Arnold Ebenezer Hurd (1809 - 1894)

Born 5 Jan 1809 in Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Persis Patrick (Brown) Hurd — married 30 Mar 1840 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1894 at age 85 in Stillman Valley, Ogle County, Illinois, USA

Biography

Abraham was born in 1809 in Norway, New York. He was the son of Abraham Hurd and Mary Wilcox. ^[1]

He attended College of Physicians and Surgeons in Norway, New ^[2]

He settled in Ogle County, Illinois in 1836.

He married Persis Brown in 1840 .^[3]

They farmed in Ogle County, Illinois.

They had the following children:

1. Sarah Ann Hurd 1840-1926 m. Thomas White 1862 d. Oklahoma
2. Henry Ebenezer Hurd 1843-1902
3. Hiriam Harrison Hurd 1847–1917
4. William Seward Hurd 1850–1936
5. Horace Greely Hurd 1853–1934
6. Dauphin Brown Hurd 1856-1932
7. Arnold Eugene Hurd 1858-1923

Persis died in 1862.

Sometime before 1870 he married Margaret Van Dyke.

Arnold died in 1894

PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN

HURD DR. ARNOLD E. Sec. 1; P. O. Stillman Valley; born in Norway, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1809; married Persis P. Brown, who died Aug., 1861; his present wife, Margaret V. Vandyke, was born in Union Co., Penn.; both members of the Congregational Church; have seven children: Sarah A., Henry E., Hiram H., Seward, Horace G., Dauphin B. and Arnold E., Jr.; Dr. Hurd is one of the oldest settlers; he came to this Co. Dec.25, 1836; was Justice of the Peace some ten or twelve years; held office of School Commissioner some years, and been prominently identified; his residence stands near the site of ground once the scene of the famous Stillman defeat; many incidents are related by him of his early pioneer life. ^[4]

1860 US Census

Marion, Illinois ^[5]

• A E Hurd Male 51 N Y
• Peries Hurd Female 44 Mass
• Sarah Hurd Female 18 Ills
• Henry Hurd Male 16 N Y
• Hiram Hurd Male 12 Ills
• Seward Hurd Male 10 Ills
• Horace G Hurd Male 7 Ills
• Darplin Hurd Male 4 Ills
• Arnold E Hurd Male 2 Ill

1870 US Census

Marion, Illinois ^[6] lace

• E A Hurd Male 61 New York
• Margaret Hurd Female 54 *Pennsylvania
• Horace Hurd Male 17 Illinois
• Dauphin Hurd Male 14 Illinois
• Arnold Hurd Male 11 Illinois
• Mary Pheney Female 14 Massachusett

Sources

1. ↑ Hurd, Dena D. Soekland, A history and genealogy of the family of Hurd in the United States. New York : Priv. print, 1910. Pg. 78
2. ↑ York. Ancestry Record 2207 #264560 Ancestry.com. U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: College Student Lists. Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society.

   Name: Arnold E Hurd

   Publication Year: 1833

   Publication State: New York

   School Name: College of Physicians and Surgeons

   Residence: Norway Herkimer, New York

   Title: Circular and catalogue of the faculty and students of the college of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of the State of New York in Fairfield, Herkimer County, 1832-33

3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-N5JC : 4 November 2017), A E Hurd and Persis P Brown, 30 Mar 1840; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,755
4. ↑ The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHN-4VV : 13 December 2017), A E Hurd, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HL-L1B : 11 June 2019), E A Hurd, 1870.

See also: Find A Grave: Memorial #134866583 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 July 2019), memorial page for Dr Arnold Ebenezer Hurd (5 Jan 1809–14 Jul 1894), Find A Grave Memorial no. 134866583, citing Stillman Valley Cemetery, Stillman Valley, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Harold & Bonita Meier (contributor 46974567) .