Elijah Sullivan Hurd

1825 - 1877  (52 years)

• Name	Elijah Sullivan Hurd  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	14 Feb 1825	, Genesee, New York, United States   [2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Relocation	1854	Rousseau, Marion, Iowa, United States   [2]
  	From Paint Township, Ross County, Ohio
  	Evidence for this is found int the 1856 Iowa state census which indicates family members to have resided in the state for 2 years. The group included Elijah and Nancy and daughters Sarah and Elizabeth. Nancy was pregnant with William, who was born in November.
  Occupation	1856	Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [2]
  	Brick maker
  Occupation	Jun 1860	Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States
  	Farmer
  Occupation	Jun 1870	Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [5]
  	Brick maker
  Land Sale	23 Dec 1870	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [6, 7]
  	5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20
  	Title to the 5 acre parcel was conveyed by the heirs of William Benson to John M. Reins using two seperate instruments. The first instrument, dated 12/23/1870, mentions $60 consideration and included the following heirs: Solomon and Catherine Benson Mary [Benson] Leuty and William Leuty Juda [Benson] Walker and John Walker Leah [Benson] Patterson and John Patterson Nancy [Benson] Herd and Elijah Herd Elizabeth [Benson] Hyer and William E. Hyer The second instrument, dated 2/22/1871, mentions $50 consideration and lists the following heirs as grantors: Margaret [Benson] Free and Joseph Free, Marion County, IA Elijah and Nancy Benson, Cass County, MO Sarah A. [Benson] Evans and Charles Evans, MO Rose Ann [Hester, Benson] Miller and George Miller, Makaska County, IA Also signing the second instrument were: William Z. Benson [son of Alfred and Rose Ann Benson] Mary J. Robinson [daughter of Alfred and Rose Ann Benson]
  Died	30 Nov 1877	Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States   [4]
  Buried	Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, United States   [4]
  		Elijah S Hurd Grave Marker
  Person ID	I183	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family ID

  F1374

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Benson,   b. 4 Dec 1826, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 1 Jan 1890, Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, United States  (Age 63 years)
  Married	Apr 1845	, Ross, Ohio, United States
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Melissa Hurd,   b. 14 Jun 1846, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. May Hurd,   b. Cal 26 Jul 1849,   d. 27 Jul 1850, , , Ohio, United States  (Age ~ 1 years) + 3. Elizabeth Jane Hurd,   b. 14 Mar 1851, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 7 Dec 1910, Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 59 years) + 4. William H. Hurd,   b. 19 Nov 1854, Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 21 Dec 1915, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 61 years) + 5. George M. Hurd,   b. 8 Apr 1858, , Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Isadore W. Hurd,   b. 12 Mar 1860, Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 24 Oct 1902  (Age 42 years) + 7. John Walker Hurd,   b. 15 Apr 1862, Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 13 Aug 1932, Sweet Springs, Saline, Missouri, United States  (Age 70 years) + 8. Bryon Potter Hurd,   b. 5 Mar 1867, , Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 10 Oct 1935, Climbing Hill, Woodbury, Iowa, United States  (Age 68 years)   9. Othe Hurd,   b. 31 Oct 1868, Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 21 Nov 1869, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 1 years)   10. Elijah Hurd,   b. 18 Sep 1870,   d. 2 Oct 1870  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 14 Feb 1825 - , Genesee, New York, United States Married - Apr 1845 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Relocation - From Paint Township, Ross County, Ohio - 1854 - Rousseau, Marion, Iowa, United States Occupation - Brick maker - 1856 - Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Occupation - Farmer - Jun 1860 - Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States Occupation - Brick maker - Jun 1870 - Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Land Sale - 5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20 - 23 Dec 1870 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Died - 30 Nov 1877 - Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States Buried - - Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S197] Census - IA, Marion - 1854 State, Iowa, Marion, (Digital images. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Polk Township, Elijah S. Herd; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 May 2008) (Reliability: 2), 21 Dec 2008. [S196] Census - IA, Marion - 1856 State, Iowa, Marion, (Digital images. Ancestory.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Polk Township, p. 886, dwelling 46, family 47, Elijah S. Hurd; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1/29/2009) (Reliability: 2), 1 Feb 2009. [S75] Census - IA, Marion - 1870 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (http://ancestor.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593, Union Township, p. 13, dwelling 98, family 93, E. S. Hurd, accessed 6 Feb 2009 (Reliability: 2), 8 Feb 2009. [S327] Cemeteries - IA, Jasper - Monroe Cemetery Grave Markers, Monroe Cemetery (Jasper, Iowa) (Reliability: 2), 5 Jun 2009. E.S husband of Nancy Hurd Died Nov 30, 1877 Aged 52Yrs 9Ms 16Ds [S75] Census - IA, Marion - 1870 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (http://ancestor.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593, Union Township, p. 13, dwelling 98, family 93, E.S. Hurd, accessed 6 Feb 2009 (Reliability: 2), 8 Feb 2009. [S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book Z: Page 507, Heirs of William Benson to John M. Reins, warranty deed, 2/22/1871 (Reliability: 3), 26 Jan 2009. [S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book V: Page 390, Heirs of William Benson to John Reins, deed, 12/23/1870 (Reliability: 3), 27 Jan 2009.