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Friday, September 8, 2017

Hardy J. Sellers, Soldier, Father and Esteemed Citizen Passes Away

Hardy J. Sellers was born 17 September 1831, a son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. He was their first born son and the 2nd oldest of five siblings; 2 sisters and 3 brothers.

Hardy J. served in the 4th SC Cavalry, Confederate States Army, during the War Between the States. He enlisted April 22, 1862, was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor and sent to the hospital in Raleigh, NC 30 May 1864, then on  2 June 1864 he was sent to another hospital in Virginia.

After returning home from the War, Hardy married Elizabeth Smith on 16 March 1871.

Hardy J. Sellers and Elizabeth Smith had two children:
  1. Maggie May Sellers, b. 23 May 1880; d. 27 May 1885.
  2. William Arthur ‘Bud’ Sellers, b. 10 March 1882, d. 1 July 1959; married Letty Alliene Merriman about 1909.
Hardy J. died on 19 September 1910. Elizabeth lived another 11 1/2 years passing away on 12 February 1922. Both are buried at Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Hardy J. Sellers Obit

Hardy J. Sellers
Special to The State.
Chesterfield. Sept. 20 – Hardy J. Sellers died at his home near here yesterday. He was a good soldier in the Confederate army in Company A, Fourth regiment. Mr. Sellers was 79 years old. In the death of Mr. Sellers Chesterfield county has lost one of her best citizens.

[“The State”, Columbia, SC, Wednesday, September 21, 1910, Page: 3, Column 2]


Hardy is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.








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[1] Hardy J. SELLERS obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 21 September 1910, page 3, Column 2. Deaths in South Carolina.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Its Family Time~Hardy J. Sellers

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Hardy J. Sellers, son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis, was born on  17 September 1831.

Hardy along with his brothers, John E., Elijah and Phillip Albert all served in the War between the States.  Two of the brothers John E and Elijah gave their lives on the same day at Hawes Shop, Virginia in service to their country.

After the war, Hardy J. came home twice wounded and married Elizabeth Smith on 16 March 1871. 


Hardy J. Sellers and Elizabeth Smith had the following children:

i. Maggie May Sellers was born on 23 May 1880 in Marlboro County, South Carolina. She died on 27 May 1885 at the age of 5 and is buried at Bethel Methodist Church, Marlboro Co., SC.

ii. William Arthur "Bub" Sellers, born 10 Mar 1882, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Letty Alliene Merriman; died 1 Jul 1959, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Hardy J. Sellers is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 August 2013); Memorial page for Hardy J. SELLERS; (17 September 1831–19 September 1910); Find a Grave memorial # 34308662, Citing Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 18 August 2013), entry for Hardy J. SELLERS, Private; Company A, 4th South Carolina Cavalry; Confederate.
3. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0036, Page: 8B/111(stamped); Line 52, Dwelling 140, Family 142, Household of Hardy J. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 6 June 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1455.
4. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 736. Tombstone of Hardie J. Sellers; 17 September 1831–19 September 1910, Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
5. Hardy J. SELLERS obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 21 September 1910, page 3, Column 2. Deaths in South Carolina.
6. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Hardy J. SELLERS; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 18 August 2013); Estate Folder#1114.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Elizabeth Smith Sellers (4 June 1849–12 February 1922), Memorial # 33953547.
8. James C. Pigg, Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1892-1926; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 2001. Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth [Smith] Sellers;The Chesterfield Advertiser,2 March 1922, page 1, col. 2, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.













Sunday, August 7, 2016

Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #757–Phillip Albert Sellers

 

This is a new series of posting, appearing every Sunday, on selected Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resources if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Today we will be looking at the following Estate folders:
Folder #757
Phillip Albert Sellers
This estate folder begins at image #1590 and ends with image #1620. (images 1590-1620)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-14687-28?cc=1911928
 
Phillip Albert Sellers, son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis died on 6 April 1896 leaving surviving him, his wife Anna Jane Douglass Sellers and 7 children; 4 sons and 3 daughters. 

Court Petition:

On 14 April 1896, Anna J. Sellers petitioned the courts for Letters of Administrations on the estate of her husband, Philip Sellers. Letters were granted to her to administered the estate.  

