Hurst Markwell was born 1788 in MD (?) to William French Markwell and Amelia Mildred Hurst. He married Mary Royce on Mar 8, 1809 in Fleming County, Kentucky. They had one child:
1. French Markwell
Hurst married Mary Foley on Sep 9, 1840 in Rush County, Indiana.
Indiana Marriages:
Source Citation
"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXFZ-S5X : accessed 17 June 2012), Hurst Markwell, 1840.
They had six children:
1. Watson Markwell
2. Wyatt Markwell, b. 1841 in Indiana
3. Mary Markwell
4. Elizabeth Markwell, b. 1843
5. William Markwell, b. 1845
6. Fletcher Markwell, b. 1847
Hurst died between 1852-1859 in Cumberland Co., Illinois.
**Note: much of the information above still needs to be verified.
1820 Fleming County, Kentucky Census:
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLR-XWX : accessed 17 June 2012), Hurst Markwell, Elizaville, Fleming, Kentucky
1840 Rush County, Indiana Census:
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYP-993 : accessed 17 June 2012), Hurst Markwell, Orange, Rush, Indiana.
1850 Rush County, Indiana Census:
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVQ-2RC : accessed 17 June 2012), Hurst Markwell in household of Hurst Markwell, Rush county, part of, Rush, Indiana, United States.