Leland Hunt

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Leland Almus Hunt was born on 5 Feb. 1896 at Spirit Lake, Iowa, USA. ^[1] He appeared on the census of June 1900 in the household of his parents, Charles Hunt and Carrie Edna (Smith) Hunt, at Superior, Dickinson Co., Iowa.^[2] He appeared on the census of 4 May 1910 in the household of his mother at Jefferson, Fayette Co., Iowa. ^[3]

He married Ruth Emily Shaw, daughter of Nathan Shaw and Clara (Hardy) Shaw, circa 1916 at Iowa.^[4]

In 1917 he worked as an M.C. B. Clerk for the Chicago Great Western Railroad, Oelwin, Iowa. He and Ruth appeared on the census of 9 Jan. 1920 at 715 North Frederick St., Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa.^[5] He and Ruth appeared on the census of 1 Jan. 1925 at Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa.^[4] He was a postman when he and Ruth appeared on the census of 17 April 1930 at 735 North Frederick Avenue, Jefferson, Fayette Co., Iowa.^[6] He and Ruth appeared on the census of 11 April 1940 at Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa. ^[7]

He lived in 1965 at Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa. Leland died on 15 July 1966^[8] at Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, at age 70 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa. His memorial has a copy of his obituary, a photo of his headstone and links to those of family members.^[9]

OBITUARY - LELAND ALMUS HUNT Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. at the Hintz Funeral Home in Oelwein, for Leland Hunt, 70, Oelwein, who died at Mercy Hospital, Monday at 2 a.m. Hunt was a retired mail carrier. Burial is scheduled at Woodlawn Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, Rev. Stanley Hunt, Covina, California; Herbert Hunt, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Paul Hunt, Oelwein; two daughters, Mrs. William Morris, Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Mrs. Howard Parker, Oelwein; fifteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established. The body will lie in state after Tuesday morning, at the funeral home. Aug 2011; Oelwein, Iowa; Obituary added to Find-A-Grave by Howard and Bonita Meier

Census

11 April 1940

Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa.

• Leland A Hunt 44 letter carrier.
• Ruth Hunt 44 wife.
• Herbert Hunt 22 son.
• Stanley Hunt 20 son.
• Clarice Hunt 18 dau. sales lady.
• Lois Hunt 16 dau.
• Paul Hunt 13 son.
• N A Shaw 81 fa-in-law.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Leland Almus Hunt.
2. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Superior, Dickinson, Iowa; Roll: 429; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1240429 1900 US Census. Charles H Hunt.
3. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T624_402; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374415 1910 US Census. Carrie E Hunt.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 1925 IA Census. Leland A. Hunt. Census record has parents names.
5. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Oelwein Ward 1, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T625_489; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 96; Image: 915 1920 US Census. Leland Hunt.
6. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 654; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 1008.0; FHL microfilm: 2340389 1930 US Census. Leland A Hunt.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Year: 1940; Census Place: Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T627_1160; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 33-22 1940 US Census. Leland A Hunt.
8. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Leland A. Hunt.
9. ↑ Leland Almus Hunt memorial at FInd A Grave with obituary.

Certificate of Vital Records, State of Iowa, Certificate of Death, 04/03/2003 by Karen K. Ford of Fayette County

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Phil Smith for creating WikiTree profile Hunt-4621.