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Born November 1, 1825, Being the Oldest
Living Decenoent of Nathaniel Hunter.

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CONTENTS:

Half Tone . . N. C. Hunter

age 3 , , Nathaniel C. Hunter, Sr

14 , . . John Hunter

15 . , Nathaniel C. Hunter
21 . . Mary Ann Casebolt
21 . . Alexander St. Clair Hunter
28 . . Thomas Hunter

32 . . . Nancy Hunter

33 . , Samuel Hunter
39 . . . Sarah Whited
42 . . Elizabeth McFerrin
44 . , . Maria Funk
46 . . Hester Ann Hunter

The descendants of Nathaniel Hunter met at the
residence of N. C. Hunter, Urbana, Ohio, July 7th ^
1905, for the purpose of effecting an organization.
The following officers were elected to serve one 3'^ear,
or until their successors are elected:

President . . N. C. Hunter

Urbana, Ohio

Vice President . T. E. Hunter

Mingo, Ohio

Secretary . . S. M. Hunter

Saint Paris, Ohio

Treasurer . Mrs. Anna Russele
North lycwusburg, Ohio

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The officers were instructed to have a short genealog-
ical history of the family published. We the present
decendants dedicate to future decendants the following
history:

HISTORY OF NATHANIEL HUNTER, SR.'S
FAMILY, OR HIS BRANCH OF IT

He was born in the Kingdom of Ireland, County
of Down, and Parish of Saintfield, about twelve miles
vSouth of Belfast, Ireland, December, 14th, 1768.

Ann Porter was born in the same county and Par-
ish May 15th, 1772, and married Nathaniel Hunter
February 2nd, 1790. They were both of Scotch de-
cent, their ancestors emigrating from Scotland to Ire-
land in 1607, at the time King James 1st, after sub-
duing Ireland, confiscated the lands of the chiefs of
O'Niel and O'Donnell of the Ulster tribes, (they hav-
ing fled to Spain,) consisting of eight hundred thous-
and acres of land.

This land was divided out to Scotch Colonists
who settled it, and this was the beginning of the Scotch
Irish race, whose descendants have emigrated to, and
become the best citizens of most of the states of the
United States.

Their history in Ireland has been one of religious
warfare from their settlement until the present.

These settlers being of the Protestant religion and
(the native Irish Roman Catholic^ so a continual strife
was kept up between the factions.

In 1641 the English Parliment advocated repress-

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ive measures against the Catholics with threats to oust
more of the Irish and introduce English settlers in
their stead, when the native Irish turned savagely on
the Protestant Colonies of Ulster and murder and
atrocities of all kinds were committed in North Ireland
at Portadown about twenty miles west of Saintfield
Parish, hundreds of the victims were driven into the
river and drowned. We have it handed down from
Alexander Sinclair Hunter, that many of the relatives
of our ancestors were victims at this place.

The total victims of this insurrection was estima-
ted at thirty thousand.

Another family of this Scotch Irish colony were
the Sinclairs who became related to the Hunters. We
find they were an old and highly honored family of
Scotland and at one time held the Earldom of Rosslyn
and Janet Sinclair had the training of Maryr Queen of
Scots in her youth.

Nathaniel Hunter in the year of 1808 while in
Virginia inherited property from the estate of John
Sinclair of Saintfield Parish, Ireland. S. M. Hunter
has a copy of the power of Attorney, sent by Nathan-
iel Hunter to Francis Breeze, Attorney in County
Down, authorizing said Attorney to receipt for Nath-

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aniel Hunter for his part of said estate. Nathaniel

Hunter also named his oldest son after Alexander Sin-
clair.

This Scotch Irish colon}^ continues to live and

thrive in the north of Ireland until this day; sending

out energetic men and women.

After the American Revolution was over and the
United States had thrown off the yoke of English op-
pression; emigration from Ireland to America set in
with renewed interest..

In the year of 1 793 while the Irish rebellion was
brewing (which broke out in full force in 1798) the
prospects for peaceful and successful life growing dim-
mer in Ireland, and America holding out bright pros-
pects, not only for success in worldly affairs, but in
the Liberty of conscience of freedom of manhood and
speech; Nathaniel Hunter with his young wife, he be-
ing twenty-five and she twenty-one, with one daugh-
ter, Mary Ann, two year old, set sail for America.

We have no record of this voyage but find them
in Greenbriar County, Virginia, in 1794. -— —

That they had many friends and relatives that
came with them to this country we have evidence. We
have records that show business relations between

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Alexander Sinclair and Nathaniel Hunter in Virginia
on June 22nd, 1794, also many Scotch names of part-
ies transacting business with him the same year in Vir-
ginia, among them Robt. McCullough and Alexander
Buckhannum.

In reference to the Scotch Irish Theodore Roose-
velt in his "Winning of the West" has this to say of
them: "Among those who thus went vSouth west were
the Scotch Irish, a people to whom historians are now
beginning to render justice.

In great numbers these people, English in speech,
Scotch in blood, Irish by adoption, Presbyterian and
Methodist in faith, came to America. Philadelphia
and the Pennsylvania low lands were full of them.
Princeton University is their memorial in New Jersery .

They entered the Appalachian Valley, largely
populated West Virginia, and were the backbone of
the young commonwealth that sprong up on the Ten-
nessee and Cumberland.

They formed the kernel of the distinctively and
intensely American stock, who were the pioneers of
our people in their March Westward, the Vanguard of
the army of fighting settlers who with ax and riflle

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won their way from the Alleghanies to the Rio Grand
and Pacific Coast.

In 1810 emigration from the Central Atlantic
States set in to the North West territory with such
magnitude that the historian McMasters says: "A
Pennsylvania village witnessed the passage in one
month, of 1811, of two hundred and thirty six wagons
with two thousand people all bound for Ohio."

That Point Pleasant at the crossing on the West
Virginia side grew from a few huts in 1810 to five hun-
dred inhabitants in a short space of time.

Our ancestors lived in Virginia fifteen years, and

in 1809 they became enthused with the idea of moving

west. This enthusiam prevaded the whole family, so

much so that they went to work to prepare for their

journey.

They built two large wagons, which would in

these days look more like small steamboats, they did

the most of the work within themselves.

They procured ten large horses for that day, they
also had one for mother to ride.

