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Note: William Hurst Birth: July 10, 1796
Managed by: Erin Spiceland
Son of John "Mill Creek" Hurst and Elizabeth Hurst
Husband of Fannie Hurst
Brother of Rhoda Poe; Rachel Hill; Nancy McCammack; Isaac W. Hurst; Susan McCammack and 2 others
Half brother of Elijah Hurst; John Hurst, III; Henry Hurst; Rev. Thomas H. Hurst; George Hurst and 4 others
"The Hurst Family" by Patrick Pearsey
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Note: "William Hurst was born July 10, 1796 in New River, Wythe
Note: County, Virginia to John and Elizabeth (Breedwell) Hurst. He
Note: married Fannie Nunn, born 1790, died April 20, 1873, aged about
Note: 84 years. In 1821, William Hurst purchased land in Claiborne
Note: County, Tennessee from John Hurst. He sold this land to a
Note: William Hurst in 1822. William Hurst brought his family to
Note: Putnam County, Indiana in 1823, according to a biography written
Note: of his son Jefferson in 1881. They located on Deer Creek in
Note: Marion Township, where William patented several tracts of land
Note: from the U.S. Government. He cleared a place and built a log
Note: cabin, putting in a small crop of corn that first year in
Note: Indiana. The 1881 History of Putnam County, Indiana described
Note: William Hurst as a peacemaker, who was "frequently called upon
Note: to settle Matters of dispute among his neighbors."
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Note: William died on October 8, 1849 in Putnam County, Indiana. He
Note: was known as a Democrat and a devoted member of the Old School
Note: Baptist Church. Fanny and most likely William, are buried in the
Note: Deer Creek Cemetery, Putnam County.
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