. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 573 whence in 1824 he was brought to America by hisparents, John and Mary (Lees) Hurst, who settledm Luzerne county, Penn., where they spent theirremaining- years, the former following L. was the eldest of their three children,the others being: Sarah JJ., a resident of Hazelton,Penn.; ami Mary J., wife o
. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 573 whence in 1824 he was brought to America by hisparents, John and Mary (Lees) Hurst, who settledm Luzerne county, Penn., where they spent theirremaining- years, the former following L. was the eldest of their three children,the others being: Sarah JJ., a resident of Hazelton,Penn.; ami Mary J., wife of William James of thesame place. The father of our subject was rearedin the coal regions of Luzerne comity, and from theage of eighteen up to the time of his death, whichoccurred at Brooklyn, N. Y., May 26, i8qo, he *asemployed as a railroad engineer, being the oldestin America when called from this life. The motherwas horn August 17, 1817, on a part of the presenlfarm of our subject, and died February 14, i88(>.Her parents were Frederick and Catherine (Ken-ard) Wagner, natives of Holland, who on coming tothis country located at Plains, Luzerne Co., Penn.,where her father engaged in farming. Their chil-dren were: Peter; Paul; Willi
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