| Life fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Riley Hurst |
| Born | April 1, 1890, in Fayette County, Kentucky, near Lexington |
| Parents | William Nelson Hurst and Delilah DeMoss (Pierson) Hurst |
| Spouse | Juanita June Fishpaw |
| Children | Elizabeth June and Nancy May Hurst |
| Primary residence | Hurst Rainbowridge Gardens, one mile outside Winchester on Northwestern Grade |
| Principal roles | Horticulturist, florist, orchardist, apple packer, and landscape architect |
| Religious affiliation | Braddock Street Methodist Church, Winchester |
Genealogy of Samuel Riley Hurst
This genealogical account was constructed from the family information contained in the biography below. No relationships or life facts have been added from outside sources.
Samuel Riley Hurst was born April 1, 1890, in Fayette County, Kentucky, near Lexington. His father, William Nelson Hurst, was born June 11, 1846, in Claiborne County, Tennessee, near Tazewell. His mother, Delilah DeMoss Pierson Hurst, was born July 26, 1845, at Jonesville, Virginia. The biography points readers to a privately compiled volume titled Hursts of Shenandoah by J. C. Hurst of Lexington, Kentucky, but it does not state J. C. Hurst’s relationship to Samuel.
Samuel married Juanita June Fishpaw on July 15, 1926, at “Forest Glen,” near Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia. Juanita was born October 1, 1898, in Frederick County, Virginia. She was a daughter of John Michael Fishpaw and Juanita May Rinker Fishpaw. John Michael Fishpaw was born November 9, 1870, in Clarke County, Virginia; Juanita May Rinker Fishpaw was born November 6, 1868, in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Samuel and Juanita Hurst had two daughters, both born in Winchester. Elizabeth June Hurst was born November 5, 1929, and Nancy May Hurst was born December 14, 1931. The account states that both daughters studied music at Duke University.
Family outline
- Samuel Riley Hurst
- Father: William Nelson Hurst
- Mother: Delilah DeMoss (Pierson) Hurst
- Wife: Juanita June Fishpaw
- Father: John Michael Fishpaw
- Mother: Juanita May (Rinker) Fishpaw
- Daughters:
- Elizabeth June Hurst, born November 5, 1929
- Nancy May Hurst, born December 14, 1931
Source
This biography appeared in History of the Shenandoah Valley: Family and Personal Records, Volume III (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1952), pages 476-477.
Verbatim biography
The following is a faithful transcription of the original biography. OCR errors have been corrected against the printed page images, but the original wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and factual claims have not been rewritten.
SAMUEL RILEY HURST was born in Fayette County, Kentucky, near Lexington, April 1, 1890, son of William Nelson and Delilah DeMoss (Pierson) Hurst. His father was born in Claiborne County, Tennessee, near Tazewell, June 11, 1846, and his mother at Jonesville, Virginia, July 26, 1845. The ancestral records are contained in the volume, “Hursts of Shenandoah,” compiled in a private edition by J. C. Hurst, of Lexington, Kentucky.
Mr. Hurst completed his formal study at Caldwell High School, Richmond, Kentucky, and for three years, from 1908 to 1911, was in the United States Postal Service, a member of the Board of Civil Service Examiners, at Cincinnati, Ohio. From 1911 to 1925 he was a wholesale grocer and distributor of imported goods, branches of his organization operating in Richmond, Winchester, and Lexington, Kentucky. In 1925 he entered the horticultural field that has occupied him to this time, and in 1930 added floriculture to his interests on an extensive scale. Until 1946 he was an orchardist and packer of apples for the domestic and export trade, and from 1930 to 1946 did a large amount of work in landscape architecture. The Hurst Rainbowridge Gardens, one mile out of Winchester, Northwestern Grade, are his home and the center of his business activities. Mr. Hurst is a director of Virginia Apple Storage, Winchester. In politics he is a Republican.
Samuel R. Hurst married, at “Forest Glen,” near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, July 15, 1926, Juanita June Fishpaw, born in Frederick County, Virginia, October 1, 1898, daughter of John Michael and Juanita May (Rinker) Fishpaw. Her father was born in Clarke County, Virginia, November 9, 1870, and her mother in Berkeley County, West Virginia, November 6, 1868.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurst are the parents of two daughters, both born in Winchester: 1. Elizabeth June, born November 5, 1929, a graduate of Duke University, 1951. 2. Nancy May, born December 14, 1931, attending Duke University. Both daughters are musically gifted and have majored in music at Duke. All of the family are active in the work of the Braddock Street Methodist Church, Winchester, where Mr. Hurst is a member of the Official Board.