Creed F HURT {M} = Sarah WILLIAMSON {F}

Married 1861

Creed F HURT:

Born 1837


Sarah WILLIAMSON:

Born 1847
Another letter came from Russell Wireman, 116 So. Broad St., Hellam, PA 17406 about Elmore Smith Whitaker who was born in 1844 and his 2nd wife Martha Rebecca Hurt. They were the parents of Forest Rose Mae Whitaker who married Jake Wireman.
Smith was first married to Nancy Howard, the dau of Samuel Howard and Delana Jones. We have his second wife listed as a Mary Risner which is erroneous. Those of you who have volume 5 of the Legends in Blue and Gray Civil War book need to use some "white-out" on page 1823. This Mary Risner did marry a Smith Whitaker but he was the son of Morgan Whitaker and Susan Hale.
Martha Rebecca Hurt b. 1869 first married Eli Allen. She was the dau of Creed F. Hurt b. 1837 and married in 1861 to Sarah Williamson b. 1842, dau of Harmon Williamson, Jr. b. 1816. Harmon Jr. m. in 1830 to Ann Bevins b. 1817, dau of Thomas Bevins. Harmon was the son of John Williamson, all found in Pike Co. KY.
Creed Hurt was the son of Absolem Hurt b. 1813 Washington Co. VA and m. 2nd to Elizabeth Bevins b. 1815, dau of John Bevins. He m. 1. to Ann Samples in 1823, the dau of William Samples and Nancy Wilson. Absolem was the son of Garland Hurt and Marteshia Thurston.
Elmore Smith Whitaker was the son of Johnson Whitaker b. 1792 and Susanna Howard/Arnett, a dau of Celia Howard.

Todd's Column - 14 Jan 1999

Martha Rebecca HURT {F} = Eli ALLEN {M} > Family

Married 28 October 1886, Magoffin Co, KY by C W I Pugh¹
Divorced 1905

Martha Rebecca HURT:

Born 14 July 1869, Pike Co, KY
Died 22 May 1954


Eli ALLEN:

Born 7 May 1867, Magoffin Co, KY²
Died 29 June 1955, Magoffin Co, KY
Buried Salyersville, Magoffin Co, KY at Keeton Cemetery³
Occupation: Farmer
Burial: Keeton Cemetery is in the White Oak Quadrangle, located at the mouth of Johnson's Fork. Thomas D Allen says Eli is buried at Magoffin Co, KY near Grape Creek.

= Elmore Smith WHITAKER {M} > Family

Elmore Smith WHITAKER:

Born 1846⁴
Occupation: Minister
Russell Wireman, 116 S. Broad St., Hellam, PA 17406 wrote to say he was trying to locate some of his relatives who still live in the area. His grandfather was Smith WHITAKER who married Martha Rebecca Hurt. They had only one child Florence Mae, sometimes listed as Forest Rose Lee Mae Whitaker who married Jake Wireman b. 1908, son of Russell Wireman b. 1879 and Martha Shepherd.
Martha Rebecca Hurt was born in 1869 (according to the 1870 Pike Co. KY census) and was the dau of Creed F. Hurt b. 1837 and m. in 1861 Pike Co. KY to Sarah Williamson. She was born in 1847 to Harmon Williamson b. 1826 and Anna Bevins b. 1827.
Creed Hurt was the son of Absolem Hurt b. 1803 and his 1st wife whom he married in 1823. She was Ann Samples, dau of William Samples and Nancy Wilson. He m. 2nd in 1849 to Elizabeth Bevins, b. 1814, dau of John Bevins and Mary Stacy.
Absolem Hurt was born in Washington Co. VA to Garland Hurt and Marteshia Thurston.
Elmore Smith Whitaker was the son of Johnson Whitaker b. 1792 and Susanna
(Arnett) Howard b. 1796, dau of Celia Howard and presumably Stephen Arnett.
Johnson Whitaker is believed to be the son of Mark R. Whitaker, a son of a Methodist preacher of Russell Co. VA. Johnson's mother, Martha "Patsy" Whitaker, was a teacher and is buried at the mouth of Puncheon in a lost cemetery with the early Arnetts and Howards of that area.
Smith Whitaker's first family consisted of Delaney m. Woots Allen, Susan m. Walker Allen, Farisee m. Green Shepherd, Laura Belle m. Haden Allen, Betty "Monk" m. Irvin Allen and Siney m. Hatcher Allen.
The 1910 census lists Smith's wife of two years as Martha, age 40 with Elizabeth age 12, step-dau Ida age 10, and grandson Mexico Shepherd age 14. Martha is the mother of 8 children with 6 living.
According to Russell, Martha m. 1. Eli Allen and their children were Patton Allen, Mack, Ida, John, Lizzie, and Rose. The 1920 census shows Smith Whitaker age 73, Martha age 40 with daughter Forest (Rose) age 7. (Information from Todd Preston's column of the August 13, 1998 issue of the SALYERSVILLE INDEPENDENT newspaper.)

Pierce HURT {M}

Marvin HURT is Pierce HURT's grandson.

Carolyn HURT {F}

William HURT {M}

Clarence HURT {M}

1 : "Gardner, Stanley, Magoffin Co., KY Marriages, 1860-1910"
2 : "1900 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
3 : "Magoffin County Historical Society, Magoffin Co., KY Cemeter"; Page P. 2
4 : "Magoffin Co. KY Historical Society, The Howards of Eastern K"; Page P. 444