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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JOHN A. HUNTER, grain-dealer, of the firm of Williams & Hunter, Bradford, Ohio. Robert Hunter, the father of J. A., was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, on the 24th day of August, 1818; Nancy Alexander, his wife, was born in Pennsylvania on the 26th day of August, 1826; six children were given to this union, of whom three are living, viz., John A., James A., and Anna B.; James A. was born on the 11th day of September, 1852; Anna B. was born on the 28th day of August, 1859; Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are still living and reside in Mercer Co., Ohio. John A., the subject of this memoir, was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, on the 19th day of May, 1844; and in 1846 his parents moved near Fort Recovery, Mercer Co., Ohio, where he spent his boyhood days, assisting his father in the cultivation of the soil during the summer season, and attending the district school in the winter months till he was about 17 years of age, after which he entered the high school at Liber, Ind., attending about four terms, thereby obtaining a good academic education; in the spring of 1864, he responded to the call of President Lincoln for one-hundred-day men by enlisting in the 152d O. V. I., and went forth in the defense of his country; was mustered out of service at the expiration of term, after which he returned home and attended the Liber High School one term; he taught his first school in the winter of 1864-65 in Mercer Co.; followed teaching till 1870, teaching during the winter season and farming during the summer; was united in marriage with Miss Martha A. Bailey in West Liberty, Ind., on the 19th day of May, 1869; she was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., on the 22d day of September, 1846; two children were given to this union, viz.: Ella C., born Feb. 6, 1870; C. Austin Hunter, was born April 2, 1872. Mr. Hunter came to Darke Co. and located in Bradford in the fall of 1870, where he has continued to reside ever since; engaged in the grain business in 1871, and now has the largest grain elevator in Bradford, shipping on an average about 35,000 bushels during the season. Mr. Hunter has been identified with the township offices, more or less, since his residence in Darke Co.; was elected Justice of the Peace and Mayor of Bradford in the spring of 1878; has served one term as Trustee of Adams Township.
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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. View the complete description here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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