Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameMary Ethel WOOD 
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603Birth Date29 Aug 1881
Birth PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee
Death Date7 Jun 1918 Age: 36
Death PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee
Burial PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, Fairview Cemetery
ReligionPresbyterian
Spouses
Birth Date20 Dec 1874
Birth PlaceHurricane Hill, Lauderdale County, Tennessee
MemoTennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965-Death Certificates-Dyer-1930
Death Date17 Feb 1930 Age: 55
Death PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee
MemoTennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965-Death Certificates-Dyer-1930
Burial PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, Fairview Cemetery
MemoTennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965-Death Certificates-Dyer-1930
ReligionPresbyterian
FatherJames Maxey “Mack” HURT (1830-1913)
MotherMartha Ann WHITE (1832-1897)
Family ID5735
Marr Date20 Dec 1903
Marr PlaceMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Marr Memoby Hugh Spencer Williams, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN, at the home of J. H. DuBose.
Notes for Mary Ethel WOOD
She had a daughter named Imogene who died in an accidental fire. After this, Ethel had another child, Arch Wood Hurt. She died two weeks after his birth. At that time, her sister, Sade adopted Arch. It was a very sad time in the Hurt family. These events caused many changes in the family in the later years.
Notes for John Robert (Spouse 1)
He was a prominent Dyersburg businessman and civic leader. When he came to Dyersburg, he was connected with the Baker-Watkins Supply Company and then entered business with John Atkins. They operated the Atkins-Hurt Men’s Clothing Store.
John Robert Hurt was a member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen at the time of his death and he was a member of the City Board of Education. He was also chairman of the Dyer County Circuit Court Jury Commission. He served as Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church.
This information comes from his obituary in the Dyersburg newspaper, Feb 17, 1930.
John Robert Hurt was a member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen at the time of his death and he was a member of the City Board of Education. He was also chairman of the Dyer County Circuit Court Jury Commission. He served as Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church.
This information comes from his obituary in the Dyersburg newspaper, Feb 17, 1930.