Thus in the year of 1810 we were about ready to
start on our journey west. When the time came the
horses, with their new harness were hitched, five to

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each wagon, and everything was ready. Mother
mounted her pony, boys and girls ready to drive the
six cows. The entire neighborhood were there to see
us off. With many sad partings, we pulled stakes and
moved out, a very memorable time to us and many of
our good neighbors, we started for Ohio, what seemed
then to be the far west.

I remember of an incident when we came to the
mountain to go down to New River; the single tract
down the mountain to the river was so narrow that
wagons could not pass, so a messenger was dispatched
to see that the way was clear, and we got down with-
out any mishap.

Here we had to ferry across the river, all went
well until our cows became frightened and jumped
overboard, which caused us considerable trouble.

But now came the tug, climbing the mountain on

the opposite side, here we had to double teams, and

all the way up stones and fire flew, got up without any

serious trouble.

The next large river that we had to cross was the

Kanawha, here we swam our cows over. We had the

pleasure of seeing the large salt works here.

This brought us into Ohio at Point Pleasant; we

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made our way as best we could to Chillicothe, which
was then a town of considerable size.

We finally stopped near what was then called Pos-
sum Run in Madison county, eight miles south of

lyOndon.

Here father bought a three years' lease of a man

of a large tract of land, got several hundred bushels of

corn and a lot «©«i./^/'-^v

It was now about twenty-two days since we left
our old home in Virginia, and we were all about worn
out. We unloaded and went into winter quarters.

The next spring we put out a large crop of corn,
we boys and girls raised the crop, and father went on
to select for us our future home. It was some time
before he found anything that suited him, but finally
bought quite a large tract of land, about (950) nine
hundred and fifty acres, nearly three miles south-east
of West Liberty and two miles west of what is now
Mt. Tabor.

During our stay in Madison county sister Eliza-
beth was born. While the family remained on the
lease, father took one or two of the boys with him and
went to the land and built a log house and made some
improvements; and in the spring of 1814 they moved

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to their new home in the wilderness. Now the whole

family are here alive and well and happy.

The Indians lived in a village on Mac-a-cheek

nearby. We always kept our guns loaded and ready

for an emergency, but were never disturbed by the

Indians. We built the stone house in 1820 that now

stands on the farm near where the first log house was

built.

This is as John Hunter, son of Nathaniel Hunter,

Sr., related it to his son, N. C. Hunter, a short time
before his death. I, N. C. Hunter, still own the farm
at this time, 1905, ninety-one years after our family
settled there.

They naturally began to look around to see about
fchool houses and churches. They found none. Be-
ing religiously inclined they hunted up their neigh-
bors which were few and far between. But they
found some six or eight families within a radius of
from six to ten miles, who seemed to readily enter in-
to arrangements to meet together for worship. Found
a family who was there a little before them; by the
name of Grifieth Evans, who offered his log cabin with
its earthen floor; they made seats out of puncheon, as
there were no saw mills. Here they worshiped for

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three or four years. At this time they purchased, at
a nominal price, one acre of ground, upon which they
built their church edifice, it being a log structure,
(using it for a school house also, )

This site being on quite an elevation and one of
nature's lovely spots, this place they named Mt, Ta-
bor. Their first preacher was Saul Hinkle.

As above stated their house was built of logs,
with five corners, in the fifth corner they raised the
earth and built a fire thereon (to heat their house)
with charcoal, but greatly to the annoyance of the
preacher, and mortification of the people, the smoke
and gas could not be endured, so ended their first ef-
forts at heating their little church in the wilderness;

this being in 1817.

In the year 1818 they held their first campmeet-

ing west of the church. This was followed by anoth-
er meeting in 1819. Among those attending the lat-
ter, were about three hundred Indians, mingling and
worshiping with their white brethren and neighbors.
The then noted Lorenzo Dow met with them.

Among the families comprising the first society at
Mt. Tabor were the Evans, Hunters, Scotts, Latties,
Thompsons, Casebolts, Burgess, May ses and Humph-

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reys. The first church edifice was destroyed by fire
in 1824. The society and friends ot Methodism again
rallied and this time built a brick church, size thirty
by forty feet. The society had sent to them from
time to time such men of God as J. Strange, Biglow,
Wm. Raper, Finley, George Walker and others.

Through the labors of these men of God, and lo-
cal preachers and laymen the "Wilderness has truly
bloomed and blossomed as the rose."

I have about thirty-five pages more of the history
of Mt. Tabor written, it is not expedient to insert it in
this family history.

Next I will give you as best I can, a copy of
Grandfather Hunter's family record of births and
deaths. Nathaniel Hunter, Sr., and all his family
are dead. I, N. C. Hunter, am the eldest one living
of his decendents.

Nathaniel Hunter, Sr., was born December 14,
1768. Married Ann Porter February 2, 1790, and
died July 5, 1841.

Ann Porter was born May 15, 1772, and died
August 15, 1819.

Born to them five daughters and four sons.

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Mary Ann was born October 9, 1791. Married
Mr. Casebolt. Died July 14, 1817.

Alexander was born February 11, 1795. Married.
Died April 28, 1856.

Jane was born November 11, 1796. Married Mr.
Miller. Died February 28, 1879.

Thomas was born January 22, 1799. Married

twice. Died February 19, 1879.

John was born March 20, 1801. Married. Died
February 28, 1878.

Nancy was born April 30, 1803, Single. Died
July 30, 1815.

Samuel was born March 27, 1805. Married.
Died October 1, 1869.

Sallie J. was born October 13, 1806. Married
Mr. Whited. Died March 18, 1876.

Elizabeth was born March 18, 1813. Married
Mr. McFerrin. Died March 30, 1897.

Maria was born September 22, 1821. Married
Mr. Funk. Died March 13, 1874.

Hester Ann was born March 2, 1825. Single.
Died February 20, 1843.

Mary, second wife of Nathaniel Hunter, Sr., and
mother of Maria and Hester Ann, died 1849.

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JOHN HUNTER

John Hunter, the fifth child of Nathaniel and Ann
Hunter, Sr., was born March 20, 1801, in Greenbriar
county, Virginia, came to Ohio with his parents and
settled near the old home farm, he died in 1878 being
seventy-seven years of age. He was one of the found-
ers of Mt. Tabor church and cemetery, made himself
useful in his day and generation. Died at Forrest
Home near Mt. Tabor, a christian in deed and truth

known of all men.

Jane Humphreys Hunter, his wife, was the daugh-
ter of Thomas Humphreys. He was born in Belfast,
Ireland, County of Dennegal. Her mother was Lady
Patterson, a lady of high English rank.

