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Melvin Burr Hurst 1922–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1922

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1960

Death Location: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Harry Hurst

Mother: Mamie Gayle

Spouse(s): Edna Taylor

Children(s):

Melvin Burr Hurst was born in 1922 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Elmer Hurst And Mamie Gayle. In 1930, Melvin Burr Hurst resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1935, Melvin Burr Hurst resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Melvin Burr Hurst married Edna Mildred Taylor. Melvin Burr Hurst passed away in 1960 in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Burr Hurst was born in 1922 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Elmer Hurst And Mamie Gayle.
  • In 1930, Melvin Burr Hurst resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1935, Melvin Burr Hurst resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Melvin Burr Hurst married Edna Mildred Taylor.
  • Melvin Burr Hurst passed away in 1960 in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harry Hurst
1890–1966
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
HH
Mamie Gayle
1893–1960
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Edna Taylor
1921–1993
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
ET

Children(s)

Melvin Hurst's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Hurst
1922–1960
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Harry Elmer Hurst
1890–1966
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mamie Gayle
1893–1960
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Pearson) Hurst
1860–1947
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Miles
1860–1958
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Alexander (Pearson) Hurst
1860–1947
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Miles
1860–1958
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hurst
1830–1907
Mary Marchant
1839–1912
William Hurst
1830–1907
Mary Marchant
1839–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Owens
1803–1866
Elizabeth Owens
1803–1866

Melvin Hurst's Timeline

8 Records

1922
31 Jan 1922
Birth of Melvin Burr Hurst in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Melvin Burr Hurst resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Melvin Burr Hurst resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 18
Melvin Burr Hurst resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 20
Melvin Burr Hurst resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Melvin Burr Hurst resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1960
08 Mar 1960
Age 38
Death of Melvin Burr Hurst in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1960
11 Mar 1960
Age 38
Burial of Melvin Burr Hurst in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1922
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 58-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 58-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Port Haywood, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 373

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Westville, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1960
    Event Place: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1960
    Event Place: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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