24 Jan 1814: born in North Carolina.
23 Feb 1890: died in Rusk County, Texas. burial: Gatlin-Matlock Cemetery. Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas. [1]
possibly born in North Carolina per 1860 census. His daughter, Maureen, reported he was born in Tennessee.
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1263; Page: 84; Family History Library Film: 805263. Shows Cyrus Hearn (46), wife Lisa (29-sic), Loutisia (16-sic), Jepe (14-sic), Cynthia (9), Frank (7), Joseph (7 mos), Arch Jackson (22 mos).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJZ-YMX : 15 January 2022), Robert C. Hearn, Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
Brief history and genealogy of the Hearne family : from A.D. 1066 when they went from Normandy with William the Conqueror over to England, down to 1680, when William Hearne the London merchant came to America, and on down to A.D. 1907. Page 109 cites first marriage to Charlotte Alexander of Henry County, TN. Page 125 refers to Charlotte's death and Cyrus' marriage to 2nd cousin Jane Ann (Eliza) Hearne, daughter of Isham Hearne (and cousin to Tennessee's US Senator Isham G. Harris). Also refers to son Joseph Orlando.
Year: 1836 Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
Source Information Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Voter Registration Lists, 1867-1869 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: 1867 Voter Registration Lists. Microfilm, 12 rolls, image 32 of 53, line 611. Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas.
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