Harry Hurst

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Biography

Early Life

Harry was born Roger Harry Hurst December 21, 1907^{[1] [2]} to Ward Hurst and Anna Bell (West) Hurst ^{[3] [4][5][6][2]} in Lafayette, Indiana.^{[7] [4][2]} Harry lived with his parents and younger brother, Paul in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana in 1910 where his father worked odd jobs.^[4] By 1920, the family had moved to Wayne Township Ward 8 of Fort Wayne Allen County, Indiana and expanded to include 3 more brothers named Richard, James, and Anthony.^[5] His father worked as a machine operator in a soap factory.^[5]

Harry could read, write, and speak English.^[5][6] Harry completed his education after the eighth grade. ^[8]

Family

Harry (age 23) married Helen Getrude McKinley (age 16) ^{[6] [8][9][10][11]}on January 11, 1930 in Allen County in Indiana.^[3] Helen’s mother Cora Bell McKinley gave her consent for the marriage license to be issued.^[3] They had 3 children, ^[12] including:

• Maxine “Mickey” Jane (daughter)- born June 13, 1930 at Methodist Hospital in Fort Wayne Indiana^{[7][8][13][14]}
• Virginia “Ginny” Ann (daughter) - born January 31, 1932 in Fort Wayne Indiana^[15][8]
• Geraldine “Gerry” - born August 10,^[12] 1934^[8] in Fort Wayne Indiana

Harry divorced Helen^[14] sometime after 1943^[11] and before her death in 1957.^[14]

Harry and Helen lived in a rented home in New Haven, Indiana^[3][7] (Hartzel Road, Adams Township, Allen County)^[6] with Harry’s parents in 1930 ^[3][7] along with five of his brothers, two sisters, and his paternal grandmother Nancy HurstNancy (Freel) Hurst. ^[6] In 1940, Harry and Helen, along with their three daughters, lived in a rented home on West Main in the 5th Ward of Fort Wayne, Indiana in Wayne Township.^[8] They both lived at 2201 West Main, Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1938,^[9] 1942^[10], 1943,^[11] and 1950.^[15] At the time of his death, Harry was living on Fairfield Ave in Fort Wayne, Indiana.^[2] Harry lived in Allen County in 1981 at the time of his death. ^[1]

Occupations

Harry was employed as a truck driver in 1930 ^[3][7]for a dry cleaning company. ^[6] By 1938 Harry was working for Checker Cab Co as a driver^[9] and was still a taxi driver in 1940. ^[8] He was listed as a driver in 1942,^[10] an enameler in 1943,^[11] and drove a truck in 1950 ^[15] Harry retired from General Electric Co. from a job as a factory worker. ^[2]

Death

Harry died at age 73 at 1:15pm on January 24, 1981 as an inpatient in Fairfield Health Care Center Fort Wayne, Indiana.^[13][1]He died of cardiac arrest due to bronchogenic carcinoma.^[2] He is buried in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Find A Grave: Memorial #59935043

Research Notes

• Harry went by his middle name instead of his first name of Roger per his granddaughter Kathy Waite Waite-3237 13:21, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
• puzzle this out - lists his same parents, residence as Fort Wayne, but also claims to be a first marriage.. Also Helen’s death record has her noted as divorced ^[2]. His death record says he was a widower ^[2] "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K81Y-DSL : 26 August 2019), Roger H Hurst and Mary Catherine Heiser, 01 Oct 1951; citing Marriage, Henry, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm. Waite-3237 15:47, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
• No need for military research - his death record noted he was never in Armed Services.

