Hurley Family Tree

Hilliard Joseph Hurley, 1893–1973 (aged 79 years)

Hilliard J Hurley
Name
Hilliard Joseph /Hurley/
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County; Hillard Joseph Hurley, born 24 Dec 1893, Johnsonville, Illinois. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/records/29690822; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKC-M89
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsville, Illinois; father Edwin Hurley, mother Sophronia Brown; claim 3 May 1966; died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-NT63
Birth
December 25, 1893 33 29
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County; Hillard Joseph Hurley, born 24 Dec 1893, Johnsonville, Illinois. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/records/29690822; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKC-M89
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0100; family 260; Hillard J., son, born Dec 1893. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817223; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WJ
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsville, Illinois; father Edwin Hurley, mother Sophronia Brown; claim 3 May 1966; died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-NT63
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsonville; died 2 Jan 1973; buried Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123539; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-7FYM
Note: Born at Johnsonville, Illinois, on Christmas Day, son of Edwin Wesley Hurley and Sophronia Elvira Brown.

Born at Johnsonville, Illinois, on Christmas Day, son of Edwin Wesley Hurley and Sophronia Elvira Brown.

Records giving 1893

  • 1900 census: born December 1893
  • WWI draft card (1917): born 24 Dec 1893 at Johnsonville, Illinois

Records giving 1894 or 1896

  • 1910 census: age 16 (about 1894); VA death file: 25 Dec 1894
  • Social Security records, the California Death Index, his headstone application, the cemetery list and Find a Grave: 25 Dec 1896

CONFLICT: birth year 1893 (1900 census, draft card) versus 1894 (VA death file) and 1896 (later records); day 24 Dec on the draft card. Left as recorded.
Birth of a brother
Preston George Hurley
February 14, 1896
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County; born 14 Feb 1896, Johnsonville, Illinois. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/records/29690824; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKC-M83
Citation details: Fourth registration, California; born 14 Feb 1896, Johnsonville, Ill. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1002/records/13248937; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48J-9PN
Note: Born at Johnsonville, Illinois, on 14 Feb 1896, son of Edwin Wesley Hurley and Sophronia Elvira Brown.

Born at Johnsonville, Illinois, on 14 Feb 1896, son of Edwin Wesley Hurley and Sophronia Elvira Brown.

Records giving 14 Feb 1896

  • WWI draft card (1917): born 14 Feb 1896 at Johnsonville, Illinois
  • WWII draft card (1942): born 14 Feb 1896 at Johnsonville, Ill.

Records giving other years

  • 1900 census: born February 1897
  • California Death Index and the cemetery burial list: 14 Feb 1897
  • Social Security records: 14 Feb 1894

CONFLICT: birth year 1896 (both draft cards, which he signed) versus 1897 (1900 census, death index, cemetery list) and 1894 (Social Security). Left as recorded.
Death of a maternal grandmother
Elizabeth Slover
before 1900
Census
June 1, 1900 (aged 6 years)
Indian Prairie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0100; family 260. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817223; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WJ
Note: 1900 census: age 6, with his parents and siblings in Indian Prairie Township (Johnsonville).

1900 census: age 6, with his parents and siblings in Indian Prairie Township (Johnsonville).

Household of Edward W. Hurley (family 260): Edward W., 40; Safrona E., 38; Robert, 16; Martha A., 14; Hillard J., 6, born Dec 1893; Pressley (Preston) G., 3.
Census
April 15, 1910 (aged 16 years)
Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Washington, Massac, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm 1374325. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/120906577; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6P-QKS
Note: 1910 census: age 16, a farm laborer on the home farm and at school.

1910 census: age 16, a farm laborer on the home farm and at school.

Household of Edwin W. Hurley: Edwin W., 50, farmer, renting; Sopronia, 44; Robert W., 25; Martha A., 22; Hillard J., 16, farm laborer, home farm; at school; Preston G., 13.
Military draft registration
June 1917
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County; Hillard Joseph Hurley, born 24 Dec 1893, Johnsonville, Illinois. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/records/29690822; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKC-M89
Note: WWI draft registration in Tulare County; single, living on College Avenue.

WWI draft registration in Tulare County; single, living on College Avenue.

