HURLEY Mary Jane

1843 - 1919  (75 years)

• Name	HURLEY Mary Jane
  Born	4 Nov 1843	Crittenden Co., Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	19 Feb 1919	Crittenden Co., KY
  Buried	UNKNOWN	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Crittendenton County, KY   [2]
  Person ID	I2040	Combo
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	HURLEY John H.,   b. Abt 1800, Livingston County, KY ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Mother	NEWCOM Elizabeth Ann,   b. Abt 1820, Tennessee ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Married	23 Sep 1841	Livingston County, KY
  Family ID	F0558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	WRIGHT Unknown,   d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F0837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	CRAIG John Wesley,   b. Abt 1841, Indiana ,   d. Abt 1871  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1859	Crittenden County, KY
  Children	1. CRAIG John Ella,   b. 18 Dec 1860, Kentucky ,   d. 17 Jul 1931  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F0838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	WALKER Hugh Mack,   b. 4 Feb 1832, Livingston County, Kentucky ,   d. 26 Jun 1876, Crittenden County, Kentucky  (Age 44 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1865	Crittenden County, KY
  Notes	From B. J. Jerome Feb 2007: "Crittenden County, KY Marriage Records 1842-1866 and Abstracts of Wills Book 1 1842-1924" page 111: 3 Jul 1865. H.M. Walker - Mary J. Craig No return. [The date is the bond date, but there is no marriage return and apparently no license. Often the license was returned to the county clerk with the date of marriage. There is none in this case. It may have been lost, never returned by the minister or J.P. or they may have actually married in another KY county.]
  Children	1. WALKER Hugh Edgar,   b. 26 May 1866, Crittenden County, Kentucky ,   d. 31 Dec 1940, Sullivan, Crittanden County, KY  (Age 74 years)   2. WALKER Henry Mack,   b. Nov 1868, Crittenden County, KY ,   d. 30 Jan 1952, Union County, KY  (Age ~ 83 years)   3. WALKER Lizzie Ann,   b. 26 Oct 1869, Kentucky ,   d. 2 Jun 1947, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, MO  (Age 77 years)   4. WALKER Dixon Hurley,   b. 12 Aug 1871, Marion, Crittenden County, KY ,   d. 30 Jan 1951, Memphis, Shelby County,TN  (Age 79 years)   5. WALKER Ira Sylvester,   b. 21 Jul 1873, Sturgis(Bells Mines), Crittenden County, KY ,   d. 11 Jan 1949, Harrisburg, Saline County, IL  (Age 75 years)   6. WALKER William Bailey,   b. 14 Jun 1876, Crittenden County, Kentucky ,   d. 13 Feb 1947, Lutesville, Bollinger, MO  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F0736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	WALKER James M.,   b. Abt 1836, Kentucky ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Married	15 Apr 1885	Crittenden County, KY
  Notes	April 2006 B. J. Jerome searched for a marriage license for Jim and Mary Walker in Crittenden County, KY. She found the entry from the marriage register, but no license in the original marriage records.
  Family ID	F0839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Mary Jane Hurley Craig Walker Walker (seated)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Transcription: Petition for Equity to sell land owned by H. M. Walker, deceased. (October 8 1886) Ten years after H. M. Walker died, his widow Mary J. Hurley Walker made a petition to the Crittenden County Circuit Court to allow the sale of the family homestead, with distribution of funds being made to the heirs of H. M. Walker. Jamile has a copy of the original court petition.
  		Transcription: Sale of Land from the Estate of Hugh M. Walker to Alex Woody (September 27 1890) This sale of land to Alex Woody specifies each heir of H. M. Walker and the amount of money to be paid to each one. Jamile has a copy of the original deed.
  		1919 Death Certificate for Mary Jane Hurley (Craig, Walker, Walker, Write/Wright Still working on this one. I am positive that this death certificate is for Mary Jane Hurley who married Hugh Walker, however I do not know why her name was Write/Wright at the time of her death.

  
  

