Hiram married Elizabeth "Bettie" Cornwell on 9 Aug 1842 in Haywood, NC. They had 9 children together, raising them mostly in Cheoah and Stecoah in Cherokee, now Graham County. One of their children was Jessie Cornwell Gunter, whose cabin is featured in Fontana Village Resort, NC.
We can document that Hiram acquired at least 650 acres in land grants in Graham County which was then part of Cherokee County, and in Swain County, which was then a part of Macon County.
He died April 1 1891 in Graham County, and is buried in Panther Creek Cemetery next to his wife, Bettie.
Hiram married Elizabeth "Bettie" Cornwell on 9 Aug 1842 in Haywood, NC. They had 9 children together, raising them mostly in Cheoah and Stecoah in Cherokee, now Graham County. One of their children was Jessie Cornwell Gunter, whose cabin is featured in Fontana Village Resort, NC.
We can document that Hiram acquired at least 650 acres in land grants in Graham County which was then part of Cherokee County, and in Swain County, which was then a part of Macon County.
He died April 1 1891 in Graham County, and is buried in Panther Creek Cemetery next to his wife, Bettie.
Family Members
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Nancy Clarinda Gunter Harwood
1842–1927
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Samantha Cynthia Gunter Drake
1844–1919
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Jasper Sevier Gunter
1845–1922
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Jesse Cornwell Gunter
1847–1917
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Elizabeth Emeline Gunter Welch
1851–1934
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Pascal Columbus Gunter
1854–1924
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Marion Syrene Gunter
1858–1887
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Amanda "Josephine" Gunter Jones
1859–1893
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Laura Gunter Dorsey
1863–1943
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