Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameKate COOVER 603
Birth Date1889
Birth PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee
Death Date1954 Age: 65
Death PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee
Burial PlaceDyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, Fairview Cemetery
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 ID5755
Marr Date22 Mar 1927
Marr PlaceDyer County, Tennessee
Marr MemoTennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Notes for Kate COOVER
She loved John Robert Hurt, Jr., as her own son. She also cared for Nail Hurt when she grew old.
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.
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