This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jpinwc Surnames: HURST, HALL, KIDD, WARD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.unknown/1946.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm fairly certain my Hurst line fits into the Ward/Kidd line. My understanding is that Ellen Hurst b. 1844 in MS (my gg grandmother) was the dau of Leticia (Ward) Hurst, and Leticia was the dau of Rachel Kidd Ward. This has been one of the more frustrating lines I've worked on. I'm not certain of Ellen's father/Leticia's husband. I do know Ellen Hurst married Horace Hall in MS in 1861 moved to Houston, TX. I found both Horace and Ellen Hall in the Houston city directories until about 1895 (and 1880 US Census), but then they both disappear, as well as their kids (Horace Jr., David, Fannie). The kids resurface in 1910, but the last record of Ellen is as a widow in the 1895 Houston city directory. Unfortunately TX didn't start requiring death certificates until 1903. I wish there were more Houston death/cemetery/obit records available on-line. If any of this sounds remotely familiar, I'd love to hear more. Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.