Mahala Hunsaker

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 26 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 60 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 (9)

  • Mahala Hubbert, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mahala Hunsaker, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Mahala Hunsaker Hurlbert, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

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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