Petition for Letters-Phulip Sellers estate
Transcription:
State of South Carolina} In Probate
County of Chesterfield} Court
To T. L. Huntley Judge of Probate
The petition of your petitioner shows to this Court that Philip Sellers late of the state and county aforesaid died intestate on the 6th day of April 1896 leaving your petitioner as his widow and leaving a personal estate amounting to about two hundred dollars, and your petitioner desires that Letters of Administration be granted to her.
Wherefore she prays that you will grant to her Letters of Administration on said Estate and she will ever pray &c.                                                   April 14th 1896                                                                   A. J. Sellers

Three appraisers were appointed by the Courts on 16 May 1896 to appraise the personal estate of Philip Sellers. (Image 1607) Appointed were:
  • A. D. Smith
  • Ervin Oliver
  • D. N. Douglass
The men proceeded to appraise the estate and presented their two page finding to the Courts. (images  1605-1606).

Distributions: 

The administratrix, Anna J. Sellers, made distribution on the estate in October 1906. 

J. H. Sellers
 
$8.75
Rec’d of Anna J. Sellers administratrix Eight Dollars and seventy Five cents in full of my interest distribution share in the estate of Phillip Sellers and the receipt releases my Mother from all liability to me as administratrix of my Fathers Estate.
Oct. 3 1906                                                            J. H. Sellers

Seven of 8 children received distributive shares in the estate. One son, William had previously died in 1878. 
 
Anna Jane Douglass Sellers died on 7 February 1914 in Elba, Coffee County, Alabama. She went there to live with her son, James Douglas and his wife, after the death of her husband. She is buried locally in the Evergreen Cemetery. Her husband, Philip Albert Sellers, was buried in the Douglass Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 





 
 
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Phillip Albert Sellers; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 22 September 2014); ESTATE FILE #757. <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-14687-28?cc=>















Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Tombstone Tuesday~Pvt. Elijah Sellers


Elijah Sellers
b. 1834
d. 28 May 1864
bu. McNair Family Cemetery

44702755_125898147951
Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr
Elijah Sellers, son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis, married Harriett E. McNair sometime before June 1860. Harriett was the daughter of Neil McNair and Mary A. Crawford.

Elijah enlisted on 26 December 1861 to serve in the Civil War with Company A, 4th SC Calvary. He was killed in action (KIA) on 28 May 1864 at the Battle of Haw's Shop, Virginia.1 2 3
Elijah left behind his wife, Harriett and a daughter Sarah E. Sellers, b. 24 February 1861. This was their only child. She died 8 October 1862. Harriett, never remarried and died at age 89 on 6 January 1823.4 5

They both are buried in the McNair Family Cemetery, Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.6 7


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1. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 11 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4th SC Cavalry; Confederate [http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66896068/].
2. National Park Service, "Soldiers" database, Civil War Soldiers & Sailor System (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm : accessed 13 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4 South Carolina Cavalry; Confederate.
3. Ancestry,Military Service Records, database entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4th SCV Cavalry; Confederate.
4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2013); Memorial page for Sarah E. Sellers; (24 February 1861–8 October 1862); Find a Grave memorial # 44702697, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
5. Harriett E Sellers, death certificate 000576 (6 January 1923), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2013); Memorial page for Elijah Sellers; (1834- May 28, 1864); Find a Grave memorial # 44702755, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Harriett E. McNair Sellers (8 August 1833–6 January 1928), Memorial # 44702715.






Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Tombstone Tuesday~1st Sgt. John E. Sellers

1st Sgt. John E. Sellers
b. ca 1833
d. 28 May 1864
bu. McNair Family Cemetery
44702522_125898021580
Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

John E. Sellers was born about 1833 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, a son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. He was the fourth born of seven children with 2 sisters and 4 brothers. Both he and his younger brother, Elijah Sellers were Killed in Action (KIA) on 28 May 1864 at the Battles of Haw’s Shop also known as the Battle of Enon Church.1 2

John E. Sellers enlisted on 26 December 1861 at Cheraw, South Carolina as a 3rd Sgt. into Company “A”, Rutledge’s Regiment Cavalry, also known as 4th cavalry. He was Promoted to 2nd Sgt on 1 December 1862 and to 1st Sgt prior to May-June 1863.  

