Potential Family of Joseph Hurst - Evidence Relative to Unsourced History

Sunday, September 4, 2016

An email via Ancestry.com asked about the posted family tree for Hiram Hurst, showing his father as Joseph Hurst and his mother as Rebecca Verner. Research of Hiram and Joseph resulted in finding that Joseph had a sister, Rebecca Hurst who appears to have married George Moystin (Mostin/Mostyn).¹ A 1848 death notice for a George Mostin in Philadelphia indicated the funeral was to be held at his brother-in-law, William Hurst's home on Callowhill Street below 11th². This information suggests that Rebecca, Joseph and William were siblings.

The cemetery plot for Joseph Hurst and his family was discovered, originally located in Odd Fellows cemetery in Philadelphia, PA which was closed and the graves relocated to Lawnview Cemetery³. A plot deed lists a Joseph and apparently the letters, Sr. being reinterred at Odd Fellows "from Lafayette Cemetery" with interment date of 3 October 1850.

Thus, the circumstantial conclusion was that Joseph Sr. was the father of Joseph, Rebecca, and William Hurst.

Recent contact with a potential cousin, as mentioned, resulted in the following information that was passed down through their family from an aunt who lived in Camptown, PA. The information suggested that a William Hurst married Elizabeth Burley (Burleigh, Burghley, etc.). The information went on to provide as written the following as children of William and Elizabeth Hurst:

"1) John Hurst born Innis Killen Ireland. At 21 was put on police force. 21 years in London. A year after retirement, came to America.

2) One sister, Rebecca, married Wm. Moysten. Died in Wilmington, 2 sons - Wm. & Jos. Wm, married twice, had 2 + 1 children, Isaac, Wm, & Stewart

3) Wm. - married widow Sharp. Had two children, Will (married Cora Curet) and Lizzie

4) Joseph married had son Hiram

5) Jarrett. Youngest. Killed at Fredericksburg or died of yellow fever. Had two daughters; Mary and Sara (who married a Mr. Stabley) and lived in Camden, NJ. She had a son named Andrew Stabley

6) Thomas went to Baltimore and family lost trace of him.

Wm. & Eliz (Burley) Hurst parents of above. Came to America earlier. Buried in Philadelphia Cemetery. Retired; lived with sons in Phila."

Starting with a simple MindNode to formulate a plan and document the quick searches that a potential links always brings an image shows:

Additional information from the potential cousin indicated that John Hurst was married to a woman named Sara Stethers.

William Hurst Research Relative to Rebecca Hurst and Joseph

As previously mentioned, existing research derived from the death notice for George Mostin, husband of Rebecca, indicated the funeral was held at his brother-in-law's residence, William Hurst, at Callowhill St. below 11th. This information provides evidence that Rebecca and Joseph had a brother named William, living in Philadelphia around 1848.

The only William Hurst identified in that location via census data is for a William in the Spring Garden Ward as follows:

1850 U.S. Census, 1st Ward Spring Garden for William Hurst⁴:

Name	Birthplace	Age	Occupation
Wm Hurst	Ireland	30	Laborer
Eliza	"	35
Annie	Pa	14
Thomas	"	12
Elizabeth	"	1
John Campbell	Ireland	27

William living on/near Callowhill is at best circumstantial evidence to link Rebecca Hurst and Joseph Hurst previously to this William. The information provided by the contact mentioned that William Hurst married a woman named Sharp, who was widowed. A death certificate for Elizabeth Jane Hurst, dated 27 December 1915, listed her parents as William Hurst, born in Ireland and Eliza. Sharp, born in Ireland⁵. This appears to be the Elizabeth from the 1850 census and confirms that William Hurst married Eliza Sharp, further corroborated by the 1850 Census entry.

Further research identified an Elizabeth Hurst, living with Thomas Stewart and two children, Elizabeth and William Joseph, in the 1860 U. S. Census⁶.

U.S. 1860 Census, 13th Ward, Philadelphia for Eliza (Elizabeth) Sharp.

