Erasmus Hurt Alley1
M, b. 6 April 1880, d. 19 October 1949
Erasmus Hurt Alley was born on 6 April 1880 in Alabama.2
Erasmus married Nellie Peck Abney, daughter of Samuel ABNEY IV and Martha Anne WALKER, on 25 November 1908 at the parlor of the Abney House in Chilton County, Alabama. For a time Hurt went into business with his brother-in-law, Silas Blann, in York, but sold out to his partner after a few years. He was a lumberman. He would go into an area, buy up the timberland and set up a sawmill, cut and saw the lumber then move to another location. He last settled in Wilsonville where he operated a sawmill, but also served as mayor.1,3
With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Erasmus filled out a draft card circa 1914 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia. His occupation was isted as logging. He was discribed as medium height and build, with blue eyes and light hair.2
Erasmus Hurt Alley and Nellie Peck Abney appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 9 January 1920 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Erasmus H. Alley, 39, a timber purchaser, born in Alabama and his wife Nell Alley, 30. Their children were Evelyn R., 9, Mamie Nell, 7, Edwin, 4 4/12, born Georgia, and William S., 4 months old, born in Tennessee. The two older girls were born in Alabama. Also living with the family were Erasmus' brother, Robert E. Alley, 23, a time keeper for a manufacturer, and his sister, Mamie, 37, a clerk for an express company.Their parents were born in Tennessee.4
Erasmus Hurt Alley and Nellie Peck Abney appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 3 April 1930 in Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama. The household was listed as E. H. Alley, 49, superintendent of a saw mill, and his wife, Nell Abney Alley, 38. Their children were Evelyn, 19; Mamie, 17; Edwin H., 14; William S., 11; Gray H., 5; and Forrest C., 7 months old. They lived at Saw Mill Junction and the Auburn Road.5
Erasmus Hurt Alley died on 19 October 1949 in St. Clair County, Alabama, at age 69.6 He was buried in Abney Cemetery, Chilton County, Alabama.
Erasmus married Nellie Peck Abney, daughter of Samuel ABNEY IV and Martha Anne WALKER, on 25 November 1908 at the parlor of the Abney House in Chilton County, Alabama. For a time Hurt went into business with his brother-in-law, Silas Blann, in York, but sold out to his partner after a few years. He was a lumberman. He would go into an area, buy up the timberland and set up a sawmill, cut and saw the lumber then move to another location. He last settled in Wilsonville where he operated a sawmill, but also served as mayor.1,3
With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Erasmus filled out a draft card circa 1914 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia. His occupation was isted as logging. He was discribed as medium height and build, with blue eyes and light hair.2
Erasmus Hurt Alley and Nellie Peck Abney appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 9 January 1920 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Erasmus H. Alley, 39, a timber purchaser, born in Alabama and his wife Nell Alley, 30. Their children were Evelyn R., 9, Mamie Nell, 7, Edwin, 4 4/12, born Georgia, and William S., 4 months old, born in Tennessee. The two older girls were born in Alabama. Also living with the family were Erasmus' brother, Robert E. Alley, 23, a time keeper for a manufacturer, and his sister, Mamie, 37, a clerk for an express company.Their parents were born in Tennessee.4
Erasmus Hurt Alley and Nellie Peck Abney appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 3 April 1930 in Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama. The household was listed as E. H. Alley, 49, superintendent of a saw mill, and his wife, Nell Abney Alley, 38. Their children were Evelyn, 19; Mamie, 17; Edwin H., 14; William S., 11; Gray H., 5; and Forrest C., 7 months old. They lived at Saw Mill Junction and the Auburn Road.5
Erasmus Hurt Alley died on 19 October 1949 in St. Clair County, Alabama, at age 69.6 He was buried in Abney Cemetery, Chilton County, Alabama.
Last Edited=28 Jun 2023
Children of Erasmus Hurt Alley and Nellie Peck Abney
- Edwin Hurt Alley4 b. 28 Aug 1915, d. 10 Jan 1975
- William Shelton Alley4 b. 26 Aug 1919, d. 3 Dec 1986
- Guy Houston Alley b. 11 Mar 1925, d. Jul 2018
- Forrest Christopher Alley b. 14 Aug 1929, d. 19 Dec 2011
Citations
- [S276] Edgefield Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society, ABCDs of Edgefield, Samuel Abney IV Bible, pg. 114.
- [S166] WWI Draft Registration, online http://www.ancestry.com, Erasmus Hurt Alley, Roll 1558437, Draftboard 2.
- [S805] Abney Hintgen Brewer, Legacy of Samuel Abney, pg. 62.
- [S585] 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Ward 9, ED 189, pg. 17A, dwelling 302.
- [S586] 1930 U. S. Census, Macon County, Alabama, Tuskegee, ED 4, pg. 2-B, dwelling 44.
- [S568] "Alabama Death and Burials Index, 1908-1974", for Erasmus H. Alley, Vol. 42, Roll 5, Certificate 20989.
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