Hursey, Asa Houston, d. 1872.

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Asa H. Hursey, a native of Maine, moved to Pearlington, Mississippi, after 1841. There he was a postmaster and operated a sawmill which cut chiefly pine and cypress. His son, Richard W. C. Hursey, traveled in Guatemala and Central America surveying natural resources in the area.

From the description of Asa H. Hursey family papers, 1824-1903 (bulk 1824-1899). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122505669

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Pearlington (Miss.)
Canada
Mississippi
Subject
Freemasons
Lumber
Lumber
Lumber trade
Railroads
Sawmills
Occupation
Lumbermen
Postal service
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Death 1872

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