Name	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
Elizabeth Hurst	50	Ireland
Thomas Stewart	21	Pa	Plumber
Elizabeth Hurst	10	Pa
Wm. Jos.	8	"
Paul Lone	50	England
John Scott	22	"

The data suggests William died or left the family between 1850-1860. The first indication is an 1861 city directory entry for Eliza living on Rugan St. noted to be the widow of William.⁷ A death notice was found for a William Hurst in July 1859. This notice lists his residence as being in the rear of 923 Callowhill St. in Philadelphia⁸. The notice indicated that William was to be buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery. A cemetery deed was located for Odd Fellows and identified the following individuals buried within the family plot⁹:

William Hurst Odd Fellow Cemetery Deed Information:

Name	Age	Year of Death	Interment Date
Henry Gennay	3h	1857	May 31
Annie "	"	"	"
Henry "	12h	1856	Aug 1
Edward "	15 months	1856	Aug 5
William Hurst	46 years	1859	July 17
Thomas Stewart	23 years	1861	Oct 25
Mary B. Hurst	Adult	1882	Sep 25
Carrie "	still born	1889	Feb 13
Annie Genay	2 years	1864	Sep 9

The cemetery plot information shows a Thomas Stewart, William Hurst and the Genay surname. Thomas Stewart was previously identified in the 1860 census living with the family. A death notice for Thomas Stewart indicates his funeral took place at the home of his mother on 407 Rugan St.¹⁰ City directory data indicates Elizabeth Hurst, widow of William, was living on Rugan St. at the time of Thomas' death¹¹. Rugan street according to the city directory is from 917 Callowhill to Noble Street. Again, linking this family of William Hurst to the William Hurst on near Callowhill from the death notice of George Moystin.

The data appears to confirm the information provided that William Hurst married Eliza Sharp, who was previously married to a man with the surname Stewart. She had at least one child, Thomas Stewart. The connection to the Genay name may indicate that a daughter married a man named Genay. A death notice for Annie Genay indicates here parents were a William Stewart and Eliza Sharp.¹² This seems to indicate that Eliza Sharp married a William Stewart, had 2 children, Thomas Stewart and Annie Stewart. Annie married a man named Genay and this links the Genay family to the cemetery deed.

Further research of Eliza, widow of William Hurst, and her children finds the following from the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Census.

The 1870 U.S. Census, 37th district, 13th ward¹³:

Name	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
Eliza	59	laborer	Ireland
Lizzie	20	"	Pa
William	18	store clerk	"

The 1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 214, Ward 12/13¹⁴:

Name	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
Eliza	70		Ireland
Lizzie	30		Pa
William	27	Railroad clerk	"

Eliza's neighbors according to the 1880 Census are a Henry Gennay and his wife Annie. Thus, it appears to confirm that Eliza Sharp first married a man named Stewart, then married William Hurst. No additional information to connect William Hurst and Eliza to Joseph Hurst, Rebecca Hurst Moystin or Jarret Hurst has currently been identified.

Only circumstantial data ties Rebecca and Joseph to William Hurst including the census data and city directory addresses and the family's are all utilizing Odd Fellows Cemetery. The only identified William Hurst on Callowhill street is the tenuous link to the information from George Moystin's death notice tying William Hurst to Rebecca and her brother Joseph Hurst.

Jarret Hurst Research Relative to Rebecca Hurst and Joseph

A simple summary of research on Jarrett Hurst indicated he was born about 1813 and died 7 February 1863 in a U.S. Military Hospital in Washington, D.C¹⁵. Jarrett was serving in the Union Army during the Civil War.¹⁶ City directory listings indicate that Jarrett was a tinsmith working on Jackson's Ct.¹⁷ The 1850 Census finds Jarrett, 31 born in Ireland, his wife Mary, 28 born in Pennsylvania and a woman, Mary L. Bucke, 70 born in Pennsylvania, living in the North Mulberry Ward of Philadelphia.¹⁸ Mary Bucke may be the mother-in-law to Jarrett.

