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David Smith “Tall Bull” Hurt

Birth
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Death
9 Jun 1887 (aged 46–47)
Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown Add to Map
Memorial ID
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BIOGRAPHY

Of Cherokee/Choctaw descent, David, aka "Tall Bull", was the son of Joseph Hurt and Sally Smith.

He married Barbara Snyder on April 7, 1864 in St. Francois, Missouri to which union eight children were born:

Joseph William Hurt
David Smith Hurt
Mary Elizabeth Hurt
George Washington Hurt
Sarah Adeline Hurt
John Henry Hurt
Barbara Jane Hurt
Nancy Josephine Hurt

While serving as a scout during the Civil War, David was wounded by a shot to the leg. The leg became gangrenous, leading to amputation.

CENSUSES

1850: ???, Madison, MO
1860: St. Michael, Madison, MO
1870: Castor, Madison, MO
1880: Unknown
BIOGRAPHY

Of Cherokee/Choctaw descent, David, aka "Tall Bull", was the son of Joseph Hurt and Sally Smith.

He married Barbara Snyder on April 7, 1864 in St. Francois, Missouri to which union eight children were born:

Joseph William Hurt
David Smith Hurt
Mary Elizabeth Hurt
George Washington Hurt
Sarah Adeline Hurt
John Henry Hurt
Barbara Jane Hurt
Nancy Josephine Hurt

While serving as a scout during the Civil War, David was wounded by a shot to the leg. The leg became gangrenous, leading to amputation.

CENSUSES

1850: ???, Madison, MO
1860: St. Michael, Madison, MO
1870: Castor, Madison, MO
1880: Unknown


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