Brief Life History of Laura
Laura McInturff was born in 1865 as the daughter of William McInturff and Matilda Green. She married John Webster Hurst on 31 October 1888, in Madison, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Prairieton Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died in 1904, at the age of 39, and was buried in Prairieton, Prairieton Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States.
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- Sianna Hurst in household of John W Hurst, "United States Census, 1900"
- Laura McInturff, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Laura McInturff Hurst, "Find A Grave Index"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Irish or Scottish: probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac anTairbh ‘son of the bull’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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