  • Born 24 Dec 1893 at Johnsonville, Illinois
  • Farm laborer for John Montgomery at Orange Cove
  • Medium height, brown eyes, brown hair
Draft call
June 13, 1918
Tulare, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 13 Jun 1918, p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/513722664/
Citation details: 12 Jun 1918, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/531329921/
Citation details: 17 Jun 1918, p. 6, Dinuba news. https://www.newspapers.com/image/607037219/
Note: Named in the June 1918 Tulare County draft call for Camp Kearny, already listed in the Navy.

Named in the June 1918 Tulare County draft call for Camp Kearny, already listed in the Navy.

  • Tulare Advance-Register, 13 Jun 1918: "Hilliard Joseph Hurley, Dinuba" among 96 men to leave Visalia for Camp Kearny on 24 June
  • The same list appeared in the Visalia Daily Times (12 Jun) and the Fresno Morning Republican (17 Jun)
Census
January 1, 1920 (aged 26 years)
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198; household 212. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/records/19417336; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHS-STT
Note: 1920 census: age 25, single, a farm laborer in his parents' household on Golden Way, Dinuba.

1920 census: age 25, single, a farm laborer in his parents' household on Golden Way, Dinuba.

Household of Edward W. Hurley: Edward W., 65, fireman at the gas plant; Sophronia, 57; Robert, 35; Hilliard, 25, farm laborer; Preston, 23.
Residence
between 1916 and 1924
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Great Register of Voters, Tulare County, 1916-1924: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, Dinuba, laborer. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61066/records/51962078
Note: Registered to vote in Tulare County as Hilliard Joseph Hurley, laborer, of Dinuba.
Naval enlistment
April 1918
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 29 Apr 1918, p. 1, naval recruits. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530183204/
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1894, died 2 Jan 1973; entered 1 Apr 1918 and 20 May 1918; released 20 Feb 1919. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2441/records/12031037
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Note: Enlisted at the Navy's travelling recruiting station in Visalia as a fireman, third class.

Enlisted at the Navy's travelling recruiting station in Visalia as a fireman, third class.

  • The Visalia Daily Times of 29 Apr 1918 lists "Hillard J. Hurley, Dinuba, third-class fireman" among 23 men who had passed the examination and were to take the oath
  • VA death file: entries 1 Apr 1918 and 20 May 1918
  • Headstone application: entered 20 May 1918; service number 1721010
Military service
from May 20, 1918 to September 30, 1921
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1894, died 2 Jan 1973; entered 1 Apr 1918 and 20 May 1918; released 20 Feb 1919. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2441/records/12031037
Citation details: Memorial ID 67990543; headstone "CALIFORNIA F3 US NAVY WORLD WAR I"
Note: U.S. Navy, World War I: Fireman third class (F3).

U.S. Navy, World War I: Fireman third class (F3).

  • Headstone application: service 20 May 1918 to 30 Sep 1921
  • VA death file: released 20 Feb 1919
  • His grave marker reads "CALIFORNIA F3 US NAVY WORLD WAR I"

CONFLICT: release date 30 Sep 1921 (headstone application) versus 20 Feb 1919 (VA death file). Left as recorded.
Census
April 1, 1930 (aged 36 years)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 33A; Enumeration District: 0315; FHL microfilm 2339880. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVN-X2Q
Note: 1930 census: a Hillard J. Hurley, 31, single, born Illinois, headed a rented household at 5525 Alba Street, Los Angeles.

1930 census: a Hillard J. Hurley, 31, single, born Illinois, headed a rented household at 5525 Alba Street, Los Angeles.

  • Listed with him: Fronie Brown, 40, "mother," divorced, born Illinois

Probably him (his mother was Sophronia Brown Hurley), but the ages do not fit, and his parents were enumerated at Dinuba the same year. Kept with this caution.
Residence
1935
Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: San Mateo, California; Roll: m-t0627-00331; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 41-68; line 22. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/74510901; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9D2-DLN
Note: His 1940 census entry gives his residence in 1935 as Stockton.
Residence
between 1926 and 1936
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Address: 127 Golden Way
Citation details: Great Register of Voters, Tulare County, 1926-1930: Hilliard J Hurley, Golden, Dinuba, laborer. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61066/records/16171349
Note: Listed at 127 Golden Way, Dinuba, the family home.

