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Note: It is now nearly sixty-five years since the father of Mr. Hurt, Payton L., came to Howard county from Kentucky. Like most of the early settlers of the county from the Blue Grass state,he, too, was originally from Virginia. He first emigrated from the Old Dominion to Madison county, Ky., and having lived there some years and hearing of the better country along the fertile banks of the Missouri, he pushed on to this county in 1819. In the mean time he had married, Miss Jemima Winn,of Kentucky, having become his wife. On first coming to this county he settled near Glasgow, but in 1851 opened the farm now known as the "home farm". at present owned by G. Wilcoxson. Payton L. Hurt reared a family of ten children and Erasmus F. M. , the subject of this sketch, was the ninth. He was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, which he has ever since followed. In 1860 he settled on the farm where he now lives, which contains eighty acres of good, rich land and is substantially improved. He was married February 17, 1859, to Miss Margaret E. Markland, of this county. They have four children living- Ollie C., Wm. H., John B., and Ellina E. Mr. Hurt is an exemplary member of the M. E. church south.
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