Both John E. and Elijah Sellers are shown as buried in the McNair Family Cemetery. Elijah was married to Harriett E. daughter of Neil McNair and Mary Crawford. John E. Sellers was never married.

Page 10-John E. Sellers
Company Muster Roll with Death Date.






















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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 12 June 2014), entry for John E. Sellers, 1st Sergeant; 4th Regiment, SC Cavalry; Confederate.
[2] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2014); Memorial page for John E. Sellers; (1833–1864); Find a Grave memorial # 44702522, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Friday’s Faces From the Past~Lavicy Sellers Hurst


Lavicy Sellers Hurst
Lavicy Sellers Hurst
Photo Courtesy of Kathy Lee

Lavicy Sellers was born 14 February 1828, the fist born child of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. She had five siblings, one sister and four brothers.

Shortly after May 1860, Lavicy married William “Billy” Hurst. Their first born, a son William B. “Willie” Hurst was born on 30 October 1861. They would raise a family of eight children.

The Children of William Hurst and Lavicy Sellers are:

i. William B. "Willie" Hurst was born on 30 Oct 1861 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He died on 20 Sep 1862 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
ii. John Thomas Hurst, born 17 Sep 1862, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Violet Welsh, bef 1885; married Theatus Irene Streater, 9 Sep 1885, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 28 Aug 1935, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. Sarah Ann Hurst, born 3 Dec 1863, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Dupree Lampley; died 14 Jan 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Rochelle Calvin Hurst, born 20 Oct 1864, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Cora Jenny Hearn, 1902; married Clara B. , 1896; died 11 Mar 1950, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.
v. Charlotte Jane "Lottie" Hurst, born 20 Nov 1865, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Frederick William Rivers, 12 Feb 1882, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 14 Mar 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vi. Susannah Hurst, born 12 Sep 1866, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married James Michael Watson; died 28 Oct 1931, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vii. Lucy Hurst was born about 1868 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died before 1883.
viii. Louisa Hurst, born 12 Aug 1869, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Nelson Jenkins; died 27 Apr 1957, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.









 
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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2012); Memorial page for Lavinia "Lavicy"" Vicy" Sellers Hurst; (14 February 1828–28 October 1898); Find a Grave memorial # 29991679, Citing Hurst Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 308A; Line 6, Household 393, Household of W[illiam] HURST; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #005, Page 319C, Line 37, Dwelling 168, Family 168, Household of William HURST; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2012); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
4. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1123. Tombstone of Lavicy Sellers Hurst; 14 February 1828–28 October 1898, Hurst Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lavinia "Lavicy"" Vicy" Sellers Hurst (14 February 1828–28 October 1898), Memorial # 29991679.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, William Hurst, Sr (8 August 1813–4 March 1884), Memorial # 29991656.
7. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 173B, Line 28, Dwelling 1155, Family 1155, Household of William Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
8. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield, Will Book 2: page 262 William Hurst; Probate Office, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
9. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of William Hurst.
10. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, William Hurst, Sr (8 August 1813–4 March 1884), Memorial # 29991656.
11. "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19388-14807-59?cc=1911928 : accessed 3 April 2015), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0470-0553A > image 923 of 1550; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.






















Saturday, March 14, 2015

Surname Saturday~Hurst-Rivers-Sellers-Purvis


William “Billy” Hurst was born on 8 Aug 1813, a son Phillip Hurst and his wife Elizabeth [LNU] 1of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

About 1830, when Billy was seventeen years of age he married Nancy Rivers, a daughter of Isaac Rivers and Nancy Parker. Billy and Nancy had two children:
  • Phillip Hurst, b. 8 August 1830
  • Isaac F. Hurst, b. 1833
The1850 census shows the family listed in household # 1155 and doing very well compared to other small  farmers in the county.