The family emigrated to America in the year 1790
and settled in Erie county, Pennsylvania, in the town
of Waterford where Jane Humphreys Hunter was
born in the year 1800. Her father was in the mili-
tary service during the great naval battle on Lake
Erie (near Put-in-Bay) known as Perry's Great Vic-
tory over the English.

Before they left Ireland he joined the Methodist
church under John Wesley's preaching and early la-
bors in Methodism. Thomas Humphreys died in 1848

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being 110 years old. His daughter, Jane Humphreys
Hunter, was a true christian, she swept through the
gates into the city July 15, 1877.

John Hunter and Jane Humphreys were niarried
December 26, 1822. To them were born six sons and
one daughter, four dying in childhood.

Alexander St. Clair Hunter was born December
16, 1823. Died September 11, 1824.

Nathaniel C. born November 1, 1825.

Washingten C. born September 15, 1827.

Susan was born November 14, 1829. Died Sep-
tember 25, 1831.

Thomas was born October 8, 1833. Died March
5, 1846.

John was born December 27, 1838. Died August
13, 1839.

William H. was born September 29, 1840. Died
July 31, 1904.

NATHANIEL C. HUNTER

Nathaniel C. Hunter, second son of John and
Jane Hunter, was born in Champaign county, Ohio,
November 1, 1825. Married Helen M. Purdy, of Erie
City. Pennsylvania, May 17, 1849. She was born

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May 23, 1829, and died April 20, 1880. Nathaniel
C. Hunter, now in his 80th year, has lived long and
had a very busy life being useful in his day and gen-
eration, being loyal to his country and the church.
Has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church
for sixty-five years. He has always strove in his place,
doing his duty without fear, favor or affection. Has
served for fifty years as Sunday School Superintend-
ent, and has filled almost all the offices in the church.
Born to them three sons.

John G. was born June 17, 1850.
Albert L. was born August 4, 1852.

William P. was born March 12, 1855, died iuSan
Antonia, Texas, January 5, 1882, his mother preceed-
ing him two 3^ears. *

Here I copy a short memorial written by his pas-
tor, Henry Miller, pastor at Mt. Tabor at that time.

In the year 1870, under the labors of David Whit-
more, he was converted and joined the church at Mt.
Tabor. In the rich soil of a pure heart bloomed and
blossomed the graces of a christian life, shedding its
fragrance on all around. Conscious to the last he
stepped out boldly into the merky current, saying
"Come lyord Jesus, take me. Oh! take me quickly."

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Then he was not; for God had taken him. Though
young he had the welfare of the church at heart.
Over one year before his death while confined to his
bed he sent for me. He told me that as he was no
longer able, to attend the services of the church and
Sabbath School of which he was a member, and ren-
der himself useful in that way, he greatly desired to
give some expression of Love for the cause and society
with which he was connected. Being a great lover of
music and a fine musician himself, he wished to pre-
sent to the Mt. Tabor society and Sabbath School, an
organ for the use of the congregation and Sabbath
School hoping thereby to stimulate and encourage his
young friends and the congregation to rebuild and keep
up this old time honored place. He then gave me a
letter to read to the membership of the church asking
for the privilege of so doing. The letter was filled
with love and devotion was read to the whole congre-
gation. They arose and with tears and visible emo-
tion gratefully accepted the gift of the young Christ-
ian. From this came the inspiration to build the new
and beautiful house of worship at Mt. Tabor. What
a beautiful illustration of the scriptures: * 'Their works
do follow them." His remains were brought home

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from San Antonia, Texas, attended by his ever faith-
ful father, and on the 12th of January, 1882, in the
presence of a large congregation of sympathising
friends and relatives, at his old Forest Home, the sol-
emn funeral services were held, the church being un-
finished. The remains of this brilliant life were laid
to rest by the side of his sainted mother, who had pre-
ceeded him two years, under the shadow of the new

church.

John G. Hunter, eldest son of Nathaniel C. and

Helen M. Hunter, was born in Champaign county,
Ohio, June 17, 1850. Married Mary K. Cookston on
May 24, 1871. She was born August 29, 1850. Born
to them four children, two dying in infancy. Fredie
born April 8, 1873, and died January 5, 1875. Maude
was born September 9, 1876. Mable was born Sep-
tember 20, 1879, and died July 15, 1880. Charley
W. was born August 12, 1883.

Maude P. Hunter, eldest daughter of John G. and
Mary K. Hunter, was born in Champaign county,
Ohio, September 9, 1876. She was married to John
Clapper August 7, 1901. He was born September 11,
1876. Born to them two children. Harry Donald,
born May 23, 1902. Kvalyn, born May 13, 1904.

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C. W. Hunter, youngest child of John G. and
Mary E. Hunter, was born August 12, 1883, Mar-
ried Maribel Wilcox. May 30, 1905. She was born on
October 20, 1886.

Albert h. Hunter, second son of Nathaniel C. and
Helen M. Hunter, was born in Champaign county,
Ohio, August 4, 1852. Married Mary Frances North
November 2, 1876. She was born September 2, 1855,
Born to them four daughter, Grace E, born July 11,
1877; married. Edna, born August 3, 1878; single.
Fern-e P«, born November 22, 1881; married. Elsie
E., born April 13, 1885: single,

Grace E. Hunter, eldest daughter of Albert L,
and M. Frances Hunter, was born in Champaign
county, Ohio, July 11, 1877. Married Quinn Xpcum
November 5, 1903. He was born '^'^{y. Borii to
them one daughter, Helen Feme, December 24, 1904.

Feme P. Hunter, third daughter of Albert L. and
M. Frances Hunter, was born November 22, 1881.
Married Rev. Milton Swisher October 27, 1904, and
moved immediately to a charge in Melbourne, Iowa,
and is having grand success so far in winning many
souls to God.

N. C. Hunter married Eliza Seaman Enoch June

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20, 1883. She and her husband are counted araongr
the pioneer members of Mt, Tabor, a membership of
over fifty years. She was born September 2, 1832.

Washington C. Hsnter,. third son of John and
Jane Hunter, was born in Champaign county, Ohio^
September 15^ 1827. Married Agnes A. Deuel, of
New York^ May 15, 1851, She was bom October 17,,
1832. Washington C. Hunter is now in his seventy-
eighth year. They moved west several years ago, and
now lives in Denver^ Colorado, He and his good wife
are Christians above reproach. Born to them two
sons. Conklin Deuel, born March 28, 1853, Mar-
ried Mrs. Beatrice Bay hain. Arthur C, born May 18,

1857; single.

