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William Thomas Hunter

Male 1817 - 1897  (79 years)


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  • Name William Thomas Hunter 
    Born 23 Apr 1817  Castledergh, Tyrone County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Various Hunter cousins give the town of birth as Donegal, Tyrone Co., Ireland. I do not know the source of that. Civil War pension records and Lillian Hunter Foutch give Castlederg, which is right next to Donegal.
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Jan 1897  Hubbell, Jefferson, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Tombstone date of birth is 25 July 1817. Luceal Lewis's family sheets show 23 April 1819. Lillian Hunter Foutch believes the 1819 date is correct and it also agrees with the 1860 and 1870 census. 1880 census give a birth year of about 1822 (age 58)

      Civil War pension file supports a year of birth of 1821.
    Buried Munden, Republic, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I62  Mouchet-Roberts genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2018 

    Family Margaret Anderson,   b. 14 Apr 1821, County Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1899, Hubbell, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1841  Castledergh, Tyrone County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Margaret Hunter,   b. 4 Dec 1855, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1894, Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     2. William A Hunter,   b. 1843,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Elizabeth Ann Hunter,   b. 10 Sep 1848, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. James Arthur Hunter,   b. 19 Feb 1850, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Isabelle June Hunter,   b. 8 Apr 1852, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1934, Carleton, Thayer, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. John Henry Hunter,   b. 9 Feb 1854, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1931, Laporte City, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. George Raymond Hunter,   b. 24 Oct 1857, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1950  (Age 92 years)
     8. Benjamin Hunter,   b. 24 Oct 1859, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1884  (Age 24 years)
     9. Alexander Hunter,   b. 14 Jul 1861, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1950, Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2021 
    Family ID F2149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William and Margaret Hunter
    William and Margaret Hunter
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    cropped_headshots/Wm-Hunter.jpg
    William Hunter headstone
    William Hunter headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S12137] Civil War Pension File, William Hunter, Civil War Pension File; Margaret Hunter, Widow, Box #43569, Cert #460275; 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

    2. [S12067] Luceal's Family Group Sheets.

    3. [S12304] Find-A-Grave, https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91017122; viewed; 10 May 2017; Grave listing of William Thomas Hunter .

    4. [S12304] Find-A-Grave, https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91017122; viewed; 10 May 2017; Grave listing of William Thomas Hunter.