1850 Census
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Then in May 1860, tragedy strikes the family and Nancy dies from an attack of FLUX.2 3

Nancy Rivers Hurst was buried in the Hurst cemetery. No tombstone marks her grave.
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina succeed from the Union.

The Confederate States of America is formed in February 1861 with Jeff Davis as it’s President.

On April 12, 1861, a contingent of  Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter initiating the start of the Civil War. 

On 26 December 1861, age age 27, Isaac F. Rivers enlisted into Capt. James C. Craig’s Company, South Carolina Volunteers. (4th SCVI) Nine months and 8 days later Isaac F. Hurst would die of disease in Georgetown, South Carolina.

Sometime between May 1860, when Billy’s wife Nancy Rivers died and February 1861, Billy married Lavinia ”Lavicy”, “Vicy” Sellers, daughter of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. 

Lavinia was born on 14 February 1828 and most likely named after her grandmother Vicey Purvis.

Billy’s and Lavicy’s first child, a son, William B.  “Willie” Hurst was born on 30 October 1861.  

Billy and Lavicy Sellers Hurst had the following children:
  • i.    William B. "Willie" Hurst was born on 30 Oct 1861 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He died on 20 Sep 1862 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
    ii.    John Thomas Hurst, born 17 Sep 1862, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Violet Welsh, bef 1885; married Theatus Irene Streater, 9 Sep 1885, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 28 Aug 1935, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
    Iii.    Sarah Ann Hurst, born 3 Dec 1863, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Dupree Lampley; died 14 Jan 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
    iv.    Rochelle Calvin Hurst, born 20 Oct 1864, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Cora Jenny Hearn, 1902; married Clara B. , 1896; died 11 Mar 1950, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.
    v.    Charlotte Jane "Lottie" Hurst, born 20 Nov 1865, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Frederick William Rivers, 12 Feb 1882, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 14 Mar 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
    vi.    Susannah Hurst, born 12 Sep 1866, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married James Michael Watson; died 28 Oct 1931, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
    vii.    Lucy Hurst was born about 1868 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died before 1883.
    viii.    Louisa Hurst, born 12 Aug 1869, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Nelson Jenkins; died 27 Apr 1957, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
Each of these children are mentioned in the Last Will and Testament5  6 of William “Billy” Hurst with two exceptions
  1. William B. “Willie “ Hurst died before his Dad and was not mentioned.
  2. Lucy Hurst also passed away before her Father; yet, no record of her death has been found. 
On 4 March 1884 William “Billy” Hurst passed away and was buried in the Hurst cemetery. His wife, Lavicy Sellers Hurst lived another 14 years passing away on 28 October 1898. She was laid to rest beside her husband. 7 8 9 10

Lavicy Sellers Hurst is my 1st cousin 4 times removed.














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[1] LNU = Last name unknown
[2] Flux - An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or diarrhea
[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/olddiseases1.htm]
[3] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, mortality schedule, Chesterfield Dt., South Carolina, ID#: MRT573_1277, Nancy Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
[4] http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66894523/ and Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 173.
[5] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield, Will Book 2: page 262 William Hurst; Probate Office, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[6] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield County Estate Records, Estate #519A - William Hurst (), , ; South Carolina State Archives, Columbia, South Carolina | www.familysearch.com.
[7] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 March 2012); Memorial page for William Hurst, Sr; (8 August 1813–4 March 1884); Find a Grave memorial # 29991656, Citing Hurst Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
[8] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1125. Tombstone of William Hurst; 8 August 1813–4 March 1884, Hurst Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[9] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lavinia "Lavicy"" Vicy" Sellers Hurst (14 February 1828–28 October 1898), Memorial # 29991679.
[10] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Lavicy Sellers Hurst.
Census Cited:
1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 173B, Line 28, Dwelling 1155, Family 1155, Household of William Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, mortality schedule, Chesterfield Dt., South Carolina, ID#: MRT573_1277, Nancy Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
3. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 308A; Line 6, Household 393, Household of W[illiam] HURST; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
4. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #005, Page 319C, Line 37, Dwelling 168, Family 168, Household of William HURST; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2012); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
5. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 173B, Line 28, Dwelling 1155, Family 1155, Household of William Hurst.