Listed at 127 Golden Way, Dinuba, the family home.

  • Voter register, 1926-1930: laborer, Golden Way, Dinuba
  • City directories, 1928-29, 1934 and 1936: 127 Golden Way
Death of a father
Edwin Wesley Hurley
March 11, 1940
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Edwin W Hurley; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois; died 11 Mar 1940, Tulare County; father Hurley, mother Haladay. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3531340; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYZ-ZQV
Citation details: p. 14. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/701303780/
Citation details: Edwin Wesley Hurley; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois; died 11 Mar 1940, Dinuba, Tulare County; Find a Grave memorial 11425395. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025048; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X35M
Note: Died 11 Mar 1940 at his home, 127 Golden Way, Dinuba, aged 80.

Died 11 Mar 1940 at his home, 127 Golden Way, Dinuba, aged 80.

  • California Death Index: died 11 Mar 1940, Tulare County; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois
  • Fresno Bee obituary, 12 Mar 1940: died "last night at his home, 127 Golden Way"; a resident of Dinuba twenty years
  • Find a Grave: died 11 Mar 1940, Dinuba
Burial of a father
Edwin Wesley Hurley
March 13, 1940
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Hurley, Edwin W.; block 3, row 8C, space 18; 2/20/1860 - 3/11/1940
Citation details: Edwin Wesley Hurley; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois; died 11 Mar 1940, Dinuba, Tulare County; Find a Grave memorial 11425395. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025048; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X35M
Citation details: p. 14. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/701303780/
Note: Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 8C, space 18 (Find a Grave memorial 11425395).

Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 8C, space 18 (Find a Grave memorial 11425395).

CONFLICT: burial date 13 Mar 1940 (this record; no source found) versus a funeral announced for Thursday morning, 14 Mar 1940, with burial at Smith Mountain (Fresno Bee, 12 Mar 1940). Left as recorded.
Residence
April 1, 1940
Judicial Township 3, San Mateo County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: San Mateo, California; Roll: m-t0627-00331; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 41-68; line 22. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/74510901; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9D2-DLN
Note: 1940 census: age 44, single, enumerated in Judicial Township 3, San Mateo County.

1940 census: age 44, single, enumerated in Judicial Township 3, San Mateo County.

  • Born Illinois; completed 8th grade
  • Lived at Stockton in 1935
Census
April 1, 1950 (aged 56 years)
Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Menlo Park, San Mateo, California; Roll: 6103; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 41-201; line 26. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/268500737; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG2-LJZH
Note: 1950 census: age 53, never married, born Illinois; enumerated at Menlo Park, San Mateo County.
Death of a mother
Sophronia Elvira Brown
September 19, 1951
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; father Wesley, mother Slover. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3532140; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGY6-1M6
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; Smith Mountain Cemetery, block 3, row 9A, grave 34; memorial 11425409. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025060; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X357
Citation details: Hurley, Sophrania; block 3, row 9A, space 34; 1/1/1861 - 9/17/1951
Citation details: 19 Sep 1951, p. 2, "Deaths". Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/514215176/
Note: Died in September 1951 in Tulare County, a resident of Dinuba.

Died in September 1951 in Tulare County, a resident of Dinuba.

  • California Death Index: died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County
  • Find a Grave and the Smith Mountain burial list: died 17 Sep 1951
  • Tulare Advance-Register, 19 Sep 1951: listed under Deaths as "Mrs. Sophroniz Hurley, 88, Dinuba"

