Husband: William Blaine Hurst
Census name: Willie Hurst 1
Born: Sep-15-1885 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Died: Feb-18-1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2
Buried: in Coffman Cemetery, near Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 2
Resided: in Salem, WV 2
Census: 1900, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Occupation: farmer, rig builder 2
Father: Luther James Hurst (1852 - )
Mother: Hester Jane Lyons (1859 - 1941)
Wife: Flossie Pearl Digman 4 Married: Jun- 6-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: ca 1889 in Randolph Co, WV 3 Resided: 1946 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 5 Resided: 1942 in Salem, WV 6 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Gaylord A. Hurst 7 Born: May-26-1911 in Salem, WV 8,9 Died: Sep-22-1999 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 8,10 Buried: in Lions Cemetery, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 9 Resided: in Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV 8 Occupation: Weirton Steel Corp. 9
M Child 2: Durward S. Hurst Born: Mar-31-1913 8 Died: Sep-14-1997 8 Resided: in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Erma Iona Hurst Born: May-31-1915 in Salem, WV 12 Died: May-17-1995 8 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 11 Resided: 1942 in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cecil Howard Ashburn b. Aug- 2-1912 d. Jan- 2-1992 Married: Jul-28-1934 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 14,3
M Child 4: Clyde W. Hurst Born: Jan- 2-1917 8,15 Died: Dec- 6-2004 8 Resided: in New Port Richey, Pasco Co, FL 11,7 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Chandas Kyle "Shank" Hurst 9 Born: Jun-14-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,9 Died: Oct-16-2004 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 17,18 Buried: in Highland Hills Memorial Gardens, Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV 9 Resided: in Follansbee, Brooke Co, WV 9 Resided: 1957 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 19 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: crane operator in 54-inch strip steel department of National Steel Corp. (37 yrs) 9 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 5 Military: (enlisted 6/9/1943) Cpl, US Army Air Corps, World War II (India, Burma, China) 9,18,5 Wife: Living
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Birth record of daughter. (5) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 212 (Hancock County) (6) Death record of husband. (7) Obituary of brother. (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) Obituary. (10) Obituary - Hospital. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Name recorded as Erma Ione Hurst, with source of information for the entry given as the Family Bible. Her marriage record gives middle name as Love. The middle name Iona is generally considered to be correct. BR Bk 4, p. 79. (13) Death record of father. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 213. (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Obituary - Nursing home. (18) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (19) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. Event Notes Note (1) In 1930, location specified as Robinson Fork.