Hi Judy: I finally had time yesterday and this morning to check out things at Library of Michigan in Lansing, Michigan. Your material I could not copy only the left side of the data. However I was able to get a grasp of things. The spelling of Sally Hunt's last name definitely is Hunt, HOWEVER the way it is written could leave a person, that did not read thoroughtly other words on the document, to imagine it could say Hurst. Now the Sally/Sarah Hunt supposedly was born in Claiborne County and was married in Clay County. Hiram Harrison Smith himself being son of Henry was BORN in CLAY COUNTY and not in Tennessee as one individual mentioned. I have previously mentioned about Clay County Tax Lists and stating that Levi B. Hunt was the only person that I believed that Hiram's wife could have came from. It still is possible and she could have been a niece however other things compound the issue. In the 1820 Kentucky census index there is only ONE Hunt enumerated and that was Jonathan and he was on page 128, however and asterisk was after his name * I do not know what that means. There was only ONE Hurst in a nearby county as none were in Clay County and a Elisha Hurst was on page 006 in Floyd County. In the 1830 Kentucy census index we have following in Clay County: Caswell Hunt on page 177 Dudly Hunt on page 181 Jonathan Hunt on page 177 Lewis Hunt on page 177 You will note that Caswell, Dudly and Lewis were on same page and Dudley was on Tax List in the 1820's therefore I believe that Caswell & Lewis are his sons. In the same 1830 Kentucky census only Perry County had any Hursts and they had the following: Harman Hurst on page 358 in Perry County Samuel Hurst on page 354 in Perry Count. In the 1840 Kentucky Census index of the Hunts in Clay County: Jonathan Hunt on page 318 in Clay County Levi B. Hunt on page 318 in Clay County William Hunt on page 318 in Clay County [does not have a female matching Sally/Sarah Now my read of the above the only one who was in Tennessee during the 1820's was would have beenLevi B. Hunt. Now was he in Claiborne Co in 1824-26, who knows or did he have a brother??? Sally/Sarah has to be related to him. In the 1840 Kentucky Census index of KNOX County we have a Allen Hurst on page 308, I will attempt to further get a read of his enumeration as this would be the only other person and this a Hurst that would help anyone. Now I have what I call startling news regarding 1830 census of Tennessee. A Levi HUNT was enumerated in Monroe County, Tennessee which is south of Knoxville bordering North Carolina and smack dab in the Cherokee Nathional Forest and I believe that Madisonville could be the county seat, Levi's enumeration was as follows which is similiar to his 1840 census record: 100001 221001 A Edmund Hunt also was enumerated in Monroe County & his enumeration as follows: 00000001 211201 A William Hunt was the only other one enumerated as follows in Monroe County: 120001 11001 In the 1830 Claiborne County, Tennessee census I could not find any Hunts ast all. However I did find 23 families of HURST's. Let it be said that is certainly looks like the Hursts came from Claiborne OR was it that the name of Hunt got fractured into Hurst as people could read another's writing into a Hurst from a Hunt. If Sally/Sarah Hunt was born in Claiborne County one would wonder about her surname IF she is not related to Levi B. Hunt. However since she was married by Levi I would tend to believe that there was some kind of relationship. The following are the Hursts in Claiborne in order of their enumeration: Page 104 Jesse Hurst 10001 10001 " " Jesse Hurst 2021001 01001 " " William Hurst 2010001 02001 Page 110 Hiram Hurst 121101 200201 Page 111 John Hurst 111001-00001 " " John Hurst 11010001 1101001 Page 112 Henly Hurst 10001 20001 Page 115 Elijah Hurst 1111001 1110001 Page 116 Jesse Hurst 2110001 1001 " " Arthur Hurst 00001 20001 page 117 John Hurst 1011201 110211 Page 122 Thompson Hurst 201101 021001 " " Aaron Hurst 3020001 020001 " " Charles Hurst 00001 33001 Page 123 Rody Hurst 0001 201001 " " John Hurst 00001 21001 Page 127 William Hurst 211001 021001 Page 130 Andrew Hurst 002001 31101 " " Squire Hurst 2001 10001 Page 131 Fielding Hurst 00001 00001 " " Harmon Hurst 000000001 000000001 Page 135 Calvin Hurst 10001 0001 Page 148 Mark Hurst 00001 10001 Page 149 Nancy Hurst 0 000000101 You have the Hunt line and would appreciate where did they come from. I will have additional data next week pertaining to the Hiram Harrison Smith and Sally/Sarah Hunt family and appreciate any revelant information that others have. What I am personally interested in is the history of their son JOSEPH K. SMITH. I do have his death certificate which does not help anyone. It is the worst death certificate that I have seen by anyone. What I am interested in is his marriages. I have his 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses but would like to know who were his wife's. I believe that he is the father of a Emily Jane Smith who married John D. Jackson, son of Micajah "Cager" Jackson and Amanda Smith. You all take care & have a good week-end. Hal [Harold L. Smith]