William H. Hunter, seventh child of John and

Jane Hunter, was born September 29, 1840; married

Effie A. McDonald October 8, 1863. Born to them

one son, James McDonald, February 3, 1867. W. H,

Hunter had an honorable service in the U. S. Army.

He was commissioned during the great rebellion to

raise 100 men for the cavalry service. Was severely

wounded July 9, 1864. Promoted to Major July 5,

1865. After the war he moved South. He served the

people of Alabama one term in the Legislature; two

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terms as Sheriff of Lounds county, one term as Clerk
of same county, was Judge of the U. S. A. Commis-
sioners Court a number of years, and was a member
of the State Constitutional Convontion of Alabama.
Died July 31, 1904.

Fannie Hunter, second wife of William Hunter,
still lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

J. Mc. Hunter, only son of William H. and Kffie
A. Hunter, was born February 3, 1867. He married
Katherine Hoge Green, August 16, 1898. She was
born August 7, 1877. Born to them one daughter,
Mary Gwendolyne, August 16, 1900.

MARY ANN CASEBOLT

Mary Ann Hunter, eldest child of Nathaniel and
Ann Porter Hunter, was born in County Down, Ire-
land, October 9, 1791. Came to America with her pa-
rents at the age of two years and settled in Greenbriar
county, Virginia. Married Robert Casebolt. Came
to Ohio in 1810. Died July 14th, 1817, without heirs
and is buried in Mt. Tabor cemetery.

ALEXANDER ST. CLAIR HUNTER
Alexander St. Clair Hunter, oldest son of Nath-
aniel Hunter, was born in Greenbriar county, Virgin-

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ia, February 11, 1795. Came to Ohio at the age of
seventeen and enlisted at the age of eighteen in the
War of 1812 and served in the north-western army.
He married Sarah Hunter October 21, 1819. They
settled on a farm near where the village of Mingo now
stands, where he died April 28, 1856, and is buried at
Mt. Tabor, They had four children: Mary Ann, John
Sale, Sarah Jane, and James W. Hunter.

Sarah Jane Hunter married Wm. Johnson Decem-
ber 4, 1844. To this union were born nine children,
viz: William, Isaac, Sarah, Emma, James and Mag-
gie, living; GUvStavus, Alexander and Nancy, dead.

John Sale Hunter was married to Charlotte Moots
November 17, 1868. He is now dead. No children.

James W. Hunter married Sarah L. Price Sep-
tember 23, 1858. They settled near Cable, O. Mov-
ing to Illinois, they settled in Champaign county in
that state, he is now dead. They had seven children,
viz: Fannie, Lyda, Hattie and Jessie, living; Benja-
min, Belle, and Pearl, dead, making in all seventeen
grand children and eleven great grand children.

Mary Ann Hunter died without heirs.

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JANE MILLER
Jane Miller, third child of Nathaniel and Anna
Porter Hunter, was born in Greenbriar county, Vir-
ginia, November 11, 1796, and came to Ohio in the
year of 1810, Married December 21, 1820, Thomas
Miller (son of Rev. Robert Miller, of Clark county, O.)
He was born July 2, 1795. They settled after marri-
age on a farm near New Moorefield where all the child-
ren were born in the same house. In the year of 1842
they moved to Van Buren county, Iowa, afterwards
moved to Keosauqua, Iowa, where they lived the bal-
ance of their lives. She died February 28th, 1879.
Thomas Miller died March 17th, 1879, and are both
buried in Keosauqua cemetery. They had ten child-
ren, two sons and eight daughters, viz: Mary Ann
Miller, born September 27th, 1921. Married Jonath-
an Seaman September 20, 1849. They settled near
Greenville, Illinois, where she died September 30th,

1872. They had five children, viz: Francis Ann Sea-
man, born March 10, 1850. Married September 17th,

1873, L. S. Hobert. She died December 9th, 1883.

One child. Earl S. Hobart, who is married and has one

child lives near Greenville, Illinois.

Jonathan Seaman born October 5, 1851. Married

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Marie B, Owens, of Wilmol, Wisconsin, December 15,
1874. One child, Albert Owen Seanian, born Febru-r
aro 7th, 1878, now First Lieutenant 15th Infantry, U,
S. Army. His wife died September 22, 1883. Mar-
ried the second time to Jennie Hall, February 15, 188T7
One son, J. Ralph Seaman, born May 23, 1893.

Catharine Seaman, born November 16th, 1854.
Married H. C. Armstrong January 14th, 1875. Two
sons, Edgar and Charles, are living at Wellington,
Kansas.

Anna Jane Seaman, born May 26, 1857, Married
W. M, Creighton June 21, 1876. Have several child-
ren and live at South Auburn, Nebraska.

Elvira Seaman, born May 24, 1860. Married G.
E. Finley November 28, 1885; have three children and
reside at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

Rebecca H. Miller, born April 12, 1823. Mar-
ried W, J. Parnell April 28, 1841; died January 16th,
1859, and is buried in an old cemetery at Greenville,
Illinois. Of her family we have no records.

Martha L. Miller, born June 25, 1825. Married
Lewis W. Thornburg April 9, 1845, died January 9,
1880, leaving several children. The two oldest child-

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ren died when young. Sarah, the oldest daughter,
married a Mr. Bowers. She died some years ago at
Farmington, Iowa. Had two children, one daughter
dead and one son, Herbert, living.

Alice Thornburg married Norton Hinsey. She
died July 2, 1880, leaving one son who lives in De
Moines, Iowa.

Charles E* Thornburg is married and lives at
Sioux City, Iowa. Has one daughter.

Thomas Miller Thornburg is married and lives at

Ottumwa, Iowa; has one daughter, Helen, a young

lady.

A son was born to Thomas and Jane Miller, 1829,

and died when an infant.

Kerrilla B. Miller, born June 14, 1827. Married
John W. Painter March 28, 1844. She died January
20, 1887, at Independence, Kansas, and is buried
there. To this union six children were born, four
dying when young. Two grew to manhood, viz: Rob-
ert Painter, who now lives at Lakeland, Meade coun-
ty, Kansas. He has an interesting family, but we
have no particulars in reference to them.

Joshua L. Painter died in Chicago January 31st,
1904.

