Husband: Gilbert Lafayette Hurst
Also known as: Lafeyette Hurst 1
Born: Oct-22-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,4
Died: Jun-13-1934 at Phoenix Hollow (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 2
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5
Resided: at Phoenix Hollow (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 2
Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1919 in Salem, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1910 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 2,6
Father: Eli Hurst (1830 - 1862)
Mother: Jemima Ann James (1834 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Lydia Belle West 7
Also known as: Liddie Bell West 2
Married: Nov-29-1919 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8
Born: 1886 in Harrison Co, WV 3,4 (see note 1)
Died: Dec-22-1944 at Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 2
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 2,5
Resided: at Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 2
Census: 1940 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 2)
Resided: 1934 at Phoenix Hollow (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 9
Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: 1940 cook at Harrison County Infirmary 10
Father: William West
Mother: Martha Tiffner
F Child 1: Velma Hurst Born: ca 1922 11 Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 2: Gilbert Junior Hurst Born: Aug-24-1924 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,14 Died: Jan-21-2008 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,13,14 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,17 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,18,4 Census: 1940 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: custodian, Harrison Co Board of Education (20 yrs) 16 Occupation: formerly set tents for Henry Bassel 16 Occupation: formerly worked for box manufacturers Lang & Chris 16 Wife: Martha Ellen Wagner b. Nov-12-1930 d. Oct-18-1990 Married: Jan- 1-1955 in Custer Addition (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 4
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (6) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Gilbert Lafayette Hurst, widowed, 60, b. Harrison Co, res. Salem WV, son of Eli & Jemimah Hurst; and Lydia Belle West, single, 34, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of William & Martha West. Married Nov 29 1919 in Salem. MR p. 455. (9) Death record of husband. (10) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (11) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Headstone. (15) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (16) Obituary. (17) Findagrave.com. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Jun 1 1888, but "Cemeteries of Tenmile District" reports date on headstone as 1886. Age 34 given at time of Nov 1919 marriage would put birth in about 1885. Note (2) Listed, along with son Gilbert, as a lodger at the Harrison County Infirmary on Route 19, with occupation given as cook at the infirmary.