Family Group Sheet
NameJohn B. Hunter
Birth6 Oct 1856, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Jun 1935, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
BurialOld Field Cemetery, Bath Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1891
Children
BirthFeb 1896, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseRoy William Jackson
Birthabt 1907, Bath Co., Kentucky
Notes for John B. Hunter
Morgan Co., Ky birth records list John B. Hunter, born 6 Oct 1856, father James K. Hunter, mother’s maiden name Susannah Mcmelon.
His death certificate records John B. Hunter, age 79, born 6 Oct 1856 in Ky, died 5 June 1935 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky, widower of Elizabeth Hunter, carpenter, father James K. Hunter, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name Susan McMelliam, born in Va, cause of death acute nephritis, informant Wm Roy Jackson, Mt. Sterling, Ky, burial in Old Fields G.Y.
His death certificate records John B. Hunter, age 79, born 6 Oct 1856 in Ky, died 5 June 1935 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky, widower of Elizabeth Hunter, carpenter, father James K. Hunter, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name Susan McMelliam, born in Va, cause of death acute nephritis, informant Wm Roy Jackson, Mt. Sterling, Ky, burial in Old Fields G.Y.
Notes for Elizabeth
I cannot find a death record for her, but judging by the censuses, she must have died sometime between 1920 and 1930.
Census Notes for John B. & Elizabeth (Family)
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 5A as family #89:
Hunter, John, 43, b. Oct 1857, Ky Ky Va, day laborer; Elizabeth, wife, 34, b. June 1865, Ky Ky Ky, married 9 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Vestia M., dau, 4, b. Feb 1896, Ky Ky Ky; Gray, William L., son, 20, b. Apr 1880, Ohio Ky Ky, day laborer; James L., son, 14, b. May 1886, Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 2A as family #32, north side of C&O Railroad:
Hunter, John B., 53, b. Ky Ky Va, carpenter; Elizabeth, wife, 43, second marriage for both, married 19 years, mother of 6 children, 4 living; Vesta M., dau, 14, b. Ky Ky Ky; Paul P., son, 3, b. Ky Ky Ky. Grey, Susan, aunt, 84, widowed, 0 children, b. Ky Va Va.
1920 census of Bath Co., Ky, Preston precinct, village of Olympia, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2B as family #31:
Hunter, J. B., 63, carpenter; Elizabeth, wife, 52; John Paul, son, 13. Jackson, W. R., son-in-law, 26, driller at oil field; Vesta H., dau, 23; Randolph H., grandson, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(Notice how Elizabeth is aging 9 years each decade: she was recorded as 15 in 1880, 34 in 1900, 43 in 1910, and 52 in 1920.)
1930 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Spencer precinct, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 3A as family #42, on Spencer Pike:
Jackson, Roy, 35, age at first marriage 18, real estate agent; Vesta, wife, 34, age at first marriage 16; Randolph H., son, 16; John C., son, 6. Hunter, John B., 73, widowed, father-in-law, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky Va, house carpenter; John P., bro-in-law, 23, single, no occupation. All except John B. Hunter born Ky Ky Ky.
Hunter, John, 43, b. Oct 1857, Ky Ky Va, day laborer; Elizabeth, wife, 34, b. June 1865, Ky Ky Ky, married 9 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Vestia M., dau, 4, b. Feb 1896, Ky Ky Ky; Gray, William L., son, 20, b. Apr 1880, Ohio Ky Ky, day laborer; James L., son, 14, b. May 1886, Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 2A as family #32, north side of C&O Railroad:
Hunter, John B., 53, b. Ky Ky Va, carpenter; Elizabeth, wife, 43, second marriage for both, married 19 years, mother of 6 children, 4 living; Vesta M., dau, 14, b. Ky Ky Ky; Paul P., son, 3, b. Ky Ky Ky. Grey, Susan, aunt, 84, widowed, 0 children, b. Ky Va Va.
1920 census of Bath Co., Ky, Preston precinct, village of Olympia, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2B as family #31:
Hunter, J. B., 63, carpenter; Elizabeth, wife, 52; John Paul, son, 13. Jackson, W. R., son-in-law, 26, driller at oil field; Vesta H., dau, 23; Randolph H., grandson, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(Notice how Elizabeth is aging 9 years each decade: she was recorded as 15 in 1880, 34 in 1900, 43 in 1910, and 52 in 1920.)
1930 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Spencer precinct, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 3A as family #42, on Spencer Pike:
Jackson, Roy, 35, age at first marriage 18, real estate agent; Vesta, wife, 34, age at first marriage 16; Randolph H., son, 16; John C., son, 6. Hunter, John B., 73, widowed, father-in-law, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky Va, house carpenter; John P., bro-in-law, 23, single, no occupation. All except John B. Hunter born Ky Ky Ky.