The 1860 Census finds Jarrett with several children living in Ward of the East district.¹⁹

The 1860 U.S. Census, Ward 10, East District finds:

Name	Occupation	Age	Birthplace
Jarrett	tinsmith	35	Ireland
Mary L.		33	Pa
Mary J.		10	"
Sarah E.		8	"
Wm. A.		7	"
Stewart Burns		40	"
Kate Petit		17	Ireland

A cemetery deed was located for Jarret Hurst in Odd Fellows Cemetery²⁰ and indicated the following buried in the plot:

Name	Age	Year of Death	Interment Date
Mary L. Bucke	75	1853	Dec. 13
Jeret Hurst	50	1863	Feby 15
Mary L.	69	1864	Jun 8
William A	33	1864	Jul 6
Mrs. Staley's infant	stillborn	1889	March 1
Mary J Hurst	41	1894	Apr 8

Daughter Sarah was reported to have married an Andrew Stabley/Staley/Staly. This appears to be confirmed by the presence of the infant buried in the family plot. The same plot information indicated that daughter Mary died April 1894 and son William A. died July 1884.

An online transcription of the widow pension of Mary L. Bucke Hurst, wife of Jarret, has a record of an Annie Stewart testifying on her behalf.²¹ This potentially links Annie Stewart, daughter of Eliza Sharp, married to William Hurst, in the 1850 census to the family of Jarret Hurst. Thus, if the limited evidence linking William Hurst to Rebecca through addresses can be further confirmed, there is some alignment to the information provided from a contact's aunt.

Mapping the location of Jarrett, William, Joseph and Rebecca using Google Earth and maps available on PhilaGeo.org shows that Rebecca lived about 1 mile from Joseph and her potential brothers, Jarrett and William.

The evidence presented to link the information provided by a contact to the families of Joseph, Rebecca and the above researched William and Jarret is suggestive only. The families all used Odd Fellows Cemetery, all lived within 1 mile of each other or less, and have some references to potentially mapped addresses. Thus, it appears likely these families are related while additional information to research might include church records to identity any baptismal sponsors, marriage records for witnesses and probate records. No additional information was discovered to identify and link the suggested father of William Hurst (married to Elizabeth Burley) relative to the cemetery information for a Joseph Hurst, Sr

Proposed family tree incorporating current research where ? Hurst could be Joseph Sr. or William. Additional research to be done for John Hurst and Thomas Hurst. Further research for the parents who were said to have lived in Philadelphia will be explored, as well as searching for more definitive evidence to link the families in the proposed tree.

1 Discovery of Hiram Hurst's Parents and Possible Extended FamilyAnAnalysis of Current Evidence."

Accessed September 3, 2016. http://thetimesoftheirlives.blogspot.com/2014/12/

discovery-of-hiram-hurst-parents-and.html.

2 Public Ledger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)1 Nov 1848, Wed • Page 2

3 Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

4 Year: 1850; Census Place: Spring Garden Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_818; Page: 333B; Image: 107

5 Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

6 Year: 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 13, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1163; Page: 841; Image: 427; Family History Library Film: 805163

7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1862. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

8 Public Ledger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 16 Jul 1859, Sat • Page 2

9 Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

10 Public Ledger Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thu, Oct 24, 1861 – Page 2

11 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1862. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

12 Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

13 Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 13 District 37, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

14 Year 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1173; Family History Film: 1255173; Page: 212A; Enumeration District: 214; Image: 0433

15 Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

16 National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

17 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1861 Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

18 Year 1850; Census Place: Philadelphia North Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_815; Page: 429B; Image: 435

19 Year 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 10 East District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1160; Page: 636; Image: 208; Family History Library Film: 805160

20 Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

21 Jerret Hurst 91st PA." Accessed September 3, 2016 http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pa91/phursj1.html.

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Linda StufflebeanSeptember 4, 2016 at 11:22 AM
You've done an excellent job collecting all the clue to build a preponderance of evidence case. I can't imagine that you won't come across some vital records or other sources that will prove the relationships in this family.
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