Hurley Family Tree

Edwin Wesley Hurley + Sophronia Elvira Brown

5 children
Robert W Hurley
Birth: August 1, 1884 24 19 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Indian Prairie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States
Military draft registration: September 12, 1918 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Marriage: February 1924
Death of child: November 25, 1929 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1940 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Church: between 1925 and 1941 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Military draft registration: April 25, 1942 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Winery fire: November 1943 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1950 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Death: March 12, 1973 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Burial: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nellie Mae Lute Robert Wesley Hurley
Robert Wesley Hurley
1884–1973
Birth: August 1, 1884 24 19 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 12, 1973 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Martha Hurley
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Indian Prairie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States
Marriage: September 25, 1915 — Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Notice of intention to marry: January 12, 1933 — Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1940 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1950 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Marriage: June 8, 1956 — Tulare County, California, United States
Death: March 17, 1979 — Imperial County, California, United States
Burial: March 22, 1979 — Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
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Martha Ann Hurley
1886–1979
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 17, 1979 — Imperial County, California, United States
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
Person-Source:
Death: December 27, 1886
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… Hurley
1886–1886
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
Death: December 27, 1886
Hilliard J Hurley
Birth: December 25, 1893 33 29 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Indian Prairie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States
Military draft registration: June 1917 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Naval enlistment: April 1918 — Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Draft call: June 13, 1918 — Tulare, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Military service: from May 20, 1918 to September 30, 1921
Census: April 1, 1930 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1950 — Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, United States
Death: January 2, 1973 — Santa Clara County, California, United States
Burial: January 4, 1973 — Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
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Hilliard Joseph Hurley
1893–1973
Birth: December 25, 1893 33 29 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: January 2, 1973 — Santa Clara County, California, United States
Preston G Hurley
Birth: February 14, 1896 35 31 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Indian Prairie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States
Marriage: April 28, 1916 — Fresno County, California, United States
Military draft registration: May 31, 1917 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Divorce: about 1919 — California
Census: January 1, 1920 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Marriage licence: November 8, 1921 — Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Marriage: after November 8, 1921
Military draft registration: April 26, 1942 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1950 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Death: April 4, 1967 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Burial: April 4, 1967 — Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hulda Frieda Wiebe Vernon Preston Hurley Verna L Hurley Donald Clifford Hurley Stanley Edwin Hurley Frieda Pat Hurley Henry Clyde Hurley Family with spouse Bena Foth
Preston George Hurley
1896–1967
Birth: February 14, 1896 35 31 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: April 4, 1967 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Edwin Hurley
Birth: February 20, 1860 33 29 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1870 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Minor's pension: from December 24, 1866 to February 19, 1876 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Property: 1881 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1883 — Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Death: March 11, 1940 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Obituary: March 12, 1940 — Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States
Burial: March 13, 1940 — Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Research log: October 9, 2026
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sophronia Elvira Brown Robert Wesley Hurley Martha Ann Hurley … Hurley Hilliard Joseph Hurley Preston George Hurley
Edwin Wesley Hurley
1860–1940
Birth: February 20, 1860 33 29 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 11, 1940 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Robert Hurley
Birth: about 1827 43 41 — Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Census: June 1, 1850 — Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Occupation: Boatman — 1850 — Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Marriage: April 1, 1852 — Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Property: Lot 10, Behan's Addition to Sheffield — from March 12, 1852 to December 2, 1852 — Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Property: Lot 21, Behan's Addition to Sheffield — from December 2, 1852 to November 30, 1853 — Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Property: S½SW¼ Section 5, T1N, R6E, 3rd PM (80 acres) — about 1854 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: 1855 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Occupation: Painter — 1860 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Military Service: Company I, 48th Illinois Infantry — from September 15, 1861 to April 6, 1862 — Illinois, United States
