Martha Ann Hurley, 1886–1979 (aged 92 years)

Name
Martha Ann /Hurley/
Nickname
Mattie
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/12817222
Citation details: Census Place: Washington, Massac, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/120906576
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Name
Martha Ann /Scott/
Type of name
married name
Nickname
Mattie
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Name
Martha Ann /Mackay/
Type of name
married name
Citation details: Martha Ann Mackay; born 27 Dec 1887, Illinois; died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-58R
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Birth
December 27, 1886 26 22
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; family 260; Martha A., daughter, born Dec 1886. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817222; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WX
Citation details: Martha Ann Mackay; born 27 Dec 1887, Illinois; died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-58R
Note: Born 27 Dec 1886 in Illinois, daughter of Edwin Wesley Hurley and Sophronia Elvira Brown.

Born 27 Dec 1886 in Illinois, daughter of Edwin Wesley Hurley and Sophronia Elvira Brown.

  • 1900 census: born December 1886
  • 1910 census: age 22 (about 1888); 1915 marriage licence: age 25 (about 1890)
  • California Death Index, Social Security Death Index and Find a Grave: 27 Dec 1887

CONFLICT: birth year 1886 (1900 census) versus 1887 (death indexes). Left as recorded.

Birth of a sister
December 27, 1886
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
Death of a sister
Birth of a brother
December 25, 1893
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
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
Census
June 1, 1900 (aged 13 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/12817222; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WX
Note: 1900 census: age 14, with her parents and brothers in Indian Prairie Township (Johnsonville).

1900 census: age 14, with her parents and brothers in Indian Prairie Township (Johnsonville).

Household of Edward W. Hurley (family 260): Edward W., 40; Safrona E., 38; Robert, 16; Martha A., 14, born Dec 1886; Hillard J., 6; Pressley (Preston) G., 3.

Census
April 15, 1910 (aged 23 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/120906576
Note: 1910 census: age 22, single, housekeeper on her parents' rented farm.

1910 census: age 22, single, housekeeper on her parents' rented farm.

Household of Edwin W. Hurley: Edwin W., 50, farmer; Sopronia, 44; Robert W., 25; Martha A., 22, housekeeper, home farm; Hillard J., 16; Preston G., 13.

Marriage
September 25, 1915 (aged 28 years)
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Citation details: Tulare County Times, 30 Sep 1915, p. 4 (reprinted from the Daily Times). https://www.newspapers.com/image/695708380/
Note: Married at Visalia, September 1915.

Married at Visalia, September 1915.

  • John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno
  • Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba

CONFLICT: the licence was reported as issued on Monday 27 Sep 1915, after the recorded wedding date of 25 Sep. Left as recorded.

Birth of a son
August 9, 1916
Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Birthdate: 9 Aug 1916; Birth County: Tulare
Census
January 1, 1920 (aged 33 years)
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198; household 211. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/records/19417331; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHH9-T38
Note: 1920 census: age 39, married, at 123 Golden Way, Dinuba, next door to her parents.

1920 census: age 39, married, at 123 Golden Way, Dinuba, next door to her parents.

Household of John A. Scott (owned)

  • John A., head, 40, born Kansas; engineer at the gas plant
  • Mattie, wife, 39, born Illinois
  • Lee, son, 3, born California
Census
April 1, 1930 (aged 43 years)
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm 2339960. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/records/93426024; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJD-ZKN
Note: 1930 census: age 42, divorced, living with her son Lee in her parents' household at 127 Golden Way, Dinuba.

1930 census: age 42, divorced, living with her son Lee in her parents' household at 127 Golden Way, Dinuba.

Household of Edwin Hurley (rented): Edwin, farm laborer; Sofrona, 67; Mattie Scott, daughter, 42, divorced; Lee Scott, 13 (listed as son).

Notice of intention to marry
January 12, 1933
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 14 Jan 1933, p. 5, notices of intention to marry: "JONES-SCOTT - In Visalia, January 12." https://www.newspapers.com/image/529767314/
Note: Filed notice of intention to marry Monroe Jones at Visalia.

Filed notice of intention to marry Monroe Jones at Visalia.

