His death certificate records Richard Wesley Hunt, age 71 years 2 months 7 days, born 23 Apr 1848 in Morgan Co., Ky, farmer, widowed, father Lewis Hunt, mother’s maiden name Frances Anderson, both born in Bath Co., Ky, cause of death dysentery or flux, informant J. M. Brown, Blaze, Ky, burial in Hunt Cemetery.

Morgan Co., Ky birth records list Mahala Stamper, born 20 July 1858, parents George and Annie Stamper.

Morgan Co., Ky deaths report lists the death of Mahala Hunt, age 51, married, on 30 Sep 1909, cause of death paralysis, born in Wolfe Co., died at Blaze, parents Geo & Anna Stamper.

Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 9 Sep 1874 of Wesley Hunt, age 25, and Mahala Stamper, age 16, at Sulphur Spring by W. W. Cox, witnesses R. F. Elam and William Stamper.

1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blairs Mill precinct, enumerated in June, lists on p. 17 as family #145:
Hunt, Richard, 30, farmer, b. Ky Ky Va; Mahala, 20, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; John W., 5, son, b. Ky Ky Ky; Francis, 66, mother, widowed, b. Va Va Va.

For some reason their son George seems to have been skipped in this census.

1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 1B as family #12/13:
Hunt, Richard W., 52, b. Apr 1848, Ky Ky Va, farmer; Mahala, wife, 41, b. July 1858, Ky Ky Tenn, married 25 years, mother of 8 children, 6 living; Louis A., son, 18, b. Oct 1881; Ottero C., son, 13, b. Apr 1887; Samuel T., son, 7, b. July 1892; Myrtie A., dau, 6, b. Apr 1894. All children born Ky Ky Ky.

The preceding household is headed by Mahala’s brother Carter Stamper. The following household is headed by Richard and Mahala’s son John.

1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 5B as family #68/69:
Hunt, Wes, 61, b. Ky Ky Va, farmer, married 35 years; Autie R., son, 28; Mirtie A., dau, 15. All born Ky Ky Ky.

Although Wes is recorded as married, he was really widowed.