 California Voter Registration)
1940 - US Federal Census - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1938 - Residence - 3265 Eagle St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Source: 1938 California Voter Registration)
1940 - US Federal Census - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Martha applied for a Civil War Pension as widow of Lewis 3 Apr 1922. (Application #1191864, Certificate #931298). She died 6 Aug 1941 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. She was buried on 9 Aug 1941 in the Los Angeles National Cemetery.