• Notes

  NOTE: Ordered, and ruled out, death certificate of Mary Jane Walker of Pulasky County, KY. Her father was Sam Campbell of Pulaski County (colored). Bailey's death certificate says his mother was Mary Hearley. 1860 Census KY/Crittendon County/Bells Mines Mary (16) living with her husband John W. Craig (19) born in Indiana, and Nancy Craig (61) born TN. Just a few houses away was Mary's mom and dad. 1880 Census Widowed Mary J. Walker with 6 children living in KY/Crittenden County//Bells Mines From History and Families 1882 - 1999 of Crittenden County, KY, published by Genealogy Society: As a widow with one daughter, Mary married H. M. Walker and had six children. They were Ed, Mack, Hurl, Ira, Bail, and Lizzie. Mary Jane was a midwife and doctored many people. She died of consumption or TB. She is buried at Mt. Zion between Mr. Walker's grave and a cedar three. There is no marker. **************************** Deed Book Y, Crittenden County, KY September 27, 1890 (Page 350) This indenture made this the 27th day of Sept 1890 between Mary J. Walker and J. M. Walker her husband and H. E. Walker and Wilmoth Walker his wife, and John W. Kapplar and Elisabeth E. Kapplar his wife, and D. H. Walker and Minnie Walker his wife and H. M. Walker, I. S. Walker and W. B. Walker all and the only heirs at law of H. M. Walker Deceased, all of the County of Crittenden, State of Kentucky except H. E. Walker and wife, and John W. Kapplar and wife of Stoddard County, State of Missouri, parties of the first part and Alex Woody of the County of Crittenden & State of KY party of the second part. Witnesseth, that the parties of the first part, in consideration of the sum of Six Hundred & twenty five Dollars, paid and is to be paid as follows Mary J. Walker One Hundred and Seventy five dollars cash paid for her Dowry right. She being the widow of sd. H. M. Walker, before her marriage with J. M. Walker her present husband, and H. E. Walker Seventy dollars paid and John W. Kapplar and wife Elizabeth Kapplar Seventy dollars cash paid and H. M. Walker Seventy Dollars paid by J. B. Lowey and D. H. Walker cash paid Thirty five dollars and the remainder being $35 to be paid when he becomes of age and makes the sd Woody a deed to his interest to the land herein named, and J. B. Lowey is to execute his notes to I. S. Walker and W. B. Walker who are minor heirs, Seventy dollars apiece, with 6% interest until they become of age and make the sd Lowey a Deed to their interest in the land here in mentioned. Hath bargained and sold and by these presents do convey and confirm unto the sd Woody party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County of Crittenden State of KY and described as follows viz: Beginning on a double white oak, which are stumps now, on the waters of Hoods Cree, thence up a drain with the meanders to where Kings fence originally struck the drain, thence with Kings fence to Spanish Oak, thence S78W 50 poles to a Spanish oak, thence S70.W52 poles to a dogwood, thence S36 poles to a white oak, thence E 156 poles to a black oak with crisp line, thence N61 poles to a stake, thence N27 W45 poles to a stake, thence S4 poles to an ash, thence N75 W60 poles to the beginning containing Eighty-two acres more or less. To have and to hold the same, with all the appurtenances unto the party of the Second part, his heirs and assigns (page 351) forever and the parties of the first part, doth further covenant with party of the second part that they will warrant and forever defend the title to the foregoing described land and premises from the claims of all persons claiming the same or any part thereof. A lien is hereby retained upon the property, as security for the payment of all unpaid purchase money. In testimony whereof the parties of the first part, hath hereunto subscribed their names. Mary J. Walker, J. M. Walker, H. E. Walker, Wilmoth Walker, J. W. Kappler, Lizzie Kappler, Mack Walker State of Missouri, Stoddard County I M. L. Crabtree a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Stoddard and state of Missouri do certify that this instrument of uniting from J. M. Walker and wife Mary J. Walker, John W. Kapler and wife Elisabeth E. Kapler, H. E. Walker and wife Wilmoth Walker, wsa produced to me on the 3rd day of November 1890 by H. E. Walker & Wilmoth Walker and on the 3rd day of November by John W. Kapler and Elizabeth Kapler and the contents and effects of the instrument being explained to the said Wilmoth Walker and Elisabeth Kapler separately and apart from their said husbands, they thereupon declared that they did each freely and voluntarily execute and deliver the same to be their acts and deeds and consented that the same might be recorded and was acknowledged by the said H. E. Walker and John W. Kapler to be their acts and deeds, and consented that same might be recorded. Given under my hand this the 3rd day of November 1890. M. L. Crabtree Justice of the Peace State of Missouri, County of Stoddard I hereby certify that M. L. Crabtree Esq before whom the foregoing acknowledgement was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto…. (not copied) *************************************** March 2007: Brenda J. J. searched for death certificate for Mary Hurley Walker, but found none. She also searched cemetery records, but did not find the burial place of Mary Hurley Walker or her third husband James M. Walker. June 2008: Found copy of death certificate for Mary Jane on Ancestry.com. Shows that information on certificate came from Rosa Kappler, Mary Jane's daughter-in-law.

  
  

• Sources

  [S01772] Death Certificate. Death Certificate. of son Hugh Edgar Walker says his mother was born in Crittenden County. [S01788] History & Families 1882- 1999 Crittenden County, KY (Genealogy Society). History & Families 1882- 1999 Crittenden County, KY (Genealogy Society). Page 115 says she is buried next to Hugh M. Walker in an unmarked grave between "his grave and a cedar tree".