CONFLICT: death 19 Sep 1951 (this record, the same as the burial date; no source found) versus 17 Sep 1951 (death index, Find a Grave, cemetery list). Left as recorded.
Burial of a mother
Sophronia Elvira Brown
September 19, 1951
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Hurley, Sophrania; block 3, row 9A, space 34; 1/1/1861 - 9/17/1951
Citation details: Memorial ID 11425409; Block 3, Row 9A, Grave 34
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; Smith Mountain Cemetery, block 3, row 9A, grave 34; memorial 11425409. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025060; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X357
Note: Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 9A, space 34 (Find a Grave memorial 11425409).
Death of a brother
Preston George Hurley
April 4, 1967
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Preston G Hurley; Place: Tulare; Date: 4 Apr 1967; born 14 Feb 1897 Illinois; mother's maiden name Brown. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3532012; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGRP-LFF
Citation details: Preston Hurley, born 14 Feb 1894, died 15 Apr 1967; last residence 93618 Dinuba. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT4Y-1YM
Citation details: Preston Hurley, born 14 Feb 1894; residence Dinuba; claim 3 Aug 1965; died 15 Apr 1967. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4W-YDFS
Citation details: Preston George Hurley, died 4 Apr 1967, buried Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123919; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-7FY9
Note: Died 4 Apr 1967 in Tulare County, aged 71; his last residence was Dinuba.

Died 4 Apr 1967 in Tulare County, aged 71; his last residence was Dinuba.

  • California Death Index: Preston G. Hurley, died 4 Apr 1967, Tulare County; born 14 Feb 1897, Illinois; mother's maiden name Brown
  • Social Security Death Index: last residence Dinuba (ZIP 93618); gives the death as 15 Apr 1967, "verified by family"
  • Social Security NUMIDENT: residence Dinuba; claim filed 3 Aug 1965

CONFLICT: death date 4 Apr 1967 (California Death Index, cemetery list) versus 15 Apr 1967 (Social Security records). Left as recorded.
Burial of a brother
Preston George Hurley
April 4, 1967
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Hurley, Preston G.; block 1, row 8A, space 28; 2/14/1897 - 4/4/1967
Citation details: Preston George Hurley, burial Dinuba, Tulare County. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123919
Note: Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 1, row 8A, space 28.

Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 1, row 8A, space 28.

The cemetery list gives his dates as 2/14/1897 - 4/4/1967.
Death
January 2, 1973 (aged 79 years)
Santa Clara County, California, United States
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1896, Illinois; died 2 Jan 1973, Santa Clara County. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3531554; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHV-V85
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J11Y-PQM
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsville, Illinois; father Edwin Hurley, mother Sophronia Brown; claim 3 May 1966; died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-NT63
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1894, died 2 Jan 1973; entered 1 Apr 1918 and 20 May 1918; released 20 Feb 1919. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2441/records/12031037
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsonville; died 2 Jan 1973; buried Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123539; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-7FYM
Note: Died 2 Jan 1973 in Santa Clara County, aged 79.

Died 2 Jan 1973 in Santa Clara County, aged 79.

  • California Death Index: died 2 Jan 1973, Santa Clara County
  • Social Security records give 15 Jan 1973, "verified by family"

CONFLICT: death date 2 Jan 1973 (death index, headstone application, cemetery list) versus 15 Jan 1973 (Social Security). Left as recorded.
Burial
January 4, 1973 (2 days after death)
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hurley, Hilliard Joseph; block B, row B, space 30; 12/25/1896 - 1/2/1973
Citation details: Memorial ID 67990543
Citation details: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsonville; died 2 Jan 1973; buried Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123539; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-7FYM
Note: Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block B, row B, space 30.

Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block B, row B, space 30.

  • A flat bronze government marker with a Latin cross was ordered on 16 Feb 1973 and shipped to W. W. Gray of Dinuba to set
  • The marker reads "CALIFORNIA F3 US NAVY WORLD WAR I"
Research log
October 15, 2026
Note: Sourced, grade A. Searched FamilySearch, Ancestry, Newspapers.com and Find a Grave; read his headstone application.

Sourced, grade A. Searched FamilySearch, Ancestry, Newspapers.com and Find a Grave; read his headstone application.

