Merle Hurst: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Merle Hurst (son of Elmer Hurst and Betty).

Generation: 2

2.	Elmer Hurst was born 10 Sep 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joseph Samuel "Joe" Hurst and Mary Ethel Allen); died 3 May 2011. Other Events: Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Elmer married Betty Abt 1955. [Group Sheet]

3.
Betty
Children:

Doyle Hurst

Wesley Hurst

1. Merle Hurst

Generation: 3

Joseph Samuel "Joe" Hurst was born 20 Oct 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Wash Hurst and Ida Bell Hurst); died 19 Mar 1978; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

Joseph — Mary Ethel Allen. Mary (daughter of Lawrence Walker Allen and Ethel Free) was born 20 May 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Mar 1948, Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Ethel Allen was born 20 May 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lawrence Walker Allen and Ethel Free); died 2 Mar 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Mar 1948, Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Floyd W. Hurst was born 8 Jan 1927, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 2000, Providence Hospital, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.
Helen Martha Hurst was born 28 Aug 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jun 2012; was buried 19 Jun 2012, Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Fay Evelin Hurst was born 18 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 2004; was buried 14 Aug 2004, Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Elmer Hurst was born 10 Sep 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 2011.
Reed Hurst was born Abt 1938, Tennessee.
Willie Ruth Hurst was born Abt 1940.
Seldon Print Hurst was born 9 Feb 1943, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1971; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Clyde Hurst
Marjorie Juanita Hurst was born 2 Mar 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1948; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Velma Hurst died Bef 10 Aug 2004.

Generation: 4

George Wash Hurst was born 20 May 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Samuel "Windy" Hurst and Barbara Howard); died 7 Jan 1949; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 235.

George — Ida Bell Hurst. Ida (daughter of Samuel Hurst and Perlina Bettie Cavern) was born 20 Mar 1884, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1972; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ida Bell Hurst was born 20 Mar 1884, Tennessee (daughter of Samuel Hurst and Perlina Bettie Cavern); died 4 Mar 1972; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

4. Joseph Samuel "Joe" Hurst was born 20 Oct 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1978; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Will Hurst
Cynthia Blessing Hurst was born 12 Sep 1912, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1956; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Automobile accident Alpha Mae Hurst was born Abt 1914; died 15 May 1999, North Carolina.
James Hurst
Paul Victor Hurst was born 5 Jun 1920, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1986; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Lawrence Walker Allen was born 26 Oct 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John A. Allen and Anna E. Carey); died 29 Jan 1966; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Lawrence married Ethel Free 4 Dec 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ethel (daughter of Isaac M. Free and Sarah Elizabeth Keeler) was born 1887, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1910; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Ethel Free was born 1887, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Isaac M. Free and Sarah Elizabeth Keeler); died 1910; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

C. Elmer Allen was born 18 Oct 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1994; was buried Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Mary Ethel Allen was born 20 May 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Mar 1948, Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.