Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameRachel _____ 26
Birth Date?
Spouses
Birth Dateabt 1834
Death Dateabt 1874607 Age: 40
Death PlaceProvincia De Santa Fe, ARGENTINA
FatherHenry HURT (1798-1880)
MotherElizabeth WRIGHT (~1797-<1880)
Family ID3576
ChildrenHenry R. (1863-)
 A. Jackson (1864-)
 Robert Lee (1867-)
 James (1869-)
 Emily (1873-)
Notes for Rachel _____
!information received from Betty Lawrence on 28 Oct 1997

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Notes for James Whitset (Spouse 1)
!Information received from Betty Lawrence on 28 Oct 1997.
From the files of Lolita Long Lowry:

!James Whitset Hurt and his wife Rachel A. went to South America in 1870. The name Whitset was of interest as it continued in the family and it appears that it came from a family who went from Virginia to Tennessee as did the Hurts. There were two well known Baptist ministers (James and W.A. Whitsett) who organized churches and other family members (John B. and Samuel P. Whitsett) in Davidson County who must have been close friends. James & Rachel had 4 children born in California and 1 born after they arrived in Argentina. A newspaper article was found in the Clear Lake Courier (in State Library, Sacramento) V.IV No. 45, 11/12/1870 which told in the Local and Personal section "Bound for the Argentine Republic - Mr. James Hurt and family, accompanied by Captain Francis, will start tomorrow (Sunday) morning on their way to San Francisco, there to take a steamer for New York and from thence to proceed to the Argentine, South America where they intend to settle. They leave many warm friends in this county, whose best wishes go with them to their future far-off home." An earlier article on July 2, 1870 tells that the "Fashion" a fast sailing yacht of Captain Francis made port on Tuesday last.

!Joseph Irwin Francis was #365 on the 1872 Great Register of Lake County. He was age 29 born in New York, a seaman from Upper Lake, registered 9 August 1869. Captain Francis apparently made up a group which included others such as the Moores from Lake County to migrate to Argentina. Argentina was then advertising for "all people in the world who wish to inhabit Argentine soil". The government built a large Immigrants' Hotel in Buenos Aires where the immigrants were housed and fed at government expense until they could be sent inland. In 1869 34,000 came; 80,000 by 1873; and 280,000 within a few years. ("Argentina - LIfe Story of a Nation" by John W. White 1942). No taxation of any kind was imposed on entry to Argentina to till soil, improve industries and introduce or teach science and art. A letter from James Hurt to Charles Hurt (nephew) written August 16, 1873 is in the possession of a member of the Hurt family (son of Paul Hansen of Ukiah, California, Grandson of Charles Hurt to whom the letter was addressed). He tells of the arrival of his youngest child Emily Jane in 1873 and of their life in Argentina. He sends his regards to the family mentioning his nieces and nephews Beauregard, Levi, Melissa and Parthenia. --------- nothing further is known of this family.
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