Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Wednesday’s Child – Infant Twins






William J. A. Hurst was born 16 January 1853[1] in Chesterfield, South Carolina.  He moved with his Father and Mother to Collin County, Texas between 1870 and 1880. He married Susanna H. Burch, daughter of James Clothier Burch and Celia Rebecca Johnson, on 13 January 1881 in Collin County, Texas. It likely they knew each other back in Chesterfield and may have traveled together during the migration to Texas. 

William and Susannah had a set of twins on 25 August 1881. The twins did not survive. Records indicate that one twin died the same day and the other twin died 3 days later on 28 Aug 1881. No record has been found to indicate the names or gender of the twins.   




Hurst[2]
Twin of W.J.A. & S.H.
B
10
25 Aug 1881
28 Aug 1881
No Marker-Prob. B-9 or B-10
Hurst[3]
Twin of W.J.A. & S.H.
B
9
25 Aug 1881
25 Aug 1881
No Marker-Prob. B-9 or B-10
Chambersville Cemetery Transcript[4]

William and Susannah were married 56 years when Susannah died in August 1937. William died a year and one half later in January 1939. There is no indication that William and Susanna had any other children after the birth of these twins.


[1] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for William J A Hurst; (16 January 1853–3 January 1939); Memorial # 57581544; Record of the Chambersville Cemetery; Chambersville, Collin County, Texas, USA; Accessed on 11 August 2012.
[2] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Infant Hurst; (25 August 1881–28 August 1881); Memorial # 6497345; Record of the Chambersville Cemetery; Chambersville, Collin County, Texas, USA; Accessed on 11 August 2012.
[3] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Infant Hurst; (25 August 1881–25 August 1881); Memorial # 7880308; Record of the Chambersville Cemetery; Chambersville, Collin County, Texas, USA; Accessed on 11 August 2012.

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