Abijah Wilson Hunt

Abijah Wilson Hunt

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Hunt was a pioneer farmer of this township, was born in Hamilton County, Ohio on February 8, 1807, son of Jonathan and Jane (Smith) Hunt, and is of Welsh-German lineage. His father, a native of New Jersey, died in this county in 1842. The mother of our subject was born in Kentucky and died in this county about 1854. About the year 1808, the Hunt family located in Franklin County, Indiana, where they remained until 1828, when they removed to Rush County.

Our subject is the second in a family of nine children, only two of whom are living. He was reared on the farm and attended the subscription school. In 1852, Mr. Hunt settled where he now resides. He owns 240 acres of valuable land and is an energetic, industrious and successful farmer.

Mr. Hunt was married to Miss Margaret Stephen, December 23, 1830. Mrs. Hunt is a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, born June 30, 1813, daughter of Levi and Rachael Stephen, who came to Rush County about 1825. To this union seven children were born, viz.: Jane, Elizabeth, John R., Levi S., America, Rachael A., and Franklin. Mrs. Hunt died December 25, 1874.

Politically, Mr. Hunt is a Democrat and cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson. He is a member of the Christian Church.

History of Rush County, Indiana, from the Earliest Time to the Present..."; Brant and Fuller, 1888

Name Abijah Hunt
Pension Year 1834
Application State New York
Applicant Designation Survivor's Pension Application File
Archive Publication Number M804
Archive Roll Number 1369
Total Pages in Packet 36

U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

Name Abijah W Hunt
Marriage Date 23 December 1830
Marriage Place Rush, Indiana, USA
Spouse Margaret Stevens

Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1806-1861

Name Abijah Wilson Hunt
Gender Male
Birth Date 8 February 1807
Death Date 17 August 1890
Cemetery Little Flat Rock Christian Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place New Salem, Rush County, Indiana, United States of America
Has Bio? N
Father: Jonathan Hunt
Mother: Jane Hunt (Smith)
Spouse: Margaret Hunt

Children

• Lucinda Jane Holden
• Rachel Ann Guffin
• Margaret Leonis Long
• Sarah Entis Hunt
• America Norris
• Mary E Stone
• Infant Hunt
• John R Hunt
• Amanda Boylen
• Morgan Franklin Hunt
• Levi Stephen Hunt