John Alexander HuntAge: 82 years1830–1913
- Name
- John Alexander Hunt
- Given names
- John Alexander
- Surname
- Hunt
 Birth | May 16, 1830 33 30 |
 Birth of a brother | James Wiseman Hunt November 2, 1832 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 19 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a brother | Levi Bunyan Hunt April 22, 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | Benoni Smith Hunt March 25, 1837 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Whitmore Hunt May 1, 1840 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt August 1, 1842 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Davis before January 19, 1846 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Daniel Durham Hunt — Susannah “Susan” Davis — View this family after 1846 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Tilt — View this family September 22, 1849 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Wiseman Hunt September 23, 1855 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Daniel Durham Hunt — Mary Jane Bigelow — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 14, 1859 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Ann Hunt February 6, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
 Census | August 27, 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Ann Hunt September 17, 1861 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Henrietta Hunt February 6, 1863 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Alexander Hunt Jr August 3, 1866 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Daniel Durham Hunt October 7, 1866 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 36 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Daniel Richard Hanson Hunt July 12, 1868 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Daniel Richard Hanson Hunt August 29, 1868 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | July 20, 1870 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Levi Bunyan Hunt May 14, 1890 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edgar Martindale Allred — Nancy Henrietta Hunt — View this family November 19, 1890 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandchild #1 | Infant Allred July 1897 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Tilt July 22, 1897 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandchild | Infant Allred July 1897 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 21, 1900 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Alexander Hunt Jr — Mary Ann Morris — View this family April 10, 1907 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Jane Hunt April 22, 1908 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt September 29, 1909 (Age 79 years) |
 Death | January 23, 1913 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: St. Charles Cemetery |
| Identification number | KWJ6-9CW Type: FamilySearch |
 Last change | December 27, 2021 – 14:16:04 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Daniel Durham Hunt Birth: February 1, 1797 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 7, 1866 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Davis Birth: about 1800 65 34 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before January 19, 1846 |
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Marriage: 1826 — Smith, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Susan Jane Hunt Birth: October 15, 1828 31 28 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: April 22, 1908 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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19 months himself |
John Alexander Hunt Birth: May 16, 1830 33 30 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1913 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Wiseman Hunt Birth: November 2, 1832 35 32 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: September 23, 1855 — Moab, Grand, Utah, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Levi Bunyan Hunt Birth: April 22, 1835 38 35 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: May 14, 1890 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Benoni Smith Hunt Birth: March 25, 1837 40 37 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 1918 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Daniel Whitmore Hunt Birth: May 1, 1840 43 40 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: May 14, 1919 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Birth: August 1, 1842 45 42 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: September 29, 1909 — Utah, United States |
| Father’s family with Susannah “Susan” Davis |
| father |
Daniel Durham Hunt Birth: February 1, 1797 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 7, 1866 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
| step-mother |
Susannah “Susan” Davis Birth: July 14, 1801 66 35 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 27, 1850 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: after 1846 — |
| Father’s family with Mary Jane Bigelow |
| father |
Daniel Durham Hunt Birth: February 1, 1797 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 7, 1866 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Jane Bigelow Birth: October 15, 1827 42 18 — Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States Death: September 26, 1868 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: February 14, 1859 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Tilt |
| himself |
John Alexander Hunt Birth: May 16, 1830 33 30 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1913 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Tilt Birth: January 16, 1834 — Coventry, Warwickshire, England Death: July 22, 1897 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: September 22, 1849 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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10 years daughter |
Elizabeth Ann Hunt Birth: February 6, 1860 29 26 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States Death: September 17, 1861 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nancy Henrietta Hunt Birth: February 6, 1863 32 29 — Idaho, United States Death: December 13, 1944 — Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States |
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4 years son |
John Alexander Hunt Jr Birth: August 3, 1866 36 32 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Death: September 1, 1926 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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23 months son |
Daniel Richard Hanson Hunt Birth: July 12, 1868 38 34 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Death: August 29, 1868 — St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States |
John Alexander Hunt has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (6)
Parents Matthias Harrison + Penelope “Nelly” Davis
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Alexander Hunt - Household
Grantsville, Tooele, Utah
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Alexander Hunt - Household
St. Charles, Rich, Utah
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Alexander Hunt - Household
St. Charles, Rich, Utah
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Alexander Hunt - Household
St. Charles, Rich, Utah
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