Mahala Hunsaker

Female11 August 1825–18 June 1910

Brief Life History of Mahala

When Mahala Hunsaker was born on 11 August 1825, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, her father, Jacob Rhoads Hunsaker, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Peggy Taylor, was 21. She married Josiah Hurlbert on 19 November 1846, in Knox, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Salt River Township, Knox, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. She died on 18 June 1910, in Knox, Missouri, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Cockrum Cemetery, Bourbon Township, Knox, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Hurlbert
1822–1896
Mahala Hunsaker
1825–1910
Marriage: 19 November 1846
Matilda Jane Hurlbert
1847–1851
Zerilda Hurlbert
1849–1918
Ruth Ellen Hurlbert
1851–1948
Samuel Hurlburt
1853–1904
Jacob Hurlbert
1855–1855
Laura Ann Hurlbert
1856–1937
James Harvey Hurlbert
1858–1861
Emma E Hurlbert
1861–1949
John William Hurlbert Sr.
1863–1951
Cora Bell Hurlbert
1865–1918
Carrie Hurlbert
1869–1872

Sources (7)

  • Mahala Hurlbert in household of Josiah Hurlbert, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mahala Hunsaker in entry for Josias Holbert, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Mahala Hurlbert in household of Daniel B Fight, "United States Census, 1910"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 November 1846Knox, Missouri, United States
  • Children (11)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1829 · Missouri State Library

    Age 4

    The first Missouri State Library was established by law on January 22, 1829. This law was created due to the large amount of public documents which had been collected in the office of Missouri's secretary of state. The library included documentation of the actions of the Missouri senate and house. The documents were cataloged and made available to the public. The public had access to any of the books in the library from sunup to sundown on any day except Sunday.

    1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

    Age 5

    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.

    1850 · 8th Most Populated State

    Age 25

    According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of Swiss German Hunziker or of its German altered form Hunsicker . Compare Honsaker and Hunsucker .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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