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George Washington Hunter

Male 1852 - 1918  (66 years)


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  • Name George Washington Hunter 
    Born 1852  , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID C3A07964F0D4E244A01A77A75772C518A8ED 
    Died 1918  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      Ancestry.com file: Young,Uphaus,Bower,Taylor, Dunn, Jones Family; WandaRobert66, Ripley Co., Indiana, USA

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1880 US Census
      George W. Hunter, 28, Head, Estimated birth year: abt 1852 Birthplace: Indiana Occupation: Farmer Married White Male Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: OH
      Margaret Hunter, 27, Wife, Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Indiana Occupation: Keeping House
      Frank Hunter, 7,Son, Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Indiana
      Fannie Hunter, 5, Daughter, Estimated birth year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Indiana. Single White Female
      Laura Hunter, 2, Daughter, Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Indiana Occupation: At Home :Single White Female
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: T9_307; Family History Film: 1254307; Page: 440.1000; Enumeration District: 157; Image: 0722.

      1860 United States Federal Census
      1870 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census


      BIOGRAPHY: [Related?]
      Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 Biographies: H, page 1351 HUNTER, Morton Craig, a Representative from Indiana; born in Versailles, Ripley County, Ind., on February 5, 1825; completed a preparatory course; was graduated from the law department of Indiana University at Bloomington in 1849; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the State house of representatives in 1858; presidential elector on the Republican ticket of Lincoln and Hamlin in 1860; during the Civil War enlisted in the Union Army August 27, 1862; commanded the First Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps; was with Sherman in his march to the sea; brevetted brigadier general of Volunteers; honorably discharged June 24, 1865; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1869); elected to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1879); operated a quarry in the Indiana limestone district; died in Bloomington, Ind., October 25, 1896; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
    Person ID I1084  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2011 

    Family Margaret A Bassett,   b. Apr 1851, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1869  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Children 
     1. Frank Hunter,   b. 1873, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Frances 'Fannie' Hunter,   b. Aug 1874, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Laura Hunter,   b. 1878, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jennifer 'Jennie' Hunter,   b. 1882, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. David T Hunter,   b. 1884, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Hattie H Hunter,   b. Abt 1888, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S42] 1880 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S199] Ohio River Valley Families, A. David Distler, (dave@orvf.com; http://www.orvf.com/).

    3. [S200] #103.