The entire family was wiped out in 1849 - 1859 by Typhoid which started in a millpond belonging to Henson Hunt. Also dead were: Slaves Ben aged 62, Rachael, age 26; Jane age 10; and Sarah Anderson, age 20 (Ben, Racheal and Jane went by "Hunt"), also listed in the household was Jane Burdine, age 63, presumed to be the mother of Polly.
Cause of Death: Typhoid
1850, Mortality Census - typhoid
"Hunt Paper 2", unpublished, [2]. Personal copy in the files of M. Gaulden..
Personal papers and notes of Eunice L. Hunt, Family Biographical Information, unpublished. Personal copy in the files of M. Gaulden
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henson by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henson: