Miles Phillip Hurst~Where is He Buried?

Miles Phillip Hurst was born 15 February 1878 in Chesterfield County, SC to Philip James Hurst and Mary Ann Gainey. 

1n 1890, when Miles was a young lad of 14, his family migrated to Kingsland, Cleveland County Arkansas. There as a young man of 28, Miles Philip Hurst married Louise C. ‘Ludie’  Neal on 10 May 1906. 

By 1910 Miles Philip had moved his wife and family from Arkansas to Collin County, Texas and was listed as a farmer. By 1920, Miles Phillip had hired on as a laborer with the Steam Railroad  and had moved to Bryan County, Oklahoma.  

In the search for his death and burial we located a WWII  Draft Registration card dated 25 April 1942 at which time he was in Durant, Bryan county, Oklahoma. He was listed as age 64. 



Our next clue was the location of his wife in a Galveston County, Texas City Directory where she was listed as a widow. 











This find led to the discovery of the graves of both Ludie and her son in the Galveston Memorial Park; but, no grave was found for Miles Philip Hurst. This also allowed us to narrow down the date range for the death of Miles Philip. We know from the WWII Draft card that Miles was alive on 25 April 1942 and that Louise C., ‘Ludie’ was a widow in 1947. Sometime between these two dates Miles Philip passed away. 

Tucked away in my database was this note: 

Cleveland County Herald Newspaper. The names have obituaries posted in the issue date displayed. This is an index only. If you are interested in obtaining the obituary for a person listed below, you must contact the Cleveland County Library. Email: clecolib@yahoo.com. As time allows, the staff will try to copy the obit and send it via email or U.S. mail. Please be specific, and supply the name, and date of the issue. Please limit your requests to one or two per week.ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ar/cleveland/obits/obitindex34_45.txt

This note is so old that the hyperlink is no longer valid but with the Internet Archives I was able to pull up a copy of the webpage.

I passed this data to my cousin who is a direct descendant of this line of Hurst and he used the information to write Cleveland County Arkansas Library and obtained a copy of the obit. He in turn passed the obit to me. 

In essence, is says that two brothers, Miles and Wesley died within 3 weeks of each other in Collin County, Texas and that Miles Philip Hurst died March 12. A Texas death certificate #6398 for Wesley shows that he died on 14 Feb. 1943.

Therefore Miles Philip Hurst died 12 March 1943 in Collin County, Texas. Yet, no Texas death certificate has been found for this event nor has a tombstone been located. 

I would like to know where Miles Philip Hurst is buried? If you know or can help in any way to determine conclusively when, where and if Miles Philip did  indeed die on 12 March 1943 and his place of burial it would be greatly appreciated.






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Sources:
1. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 July 2016), Miles Phillip Hurst; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, County: Cleveland; Roll: 1522835.
2. 1910 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 0019, Page: 16B/39 (stamped); Line 62, Dwelling 273, Family 281, Household of M. P. HURST; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 July 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1540.
3. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com, Miles Phillip Hurst.
4. 1920 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 021, Page: 4A/141 (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 54, Family 56, Household of Miles P. HURST; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 July 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T625, Roll 1454.
5. 1930 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 016, Page: 3A/134 (stamped); Line 46, Dwelling 52, Family 52, Household of M. P. HURST; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 July 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T626, Roll 1894.
6. "World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947," on-line digital images, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 July 2016), Miles Phillip Hurst; citing World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64: 1940-1947, NAI Number: 576250; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.
7. TWO BROTHERS DIE obituary, The Cleveland County Herald, Rison, Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States, 7 April 1943. Death of Wesley and M. P. Hurst.
8. "Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : viewed 14 July 2016), Marriage: Miles P. Husrt and Ludie Neil; Dodd, Jordan R., comp; Marriage Date: 10 May 1906.
9. 1910 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, ED 0019, Page: 16B/39 (stamped); Line 62, Dwelling 273, Family 281, Household of M. P. HURST.
10. 1920 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, ED 021, Page: 4A/141 (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 54, Family 56, Household of Miles P. HURST.
11. 1930 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, ED 016, Page: 3A/134 (stamped); Line 46, Dwelling 52, Family 52, Household of M. P. HURST.
12. 1910 U. S. Census, Collin County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, ED 0019, Page: 16B/39 (stamped); Line 62, Dwelling 273, Family 281, Household of M. P. HURST.
13. 1920 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, ED 021, Page: 4A/141 (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 54, Family 56, Household of Miles P. HURST.
14. 1930 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, ED 016, Page: 3A/134 (stamped); Line 46, Dwelling 52, Family 52, Household of M. P. HURST.
15. 1920 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, ED 021, Page: 4A/141 (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 54, Family 56, Household of Miles P. HURST.
16. 1930 U. S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Calera, Bryan, Oklahoma, ED 016, Page: 3A/134 (stamped); Line 46, Dwelling 52, Family 52, Household of M. P. HURST.
 
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