Sources to Search for

• Birth record of Harry, Geraldine and Virginia
• Marriage record of Maxine ( Carl Hartup) and Geraldine (Richard Royse)
• Death record of Virginia
• Divorce decree or other document with year of divorce
• Death record of Mary Catherine Heiser to help with research note puzzle

Non Ancestry versions needed for

• Maxine birth record ^[7]
• Harry death record^[2]
• Helen death record^[14]
• City Directories ^[10][11][9]

Sources

Census

United States Census, 1910 (w/ image) ^[16] Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana

• Ward Hurst - Head (24)
• Anna Hurst - Wife (20)
• Roger Hurst - Son (2)
• Paul Hurst - Son (0)

United States Census, 1920 (w/ image) ^[17] Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana

• Ward Hurst - Head (34)
• Anna Hurst - Wife (30)
• Roger Hurst - Son (12)
• Paul Hurst - Son (11)
• Richard Hurst - Son (7)
• James Hurst - Son (5)
• Anthony W Hurst - Son (1)

United States Census, 1930 (w/ image) ^[18] Adams Township, Allen, Indiana

• Ward Hurst - Head (44)
• Anna B Hurst - Wife (40)
• H Roger Hurst - Son (22)
• Helen G Hurst - Daughter-in-law (17)
• Paul L Hurst - Son (20)
• Richard A Hurst - Son (18)
• James J Hurst - Son (15)
• Anthony W Hurst - Son (11)
• Robert J Hurst - Son (6)
• Dorothy M Hurst - Daughter (4)
• Betty A Hurst - Daughter (1)
• Nancy E Hurst - Mother (83)

Self

Birth

Marriage

Death

Records of Children

Geraldine Esther aka Gerry

• Marriage to Richard Royse ^[19]

Mentioned in Records of Others

Spouse Death

See Also:

• Wallace Waite.Jun 2014, as written in personal printed genealogy given to Faith Vittitoe.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #59935043

Citations

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2PD-H2X : 21 August 2020), Harry Hurst, Jan 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1981; Roll: 01Ancestry Record 60716 #3669117
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJZ-RBD : 10 December 2017), Roger H Hurst and Helen Gertrude Mckinley, 11 Jan 1930; citing Allen, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004165101.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK5Y-F72 : accessed 18 July 2020), Roger Hurst in household of Ward Hurst, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 184, sheet 4A, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 381; FHL microfilm 1,374,394.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQ6-XSW : accessed 18 July 2020), Roger Hurst in household of Ward Hurst, Fort Wayne Ward 8, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing ED 72, sheet 5A, line 21, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 421; FHL microfilm 1,820,421.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41L-7Q7 : accessed 18 July 2020), H Roger Hurst in household of Ward R Hurst, Adams, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 3A, line 24, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 576; FHL microfilm 2,340,311.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} Ancestry.com. Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Certificate Number 24918 Roll Number 010 Agency Indiana State Dept. of Health Volume Range 46 - 50 Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Ancestry Record 60871 #302481222
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1BB-2J9 : 27 February 2020), Roger Hurst, Ward 5, Fort Wayne, Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94-36, sheet 5A, line 10, family 98, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1116.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Fort Wayne, Indiana, City Directory, 1938. Ancestry Record 2469 #546880953
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Fort Wayne, Indiana, City Directory, 1942.Ancestry Record 2469 #543921808
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4} Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Fort Wayne, Indiana, City Directory, 1943 Ancestry Record 2469 #552852565
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Personal recollection Faith Vittitoe
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1}
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3} Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1958; Roll: 11Ancestry Record 60716 #4493728
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX2L-QJV : 8 December 2017), Harry Roger Hurst in entry for Theodore Carlton Doxsee and Virginia Ann Hurst, 14 Oct 1950; citing Allen, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004205258.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK5Y-F7V : accessed 25 July 2021), Ward Hurst, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 184, sheet 4A, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 381; FHL microfilm 1,374,394.
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQ6-XSQ : 1 February 2021), Ward Hurst, 1920.
18. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41L-7Q3 : accessed 25 July 2021), Ward R Hurst, Adams, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 3A, line 22, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 576; FHL microfilm 2,340,311.
19. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZX4-D5BW : 11 May 2021), Roger Harry Hurst in entry for Richard Robert Royse, 1954.