Son of Abraham Hunsaker and Mary Luckham

Married Rose Vilate Allen, 20 Sep 1897, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah

Children - Oral Hunsaker, Lavon Allen Hunsaker, Elva Hunsaker, Ervin Jude Hunsaker, Reuel Weldon Hunsaker, Verlie Rose Hunsaker, Mary Lydia Hunsaker, Wanda Hunsaker, Keith Hunsaker, Gladys Hunsaker, June Hunsaker

Weldon, the fifth child of Mary Luckham and Abraham Hunsaker, was born on 20 November 1875 in Brigham City. He moved to Honeyville five years later. Abraham built homes for all his wives, and Weldon's mother, being the last wife, was the last one to receive a home. Her home in Honeyville originally consisted of a four-room adobe house. Later, two rooms of rock construction were added.

When Weldon was seven years old his mother died. Weldon, Roger, and Oakham were taken care of by their sisters, Susannah and Martha. As the two girls were very young themselves, Weldon remembered that when any of them got sick, Abraham would take the children to one of the other wives to be cared for. While thus living with his sisters, Weldon remembered running home from school at lunch time to eat molasses, made from corn stalks, and bread. Because of this poor diet, Weldon developed worms and well remembered the doses of turpentine and sugar which were given him to get rid of the worms.

For a while the children were raised by Harriet Beckstead Hunsaker, and for another period, by Eliza Collins Hunsaker. Lorenzo Hunsaker was named as their guardian, and
when he went to the Washakie Indian Reservation to teach school, Weldon and Oakham went with him.

Weldon was given the task of taking care of the hogs which Abraham owned, and which ran in the bend of the Bear River west of Honeyville. Oakham and Newman were assigned to help Weldon, but being very young they were of little help and Weldon had to run so much chasing the hogs that his ankles became swollen. At about this time the federal marshalls were after the polygamists.

Weldon and some younger boys were told to sit by the roadside and watch for the approach of the marshall. When they could see his buggy coming, they would run home and tell their father, who would then go into hiding.

One time the marshall said that if Weldon would lead him to his father and let him talk to him, that he would never bother Abraham again. Although Weldon was fearful the
marshall might not keep his promise, he took a chance and led him to his father. After the conversation, the marshall did keep his promise and never molested Abraham again.

Weldon was very young when Abraham died. For a while he worked for Israel Hunsaker, and when he was 20 years old he went into partnership with Neal Wright. When he was 22, he drew his share out of this partnership and married Rose Vilate Allen on 20 September 1897 in Brigham City. Shortly after his marriage, Weldon farmed land at Honeyville.

During this time he was second counselor in the superintendency of the Sunday School. After some time, Weldon and Rose sold out and moved to Randolph, Rich County, where they operated a ranch. Later they moved to Woodruff. As this was a very cold and disagreeable country, they moved to Salt Lake Valley and bought a farm at Draper, and a home in Salt Lake City.

Weldon died in Salt Lake City on 14 February 1957, and was buried in the Roy, Utah, Cemetery.

- Written by Weldon Hunsaker