26 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

Sarah Jane Miller, born July 25, 1830. Married
Charles May December 21, 1869; died January 31,

1904. No children.

Angle Miller, born in Clark county, Ohio, Octo-
ber 9, 1832. Moved with her parents to Iowa in 1842.
Taught in the public schools of Iowa for twelve years.
Married George W. Bowen, of Ottumwa, Iowa, May
12, 1864. He was born in Ohio February 21, 1831.
In January, 1882, they moved to Independence, Kan-
sas, where they still live. They have one son, George
Miller Bowen, born March 23, 1867, and educated at
Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas. Married Lela
M. Grafton, of Ottumwa, Iowa, P'ebruary 10, 1895.
Have one son, Charles Grafton Bowen, seven years of
age. George is in the milling business and Mayor of

Independence Kansas, where he lives.

Elizabeth Ann Miller, born September 26, 1834.

Married Alexander Burns November 8, 1855; he died

April 18, 1873. To this union several children were

born, viz: Fanny E. Burns, who died in her fourth^

year. Edwin M. Burns, who lives at Mason City,

Iowa, and has two sons. Jennie Burns married a Mr.

Harlan and lives at Ottumwa, Iowa. She has two

children, a son and daughter. Mary Edith Burns

HUNTER FAMIIvY HISTORY 27

married Wilber Boggs. She and her husband are both

buried at Independence, Iowa. Grace Burns married

Mr. Elliott and lives at Salida, Colorado. Warren A.

Burns lives in Iowa, and Elizabeth Burns, who is a

teacher in the public schools of Denver, Colorado.

Elizabeth Ann Burns was married the second time

in 1880 to George Somerville. She died March 6th,

1898.

Thomas Hunter Miller born September 26, 1836.

Died October 8th. 1843.

Frances C. Miller, youngest daughter of Thomas
and Jane Miller, was born October 9, 1839. Married
Jacob G. Mast December 19, 1864. They are now liv-
ing at Ottumwa, Iowa. To them six children have
been born, viz: George Erwin Mast, born May 16th,
1866; died September 5th, 1866. Frank Miller Mast,
born April 1st, 1868; married April 25, 1900, to Ida
Miller. To this union one daughtbr, Margaret, was .
born August 9, 1901. Charles Fulton Mast was born
August 15, 1871; married August 22, 1901, to Chessie
Bell. Thomas Walter Mast, born August 18, 1873;
married October 26, 1899, to Gertie McEwen. Two
children, viz: Theodore William, born August 5, 1900,
and Ruth Evalyn, born October 17, 1904. Arthur

2S HUNTER FAMII^Y HISTORY

Gehman Mast, born December 15, 1875; died Aprit
15, 1876. William Herbert Mast, born August 16th,
1879, now in the government employ, Forestry De-
partment, and located at Halsey, Nebraska.

Since the copy was prepared for Rebecca H. Mil-
ler we learn the following of her children: Mary J.
Parnell married John Burns and lives in Keosauqua,
Iowa. Charles Parnell lives in Kansas City, Missouri .
Emma Parnell married Mr. N. Carver and lives in
Kansas. Amelia Parnell married Mr. Bowen and lives
in Kansas. Farnk Parnell lives in Kansas City.

THOMAS HUNTER

Thomas Hunter, fourth child of Nathaniel and
Ann Porter Hunter, was born in Greenbriar county,
Virgihia, January 22, 1799. Came to Ohio when
eleven years of age. At the age of twenty-one he set-
tled in the Mingo Valley, built a log cabin and married
Mary Evans, daughter of Griffith Evans, March 6th,
1832, Born to them two children, Griffith and Milton,
both dying in infancy. His wife Mary died April 13,
1840, aged forty years. Thomas married the second
time Ocrober 8th, 1840, Nancy Johnson born in Guer*
ency county, Ohio, August 5th, 1813, They bought

HUNTER FAMII^Y HISTORY 29

additional land adjoining until they had a beautiful
farm on which they lived until death. He was a man
of strong convictions of right, both in politics and re-
ligion. He stood for advancement of schools, church-
es and public improvement, giving liberally in money
to found O. W. U. at Delaware, Ohio, in building the
Pan Handle aud Erie railroads, Salem church and both
churches in the present village of Mingo, also helping
liberally in building the present church at Mt. Tabor,
where he now rests from his labors of eighty years of
useful life, dying February 19, 1879. His wife Nancy
died November 2, 1887. Born to this union seven
children, viz:

Margaret, born September 9, 1841. Single. Died

September 24, 1877.

Anna May Hunter, born September 28, 1842; and

married S. L. Russell, soldier of the civil war. He

died July 26, 1878. Now a widow and lives at North

Lewisburg, O. Three children, vis: Harry Clifton

Russell, born July 10, 1867. Married August 22nd,

1888, May McCartney, of Mingo, O., where they reside

They have two children, Harold Leroy, born March

25, 1890, and Ralph, born July 11, 1895.

Frank Guy Russell, born September 6, 1870, mar-

30 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

ried May 14, 1896, Myrtle Sprinkle, of Makin, Ind.
They have two children, viz: Edward Everett Hale,
born March 15, 1897; Harold, born July 11, 1901.
Frank is employed as station agent for the Erie rail-
road at Tallmadge, Ohio.

Levi Kirk Russell, born November 28, 1872. He

married December 12, 1894, Lola M. Gilliland, of Gal-
ion, O. No children. Live in Washington D. C.
Clerk in Post Office Department.

Sarah Elizabeth Hunter, born January 10, 1845,
married January 4, 1866, Col, Marshal L. Dempsey,
Col. of 23d regiment in the Civil war. He died Feb-
ruary 7, 1891. She is now a wddow^ and resides at
Princeton, Indiana, with her daughter. They had
four children, viz: Nancy Jane Dempsey, born Septem-
ber 1, 1867. Married December 27, 1899, A. M.
Smith, Supt. of Southern R. R., and living at Prince-
ton, Indiana. They have three children, viz: Eleanor
Dempsey Smith, born June 3, 1901; Arthur Morton
Smith, born December 30, 1902, and Theodore Hun-
ter Smith, born September 5, 1904.

Helen Ester Dempsey, born March 19, 1871; mar-
ried December 1, 1897, Charles Muggleton, merchant
of Janesville, Wisconsin, their present home. They

HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY 31

have two children, Joan Winifred, born July 22, 1900;
and Ester Dempsey Muggleton, born August 28, 1902.

