John S Hunt (1826 - 1868)

Died 5 Mar 1868 at about age 42 in Wayne County, Indiana, United States of America

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Biography

John Hunt served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Nov 01, 1863
Mustered out: Sep 06, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment

John was born in 1826 and believed to be born in South Carolina.

John was united in marriage to Mary Ann Starr, widow of William Lucas, on 3 Dec 1855 in Wayne County Indiana. He is believed to be born in South Carolina.

John enlisted to join the Civil War, serving on the Union side, on 1 Nov 1863. He was assigned to Company M 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment or AKA the Jackass Regiment.

John applied for his war pension on application 127.678 which was accepted by certificate 90958 on 31 Jul 1867. It's a shame that he only received his pension for a little over a year. John's widow, Mary Ann, made application, 163444, for John's Civil War Pension the following year and was issued certificate 122953 on 31 Jul 1868.

Sources

• Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27VG-LBR : 21 January 2016), John S Hunt and Mary Ann Lucas, 03 Dec 1855; citing Wayne, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,838,644.
• Pension Record for his widow, Mary Ann: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDBM-ZSX : 3 April 2015), John S Hunt, 1867.