Hunt Genealogy

Descendants of John Hunt

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HUNT REUNION 2002

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 ?.

Notes for JOHN HUNT: Much of the information taken from notes by Lenora Sammons.

Children of JOHN HUNT and ALAH FLORENCE are:

2. i. SYLVESTER² HUNT, b. January 28, 1844, Morrow, Warren Co., OH; d. October 27, 1899, Xenia, Greene County, OH.

ii. DAVID HUNT, b. May 1838, Ohio.

iii. THOMAS HUNT, b. November 1841, Ohio.

iv. ROBERT BENTON HUNT, b. 1856.

Notes for ROBERT 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 (JOHN¹) 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 SYLVESTER 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.

Children of SYLVESTER HUNT and JANE SELF are:

3. i. THOMAS BENTON³ HUNT, b. April 12, 1868, Xenia, Greene County, OH; d. July 05, 1944, Portland, OR.

ii. MARTHA ELLEN HUNT, b. March 31, 1866, IN; d. October 11, 1900; m. ALLEN WARD.

iii. HORATIO SEMORE HUNT, b. February 05, 1870, OH; d. April 03, 1946; m. MAUDE LINSEY.

iv. EMMA CARRIE HUNT, b. January 13, 1872, OH; m. WILLIAM THOMAS EMMONS.

v. CORA JANE HUNT, b. December 02, 1874, Xenia, Greene County, OH; d. August 04, 1927; m. LEE BEHYMER.

vi. BOWMAN FRANKLIN HUNT, b. January 28, 1876, Wilmington, Clinton Co. OH; d. October 26, 1959; m. JENAVIVE.

vii. ELIZABETH 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. JAMES ARCHER HUNT, b. February 17, 1880, Clarmont Co., OH; d. January 04, 1943; m. JENNIE.

ix. CHARLES 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)

x. WILLIAM 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.

xi. FREDRICK 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 (SYLVESTER², 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 THOMAS HUNT and JANE TAYLOR are:

i. LUCY FAYE⁴ HUNT, b. August 01, 1907, UT; d. July 01, 1955, Baker, OR; m. HOMER LESLIE WELLMAN, January 21, 1922, Baker, OR.

ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HUNT

iii. TAYLOR VAN BUREN HUNT

iv. ARCHIBALD EARL HUNT

v. GLENN SYLVESTER HUNT

vi. DORA DALE HUNT

vii. EVA HUNT

viii. MAY HUNT

ix. GENEVIEVE HUNT

x. ALICE BERNICE HUNT

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Other Hunt family researchers:

Descendant of Taylor Van Buren Hunt and Natalie Clark:
Darlene Stevens at [email protected]

Descendant of Glenn Sylvester Hunt
Cindy at [email protected]

E-mail Tami: [email protected]

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