William F. Hurst

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These people may or may not be Hursts. The man second from the right (with the round glasses) is William F. Hurst, probably around 1920. This picture was in what I believe to have been an old Whalen scrapbook. The scrapbook can be seen in it's entirety by clicking here:
The Scrapbook Project (link will open in a new window)

Thomas (Tommy) J. Whalen

Marge and Mary Hurst

Unidentified man, Marjorie Hurst, Mary Hurst, (sisters of William F. Hurst) and Ed Russell. I don't know if this is before or after Mary and Ed married.

The Whalen Family

There is no date on this picture but this is Mary (who later married William Francis Hurst) and Thomas with their parents Mary and Peter Whalen.

1918 Plat Map

William G. Hurst can be found in the box labeled "17", owning 80 acres. (Link will open in a new window)

1918 Green Twp., Mecosta County Plat Map

William G. Hurst WWI Draft Registration

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William Hurst
RR# 2 Paris, Mecosta Co., Michigan
Age; 45, Date of Birth; Aug. 20, 1873, Race; white
Nearest Relative; Nellie Mae Hurst
RR #2 Paris, Mecosta Co., Michigan
Height; Medium, Build; Medium, Color of Eyes; Brown, Color of Hair; Black
Dated September 12, 1918

Border Crossings 1895-1956 (Whalen)

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Whalen, Peter, Age 61, Male, Married, Occupation; Farmer, Read; Yes, Language; English, Write; Yes, Nationality; Canada, Race; Irish, Country; Canada, City/Town; Tweed, Name/Address of nearest relative or friend in coutry whence alien came; Sister Anne Kinlan, Tweed, Ont., Final Destination; Mi., Big Rapids.
Whalen, Mary, Age 37, Female, Married, Occupation; None, Read; Yes, Language; English, Write; Yes, Nationality; Canada, Race; Irish, Country; Canada, City/Town; Tweed, Name/Address of nearest relative or friend in coutry whence alien came; Sister Maggie McDonald, Edmonton, All., Final Destination; Mi., Big Rapids.
Whalen, Mary, Age 15, Single, Occupation; None, Read; No, Under 16, Write; No, Nationality; Canada, Race; Irish, Country; Canada, City/Town; Tweed, Name/Address of nearest relative or friend in coutry whence alien came; Aunt Maggie McDonald, Edmonton, All., Final Destination; Mi., Big Rapids.
Whalen, Thomas J., Age 8, Single, Occupation; None, Read; No, Under 16, Write; No, Nationality; Canada, Race; Irish, Country; Canada, City/Town; Tweed, Name/Address of nearest relative or friend in coutry whence alien came; Aunt Maggie McDonald, Edmonton, All., Final Destination; Mi., Big Rapids.

Here's the individual boarder crossing cards. Note that Mary Whalen (daughter) is listed as "Mary Jr.".

1920 Green Twp., Mecosta Co., Michigan

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(Line 88)
Whalen, Peter, Head of Household, Age 61, Year of Immigration 1919, Naturalized or Alien: Alien, Read; Yes, Write; Yes, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland, Occupation; Farmer.
Mary, Wife, Age 37, Year of Immigration; 1919, Naturalized or Alien; Alien, Read; Yes, Write; Yes, Born in Kansas, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland.
Mary, Daughter, Age 16, Year of Immigration; 1919, Naturalized or Alien; Alien, Read; Yes, Write; Yes, Born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Kansas.
Thomas J., Son, Age 9, Year of Immigration; 1919, Naturalized or Alien; Alien, Read; Yes, Write; Yes, Born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Kansas.

1930 Pontiac City, Oakland Co., Michigan

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(Line 23)
Hurst, William F., head of Household, Age 28, Age when married; 19, Born in Michigan, Father born in Pennsylvania, Mother born in Michigan, Occupation; Electrician House Construction.
Mary M., Wife, Age 26, Age when married; 17, Born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Kansas.
Daniel T., Son, Age 4 4/12, Born in Michigan, Father born in Michigan, Mother born in Canada.
Ellen M., Daughter, Age 2 9/12, Born in Michigan, Father born in Michigan, Mother born in Canada.
Nellie M., Daughter, Age 8/12, Born in Michigan, Father born in Michigan, Mother born in Canada.

1880 Sciota, Shiawassee Co., Michigan

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(Line 3)
Hurst, William, Age 29, Head of Household, Farmer, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland.
Julia, Age 26, Wife, Housekeeping, Born in Ireland, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland.
William, Age 6, Son, At School, Born in Pennsylvania, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Ireland.
John, Age 5, Son, At School, Born in Pennsylvania, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Ireland.
Ellen, Age 3, Daughter, At Home, Born in Michigan, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Ireland.
Peter, Age 7/12, Son, At Home, Born in Michigan, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Ireland.

1900 Aetna Twp., Mecosta Co., Michigan

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(Line 85)
Hurst, William, Head of Household, b. 1850, Age 49, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Canada, Year of Immigration: 1865. Number of yrs. in U.S.:35, Occupation: Farmer, Able to read: No, Able to Write: No, Speak English: Yes, Own Free or Mortgaged: Own, Farm or House: Farm, Number of Farm Schedule: 122.
Ellen, Wife, b. 1858, Age 41, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland, Year of Immigration: 1865, Number of yrs. in U.S.: 35, Able to read: Yes, Able to Write: Yes, Speak English: Yes.

