Johann Gottlieb Albert Hurner

Brief Life History of Johann Gottlieb Albert

When Johann Gottlieb Albert Hurner was born on 25 April 1861, in Bern, Switzerland, his father, Franz Samuel Jakob Hürner, was 37 and his mother, Anna Moser, was 38. He married Maria Imhof on 22 March 1887, in Platte, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Platte Township, Butler, Nebraska, United States for about 15 years and Loup Township, Platte, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years. He died on 12 May 1931, in Gruetli, Platte, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Monroe, Platte, Nebraska, United States.

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Johann Gottlieb Albert Hurner
1861–1931
Maria Imhof
1865–1933
Marriage: 22 March 1887
Anna Hurner
1888–1981
Elizabeth Hurner
1892–1963
Ernst Hurner
1894–1970
Ida Hunter
1896–1953
John Hurner
1897–1964
Edward Hurner
1898–1968
Mary Hurner
1900–1971
Otto Hurner
1908–1961

Sources (20)

  • Albert Hurner in household of Jacob Hurner, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
  • Albert Huour Or Hoover, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Albert Hurner, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863

Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

South German and Swiss German: habitational name for someone from a place called Murn or Murnau.

German: nickname from a dialect name for tomcat for a grumpy person, derived from Middle High German, Middle Low German murren ‘to grumble’.

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

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