Brief Life History of Thomas Minor
When Thomas Minor Hurt was born in 1827, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Hurt, was 49 and his mother, Sarah Wheeler, was 41. He married Margaret E Lindsey on 26 December 1850, in Logan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 4 January 1900, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Thomas Hunt, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thos. M. Hu...T, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
- Thom M Hurt, "Illinois, Adams County, Card Index to Deaths, 1877-1990"
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Children (6)
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Parents and Siblings
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World Events (8)
1829
Historical Boundaries: 1829: Macoupin, Illinois, United States
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hart . In Middle English, Old English heorot ‘hart’ became hurt west of a line running roughly from Dorking to Birmingham, and this has occasionally survived, though often replaced by the standard hart from hert.
German: topographic name from Middle High German hurt ‘hurdle, woven fence’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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