James Hurst was born in Co Fermanagh Ireland in 1852. He went to America and married Alice. He is shown on the 1892 and 1896 California Voters Registers and on the 1900 Census for San Francisco .From that I know he was married in 1889--likely California as she is from there but I do not know her maiden name. Census also says he Immigrated about 1877--but I don't have a record. They have 4 living children Maybelle, James ,George and Willie ( William). So far straight forward but it is after James death in 1903 that things get complicated. There is picture of what is I think his Memorial at Cypress Lawn Cemetery but the name beneath his is Mary Ellen Hurst.Is this Alice or a second wife--or the wrong Hurst Family.
To confuse matters more the Cemetery lists only one Alice Hurst and she dies in 1935.
The 1910 Census lists Alice as Widowed with the 4 children but on the record on line is also written beneath her name that of Mary Ellen. I can not find any Alice Hurst with/without any of the children after that 1910 census .
But I can trace census records for a Mary Ellen Hurst nee Kern up to her death in 1948.Maybelle was still with her in 1940. I don't know what happens to her --a popular name. There are quite a few records for the 3 boys on line .
James marries M Frank and dies 9 Jan 1969, and had 2 sons James Aitken and Thomas Aitken Hurst. Aiken would have been their Irish Grandmothers maiden name ( assuming I have the correct family) George died 28 July 1955 ---again records at Cypress Cemetery . He married Leona Giraud-unclear if he is widowed or Divorced on the 1940 census. Don't find a record for her .
On latter records he appears to be George Thomas Hurst. The youngest Child is William (Joe) Hurst and he died 23 June 1917 of Meningitis having only joined the Navy in May 1917. These middle names never showed up on the census returns but appear on other records,But I have crossed checked addresses so I know the children are related to each other but who are the parents . Am I mixing up two families'.?? Would greatly appreciate help in solving this mystery.
Many Thanks .
