1. | Mary Hurst was born on 21 Apr 1837 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA (daughter of William Hurst and Mary Stires); died on 25 Apr 1902 in Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA. Notes: Mary Hurst, born in Ohio before auto's, buses and only limited rail transportation, moved across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and to eastern Iowa, to marry just prior to her 15th birthday, 21 year old James Presnell. In the next 20 years, she gave birth to 10 children. Eight children were born in five different counties of Iowa and two in the state of Kansas. There must have been endless hours, half of the time pregnant, tending small children as she traveled behind horses or oxen through much of the mid-west. Three of the children did not live beyond three years of age. She was widowed at the age of 45, with at least four children still at home, the youngest 11 years old. Two of the younger children, James Frederick and James William, went on to graduate from the University of Iowa medical school and became doctors. She died at the age of 65 and lies at peace in Scranton Cemetery, Scranton, IA. Mary married James S. Presnell on 12 Feb 1852 in Lee, Iowa, USA. James (son of Benoni Presnell and Jane Moon) was born on 4 Feb 1831 in Clinton, Ohio, USA; died on 17 Feb 1883 in Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA; was buried in Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | William Hurst was born on 28 Mar 1807. William married Mary Stires. Mary died in 1859 in Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary Stires died in 1859 in Kansas, USA.
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