Ralph Hunter Dempsey, born April 21, 1873.
Single. Mechanical engineer in Pittsburg, Pa.

Clarence Hurd Dempsey, born November 2, 1875.
Married February 14, 1901, Celia Caley, of Warrens-
ville, Ohio, their present home and is engaged in farm-
ing. They have one child, Marshal Caley Dempsey,

born March 23, 1903.

Frances J. Hunter, born March 27, 1847. Mar-
ried March 30, 1875, Leroy W. Wright, soldier of the
Civil war and merchant, living at Florence, Nebraska.
They have three children, all living at home, viz:
Agnes A., born September 9, 1880, single, Thomas
Leroy, born May 7, 1883, single; and Francis Hunter
Wright, born September 4, 1888.

Thomas Emmett Hunter, born October 23, 1848;
married October 8, 1873, Emma Irene Robinson. He
was educated in the common school and Ohio Wesley-
an University, O. He was elected to represent the
county of Champaign in the 70th and 71st General
Assembly, 1893 to 1896. Since that time has devoted
his time to farming. Was elected to ofiEice of Justice
of Peace in 1896, which office he still holds. They

^2 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

have one child, Jessie Mabel Hunter, born August 18,
1880. Married Perc3' H. Callahan, telegraph opera-
tor, Erie railroad, Richwood, O. One child Edith
Lucile, born December 20th, 1903.

Hale Hunter, born August 19, 1850. Graduated
from Cincinnati Law School in 1886. Married July
18. 1901, Myrtle J. Thorn, of Grand Valley, Pennsyl-
vania. Attorney at Law, Urbana, Ohio. They have
one child, Robert Hale Hunter, born June 20, 1902.

x\gnes Hunter, born October 20, 1852. Married
October 15, 1873, Marion Guthridge, soldier of the
Civil war and lumberman, of Mingo, O. They had
two children, Edgar H. and Walter M. Agnes died
March 9, 1883, at her home in Mingo, Ohio.

Edgar H. Guthridge, born January 11, 1875; mar-
ried October 25, 1899, Edith Callahan, of Mingo, O.
Is now telegraph operator on Erie railroad at Ashland,

Ohio. No children.

Walter M. Guthridge, born January 14, 1883.
Single. Telegraph operator on Erie railroad at vari-
ous places.

NANCY HUNTER

Nancy Hunter, sixth child of Nathaniel and Ann
Porter Hunter, was born April 30, 1803; died July 30,
1815.

HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY 33

SAMUKIv HUNTER
Samuel Hunter, seventh child of Nathaniel Hun-
ter, born in Greenbriar county, Virginia, March 27th,
1805, and at the age of five years came to Ohio with
his father's family. On the 25th day of September,
1828, was married to Maria Miller, daughter of Rev.
Robt. Miller, of Clark county, O. She was born in
Fleming county, Kentucky, August 1, 1809. They
settled on a farm near West Liberty, Ohio, where he
continued to live until death. He joined the Mt. Ta-
bor church under the ministry of Rev. George Walk-
er in the year of 1833, and continued his membership
there, living a consistent christian life until his death
on October 1, 1869. Buried at Mt. Tabor. Maria
Hunter died February 26, 1885, having been a mem-
ber of Mt. Tabor church for fifty-two years. She is
buried in the beautiful cemetery near the church. To
this union were born eleven children, viz: Nelson F.,
Ann Eliza, Mary, Robert M., Emily, John M., Sam-
uel Benson, dying in infancy; Lucy T., Harriett E.,
Newton P., and Samuel M. Hunter.

Nelson Fletcher Hunter was born in Champaign
county, Ohio, January 14, 1829. Married Elizabeth
Williamson, of Logan county, who was born in July,

34 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

1830. They settled in Clinton, Illinois, where she
still resides, he having died January 12, 1902. They
have had four children, viz: Samuel Williamson, born
November 19, 1856, died September 22, 1857. Henry
lyouis born November 2, 1858. Married Martha B.
Rucker, of Clinton, June 6, 1889. Graduated from
Philadelphia Dental College in 1888; died April 28,
1898. No heirs. Adda born March 1, 1861. Teach-
er in public schools of Clinton, Illinois.

Alfred Milton, born January 21, 1864. Gradu-
ated from U. S. Military Academy at West Point in
June, 1887. Was commissioned Second Lieutenant of
Cavalry, transferred to the Artillery Department the
following spring and is still with that branch of the U.
S. Army. Served during the Spanish American war
in the Island of Cuba, now ranks as Captain in U. S.
Army and is stationed at Fort Moultry. S. C. Mar-
ried October 19, 1904, to Elizabeth Martin, of New-
ark, New Jersey.

Ann Eliza Hunter was born October 7, 1830; mar-
ried W. D. Enoch August 10, 1852. He died Octo-
ber 31, 1903. She now lives in Kansas City, Kansas.
Four children were born to them, viz; Louis Delmar,
born October 30, 1853, died October 18, 1860. Eliza-

HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY 35

beth Maria, born January 26, 1857, died October 24,

i860.

John Clarence Enoch was born in Cliampaign

county, Ohio, March 27, 1859. Married Emma F.
Shaw, of Coshocton, Ohio, October 15, 1879. They
now live in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, where he is en-
gaged in a manufacturing business. Three children:
Harry Garfield, born February 27, 1881. William,
born August 14, 1887, and Alpha Anna, born July 15,

1889.

Annetta Enoch, born September 10, 1864. Mar-
ried Charles N. Johnson April 9, 1885, now live in
Kansas City, Kansas. Four children have been born
to them, viz: Nelson Enoch, born February' 15, 1886,
law student at Lawrence, Kansas. Charles Robert,
born January 13, 1888, died March 11, 1889. Max-
well, born September 5, 1880, died July 3, 1894; and
Annetta Ruth, born 1894.

Mary Hunter, born September 8, 1832. Married
September 6, 1854, to Joseph Humphreys. They set-
tled in Clinton, Illinois, where she died March 2, 1863.
No heirs. Joseph Humphreys remarried and is now
dead.

Robert Miller Hunter, born May 15, 1834, Mar-

36 HUNTER P^AMILY HISTORY

ried December 6, 1855, Margaret Gill, of West Lib-
erty, Ohio. She was born November 10, 1835. They
now live in Marion, Indiana. Six children have been
born to them, one dying in infancy, viz: Adda Farley,
born October 7, 1856, died September 2, 1860, Will-
iam R., born April 18, 1860; married October 7, 1886,
Minnie Wiseon . They reside in Marion , Ind . ; grocer .
Two children: Carol F., born July 15, 1887, died Aug-
ust 6, 1887, and Don Wilber, born October 22, 1899.

