Jackson County OR Archives Obituaries.....Hart, John Hugh June 8, 1910
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Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Wednesday, 15 June 1910, p. 1, c. 6
Fall From Mule Caused Death of J. H. Hart. 
Coroner’s Jury Arrives at Understanding Regarding Death of Pioneer on Trail 
Creek, Above Eagle Point, Whose Body was Found.
Gold Hill, Ore., June 15. Coroner Kellogg has returned from the north fork of 
Butte creek, two miles above McAllister Springs, where he had been to recover 
the body of the late John H. Hart, who disappeared Thursday and was found 
Saturday by Milo Conley at a crossing on the creek on Conley’s homestead lying 
dead at the edge of the water with a large scalp wound on the top of the head, 
which the coroner and Dr. Holt of Eagle Point, the coroner’s physician, made 
an examination and found death was caused by concussion of the brain and 
cerebral hemorrhage, death probably being instantly after receiving the blow. 
Saturday evening the mule the old gentleman usually rode was found on the 
range near by with saddle and bridle on, which solved the problem of how the 
deceased met his death. The mule evidently became frightened in crossing the 
ford, throwing Mr. Hart. In falling his head struck a sharp root where he 
fell, causing the wound on his head. The coroner impanelled [sic] a jury at 
Mr. Frey’s place Sunday evening, which found death was purely accidental after 
examining several witnesses. The jury was composed of G. W. Frey, C. E. 
Terrill, E. W. Frey, J. G. McAllister, Milo Conley and Dr. W. W. P. Holt. The 
deceased was a blacksmith by trade. He was a native of Scotland, aged 68 
years, and had been in Jackson County about 14 yrs, and at the time of his 
death was residing with his son-in-law R. H. Bradshaw, who resides on a 
homestead in the reserve above McAllister’s Spring.
The deceased was a member in good standing in the A. O. U. W. At Wood Lake, 
Neb., holding a policy of $2000, payable to his family. Interment was made 
June 12 in the Brownsboro cemetery.

Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Wednesday, 15 June 1910, Eagle Point Eaglets, 
p. 2, c. 2-3 
Last Sunday night I [Rev. A.C. Howlett, writer] was requested to go to 
Brownsboro to attend the funeral of John Hart, whose remains were found in the 
north fork of Little Butte creek on Saturday, June 11. The county coroner was 
called and the decision rendered was that his death was accidental. It appears 
from what I could gather from Mr. Bradshaw, his son-in-law and others were out 
riding and had an attack of heart failure, as he was subject to that trouble, 
and fell off of his mule into the creek, as his body was found partly in the 
water, although his head and shoulders were out of the water. His head was 
badly mashed where he had struck a rock in the fall. He had been missing for 
some time and search was instituted. The mule was found about a half a mile 
from where the body was found. The interment took place on the 13th inst. In 
the Brownsboro cemetery.
Mr. Hart was a native of Scotland and was born Jan. 17, 1843, aged 67 years 5 
months and 24 days. He came to the United States in the same year that he was 
married, 1869, and settled in Waltham, Ill. Later he came to Nebraska, where 
he lived for ten years, finally coming to Oregon in 1895, where he has resided 
up to the day of his death. He has four sons and three daughters, four of whom 
are still living, to-wit: Mrs. E. H. Tucker, Mrs. R. H. Bradshaw, William and 
Thomas. All except Thomas are living near Brownsboro, and he is in California. 
He united with the Presbyterian church in Waltham, Ill., where he still held 
his membership, and also was a member of the A. O. U. W. lodge in good 
standing. His funeral was attended by a large number of his old neighbors and 
floral offering showed the high appreciation in which he was held by his 
neighbors. Eagle Point and Table Rock lodges of the A. O. U. W. Were 
represented at the funeral. The family desires to extend their thanks for 
favors and kindness shown during their affliction.

Additional Comments:
Date of death and middle name obtained from Oregon Death Index.

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