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Ellen <I>Flaherty</I> Hurley

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Ellen Flaherty Hurley

Birth
LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Death
28 Mar 1939 (aged 94)
Ladd, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
Burial
La Salle, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.3648643, Longitude: -89.0948944
Plot
block 85, lot 1, grave 3
Memorial ID
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Bureau County Tribune (Princeton, Illinois) Friday, March 31, 1939, p. 1:
(Newspapers.com)

Death Takes Ladd Woman 94 Years Old

Mrs. Ellen Hurley, 94, a resident of Bureau County since she was three months
old, died at her home two miles north and one mile west of Ladd at 7 o'clock on
Tuesday morning.

Mrs. Hurley was born near Lowell, Illinois on December 1844, the daughter of
Michael and Julia Flaherty. On November 15, 1867, she was married to Corn-
elius Hurley, after which the couple took up farming east of Ladd. Mr. Hurley
died in 1876. The family occupied its first home until 1891, then moved to the
present location.

There were four childred born of the marriage, two of whom, Michael and
James, passed away. Mrs. Julia Scanlon, a daughter, lives in Howard, South
Dakota and C. W. Hurley, a son is at home. She is also survived by eleven
grfandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

The deceased was a devoted member of St. Benedict's Church in Ladd and
took an active interest in its activities

The funeral was held from the home at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. The
cortege moved to St. Benedict's Church where a requim mass was said.
Interment in St. Vincent's Cemetery, in LaSalle, followed.

courtesy of Ruth Pohl
Bureau County Tribune (Princeton, Illinois) Friday, March 31, 1939, p. 1:
(Newspapers.com)

Death Takes Ladd Woman 94 Years Old

Mrs. Ellen Hurley, 94, a resident of Bureau County since she was three months
old, died at her home two miles north and one mile west of Ladd at 7 o'clock on
Tuesday morning.

Mrs. Hurley was born near Lowell, Illinois on December 1844, the daughter of
Michael and Julia Flaherty. On November 15, 1867, she was married to Corn-
elius Hurley, after which the couple took up farming east of Ladd. Mr. Hurley
died in 1876. The family occupied its first home until 1891, then moved to the
present location.

There were four childred born of the marriage, two of whom, Michael and
James, passed away. Mrs. Julia Scanlon, a daughter, lives in Howard, South
Dakota and C. W. Hurley, a son is at home. She is also survived by eleven
grfandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

The deceased was a devoted member of St. Benedict's Church in Ladd and
took an active interest in its activities

The funeral was held from the home at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. The
cortege moved to St. Benedict's Church where a requim mass was said.
Interment in St. Vincent's Cemetery, in LaSalle, followed.

courtesy of Ruth Pohl


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  • Added: Jul 1, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180912832/ellen-hurley: accessed ), memorial page for Ellen Flaherty Hurley (4 Dec 1844–28 Mar 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180912832, citing Saint Vincent Cemetery, La Salle, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by vande (contributor 48363693).