Descendants of John Hunt
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Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 HUNT was born Abt. 1801 in Highland Co., OH, and died Abt. 1850 in Brown Co., OH. He married ALAH FLORENCE June 22, 1826 in Hillsboro, Highland Co., OH, daughter of JOHN FLORENCE and HANNA ?.
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OHN HUNT: Much of the information taken from notes by Lenora Sammons.Children of J
OHN HUNT and ALAH FLORENCE are:AVID HUNT, b. May 1838, Ohio.2. i. SYLVESTER2 HUNT, b. January 28, 1844, Morrow, Warren Co., OH; d. October 27, 1899, Xenia, Greene County, OH.
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HOMAS HUNT, b. November 1841, Ohio.iv. R
OBERT BENTON HUNT, b. 1856.Notes for R
OBERT BENTON HUNT: Not sure of birth date. Because John Hunt died in 1850 according to notes from Lenora Sammons.Generation No. 2
2. SYLVESTER2 HUNT (J
OHN1) was born January 28, 1844 in Morrow, Warren Co., OH, and died October 27, 1899 in Xenia, Greene County, OH. He married JANE SELF Abt. 1865 in IN?, daughter of JAMES SELF and RACHEL BUNDY.Notes for S
YLVESTER HUNT: Notes from Greene Room, (Xenia, OH): Woodland Cemetery inscription: Sylvester Hunt died 27 October 1893, buried near him was Pearl Hunt. (they note could have been misread, he died in 1899)1880 census lists Sylvester Hunt in Batavia, page 2D, Clermont Co., OHIO: HUNT, Sylvester 36 farmer, b. OH, Parents, b. OH; Jane 30 b. IN Parents b. IN; Martha E, 14 b. IN; Thos. B. 12 b. IN; Horatio S. 10 b. IN; Emma 8 b. OH; Cora 6 b. OH; Bowman 4 b. OH; Elizabeth 2 b. OH; Jas. A. 3/12 b. OH (March 1880)
Notes for JANE SELF: Greene Room (Xenia, OH) notes state: Jane Hunt is listed in Xenia city directory for 1901-02 and 1909-10 as widow of Sylvester living at 61 Center Street. Jane is listed in the 1910 Greene Co. Census, Ward 1, Xenia city, page 113A: HUNT, Jane, age 60 widow b. IN, parents b. IN
Two children, William (age 26) and Frederick (age 23), were living with her, occupations rope maker. Another son lived next door, Harley (age 28) he was also a rope maker. They probably worked at Hooven &U Allison, which is very close to Center Street. This company is still in business.
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YLVESTER HUNT and JANE SELF are:ARTHA ELLEN HUNT, b. March 31, 1866, IN; d. October 11, 1900; m. ALLEN WARD.3. i. THOMAS BENTON3 HUNT, b. April 12, 1868, Xenia, Greene County, OH; d. July 05, 1944, Portland, OR.
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ORATIO SEMORE HUNT, b. February 05, 1870, OH; d. April 03, 1946; m. MAUDE LINSEY.iv. E
MMA CARRIE HUNT, b. January 13, 1872, OH; m. WILLIAM THOMAS EMMONS.v. C
ORA JANE HUNT, b. December 02, 1874, Xenia, Greene County, OH; d. August 04, 1927; m. LEE BEHYMER.vi. B
OWMAN FRANKLIN HUNT, b. January 28, 1876, Wilmington, Clinton Co. OH; d. October 26, 1959; m. JENAVIVE.vii. E
LIZABETH ANN (LIBBY) HUNT, b. February 06, 1878, New Jasper, Greene Co. OH; d. April 07, 1943, Dayton, Montgomery Co. OH; m. JOHN HARRY LEE EMMONS, September 14, 1897, New Jasper, Greene Co. OH.viii. J
AMES ARCHER HUNT, b. February 17, 1880, Clarmont Co., OH; d. January 04, 1943; m. JENNIE.ix. C
HARLES HARLEY HUNT, b. March 12, 1882, Xenia, Greene County, OH; m. MAUDE KLINE.Listed in the 1910 Greene Co., OH, census, Ward 1, Xenia city, page 113A: Harley, age 28, occupation as rope maker. (Lived next door to his widow mother Jane)
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ILLIAM HUNT, b. June 25, 1884; m. JENNIE KINCAID.Listed in the Green Co., OH, 1910 census, Xenia City, Ward 1, page 113 A, living with mother Jane. William is listed as a rope maker.
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REDRICK EVERETT HUNT, b. March 16, 1886, Greene Co., OH; d. April 06, 1918; m. ANNA ALMA TOWNSON.Listed in the 1910 Greene Co., OH census, Ward 1, Xenia city, page 113A: Age 23, occupation as rope maker. He was living with his widow mother Jane.
Generation No. 3
Jane Henrietta Taylor Hunt Thomas Benton Hunt
3. THOMAS BENTON3 HUNT (S
YLVESTER2, JOHN1) was born April 12, 1868 in Xenia, Greene County, OH, and died July 05, 1944 in Portland, OR. He married JANE HENRIETTA TAYLOR 1891 in Ephraim, UT, daughter of MARTIN VAN BUREN TAYLOR and AMANDA HART.Children of T
HOMAS HUNT and JANE TAYLOR are:ENJAMIN FRANKLIN HUNTi. LUCY FAYE4 HUNT, b. August 01, 1907, UT; d. July 01, 1955, Baker, OR; m. HOMER LESLIE WELLMAN, January 21, 1922, Baker, OR.
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AYLOR VAN BUREN HUNTiv. A
RCHIBALD EARL HUNTv. G
LENN SYLVESTER HUNTvi. D
ORA DALE HUNTvii. E
VA HUNTviii. M
AY HUNTix. G
ENEVIEVE HUNTx. A
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Other Hunt family researchers:
Descendant of Taylor Van Buren Hunt and Natalie Clark:
Darlene Stevens at Ddstevens@aol.com
Descendant of Glenn Sylvester Hunt
Cindy at Cartindy500@aol.com
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