Family Group Sheet
NameBasil Harper Hunt
Birthabt 1818, Kentucky
Deathbef 1860, Bath Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1839, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah Atchison or Atkinson
Birthabt 1823, Kentucky
Children
SpouseJames Wesley Riddle , 1C4R
Notes for Sarah Atchison or Atkinson
Most early records (for example the 1850 census) spell her surname as Atchison, but most later relatives use the spelling Atkinson.
Census Notes for Basil Harper & Sarah (Family)
1840 census of Fleming Co., Ky, division 3, lists:
Basil Hunt, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19; 1 male 10-14; 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, 1 female under 5.
The head of household here would be Basil Sr., who was born ca 1788. But there is no younger Basil Hunt as a head of household, so he and Sarah were probably living either with his parents, or hers.
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 26 Aug, lists as family #534:
Nancy Atchison, 58, farmer, b. Va; Malvina, 16; Mary A., 12; Bazel Hunt, 32; Sarah, 28; James W., 10; Mary J., 7; Harper, 5; Sinderilla, 1. All except Nancy born in Ky.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 30 July, lists on p. 155 as family #1107:
Sarah Hunt, 37, farmer; James W., 20; Mary J., 18; Harper, 14; George, 8; Sarah, 5; Thomas, 2. All born in Kentucky.
Basil Hunt, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19; 1 male 10-14; 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, 1 female under 5.
The head of household here would be Basil Sr., who was born ca 1788. But there is no younger Basil Hunt as a head of household, so he and Sarah were probably living either with his parents, or hers.
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 26 Aug, lists as family #534:
Nancy Atchison, 58, farmer, b. Va; Malvina, 16; Mary A., 12; Bazel Hunt, 32; Sarah, 28; James W., 10; Mary J., 7; Harper, 5; Sinderilla, 1. All except Nancy born in Ky.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 30 July, lists on p. 155 as family #1107:
Sarah Hunt, 37, farmer; James W., 20; Mary J., 18; Harper, 14; George, 8; Sarah, 5; Thomas, 2. All born in Kentucky.
