WAMSLEY Jane Barbara

1857 - 1923  (66 years)

• Name	WAMSLEY Jane Barbara
  Birth	25 Feb 1857	Ontario, Canada Huron Co.
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 May 1923	Lagarde Twp, MN
  Notes	Jane moved from Ireland to Glenwood, MN in 1871. Jane taught school at Glenwood and Villard until her marriage. James and Jane served on the town and school board in Beaulieu and were instrumental in starting the Hart School. Jane Wamsley came from Canada in the early 1900's. She also taught school.17 JANE WAMSLEY HART Jane Wamsley Hart was born February 25, 1857 in Ontario, Canada. She was baptized on April 17, 1858 at St. Peter's Catholic Church at St. Joseph, Ontario. Jane's parents, Edward and Mary Byrne Cosgrove, had migrated from Ireland to Stanley township in Ontario, Canada; Edward in 1845 and Mary about 1853. In 1871 Jane's family moved to Glenwood, Minnesota where she attended school long enough to get a teacher's certificate. She taught school in the Glenwood and Villard area until her marriage on November 27, 1877 to James R. Hart at Long Prairie, Minnesota. They lived at Villard for twenty years. In 1901 the family moved to Duane, Minnesota (a town now extinct) where she helped organize the post office and worked there for a while. In 1904 the Hart's moved to Lagarde township, Mahnomen County. Land had just been opened up for purchase from the Indians on the White Earth Reservation. Jane was the first teacher at the Sunshine School (Hart School) and was on the school board as was James for many years. Jane worked hard raising her family of five boys and 5 girls in this rural setting without electricity, running water and other conveniences. She taught her children herself and they all grew to be intelligent, hard working people people. Her daughters learned to sew and bake and were excellent homemakers. Two of her daughters opened a millinery establishment where they made and sold hats. Though I was only years old when she died, I can remember her big delicious sugar cookies. I had hats and scarfs Grandma Jane had made for many years and they were lovely. From what people who knew her have said and the newspaper clipping at the time of her death she spent a lot of time helping friends and neighbors when needed in times of trouble and sickness. She was an extremely pleasant lady and showed a lot of humor and wit. She had to be good-natured to keep up with all the company that visited at their small home. Jane died on May 20, 1923 at her home in Lagarde Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota. She was buried at St. Joseph's Church at Beaulieu, Minnesota. [By Patricia (Peggy) Hart Bisek --daughter of Albert Hart Oct. 1989]
  Person ID	I9909	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	WAMSLEY Edward J.,   b. 1820, Ireland d. 04 May 1887, Reno, MN (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	COSGROVE Mary Byrne,   b. 12 Oct 1823, County Mayo, Ireland d. 06 Aug 1901, Pope Co., MN (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1856	Canada
  Family ID	F9905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HART James Patrick,   b. 25 Sep 1855, Madison, Dane Co., WI d. 13 Jul 1934, Lagarde Twp, MN (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1879	Glenwood, MN
  	5 boys and 5 girls all born near Villard
  Children	1. HART Anna  [natural]   2. HART Dorothy   d. 1939  [natural]   3. BURKE Marie (Mamie) Hart,   b. Beaulieu, Becker Co., MN  [natural]   4. HART George,   b. 16 Nov 1882, Villard, Pope Co., MN d. 26 Nov 1956, Waubun, MN (Age 74 years)  [natural]   5. HART Gertrude,   b. 18 May 1884, Beaulieu, Becker Co., MN d. 1964 (Age 79 years)  [natural]   6. HART Robert Stephen (John Sphenen),   b. 27 Dec 1884, Villard, Pope Co., MN d. 22 Oct 1953, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN (Age 68 years)  [natural]   7. HART Albert Patrick,   b. 13 Jan 1893, Villard, Pope Co., MN d. 12 Aug 1977, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR (Age 84 years)  [natural]   8. HART Francis (Frank),   b. 27 Nov 1894, Villard, Pope Co., MN d. 12 Nov 1984, Mahnomen, MN (Age 89 years)  [natural]   9. HART Gerald J.,   b. 11 Nov 1895, Villard, Pope Co., MN d. 08 Jan 1966, OR (Age 70 years)  [natural]   10. HART Agnes,   b. Abt 1899, Villard, Pope Co., MN d. Abt 1920 (Age ~ 21 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F3827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

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