Lucy M. Hart

Name Eli Hart
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 Feb 1886
Event Place District of Columbia, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Lucy M Bryant
Spouse's Gender Female
Page 266
"District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLQ3-LP2 : 10 March 2018), Eli Hart and Lucy M Bryant, 18 Feb 1886; citing p. 266, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,107,968. (Can only be viewed a an LDS FHC centre.)

From forum member:
18 February 1886: Eli Hart married for a second [third?] time to Mrs. Lucy M Bryant; she was 36 [b.1848-9] and he 56 [b.1828-9], in Washington D. C.

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Alexandria Gazette (DC), February 07, 1887, Image 1 "Tragedy in Washington" (see attachment under Sources). This article tells in some detail the story of Frank A. Clark, printer, shooting his father-in-law Eli (who is thought to be dying, but apparently survives this) on Pennsylvania Avenue. Eli has characterised James as a "worthless, shiftless sort of fellow", and the article states that although Clark had moved to Charleston, SC for work, had not sent any money home and had not supported his wife (Eleanor). Eli and Eleanor had in the meantime set up a successful confectionary business. Eli's wife (this must be his 3rd wife, Lucy) had been ill in hospital for some time, and Eleanor had also recently had to be admitted to hospital with an illness. (It says that Eli is 65, but he must have been younger than this at the time.)
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025007/1887-02-07/ed-1/...

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The Washington Critic., February 25, 1887, Image 4: "Eli Hart's Assailant Held" (see also under Sources). This is a follow-up story to the shooting (see above), which states that Eli has recovered enough to appear in court, where his son-in-law James is being held on a charge of assault to kill. The Court allowed the case to proceed to Criminal Court.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82000205/1887-02-25/ed-1/...

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Eli is widowed by the time of the 1900 Census, so Lucy must have died.

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