Leda (McFarland) Hurt (1878 - 1905)

Born 9 Oct 1878 in Missouri

Wife of Guy D Hurt — married about 1896 in Chariton County, Missouri [uncertain]

Died 6 Mar 1905 at age 26 in Chariton County, Missouri [uncertain]

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Biography

• born 9 October 1878 at Missouri, daughter of Jarvis Jackson McFarland and Mary Eleanor Finnell^[1]

• 1880 U.S. Census, Keytesville Township, Chariton County, Missouri^[2]
  • Mary McFarland, age 35, born in Missouri (parents born in Kentucky), keeping house
  • Melvina McFarland, age 10, born in Missouri, attending school, could not write
  • Florence McFarland, age 8, born in Missouri, attending school
  • Herman McFarland, age 6, born in Missouri, attending school
  • Gertrude McFarland, age 4, born in Missouri
  • Leda McFarland, age 2, born in Missouri

• Guy Hurt married Leda McFarland about 1896, probably at Chariton County^[3]

• 1900 U.S. Census, Chariton Township, Chariton County, Missouri^[3]
  • Guy Hurt, age 26, born April 1874 in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, married 4 years, farmer, owned his farm free of mortgage, able to read and write
  • Leda Hurt, age 22, born October 1877 in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, no children, able to read and write
  • Mary E. Hurt (mother), age 54, born October 1846 in Missouri, father born in Kentucky and mother born in Virginia, 2 of her 3 children were still living, nurse, able to read and write
  • Ardeania Hurt (grandmother), age 79, born 1821 in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, 5 of her 9 children were still living, able to read and write

• died 6 March 1905, probably at Chariton County^[1]

• buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, at Keytesville Township, Chariton County^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 March 2020), memorial page for Leda McFarland Hurt (9 Oct 1878-6 Mar 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #7123373, citing Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Keytesville Township, Chariton County, Missouri, USA; maintained by C. Coy. Site displays a photo of the grave stone.
2. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census, Chariton County, Missouri population schedule, Keytesville Township, enumeration district 167, page 494B, dwelling 108, family 113; Mary McFarland household; digital image, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 680.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1900 U.S. Census, Chariton County, Missouri population schedule, Chariton Township, enumeration district 32, page 7, dwelling 123, family 126; Guy Hurt household; digital image, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T623.