Headstone states he was born in 1816. Baptism records state he was baptized on 8 February 1817 by J. J. Hamley at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England. He is the son of John Carhart who was a Thatcher and Mary Bond Carhart. He married Eliza Ellen Rundell on 20 Nov 1841 in St. Columb, Cornwall County, England. Stephen and Eliza came to American in 1842. Stephen purchased a flour mill on the Little Platte River, northwest of the city of Platteville, at a total cost of $14,000. The mill was variously known first as the "Augustine", the "Carhart", and finally the "Jacobs" Mill. It was built of Calena limestone and was sometimes informally called the Rock Mill. Stephen had a lot of trouble with his dam. He finally disposed of his mill property 12 December 1867, for $18,000 and bought a large farm in central Iowa, where the family resided for a number or years.
Stephen was a Farmer and a Miller. In They had 7 children.
Stephen was a Farmer and a Miller. In They had 7 children.
Headstone states he was born in 1816. Baptism records state he was baptized on 8 February 1817 by J. J. Hamley at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England. He is the son of John Carhart who was a Thatcher and Mary Bond Carhart. He married Eliza Ellen Rundell on 20 Nov 1841 in St. Columb, Cornwall County, England. Stephen and Eliza came to American in 1842. Stephen purchased a flour mill on the Little Platte River, northwest of the city of Platteville, at a total cost of $14,000. The mill was variously known first as the "Augustine", the "Carhart", and finally the "Jacobs" Mill. It was built of Calena limestone and was sometimes informally called the Rock Mill. Stephen had a lot of trouble with his dam. He finally disposed of his mill property 12 December 1867, for $18,000 and bought a large farm in central Iowa, where the family resided for a number or years.
Stephen was a Farmer and a Miller. In They had 7 children.
Stephen was a Farmer and a Miller. In They had 7 children.
Inscription
Steven and Eliza share a head stone, he is one side and her on the other.
The stone says:
We loved them on Earth
We'll meet them in Heaven
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