James Hurd

Abt 1843 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Hurd
  Born	Abt 1843	Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	8 siblings
  + 1. Sarah Hurd ,   b. Abt 1832, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. 1917  (Age ~ 85 years)   2. Elizabeth Hurd ,   b. Abt 1834, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ellen Hurd ,   b. Feb 1838, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. 1901, Delaware, United States  (Age ~ 62 years)   4. Anna Hurd ,   b. 15 Oct 1842, Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. 26 Feb 1923, Woodside, Kent County, Delaware, United States  (Age 80 years)   5. James Hurd ,   b. Abt 1843, Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Rebecca Hurd ,   b. 4 Jul 1845, Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. 5 Aug 1920, near Felton, Kent County, Delaware, United States  (Age 75 years)   7. Serepta Hurd ,   b. 25 Dec 1847, Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. 30 Dec 1929, near Felton, Kent County, Delaware, United States  (Age 82 years)   8. Margaretta Hurd ,   b. 29 Apr 1850, Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. 22 Sep 1923, near Harrington, Kent County, Delaware, United States  (Age 73 years)   9. Elmina R. Hurd ,   b. Aug 1859, Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I2682	Simon and Related Families | Descendants of William Hurd (died after 1778)
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	William Hurd,   b. Abt 1805, Delaware, United States ,   d. 23 Mar 1890, Kent County, Delaware, United States  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Rachel Clark,   b. Abt 1811, Delaware, United States ,   d. Aft 1870, Delaware, United States  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1828	Kent County, Delaware, United States
  Documents		Hurd, William | Clark, Rachel - Marriage Bond 1828 Marriage Bond for the marriage of William Hurd and Rachel Clark. Thomas Hurd gave bond jointly with William Hurd. The marriage was likely celebrated on or around the date of the bond.
  Family ID	F821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1843 - Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: The birth date and history of James Hurd are both somewhat obscure. In the 1850 U.S. Census, p. 259B, line 22, his age is given as 2 months, which would indicate April 1850 as a birth date. State of birth given as Delaware. Enumerated as James Herd with parents, William and Rachel Herd. However, the 1850 Census data is at odds with most other data on this family, and the April 1850 date is particularly suspect, since it corresponds to the date of birth of James' sister, Margaret. Further, while photographs of James as an adult exist, he is not listed with his father and mother in either the 1860 or 1870 U.S. Census. Given the relatively modest circumstances of his parents and the fact that James' siblings are enumerated with other families, one suspects that, by 1860, James was old enough to live and work elsewhere. In fact, in the 1860 U.S. Census, we find a "James Herd," age 17 years, born Delaware, enumerated as a farm hand with Enoch Land (Sand?), p. 642, line 25. In the 1870 U.S. Census, we find a "James Hurd," age 38 years, working on the farm of Thomas West (p. 248). On the basis of this information (and missing mentions for James with his family), a birth year of approximately 1843 is assumed. Location of birth was clearly Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, given his parent's address in this Hundred in the 1840 and 1850 Censuses.