Husband: Francis M. Hurst
Born: Apr-12-1866 in Harrison Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Apr- 6-1929 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4,3
Buried: in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 5,4
Census: 1870, 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1885 in Harrison Co, WV 2
Occupation: farmer 1,4
Father: Eli Hurst (1830 - 1862)
Mother: Jemima Ann James (1834 - )
Wife: Ellen Divers 6
Also known as: Ella Divers 7,6,1,8
Married: Oct-25-1885 in Harrison Co, WV 9
Born: Sep- -1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2
Resided: 1929 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1885 in Harrison Co, WV 2
Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Andrew J. Divers (1822 - 1891)
Mother: Nancy Watson (1820 - 1870)
Notes
M Child 1: Archie J. Hurst Born: May-18-1893 10,1,3 Died: Feb- -1968 10,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: welder in oil fields 12 Wife: Elsie Mae Hutson b. Jan-17-1892 d. Feb- 2-1956 Married: Aug- 3-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Francis Marion Hurst Born: Apr-27-1896 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 14,15,10,3 (see note 2) Died: Nov-12-1977 in Washington Court House, Fayette Co, OH 16,3 Buried: in Mifflin Cemetery, Gahanna, Franklin Co, OH 17 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 16,18 Census: 1940 in Dog Run, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1942 B & O Railroad at Bristol WVa 15 Occupation: 1940 trackman for B & O Railroad 19 Occupation: 1930 laborer on steam railroad 12 Occupation: 1917 section hand for B & O Railroad at Bristol 14 Wife: Opal I. Ross b. Aug-27-1903 d. Sep- 5-1982 Married: Dec-27-1921 in Maryland 20
M Child 3: James Joshua Hurst Born: Sep- -1898 in Harrison Co, WV 1,21 Died: Oct- 1-1974 in Newark, Licking Co, OH Buried: in Newark Memorial Gardens, Newark, Licking Co, OH 22 Resided: 1952 in Salem, WV 21 Census: 1930 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Ada Virginia Dennison b. Jun- 1-1898 d. Apr- 3-1981 Married: ca 1920 12 Wife: Ethel Fay Currey b. Apr-29-1896 d. Sep- -1980 Also known as: Esther Fay Curry 23 Married: Apr-12-1952 at Lake Floyd, Harrison Co, WV 21
M Child 4: John Orian Hurst Census name: Orin J. Hurst 12 Born: Aug-29-1904 in Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1930 at Raccoon Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1930 farm laborer 12 Wife: Beulah K. Thompson b. ca 1910 Married: ca 1925 12
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Birth record of son. (8) Death record of husband. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Francis M. Hurst, 19, farmer, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Eli & Jemima A. Hurst; and Ellen Divers, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Andrew & Nancy Divers. Married Oct 25 1885 in Salem WV. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (12) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (15) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (16) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (17) Findagrave.com. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued thru Railroad Board. (19) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 189. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (22) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (23) Birth record of daughter. (24) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Apr 12 1866, but 1900 Census states Apr 1867, while age 5 in 1870 would put it in about 1865. In any case, his birth was at least three years after the death of Eli Hurst, his father of record, and well before his mother's remarriage. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as April 1895. Date on headstone is 1896.