James Patrick Hurley
(1895-1918)
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James Patrick Hurley
James Patrick Hurley
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Gravestone James Patrick Hurley, Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gravestone James Patrick Hurley, Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
James Patrick Hurley
James Patrick Hurley
Birth: 6/5/1895, Ceredo, West Virginia.
Birth: 6/5/1895, Ceredo, West Virginia.
Ceredo, West Virginia (a small town founded in 1857 with a population of ~500 in 1900) was known for its unique history of having been planned by northern abolitionists as an anti-slavery community. After the Civil War, it experienced financial difficulties and declining population.
Ceredo, West Virginia (a small town founded in 1857 with a population of ~500 in 1900) was known for its unique history of having been planned by northern abolitionists as an anti-slavery community. After the Civil War, it experienced financial difficulties and declining population.
Address: 11307 Kinsman Rd., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: married
Appearance: not known
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: Enlisted 4/4/1917; Corporal
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: Enlisted 4/4/1917; Corporal
Marriage: 8/21/1917 married Ruth Margaret Hurley (1900-1972) (same surname, unclear if they were related), age 17, in Cleveland. At that time, USMC Corporal Hurley was stationed in Winthrop, Maryland. In the 1920 Census, widow Ruth Hurley was living in her parents' home with a two-year-old son named Merwin. On 5/19/1921, Ruth Hurley remarried Wilbert A. Perry, a fireman.
Marriage: 8/21/1917 married Ruth Margaret Hurley (1900-1972) (same surname, unclear if they were related), age 17, in Cleveland. At that time, USMC Corporal Hurley was stationed in Winthrop, Maryland. In the 1920 Census, widow Ruth Hurley was living in her parents' home with a two-year-old son named Merwin. On 5/19/1921, Ruth Hurley remarried Wilbert A. Perry, a fireman.
Service Number: not known
Deployment: presumably died before deployment
Action: USMC Corporal at Quantico, VA in the "RR Det.," possibly an abbreviation for Radio Reconnaissance Detachment
Death: April 1, 1918 at age 22 at Quantico, Virginia; cause of death Malaria (Malaria was a significant issue at Quantico, Virginia, a USMC training center, and also among soldiers deployed elsewhere in WWI.)
Death: April 1, 1918 at age 22 at Quantico, Virginia; cause of death Malaria (Malaria was a significant issue at Quantico, Virginia, a USMC training center, and also among soldiers deployed elsewhere in WWI.)
Burial: 4/4/1918 at Highland Park Cemetery, 21400 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH, Govt Lot 841 Sec 2 Tier ? Grave 1
Burial: 4/4/1918 at Highland Park Cemetery, 21400 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH, Govt Lot 841 Sec 2 Tier ? Grave 1
Next of Kin: Mrs. Ada Carfrey, sister, 571 Hawks Ave., Columbus, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Ada Carfrey, sister, 571 Hawks Ave., Columbus, OH
Additional Information:
Corporal James Patrick Hurley left behind a wife and a son, about whom very little information was found. There was also very little definitive information found about the family as a whole, as the surname Hurley is very common. The family was living in West Virginia in 1900 and in Cleveland in 1910.
Father: William J. Hurley (1867-1919), born Ohio of Irish ancestry, occupation Railroad Hand; Mother: Martha Lane (or Jane or Laine or Layne) Hurley (1877-?), born West Virginia of Irish ancestry; Siblings: Ada Hurley Carfrey (1893-1981); Harry Harrison Hurley (1897-1952); Agnes?
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