James Mann Hurt, Jr., son of James Mann Hurt, Sr. (1797-1873) and Patsy Marshall (1799-1876) was born in Carroll County, Tennessee on December 15, 1830. He died in Lisborn, Texas ( Dallas County) on April 5, 1903, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.
James (Jim), the seventh of twelve children, was raised on his father's farm in Carroll County, TN. On his farm, near McLemoresville, TN, James Mann Hurt Sr. raised tobacco, corn, wheat and hogs. Before the Civil War, he owned a number of servants. He ran a tan yard and a shoe shop and built the first ice house in the area. He was a pioneer Baptist preacher at McLemoresville and at Shady Grove in Gibson County, Tennessee. James, therefore, came from a religious family that was successful in many endeavors.
James was educated at Bethel College, Jackson, Tennessee and then completed a law course at Lebanon, Tennessee. While there, he met Matilda (Mattie) Louise Douglas (b. 6 April 1839, d. 20 April 1923) from Missouri who was the daughter of William D. Douglas. In 1857, they traveled to Missouri to marry. Upon their return, the steamer boat they were on sank. James caught his new bride by the hair telling her to keep her hands away from him or he would let her go. She complied and he swam to shore with her safely.
Jim and Mattie settled in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas where her family had moved and where Jim began his law practice.
He joined the Confederate army during the civil war (service record not available).
As recalled by a family member not long after his death, Jim Hurt was considered a man of fine mind, one who looked clear through a subject and could get to the bottom of things. He was remembered as a liberal hearted, kind man. Everybody was his friend. He was elected county District Attorney and then promoted to Texas State Attorney. By the 1880's James Hurt became a member of the Texas Court of Crminal Appeals and for a number of years before his death was the presiding justice of the court.
His obituary states, "Judge Hurt was regarded as one of the ablest jurists in America and his decisions were regarded as law in practically every court in the United States". About a year before he died, he bought a country home in Lisbon, TX (at the time about seven miles south of Dallas). It was here that he died.
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Opposing succession, James Hurt's sympathies were with the South. When the clouds of war began, he raised the second company of infantry in Grayson County, Texas. He was mustered into the first Texas battalion of sharp shooters in Maxey's brigade, united with the latter on the east side of the Mississippi and at once entering upon active service. He was at Port Hudson during its bombardment in the spring of 1863. He was ordered to report to Gen. J.E. Johnston at Jackson, Mississippi, and served under him during and after the fall of Vicksburg. In December 1863, he was ordered by the secretary of war, making the transfer, Captain James Hurt, as senior officer, brought the battalion to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and to the close of the war, served under Gen. Maxey. At the time of the surrender, he held his company together till they reached their homes in Grayson County and there disbanded, an achievement attained by few officers in the service.
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman , and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson;
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James (Jim), the seventh of twelve children, was raised on his father's farm in Carroll County, TN. On his farm, near McLemoresville, TN, James Mann Hurt Sr. raised tobacco, corn, wheat and hogs. Before the Civil War, he owned a number of servants. He ran a tan yard and a shoe shop and built the first ice house in the area. He was a pioneer Baptist preacher at McLemoresville and at Shady Grove in Gibson County, Tennessee. James, therefore, came from a religious family that was successful in many endeavors.
James was educated at Bethel College, Jackson, Tennessee and then completed a law course at Lebanon, Tennessee. While there, he met Matilda (Mattie) Louise Douglas (b. 6 April 1839, d. 20 April 1923) from Missouri who was the daughter of William D. Douglas. In 1857, they traveled to Missouri to marry. Upon their return, the steamer boat they were on sank. James caught his new bride by the hair telling her to keep her hands away from him or he would let her go. She complied and he swam to shore with her safely.
Jim and Mattie settled in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas where her family had moved and where Jim began his law practice.
He joined the Confederate army during the civil war (service record not available).
As recalled by a family member not long after his death, Jim Hurt was considered a man of fine mind, one who looked clear through a subject and could get to the bottom of things. He was remembered as a liberal hearted, kind man. Everybody was his friend. He was elected county District Attorney and then promoted to Texas State Attorney. By the 1880's James Hurt became a member of the Texas Court of Crminal Appeals and for a number of years before his death was the presiding justice of the court.
His obituary states, "Judge Hurt was regarded as one of the ablest jurists in America and his decisions were regarded as law in practically every court in the United States". About a year before he died, he bought a country home in Lisbon, TX (at the time about seven miles south of Dallas). It was here that he died.
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Opposing succession, James Hurt's sympathies were with the South. When the clouds of war began, he raised the second company of infantry in Grayson County, Texas. He was mustered into the first Texas battalion of sharp shooters in Maxey's brigade, united with the latter on the east side of the Mississippi and at once entering upon active service. He was at Port Hudson during its bombardment in the spring of 1863. He was ordered to report to Gen. J.E. Johnston at Jackson, Mississippi, and served under him during and after the fall of Vicksburg. In December 1863, he was ordered by the secretary of war, making the transfer, Captain James Hurt, as senior officer, brought the battalion to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and to the close of the war, served under Gen. Maxey. At the time of the surrender, he held his company together till they reached their homes in Grayson County and there disbanded, an achievement attained by few officers in the service.
