Mahala Strong

Brief Life History of Mahala

When Mahala Strong was born on 9 April 1872, in McKee, Jackson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Alexander Alex Strong, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Wilson, was 31. She married Volley Hurst on 21 December 1894, in Jackson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 4 Horse Lick, Jackson, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Magisterial District 2 Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States in 1920. She died on 26 May 1951, in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Volley Hurst
1875–1958
Mahala Strong
1872–1951
Marriage: 21 December 1894
James Franklin Hurst
1897–1936
Pearl J Hurst
1897–1981
William Ance Hurst
1901–1969
Ethel Ruby Hurst
1903–1981
Edward B. Hurst
1904–1979
Myrtle V. Hurst
1909–1967
Ray W Hurst
1912–1959
Jeanette Hurst
1915–1981

Sources (24)

  • Amalialia Hurst in household of Volley Hurst, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mahala Strong, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Mahallie Hurst, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1888

Historical Boundaries 1888: Owsley, Kentucky, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English strong(e), strang(e) ‘strong, powerful’ (Old English strang).

Americanized form of French Trahan .

Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish Stark .

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

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