  • Monroe Jones, 50, native of Alabama, of Dinuba
  • Mattie Scott, 45, native of Illinois, of Dinuba

No record of the marriage itself has been found; she was listed as Mattie Scott, widowed, in 1940.

Death of a father
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
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.

Census
April 1, 1940 (aged 53 years)
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7; household 258. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/72814477; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96N-MKL
Note: 1940 census: age 53, widowed, living with her widowed mother at 127 Golden Way, Dinuba.

1940 census: age 53, widowed, living with her widowed mother at 127 Golden Way, Dinuba.

Household of Sophrania Hurley (owned, valued at $500): Sophrania, 75, widowed; Mattie Scott, daughter, 53, widowed; 8th grade. Both lived in the same place in 1935.

Death of a son
October 13, 1945
Tulare County, California, United States
Burial of a son
after October 13, 1945
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Page 2: Scott, Lee; block 3, row 8C, space 27; 1/1/1916 - 10/11/1945
Citation details: Memorial ID 84701273; Block 3, Row 8C, Grave 27
Census
April 1, 1950 (aged 63 years)
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: 2162; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 54-13; dwelling 76. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/261521417; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGW-DY4F
Note: 1950 census: age 63, widowed, heading the household at 123 Golden Way, Dinuba, with her mother and her nephew.

1950 census: age 63, widowed, heading the household at 123 Golden Way, Dinuba, with her mother and her nephew.

Household of Mattie A. Scott

  • Mattie A., head, 63, widowed, born Illinois
  • Saphonia Hurley, mother, 85, widowed
  • Henry Hurley, nephew, 15, at school
Death of a mother
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
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).
Marriage
June 8, 1956 (aged 69 years)
Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: George Mackay, 80, and Martha A Scott (also indexed as Martha A Hurley); 8 Jun 1956, Tulare. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5186/records/1428257; Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5186/records/1428258
Note: Married in Tulare County on 8 Jun 1956.

Married in Tulare County on 8 Jun 1956.

  • George Mackay, 80
  • Martha A. Scott (indexed also as Martha A. Hurley)
Death of a husband
Citation details: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Citation details: Place: Tulare; Date: 11 Jul 1963; Social Security: 560102687
Death of a brother
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
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 of a brother
January 2, 1973
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 of a brother
January 4, 1973
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"
Death of a brother
March 12, 1973
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Robert W Hurley; born 1 Aug 1884, Illinois; died 12 Mar 1973, Tulare County. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3532076; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHV-VDS
Citation details: Robert Wesley Hurley, born 1 Aug 1884, Illinois; died 12 Mar 1973, Tulare County. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/69956256
Note: Died 12 Mar 1973 in Tulare County, aged 88.

Died 12 Mar 1973 in Tulare County, aged 88.

  • California Death Index: died 12 Mar 1973, Tulare County; born 1 Aug 1884, Illinois
Death
March 17, 1979 (aged 92 years)
Imperial County, California, United States
Citation details: Martha Ann Mackay; born 27 Dec 1887, Illinois; died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-58R
Citation details: Martha Mackay, born 27 Dec 1887, died Mar 1979, Imperial, California. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG7Y-X3F
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Note: Died Saturday 17 Mar 1979 in Imperial County, aged 91; she had recently moved from Dinuba to El Centro.

Died Saturday 17 Mar 1979 in Imperial County, aged 91; she had recently moved from Dinuba to El Centro.

Her obituary in The Fresno Bee says she was born in Illinois, had lived in Dinuba many years and was a member of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. Survivors: a sister, Mae Hurley of Dinuba, and a granddaughter.

  • California Death Index: died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County
  • Social Security Death Index: last residence El Centro area (ZIP 92243)
Burial
March 22, 1979 (5 days after death)
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Citation details: Memorial ID 126531156; Martha Ann MacKay; Block D, Row M, Grave 111
Note: Services were held at 10 a.m. on 22 Mar 1979 in the Dopkins Chapel, Dinuba, with burial in Smith Mountain Cemetery: block D, row M, grave 111.
Research log
Note: Sourced, grade B. Searched FamilySearch, Ancestry, Newspapers.com and Find a Grave.

Sourced, grade B. Searched FamilySearch, Ancestry, Newspapers.com and Find a Grave.