Found

  • 1900, 1910, 1920, 1940 and 1950 censuses; a probable 1930 entry in Los Angeles
  • WWI draft card (1917); Navy enlistment at Visalia (April 1918); named in the June 1918 draft call
  • Headstone application and VA death file giving his Navy service, 1918-1921
  • Voter registers and city directories placing him at 127 Golden Way, Dinuba, 1916-1936
  • California Death Index, Social Security records and the cemetery list

Not found

  • An obituary for his 1973 death

Changes

  • Death place given as Santa Clara County (was "California"), from the death index
  • The two 1910 census events merged into one

Earlier work (9 Oct 2026)

  • Burial and naval service added from the cemetery list and headstone; narrative sources moved into event notes
Last change
October 15, 2026 – 18:38:53
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
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
mother
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
Marriage — about 1883 — Illinois, United States
19 months
elder brother
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
2 years
elder sister
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
elder sister
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
7 years
himself
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
2 years
younger brother
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
Birth
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County; Hillard Joseph Hurley, born 24 Dec 1893, Johnsonville, Illinois. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/records/29690822; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKC-M89
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0100; family 260; Hillard J., son, born Dec 1893. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817223; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WJ
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsville, Illinois; father Edwin Hurley, mother Sophronia Brown; claim 3 May 1966; died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-NT63
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsonville; died 2 Jan 1973; buried Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123539; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-7FYM
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0100; family 260. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817223; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WJ
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Washington, Massac, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm 1374325. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/120906577; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6P-QKS
Military draft registration
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County; Hillard Joseph Hurley, born 24 Dec 1893, Johnsonville, Illinois. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/records/29690822; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKC-M89
Draft call
Citation details: 13 Jun 1918, p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/513722664/
Citation details: 12 Jun 1918, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/531329921/
Citation details: 17 Jun 1918, p. 6, Dinuba news. https://www.newspapers.com/image/607037219/
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198; household 212. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/records/19417336; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHS-STT
Residence
Citation details: Great Register of Voters, Tulare County, 1916-1924: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, Dinuba, laborer. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61066/records/51962078
Naval enlistment
Citation details: 29 Apr 1918, p. 1, naval recruits. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530183204/
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1894, died 2 Jan 1973; entered 1 Apr 1918 and 20 May 1918; released 20 Feb 1919. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2441/records/12031037
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Military service
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1894, died 2 Jan 1973; entered 1 Apr 1918 and 20 May 1918; released 20 Feb 1919. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2441/records/12031037
Citation details: Memorial ID 67990543; headstone "CALIFORNIA F3 US NAVY WORLD WAR I"
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 33A; Enumeration District: 0315; FHL microfilm 2339880. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVN-X2Q
Residence
Citation details: Census Place: San Mateo, California; Roll: m-t0627-00331; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 41-68; line 22. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/74510901; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9D2-DLN
Residence
Citation details: Great Register of Voters, Tulare County, 1926-1930: Hilliard J Hurley, Golden, Dinuba, laborer. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61066/records/16171349
Residence
Citation details: Census Place: San Mateo, California; Roll: m-t0627-00331; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 41-68; line 22. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/74510901; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9D2-DLN
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Menlo Park, San Mateo, California; Roll: 6103; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 41-201; line 26. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/268500737; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG2-LJZH
Name
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County; Hillard Joseph Hurley, born 24 Dec 1893, Johnsonville, Illinois. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/records/29690822; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKC-M89
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsville, Illinois; father Edwin Hurley, mother Sophronia Brown; claim 3 May 1966; died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-NT63
Death
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1896, Illinois; died 2 Jan 1973, Santa Clara County. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3531554; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHV-V85
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J11Y-PQM
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsville, Illinois; father Edwin Hurley, mother Sophronia Brown; claim 3 May 1966; died 15 Jan 1973. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Q-NT63
Citation details: Hilliard J Hurley; born 25 Dec 1894, died 2 Jan 1973; entered 1 Apr 1918 and 20 May 1918; released 20 Feb 1919. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2441/records/12031037
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsonville; died 2 Jan 1973; buried Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123539; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-7FYM
Burial
Citation details: Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; Hilliard Joseph Hurley, service no. 1721010; Fireman 3c, U.S. Navy; entered 20 May 1918, discharged 30 Sep 1921; born 25 Dec 1896, died 2 Jan 1973; Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/records/4409813
Citation details: Hurley, Hilliard Joseph; block B, row B, space 30; 12/25/1896 - 1/2/1973
Citation details: Memorial ID 67990543
Citation details: Hilliard Joseph Hurley, born 25 Dec 1896, Johnsonville; died 2 Jan 1973; buried Dinuba. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/35123539; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2D-7FYM
Media object
Hilliard J Hurley
Hilliard J Hurley