1900 Green Twp., Mecosta Co., Michigan

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Hurst, William G., Head of Household, b. 1873, Age 26, Born in Pennsylvania, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Ireland, Farm Laborer.
Nellie M., Wife, b. 1876, Age 23, Born in Michigan, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Ireland.
Charlie, Son, b. 1894, Age 6, Born in Michigan, Father born in Pennsylvania, Mother born in Michigan.
Julia, Daughter, b. 1896, Age 3, Born in Michigan, Father born in Pennsylvania, Mother born in Michigan.
Jennette, Daughter, b. 1898, Age 1, Born in Michigan, Father born in Pennsylvania, Mother born in Michigan.

1910 Green Twp., Mecosta Co., Michigan

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Page 2
This census has both William and Ellen(Doyle) Hurst and William and Nellie(Rushmore) Hurst.

(Line 75 Pg. 1)
Hurst, William Head of Household, Age 59, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland.
Ellen, Wife, Age 54, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland.

(Line 100 Pg. 1)
Hurst, William G., Head of Household, Age 36, Born in Pennsylvania, Father born in Ireland, Mother boarn in Canada.

(Line 1 PG. 2)
Nellie M., Wife, Age 33.
Charlie, Son, Age 16.
Julia, Daughter, Age 13.
Jennette, Daughter, Age 11.
William F., Son, Age 8.
John, Son, Age 7
Martin, Son, Age 1 9/12

1920 Mecosta Co., Green Twp., Michigan.

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This census lists both William and William G.

(Line 55)
Hurst, William, Sr., Head of Household, Age 71, Year of Immigration to U.S. 1864, Naturalized 1871, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland.
Ellen, Wife, Age 61, Year of Immigration to U.S. 1864, Naturalized 1871, Born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland.

(Line 81)
Hurst, William G., Head of Household, Age 45
Nellie M. (it says Lilly M. but we know it was Nellie), Wife, age 43
William F., Son age 18
John W., Son, age 16
Mary E., Daughter, age 7
Marjorie E., Daughter, age 5

1930 Mecosta Co., Green Twp., Michigan

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(Line 10)
Hurst, Wm. G., Head of household, age 56, age at first marriage 20 , Born in Pennsylvania, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Ireland.
Nellie M., Wife, age 53, age at first marriage 17, Born in Michigan, Father born in Pennsylvania, Mother born in Michigan.
John W., Son, age 27, Born in Michigan.
Marjorie E., Daugher, age 15, Born in Michigan.
Martin E., Son, age 8, Born in Michigan.

A Baby Buggy?

This picture looks older then the rest of the pictures but there is no date, the back reads "Mary Fitzgerald".

Down On The Farm

There is no information on this picture.

Pet Sheep

On the back of one of these pictures it says Fife Lake Michigan the other says Marjorie Hurst, Martin Hurst, and Pet Sheep.

Tommy Whalen

Tommy Whalen the date written is 1930. I don't know which one is Tommy or who the other people are.

July 4, 1927

This picture has the date of July 4, 1927 and has the names John, Rex, and the same unidentifiable name that I believe is Martin. It looks like John may be holding a pet, which I assume is Rex.
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John W. (Bingo) Hurst was born in 1903 and I believe that Martin was born in 1921-22 so the age difference between them would be 18-19 years. If this picture was taken in 1927, Martin was 6 and John would have been 24.

Kids On A Tractor

No names or dates.

Same Time and Place?

To me these two pictures both look like they're taken at the same time and place but on the backs they have two different dates, 1927 and Sept. '29. There are no names of the people.

1927

The names on the back of this photo are: Harold H., John H., Carl Clifford, Clarance Harper, John H. and Dave H. It also has the date 1927.

Babe, Lady and John

This reads Babe, Lady and John.

No Names No Dates

September 4, 1932

This picture is labeled Sept. 4, 1932 Babe and Mollie. Again, no mention of the rider's names.

Unknown Photo

This picture doesn't have any writing on the back of it. Not even the names of the horses!

Mollie and Charlie?

This is the front and back of the same photo. To me, the boy sitting on the horse on the left looks like the same boy in the previous picture posted that I thought was labeled Moot. I can't tell from this handwriting what the name is but the other names look like Mary E, Marjorie, and John. These would be Grandpa's (William F.) siblings, maybe the name that's unreadable is a nickname for someone? Also, you can see this picture was developed at "The Gurley Studio" in Big Rapids, Michigan.

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Molly and Charlie must be the names of the horses... the people in the photo (from left to right) are Mary E. Hurst (b. 1913), Martin Hurst (b. 1921-22), Marjorie E. Hurst (b. 1914), and standing is John W. (Bingo) Hurst (b. 1903).

Lady and Babe

The back of this photo reads Lady and Babe (the horses) and Martin.

Chas, Mollie, and Babe

This photo reads Chas (or maybe Charles?) Nellie and Babe. There are no names for any of the people though.

Nellie and Mollie

The back of this photo reads Nellie and Mollie.