Found

  • 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 and 1950 censuses, each with the household
  • 1915 marriage licence with John A. Scott (F169)
  • 1933 notice of intention to marry Monroe Jones
  • 1956 Tulare County marriage to George Mackay (F170)
  • California Death Index, Social Security Death Index and her 1979 obituary

Not found

  • Whether she married Monroe Jones
  • The death of John A. Scott

Changes

  • Death place given as Imperial County (was Tulare County), from the death index and obituary
  • Burial date added from the obituary
  • Nickname Mattie added

Notes

  • The obituary names a sister, Mae Hurley; this is probably May N. Hurley, wife of her brother Robert

Earlier work (9 Oct 2026)

  • Burial added from Find a Grave
Last change
October 15, 2026 – 18:51:11
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
Edwin 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
1864–1951
Birth: August 6, 1864 37 37 — Illinois, United States
Death: September 19, 1951 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Marriage Marriage — about 1883 — Illinois, United States
19 months
elder brother
Robert W 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
herself
Martha Hurley
1886–1979
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 17, 1979 — Imperial County, California, United States
twin sister
1886–1886
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
Death: December 27, 1886
7 years
younger brother
Hilliard J 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
1896–1967
Birth: February 14, 1896 35 31 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: April 4, 1967 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Family with John Alexander Scott
husband
John Alexander Scott
1880–…
Birth: August 18, 1880 — Kansas, United States
herself
Martha Hurley
1886–1979
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 17, 1979 — Imperial County, California, United States
Marriage Marriage — September 25, 1915 — Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
11 months
son
Lee Scott
1916–1945
Birth: August 9, 1916 35 29 — Tulare County, California, United States
Death: October 13, 1945 — Tulare County, California, United States
Family with George Mackay
husband
1878–1963
Birth: June 13, 1878 — Canada
Death: July 11, 1963
herself
Martha Hurley
1886–1979
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 17, 1979 — Imperial County, California, United States
Marriage Marriage — June 8, 1956 — Tulare County, California, United States
George Mackay + Luella E Canell
husband
1878–1963
Birth: June 13, 1878 — Canada
Death: July 11, 1963
husband’s wife
1884–1948
Birth: 1884 — North Dakota
Death: April 14, 1948 — Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
Marriage Marriage — 1903 —
4 years
stepdaughter
1906–1956
Birth: 1906 27 22 — California
Death: October 13, 1956 — Tulare
8 years
stepson
1913–1951
Birth: July 11, 1913 35 29 — Sonoma County, California, USA
Death: February 11, 1951 — Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
Birth
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; family 260; Martha A., daughter, born Dec 1886. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817222; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WX
Citation details: Martha Ann Mackay; born 27 Dec 1887, Illinois; died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-58R
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/12817222; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WX
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/120906576
Marriage
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Citation details: Tulare County Times, 30 Sep 1915, p. 4 (reprinted from the Daily Times). https://www.newspapers.com/image/695708380/
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198; household 211. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/records/19417331; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHH9-T38
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm 2339960. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/records/93426024; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJD-ZKN
Notice of intention to marry
Citation details: 14 Jan 1933, p. 5, notices of intention to marry: "JONES-SCOTT - In Visalia, January 12." https://www.newspapers.com/image/529767314/
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7; household 258. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/records/72814477; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96N-MKL
Census
Citation details: Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: 2162; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 54-13; dwelling 76. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/261521417; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGW-DY4F
Marriage
Citation details: George Mackay, 80, and Martha A Scott (also indexed as Martha A Hurley); 8 Jun 1956, Tulare. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5186/records/1428257; Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5186/records/1428258
Name
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/12817222
Citation details: Census Place: Washington, Massac, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/120906576
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Name
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Name
Citation details: Martha Ann Mackay; born 27 Dec 1887, Illinois; died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-58R
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Death
Citation details: Martha Ann Mackay; born 27 Dec 1887, Illinois; died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-58R
Citation details: Martha Mackay, born 27 Dec 1887, died Mar 1979, Imperial, California. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG7Y-X3F
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Burial
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Citation details: Memorial ID 126531156; Martha Ann MacKay; Block D, Row M, Grave 111
Media object
Martha Hurley
Martha Hurley
Media object
Brush Creek Church
Brush Creek Church