Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Hurst, W. B. 1850 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  W. B. HURST, merchant, Hutsonville. Prominently identified  among the leading,
energetic business men of this county, is the gentleman whose name heads these
notes. He was born April 3, 1850, in Crawford County, Ill., and is the son of
John R. Hurst, who is elaborately mentioned elsewhere.  He experienced the
scenes of the farmer boy and attended the country schools, also at Westfield,
Clark County, and Terre Haute, Ind. He was married in April 11, 1875, to Clara
E. Holderman, born October 16, 1852, in Montgomery County, Ohio. She is a
daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Repp) Holderman, who reside in Hutsonville. This
union has resulted in one child—Lois B. born March 16, 1876. Mrs. Hurst's
parents came to this county in 1864 or 1865; they were blessed with eight
children, viz.: Lizzie, Iola, Clara E., Laura, David, Hamilton, Minnie and
Chauncey; the father holds to the United Brethren faith, while the mother is a
Methodist In 1868, Mr. Hurst was employed as a clerk by Hurst & Olwin, which
position he held until 1871, when he was given an interest in the same,
receiving one-third of the profits of the firm as a compensation for his labors.
He now possesses one-fourth interest in the firm of Hurst & Olwin, to which he
gives his entire attention.

Additional Comments:

Extracted From:

HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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