Roscoe Dunbar Hunter, born March 22, 1862,
Married July 21, 1887, May Belle Pearman, of Marion,
Indiana, where they reside. Engaged in manufactur-
ing. Four children, viz: Lawrence Leslie, born Jan-
uary 28, 1888. Helen, born September 20, ^891.
Margaret Hester, born September 4, 1893. Agnes
Virginia, born October 10, 1897.

Jennie F. Hunter, born Dec. 1, 1866. Married
September 1, 1888, Dr. Charles W. Cory. They re-
side in Hartford City, Indiana. One child, Lucille,
born October 29, 1889.

Caddie Farley Hunter, born February 18, 1875;
died at Marion, Indiana, March 4, 1904.

Emily Hunter, born May 9, 1836. Married on
January 29, 1874, Alfred W. Hynes, of Greenville, 111.

HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY 37

They now live in Dayton, Kentucky. One child How-
ard Hunter Hynes, born November 4, 1876. Gradu-
ated from Cincinnati Dental College May 9, 1905; re-
sides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

John Milton Hunter, born March 22, 1838; mar-
ried November 19, 1862, Sarah Baldwin. She was
born December 2, 1862, died April 9, 1902. They re-
sided in Urbana, Ohio, at time of his death, May 19,
1903. Three children: Frank Edgar, born July 11th,
1863 . Married Grace McDonald . Two children , Ben
dying in infancy and Helen Elizabeth. They reside
in Chicago, Illinois. Book-keeper.

Nellie Maria Hunter, born December 22, 1865.
Married October 9, 1889, Dr. Ben S. Leonard, of West
Liberty, Ohio. One child, Mary Eleanor, April 8th,
1892.

Ralph E. Hunter, born January 30, 1867; married
Elizabeth Burnsides. One child, Donald Hunter. Re-
side in Urbana, O. Engaged in fire insurance busi-
ness.

Samuel Benson Hunter, seventh child of Samuel

and Maria Hunter, born December 31, 1839; died No-
vember 5, 1840.

Lucy Tabitha Hunter, born December 31, 1841;

38 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

married February 5, 1885, Samuel Everett, of North
Lewisburg, Ohio. He died October 11, 1895. She
married the second time George W. Tallman, October
31, 1901. They reside at North Lewisburg, Ohio.

Harriet Elizabeth Hunter, born December 25,
1843; married November 25, 1869, Lieutenant John
W. Euans. They reside in Columbus, Ohio. Two
children: Dr. Earl Wellington Euans, born January
15, 1871. Graduated from O. M. U, Columbus, O.,
April 16, 1897. Married Cora Eugenia Taylor, Octo-
ber 9, 1902. Resides in Columbus where he is prac-
ticing medicine.

William Weldon Euans, born May 6, 1878. Resides
in Columbus, Ohio. Traveling salesman.

Newton P. Hunter, born January 25, 1847; mar-
ried January 14, 1874, Mary L. Williams, of Mingo,
O. Enlisted as recruit in Co. G., 66th O. V. I. in the
Civil war while the regiment was stationed at Bridge-
port, Alabama. By reason of disability was retutned
to Camp Dennison, Ohio, and from there to Camp
Douglas, Chicago, where he was detailed as transpor-
tation clerk, remaining there until the close of the war.
Graduated from Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincin-
nati, Ohio, in 1883. Now a practicing physician in

HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY 3'9

North lyewivSburg, Ohio. Two children: Hora'ce L.»
born November 7, 1874, died April 24, 1881. Agnes
M., born February 20, 1880; married at Battle Creek,
Michigan, October 15, 1903, William R. Renall, of
Shreveport, Louisana, where they reside.

Samuel McKendree Hunter, born November 2,
1848; married April 27, 1876, Emma J. Atkinson, of
Plain City, Ohio. She died July 17, 1902, in Colum-
bus, Ohio. Four children were born to them, three of
them living, who reside with their father in Saint
Paris, O. Florence Hunter, born April 14, 1877.
Graduated from Ohio Weslyan University, Delaware,
Ohio, June 1899. Now principal of Saint Paris High
School. Wilber Samuel, born July 24, 1884; died Oc*
tober 17, 1889. Harry Preston, born July 21, 1891.
Robert Miller, born February 28, 1895.

SARAH WHITED

Sarah Hunter, eighth child of Nathaniel and Ann
Porter Hunter, was born in Greenbriar county, Vir-
ginia, October 13, 1806. Came to Ohio when four
years of age. September 24, 1829, married Levi Gar-
wood, who died November 20, 1836. Four children
were born to this uhion, viz: Alexrnder Selkirk Gar-

40 HUNTER FAMII.Y HISTORY

wood, born July 21, 1830. When he reached man-
hood moved to Iowa and married Katharine Smith,
She died leaving three children. Soon after he moved
to Osborn, Kansas, where he died in 1898. Only two
of his children are living.

Elizabeth Jane Garwood, born September 27th,
1832. Married in Michigan to George Leesdale, and
moved to Fayette county, Iowa, where they died.
Four children were born to them; all are now dead
leaving four grand children living.

Nathaniel Hunter Garwood, born August 27,

1834. At the age of thirty-one years, being in poor

health, was advised to make an overland trip to the

West. In June, 1865, he started and when in the

Black Hills he took the mountain fever and died in

September of that year. No heirs.

Anna Garwood died March 3, 1837, aged five

months and twenty-three days.

Sarah Hunter Garwood married the second time
August 26, 1837, Stephen Whited. They lived near
West Liberty, Ohio, until 1845. They concluded they
could better themselves by selling their small farm in
Ohio and go farther west and buy more land. Hav-
ing some friends in Michigan they packed their house-

HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY 41

hold goods in two wagons and the family, with four
or five horses and some cattle, moved overland to
St. Joseph county, Michigan; settled on one hundred
and sixty acres of timber land where they established
a good home. Here they lived and enjoyed the so-
ciety of good christian people, and when life's duties
were over were laid to rest in the Florence M. E.
Church cemetry, which church they had worshiped in
and helped to build. Sarah Whited died January 13,
1876, and Stephen Whited died April 4, 1879. To
this union were born five children, viz: George
Whited, born June 10, 1838, died when young. Mar-
tha Whited, born November 8, 1839; married Henry
Sevison, April 22, 1879. They lived and enjoyed life
together nearly twenty years, when he was called to
his heavenly home, at the age of seventy-nine years.
He came to St. Joseph county, Michigan, when a boy
of eleven years, growing up with the new country, al-
ways taking an interest in all improvements for the
betterment of society. Eight children, by a former
marriage, and the widow, Martha Whited Sevison,
were left to cherish the memory of a well spent life.
The widow now lives in Three Rivers, Michigan.

