James Hurst, a brother of C. N. Hurst, died in Illinois last Sunday and his remains arrived here Tuesday ... buried in the Holton cemetery. Mr. Hurst has lived in this county a portion of time for several years. He had been in poor health for some time. The Holton Recorder, September 1, 1904.
James W. Hurst was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 19, 1872, and died in Effingham County, Illinois, August 27, 1904. James came to Kansas fourteen years ago and farmed for F. Q. Hood for three years. He also worked for Israel McComas, R. P Hamm and Mr. Hagarty. The last year he spent farming with John G. Musgrove. In December 1900 he went back to Kentucky and farmed two years, and in October 1902 he started back to Kansas but having bad hemorrhoids while in Illinois and could not come out that fall.
In the spring he decided to go into the poultry business and was quite successful, but the doctor advised him to come on to Kansas. He went to town and was in the printing office getting some sales bills printed preparatory to coming to Kansas when he took to having hemorrhoids again and it was difficult to get him home alive. He only lived a few days after this attack. James joined the M. E. church at the age of fourteen ... leaves a wife and one child of four years, his aged mother, four brothers, two sisters .... laid beside Ira Hamm in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, September 8, 1904
James W. Hurst was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 19, 1872, and died in Effingham County, Illinois, August 27, 1904. James came to Kansas fourteen years ago and farmed for F. Q. Hood for three years. He also worked for Israel McComas, R. P Hamm and Mr. Hagarty. The last year he spent farming with John G. Musgrove. In December 1900 he went back to Kentucky and farmed two years, and in October 1902 he started back to Kansas but having bad hemorrhoids while in Illinois and could not come out that fall.
In the spring he decided to go into the poultry business and was quite successful, but the doctor advised him to come on to Kansas. He went to town and was in the printing office getting some sales bills printed preparatory to coming to Kansas when he took to having hemorrhoids again and it was difficult to get him home alive. He only lived a few days after this attack. James joined the M. E. church at the age of fourteen ... leaves a wife and one child of four years, his aged mother, four brothers, two sisters .... laid beside Ira Hamm in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, September 8, 1904
James Hurst, a brother of C. N. Hurst, died in Illinois last Sunday and his remains arrived here Tuesday ... buried in the Holton cemetery. Mr. Hurst has lived in this county a portion of time for several years. He had been in poor health for some time. The Holton Recorder, September 1, 1904.
James W. Hurst was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 19, 1872, and died in Effingham County, Illinois, August 27, 1904. James came to Kansas fourteen years ago and farmed for F. Q. Hood for three years. He also worked for Israel McComas, R. P Hamm and Mr. Hagarty. The last year he spent farming with John G. Musgrove. In December 1900 he went back to Kentucky and farmed two years, and in October 1902 he started back to Kansas but having bad hemorrhoids while in Illinois and could not come out that fall.
In the spring he decided to go into the poultry business and was quite successful, but the doctor advised him to come on to Kansas. He went to town and was in the printing office getting some sales bills printed preparatory to coming to Kansas when he took to having hemorrhoids again and it was difficult to get him home alive. He only lived a few days after this attack. James joined the M. E. church at the age of fourteen ... leaves a wife and one child of four years, his aged mother, four brothers, two sisters .... laid beside Ira Hamm in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, September 8, 1904
James W. Hurst was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 19, 1872, and died in Effingham County, Illinois, August 27, 1904. James came to Kansas fourteen years ago and farmed for F. Q. Hood for three years. He also worked for Israel McComas, R. P Hamm and Mr. Hagarty. The last year he spent farming with John G. Musgrove. In December 1900 he went back to Kentucky and farmed two years, and in October 1902 he started back to Kansas but having bad hemorrhoids while in Illinois and could not come out that fall.
In the spring he decided to go into the poultry business and was quite successful, but the doctor advised him to come on to Kansas. He went to town and was in the printing office getting some sales bills printed preparatory to coming to Kansas when he took to having hemorrhoids again and it was difficult to get him home alive. He only lived a few days after this attack. James joined the M. E. church at the age of fourteen ... leaves a wife and one child of four years, his aged mother, four brothers, two sisters .... laid beside Ira Hamm in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, September 8, 1904
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