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman , and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson;
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James Mann Hurt, Jr., son of James Mann Hurt, Sr. (1797-1873) and Patsy Marshall (1799-1876) was born in Carroll County, Tennessee on December 15, 1830. He died in Lisborn, Texas ( Dallas County) on April 5, 1903, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.
James (Jim), the seventh of twelve children, was raised on his father's farm in Carroll County, TN. On his farm, near McLemoresville, TN, James Mann Hurt Sr. raised tobacco, corn, wheat and hogs. Before the Civil War, he owned a number of servants. He ran a tan yard and a shoe shop and built the first ice house in the area. He was a pioneer Baptist preacher at McLemoresville and at Shady Grove in Gibson County, Tennessee. James, therefore, came from a religious family that was successful in many endeavors.
James was educated at Bethel College, Jackson, Tennessee and then completed a law course at Lebanon, Tennessee. While there, he met Matilda (Mattie) Louise Douglas (b. 6 April 1839, d. 20 April 1923) from Missouri who was the daughter of William D. Douglas. In 1857, they traveled to Missouri to marry. Upon their return, the steamer boat they were on sank. James caught his new bride by the hair telling her to keep her hands away from him or he would let her go. She complied and he swam to shore with her safely.
Jim and Mattie settled in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas where her family had moved and where Jim began his law practice.
He joined the Confederate army during the civil war (service record not available).
As recalled by a family member not long after his death, Jim Hurt was considered a man of fine mind, one who looked clear through a subject and could get to the bottom of things. He was remembered as a liberal hearted, kind man. Everybody was his friend. He was elected county District Attorney and then promoted to Texas State Attorney. By the 1880's James Hurt became a member of the Texas Court of Crminal Appeals and for a number of years before his death was the presiding justice of the court.
His obituary states, "Judge Hurt was regarded as one of the ablest jurists in America and his decisions were regarded as law in practically every court in the United States". About a year before he died, he bought a country home in Lisbon, TX (at the time about seven miles south of Dallas). It was here that he died.
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Opposing succession, James Hurt's sympathies were with the South. When the clouds of war began, he raised the second company of infantry in Grayson County, Texas. He was mustered into the first Texas battalion of sharp shooters in Maxey's brigade, united with the latter on the east side of the Mississippi and at once entering upon active service. He was at Port Hudson during its bombardment in the spring of 1863. He was ordered to report to Gen. J.E. Johnston at Jackson, Mississippi, and served under him during and after the fall of Vicksburg. In December 1863, he was ordered by the secretary of war, making the transfer, Captain James Hurt, as senior officer, brought the battalion to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and to the close of the war, served under Gen. Maxey. At the time of the surrender, he held his company together till they reached their homes in Grayson County and there disbanded, an achievement attained by few officers in the service.
Above info from Contributor: Searchers of our Past (47220553)
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman , and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson;
info from Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
James (Jim), the seventh of twelve children, was raised on his father's farm in Carroll County, TN. On his farm, near McLemoresville, TN, James Mann Hurt Sr. raised tobacco, corn, wheat and hogs. Before the Civil War, he owned a number of servants. He ran a tan yard and a shoe shop and built the first ice house in the area. He was a pioneer Baptist preacher at McLemoresville and at Shady Grove in Gibson County, Tennessee. James, therefore, came from a religious family that was successful in many endeavors.
James was educated at Bethel College, Jackson, Tennessee and then completed a law course at Lebanon, Tennessee. While there, he met Matilda (Mattie) Louise Douglas (b. 6 April 1839, d. 20 April 1923) from Missouri who was the daughter of William D. Douglas. In 1857, they traveled to Missouri to marry. Upon their return, the steamer boat they were on sank. James caught his new bride by the hair telling her to keep her hands away from him or he would let her go. She complied and he swam to shore with her safely.
Jim and Mattie settled in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas where her family had moved and where Jim began his law practice.
He joined the Confederate army during the civil war (service record not available).
As recalled by a family member not long after his death, Jim Hurt was considered a man of fine mind, one who looked clear through a subject and could get to the bottom of things. He was remembered as a liberal hearted, kind man. Everybody was his friend. He was elected county District Attorney and then promoted to Texas State Attorney. By the 1880's James Hurt became a member of the Texas Court of Crminal Appeals and for a number of years before his death was the presiding justice of the court.
His obituary states, "Judge Hurt was regarded as one of the ablest jurists in America and his decisions were regarded as law in practically every court in the United States". About a year before he died, he bought a country home in Lisbon, TX (at the time about seven miles south of Dallas). It was here that he died.
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Opposing succession, James Hurt's sympathies were with the South. When the clouds of war began, he raised the second company of infantry in Grayson County, Texas. He was mustered into the first Texas battalion of sharp shooters in Maxey's brigade, united with the latter on the east side of the Mississippi and at once entering upon active service. He was at Port Hudson during its bombardment in the spring of 1863. He was ordered to report to Gen. J.E. Johnston at Jackson, Mississippi, and served under him during and after the fall of Vicksburg. In December 1863, he was ordered by the secretary of war, making the transfer, Captain James Hurt, as senior officer, brought the battalion to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and to the close of the war, served under Gen. Maxey. At the time of the surrender, he held his company together till they reached their homes in Grayson County and there disbanded, an achievement attained by few officers in the service.
Above info from Contributor: Searchers of our Past (47220553)
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman , and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson;
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