. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . onroe county. West Virginia, his birthhaving occurred in 1797, two years liefore the death of George Wash-ington. He was a blacksmith by trade while in his native state, andafterward he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Emigratingwestward to Indiana he settled in Rush county in 1829 and purchasedforty acres of raw timl)erland. Hi? first home was a little log cabinand it was in this pioneer structure that the suljject of this review wasliorn. The county was in its i)rimitive condition and the pioneer
. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . onroe county. West Virginia, his birthhaving occurred in 1797, two years liefore the death of George Wash-ington. He was a blacksmith by trade while in his native state, andafterward he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Emigratingwestward to Indiana he settled in Rush county in 1829 and purchasedforty acres of raw timl)erland. Hi? first home was a little log cabinand it was in this pioneer structure that the suljject of this review wasliorn. The county was in its i)rimitive condition and the pioneer settlerssaw and killed many deer, while at one time a bear was seen in thevicinitv of ]Mr. Carts home. He endured all tlie hardshi])s and trials ^M ^pV^^^igjU^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^J^^J ^^^H >4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ^^^^^^^^t ^^^^^^^^^^H ^^^^B ^^^^^^^H ^^^^^^^^^H ^^^^^^^1 ^^^^^^^^H ^^^^^^H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1 ? ...^..^.^^r^^^^^^^^^^^H ^^^^^H l&ll^^^^H ^^^^^ ^^Wr ^ . ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1 ^^^^r ^flH ^^^^^^H ?j^- ^^H c (;^^^^ LctA^ ^-*^^^ cS-^?^^^^^^^. HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY 593 incident to pioneer life and as the years went by lie botli pnrchased andsold land but retained possession of the original farm until the time ofthe Civil war. when he sold that pro])erty. While on a \-isit to hisdaughter in Elkhart count}-, he died in Xew Paris. His political supportwas given to the Democracy and he ne\er faltered in his allegiance toits principles. He was a man of strong convictions, giving firm alle-giance to whatever cause he believed to be right, and both he and hiswife were advocates and followers of the teachings of the Presbyterianchurch. His wife was a native of West Virginia, born in 1804, andher death occurred in iSgi. In her home she was an affectionate motherand was a true antl faithful friend. Mr. Cart can also toast of Revolu-tionary ancestry, his paternal great uncle, George Cart, having been asoldier of the Revolutionary war, and he related events
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