42 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

Susan Ann Whited, born April 25, 1842. Mar-
ried James Bates and lives at Ames, Iowa.

Lyda Ann. born April 25, 1842. Married a Mr.
Clark. She is now a widow and lives at Spirit Lake,
Iowa. Has two children, a son and a daughter.

Oliver Whited, born in July, 1844. Lives in
Three Rivers, Michigan. Has a daughter, Mrs. Sill-
man; and a son, Charles Stephen Whited, who live at
Three Rivers.

ELIZABETH McFERRIN

Elizabeth McFerrin w^as born in Ross county,
Ohio, May 18, 1813. When about one year old her
father moved to Champaign county, Ohio. She was
married to James McFerrin April 2, 1833. He was
born in Green county, Tennessee in 1806. They first
lived after marriage in Logan county, O., then moved
to Allen county, Ohio, and entered eighty acres of land
on which they lived four years. In 1838 they moved
to the farm in Champaign county, Ohio, from which
they moved in 1863 to Bond county, Illinois, and pur-
chased a farm of three hundred acres three miles north
west of Greenville, Illinois. Here they made their
home for several years, then moved to Greenville,

HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY 43

where he died November 11, 1873. She moved about
the year of 1880 to Terre Haute, Indiana, and lived
with some of her children. Here she died March 30,
1897, and was buried beside her husband in Hazel Dell
Cemetry, near Greenville, Illinois. They had nine
children as follows: Hester Ann, born January 30th,
1834, and died iVpril 2, 1838. Sarah Jane, born July
4, 1836, now living in Kansas City, Missouri, single.
Mary Ann, born September 22, 1838. Was married
to C. P. Staub, October 22, 1861, and died at Vincen-
nes, Indiana, October 26, 1902. They had four child-
ren, two dying in infancy. Maud Morris, (now a
widow) and living at Indianapolis, Indiana.

Helen Beckes, (a widow) two children, viz: Irv-
ing, born and died in 1892, and Marlin Lyman Beckes,
born April 5, 1899, now living in Vincennes, Ind.

Nathaniel Hunter McFerrin, born July 17, 1841.
Married in 1875 to Melissa Beltys. She died in 1876
and left one child, Charles B. McFerrin. He is mar-
ried and has one child, Elizabeth, born June 13, 1903.
Nathaniel married again to Lizzie Ulrick, and is now
living in Terre Haute, Indiana. Martha, born July
11, 1845, and died July 15, 1845. James Porter, born

44 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

June 24, 1846, now living in Kansas City, Missouri,
Single.

William Clark McFerrin, born November 29, 1848.
Married April 23, 1874, EmmaF. Pearce. They have
one child dead and three living, viz: Paul Luther,
born May 23, 1876. Maud Hope, born January 9th,

1880, died May 20, 1883. Mary Grace, born Sep. 9,

1881. William Virgil, born October 15, 1892. They
now live in Independence, Kansas.

Oliver Quinn McFerrin, born July 17, 1851; mar-
ried September, 1889, Carrie Moody and lives at
Terre Haute, Indiana. No children.

Emma McFerrin, born January 1, 1855; married
November, 1878, James D. Phillips. Live in Kansas
City, Missouri. No children.

Ann Porter Hunter died August 15, 1819. Na-
thaniel Hunter married for his second wife. Mrs. Mary
Ward, whose maiden name was Hunter. To this un-
ion two children were born, viz: Maria and Hester

Ann Hunter.

MARIA FUNK

Maria Hunter, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary
Ward Hunter, was born in Champaign county, Ohio,
September 22, 1821. Married Joseph Funk December

HUNTER FAMII^Y HISTORY 45

1, 1840. They settled four miles north of Urbana
where she remained the rest of her life. She depart-
ed this life March 13, 1874, and is buried in Oak Dale
Cemetry, Urbana. He died August 15, 1901. To
this union were born five children, viz: Mary Francis,
Emma, Charles, William H., and Efhe Funk.

Mary Francis Funk was born April 10, 1846, and
married Edward Lemen (a soldier of the Civil war)
December 31, 1868. She is now a widow and lives in
Urbana, Ohio. Two children were born to them, Ber-
tha M., born November 19, 1869, died October 21,
1870. Charles Orlando Lemen, born November 28,
1877. He married September 10, 1902, Elizabeth A.
Funk, daughter of Theo. Funk, of Portsmouth, Ohio.
They have one child. Charles Edward Lemen, born
October 14, 1903.

Emma Funk was born April 3, 1853. Married
Harry Rawlings, soldier of the Civil war, March 29,
1894. They reside in Urbana, Ohio.

Charles Funk, born August 17, 1855. Now lives
in Chicago. Manager Illinois Vinegar Company.

William H. Funk, born July 1, 1857, and died
February 17, 1880.

Efiie Funk, born June 5, 1863, and now lives in
Chicago, Illinois. Single.

46 HUNTER FAMILY HISTORY

HESTER ANN HUNTER
Hester Ann Hunter, youngest daughter of Na-
thaniel and Mary Ward Hunter, was born March 2,
1825, and died March 20, 1843. She is buried at Mt.
Tabor Cemetry.

The records show that since the birth of Nathan-
iel Hunter on December 14, 1768, over one hundred
and thirty-seven years have passed and in that time
two hundred and seventy direct lineal descendants
have been born. Ninety -three are dead and one hun-
dred and seventy-seven were living July 7, 1905, di-
vided as follows: born dead living

Children 11

Grand children 63

Great grand children 120

Great great grand children 73

Great great great grand children 3

11

None

33

30

39

81

10

63

0

3

Total 270 93 177

Those living are located in fourteen states of the
United States and the general trend of their liyes is to
follow the example of their ancestor, Nathaniel Hun-
ter, who while living done what he could to amplify
the life and teachings of Him who taught "Whatsoever
ye would that men do unto you do ye also unto them."

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