John was the son of John William Hunter b. 1789, Stokes Co., NC and his wife Elizabeth Jeans b. 1792, Stokes Co., NC.
He married about 1858, Lone Jack, to Juda Potter, b. Apr 23, 1838 Bedford, IN, daughter of Benjamin Potter and Mary Hays.
1860 census, Lone Jack, Van Buren township, Jackson Co., MO, pg 245
John Hunter, 71, farmer, 3900, 4680, NC
Elizabeth, 67, NC
Berilda, 27, NC
7 slaves
[same house; different household]
John D. Hunter, 25, farmer, 300, 940, NC
Juda, 22, IND
Thomas Todd, 25, school teacher, AL
From obituary of John Hunter, his father;
"On the morning of Sept 6,1863, a company of Federals came to his place, as he was about moving out of the county under order No.11, (they) took two of his sons (William and David), one son-in-law, one grandson, one cousin and another man, and taking them a short distance from the house, shot them all dead, and left the bodies lying on the ground; and this aged father, with only the assistance of his neighbor, Martin Rice, hastily buried them."
From the "Biography of Benjamin Potter" by Lillian L. Cave
"William and David [John David] Hunter were brothers, the latter a son-in-law of Mr. Potter. David attempted to escape by flight. He was a large man and knocked two soldiers down in his break for liberty. He was felled on the edge of the timber and then, in a frenzy of hate, shot repeatedly in the face. A heart-breaking incident occurred when his only child [Molly], a toddler, recognized her father and climbed on his chest before her mother observed her."
After his death, his widow Juda went back to Indiana and later married William Taylor.
He had one child:
1. Mollie Hunter, b. 17 Aug 1861, Jackson Co., MO; m. Frank R. Armstrong; d. 13 Apr 1931, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, age 69. Buried Newton Burial Park.
He married about 1858, Lone Jack, to Juda Potter, b. Apr 23, 1838 Bedford, IN, daughter of Benjamin Potter and Mary Hays.
1860 census, Lone Jack, Van Buren township, Jackson Co., MO, pg 245
John Hunter, 71, farmer, 3900, 4680, NC
Elizabeth, 67, NC
Berilda, 27, NC
7 slaves
[same house; different household]
John D. Hunter, 25, farmer, 300, 940, NC
Juda, 22, IND
Thomas Todd, 25, school teacher, AL
From obituary of John Hunter, his father;
"On the morning of Sept 6,1863, a company of Federals came to his place, as he was about moving out of the county under order No.11, (they) took two of his sons (William and David), one son-in-law, one grandson, one cousin and another man, and taking them a short distance from the house, shot them all dead, and left the bodies lying on the ground; and this aged father, with only the assistance of his neighbor, Martin Rice, hastily buried them."
From the "Biography of Benjamin Potter" by Lillian L. Cave
"William and David [John David] Hunter were brothers, the latter a son-in-law of Mr. Potter. David attempted to escape by flight. He was a large man and knocked two soldiers down in his break for liberty. He was felled on the edge of the timber and then, in a frenzy of hate, shot repeatedly in the face. A heart-breaking incident occurred when his only child [Molly], a toddler, recognized her father and climbed on his chest before her mother observed her."
After his death, his widow Juda went back to Indiana and later married William Taylor.
He had one child:
1. Mollie Hunter, b. 17 Aug 1861, Jackson Co., MO; m. Frank R. Armstrong; d. 13 Apr 1931, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, age 69. Buried Newton Burial Park.
John was the son of John William Hunter b. 1789, Stokes Co., NC and his wife Elizabeth Jeans b. 1792, Stokes Co., NC.
He married about 1858, Lone Jack, to Juda Potter, b. Apr 23, 1838 Bedford, IN, daughter of Benjamin Potter and Mary Hays.
1860 census, Lone Jack, Van Buren township, Jackson Co., MO, pg 245
John Hunter, 71, farmer, 3900, 4680, NC
Elizabeth, 67, NC
Berilda, 27, NC
7 slaves
[same house; different household]
John D. Hunter, 25, farmer, 300, 940, NC
Juda, 22, IND
Thomas Todd, 25, school teacher, AL
From obituary of John Hunter, his father;
"On the morning of Sept 6,1863, a company of Federals came to his place, as he was about moving out of the county under order No.11, (they) took two of his sons (William and David), one son-in-law, one grandson, one cousin and another man, and taking them a short distance from the house, shot them all dead, and left the bodies lying on the ground; and this aged father, with only the assistance of his neighbor, Martin Rice, hastily buried them."
From the "Biography of Benjamin Potter" by Lillian L. Cave
"William and David [John David] Hunter were brothers, the latter a son-in-law of Mr. Potter. David attempted to escape by flight. He was a large man and knocked two soldiers down in his break for liberty. He was felled on the edge of the timber and then, in a frenzy of hate, shot repeatedly in the face. A heart-breaking incident occurred when his only child [Molly], a toddler, recognized her father and climbed on his chest before her mother observed her."
After his death, his widow Juda went back to Indiana and later married William Taylor.
He had one child:
1. Mollie Hunter, b. 17 Aug 1861, Jackson Co., MO; m. Frank R. Armstrong; d. 13 Apr 1931, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, age 69. Buried Newton Burial Park.
He married about 1858, Lone Jack, to Juda Potter, b. Apr 23, 1838 Bedford, IN, daughter of Benjamin Potter and Mary Hays.
1860 census, Lone Jack, Van Buren township, Jackson Co., MO, pg 245
John Hunter, 71, farmer, 3900, 4680, NC
Elizabeth, 67, NC
Berilda, 27, NC
7 slaves
[same house; different household]
John D. Hunter, 25, farmer, 300, 940, NC
Juda, 22, IND
Thomas Todd, 25, school teacher, AL
From obituary of John Hunter, his father;
"On the morning of Sept 6,1863, a company of Federals came to his place, as he was about moving out of the county under order No.11, (they) took two of his sons (William and David), one son-in-law, one grandson, one cousin and another man, and taking them a short distance from the house, shot them all dead, and left the bodies lying on the ground; and this aged father, with only the assistance of his neighbor, Martin Rice, hastily buried them."
From the "Biography of Benjamin Potter" by Lillian L. Cave
"William and David [John David] Hunter were brothers, the latter a son-in-law of Mr. Potter. David attempted to escape by flight. He was a large man and knocked two soldiers down in his break for liberty. He was felled on the edge of the timber and then, in a frenzy of hate, shot repeatedly in the face. A heart-breaking incident occurred when his only child [Molly], a toddler, recognized her father and climbed on his chest before her mother observed her."
After his death, his widow Juda went back to Indiana and later married William Taylor.
He had one child:
1. Mollie Hunter, b. 17 Aug 1861, Jackson Co., MO; m. Frank R. Armstrong; d. 13 Apr 1931, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, age 69. Buried Newton Burial Park.
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