Newspaper Article: Life at Camp Butler — October 4, 1861 — Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Correspondence: Letter from Camp Butler — October 10, 1861 — Camp Butler, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States
Correspondence: Letter from Camp Butler — October 20, 1861 — Camp Butler, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States
Promotion to Corporal: November 1861
Death: April 6, 1862 — Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Death notice: April 17, 1862 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Burial: about April 1862 — Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Widow's pension: February 26, 1863
Research log: October 9, 2026
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Ann Ewing Edwin Wesley Hurley
Robert Hurley
1827–1862
Birth: about 1827 43 41 — Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: April 6, 1862 — Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Martha Ann Ewing
Birth: about 1831 — Ohio, United States
Census: June 1, 1850 — Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Marriage: April 1, 1852 — Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: July 3, 1865 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Widow's pension: from February 3, 1863 to December 23, 1866 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 23, 1866 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Guardianship and minor's pension: May 22, 1867 — Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1870 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: before 1879 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Research log: October 9, 2026
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Hurley Edwin Wesley Hurley Family with spouse William Jump Arthur Jump
Martha Ann Ewing
1831–1879
Birth: about 1831 — Ohio, United States
Death: before 1879 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Sophronia Elvira Brown
Birth: August 6, 1864 37 37 — Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1870 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1883 — Illinois, United States
Census: June 1, 1900 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: April 15, 1910 — Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States
Census: January 1, 1920 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1930 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 1, 1940 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Census: April 4, 1950 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Death notice: September 19, 1951 — Tulare, Tulare County, California, United States
Death: September 19, 1951 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Burial: September 19, 1951 — Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Research log: October 9, 2026
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edwin Wesley Hurley Robert Wesley Hurley Martha Ann Hurley … Hurley Hilliard Joseph Hurley Preston George Hurley
Sophronia Elvira Brown
1864–1951
Birth: August 6, 1864 37 37 — Illinois, United States
Death: September 19, 1951 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Birth: November 1826 — Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1845
Census: 1850 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: 1900 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census: 1910 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Slover Elizabeth Jane Brown Susan Brown Mary Brown Moses Brown Louis Brown William A. Brown James P Brown John T Brown Sophronia Elvira Brown Delilah Brown Miles Wheeler Brown Rufus Preston Brown
William Wesley Brown
1826–…
Birth: November 1826 — Kentucky, United States
Birth: 1827 — Indiana, United States
Marriage: about 1845
Death: before 1900
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Wesley Brown Elizabeth Jane Brown Susan Brown Mary Brown Moses Brown Louis Brown William A. Brown James P Brown John T Brown Sophronia Elvira Brown Delilah Brown Miles Wheeler Brown Rufus Preston Brown
Elizabeth Slover
1827–1900
Birth: 1827 — Indiana, United States
Death: before 1900

Facts and events

Marriage
about 1883
Illinois, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0100; family 260; Edward W Hurley, married 17 years. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817219; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5W6
Citation details: Census Place: Washington, Massac, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0069; Edwin W Hurley, married 30 years. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/5728953; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6P-QVB
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0012; Edwin Hurley, age at first marriage 25; Sofrona Hurley, age at first marriage 18. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/records/93426008; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJD-ZKX
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsville, Illinois; father Edwin Hurley, mother Sophronia Brown. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-NT63
Note: Married about 1883 in Illinois; no marriage record found.

Married about 1883 in Illinois; no marriage record found.

  • 1900 census: married 17 years (about 1883)
  • 1910 census: married 30 years (about 1880)
  • 1930 census: Edwin first married at 25 (about 1885); Sofrona first married at 18 (about 1881-1882)
  • Hilliard Hurley's Social Security record (NUMIDENT) names his parents as Edwin Hurley and Sophronia Brown

CONFLICT: the censuses imply marriage dates from about 1880 to about 1885. The 1900 census figure is used.

Date changed from ABT 1882 (no source) to ABT 1883 (1900 census), 15 Oct 2026. Not found in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, or in the Ancestry and FamilySearch Illinois marriage collections.