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Matthew John Hurst 1865 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1865

Birth Location: Wilhite Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1918

Death Location: Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Hurst

Mother: Delania Hurst

Spouse(s): Sarrah Smith

Children(s): Emerson Hurst

The story of Matthew John Hurst began in 1865 in Wilhite Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Matthew John Hurst married Sarrah Smith, and had children including Emerson Hurst. Matthew John Hurst passed away in 1918 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew John Hurst began in 1865 in Wilhite Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Matthew John Hurst married Sarrah Smith, and had children including Emerson Hurst.
  • Matthew John Hurst passed away in 1918 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Hurst
1847 – 1923
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Delania Hurst
1847 – 1900
Birth Location: Tennessee
DH

Spouses(s)

Sarrah Smith
1870 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Emerson Hurst
1895 – 1977
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Matthew Hurst's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Hurst
1865 – 1918
Birth Place: Wilhite Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel "Windy" Hurst
1847 – 1923
Tennessee, USA
Delania ("Lana") Hurst
1847 – 1900
Tennessee
Grandparents
Noah (William Monroe) Hurst
1820 – 1870
Sevier County, Tennessee
Jane ('Jenny') Henry
1820 – 1870
Jones Cove, Sevier County, TN
Stephen (Sevier) Hurst
1809 – 1864
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Peddington
1811 – 1854
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Hurst
1792 – 1860
Elizabeth Hurst
1794 – 1858
John Henry
1783 – 1854
Sarah Winston
1785 – 1852
George Hurst
1762 – 1842
Martha Breeden
1767 – 1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Hurst
1762 – 1847
Martha Hurst
1767 – 1854
Absalom Hurst
1770 – 1843
Catherine McCarty
1772 – 1858
William Henry
1748 – 1835
Elizabeth Jones
1765 – 1847
William Winston
1758 – 1822
Anne Meriwether
1763 – 1801
John Hurst
1735 – 1817
Nancy Nunn
1740 – 1786
James Breeden
1735 – 1804
Sarah Byram
1738 – 1793

Matthew Hurst's Descendants

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Matthew (John) Hurst (11 Aug 1865 – 25 Oct 1918) m. Sarrah Smith (Oct 1870 – )
  1. 1. Emerson Hurst (18 Jul 1895 – 22 Jun 1977) m. Alpha Sturgill (17 Jun 1897 – 12 Jan 1939)
    1. 1. Edith Hurst (7 Nov 1915 – 16 Jul 1964) m. Ernest Allen (15 Jan 1910 – 30 Mar 1980)
      1. 1. Donnie (Morris) Allen (16 Nov 1936 – 26 Sep 2011)
      2. 2. Norma (Jean) Allen (3 Apr 1938 – 6 Feb 1992) m. Robert (Nelson) Parsons (1 Feb 1931 – 13 Dec 2000) m. Jessie Kelly (6 Apr 1936 – 9 May 1996) m. Arbie (Lee) Wilder-Saylor (26 July 1937 – 4 November 1992)
        1. 1. Brenda (Fay) Saylor (27 May 1955 – 14 January 2013)
        2. 2. Arbie (Lee) Saylor (20 Dec 1958 – 22 Dec 1958)
        3. 3. Anna Saylor
        4. 4. Edith Saylor
        5. 5. Dorothy Saylor
        6. 6. James Saylor
        7. 7. Sandy Saylor

Matthew Hurst's Timeline

2 Records

1865
11 Aug 1865
Birth of Matthew John Hurst in Wilhite Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Wilhite Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
1918
25 Oct 1918
Age 53
Death of Matthew John Hurst in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1865
    Event Place: Wilhite Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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