Holbert T Hunt (1829 - 1902)

Born 28 Jun 1829 in Limestone, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jane Wright — married 23 Aug 1850 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1902 at age 72 in Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Holbert T. Hunt spent his early years in Washington County, Tennessee. He was the 5th born child to his father's 1st marriage. His mother died when he was about 5 years old. His father remarried and had 5 more children. In total, he had 7 brothers and 3 sisters. They moved to Kentucky during his later childhood, first to Monroe County, before settling in Allen County. This is where Holbert met his future wife, Nancy Jane Wright. The Hunt's were close neighbors to the Wright family.

Nancy Wright was the 6th born child, with 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Her father was from Virginia and had married after moving to Kentucky. Several years before Nancy was born, her father purchased 60 acres in Allen County for $110. The property was used for farming and was located "on the waters of the middle fork of Drakes Creek". Her father was listed as deaf & dumb on all census records.

At age 21, Holbert Hunt married Nancy Wright. They initially lived in Allen County after marriage, where their two oldest children were born, then later moved to the Brownsville area of Edmonson County. They had at least 14 children, but some sources suggest as many as 18 children. Most of their children attended school, but not all learned to read and write. It was typical for that region and time period to have a 6th grade education. Holbert learned to read later in life, but his wife Nancy did not.

Holbert and Nancy continued to live in the Edmonson area throughout their 49 years of marriage. As the children married, many settled on farms in the same area as their parents. Nancy lived to the age of 67. The widowed Holbert lived with the family of his youngest son. Holbert lived to age 72, and died 3 years after his wife. They are both buried at Crandels/Crammels Chapel Cemetery in Bowling Green.

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BIRTH / DEATH

Holbert T Hunt (son of Smith Hunt and Patsey Alison)

Find A Grave Memorial# 27550652

H. T. Hunt

Birth: Jun. 28, 1829

Death: Mar. 24, 1902

Burial: Crandels/Crammels Chapel Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren Co, Kentucky, USA

(double headstone pictured w/wife, with full DOB and DOD, H T HUNT and NANCY HUNT)

Spouse: Nancy Jane Wright Hunt (1832 - 1899)

Maintained by: Anna Schultheis Bertram

Originally Created by: terrirn143

Record added: Jun 14, 2008

MARRIAGE

Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Name: Habbert T Hunt

[Holbert T Hunt]

Spouse: Nancy J Wright

Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1850

Marriage County: Sumner Co, TN

Holbert signed: with an X

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1830 United States Federal Census about Smith Hunt

Name: Smith Hunt

Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Washington, Tennessee

1 - Males - Under 5: .......... Holbert(1829)

1 - Males - 5 thru 9: ........... William(1823)

1 - Males - 10 thru 14: ........??Uriah(1816)

1 - Males - 15 thru 19: ........??Jesse

1 - Males - 30 thru 39: ....... Smith(1795)

1 - Males - 60 thru 69: ....... unknown elder

1 - Females - 5 thru 9: ....... Margaret(1822)

1 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... unknown

1 - Females - 20 thru 29: ... unknown

1 - Females - 30 thru 39: ... Patsey

1 - Females - 60 thru 69: ... unknown elder

11 TOTAL

Note: Uriah's father has already passed away, so the unknown couple in their 60's

is possibly the parents of Patsey.

1840 United States Federal Census about Smith Hunt

Name: Smith Hunt

Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Monroe, Kentucky

1 - Males - Under 5: ........... Jackson(1839)

2 - Males - 5 thru 9: ........... Thomas(1832), unknown

1 - Males - 10 thru 14: ....... Holbert(1829)

1 - Males - 15 thru 19: ....... William(1823)

1 - Males - 20 thru 29: .........??Uriah(1816)

1 - Males - 40 thru 49: ....... Smith(1795)

2 - Females - Under 5: ....... Martha(1835), Mary(1839)

1 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... Margaret(1822)

1 - Females - 30 thru 39: ... Jane Long(1805)

1 - Females - 80 thru 89: ... unknown elder

12 TOTAL

1850: Allen, Kentucky, family#1060

Smith Hunt ....... 55 ... TN … Farming

Holbert Hunt .... 25 ... TN … Farming [child of Patsey Alison]

T F Hunt ............ 18 ... TN … Farming [Thomas Frill - child of Patsey Alison]

M A Hunt .......... 15 ... TN … attends school [Martha Ann - child of Jane Long]

M M Hunt ......... 11 ... TN … attends school [Mary Matilda - child of Jane Long]

Jackson Hunt ..... 9 ... TN … attends school

James Hunt ........ 7 ... TN

J C Hunt .............. 6 ... KY ... [Ishamael]

1850 Census Notes:

Living next to family#1061: Smith's son: William R Hunt, age 25, w/wife Agnes (m.1847)

Living close to family#1066: Holbert's future wife: Nancy Wright age 17, w/parents

1850: Marriage of Holbert Hunt to Nancy Jane Wright (per marriage record)

1860: Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, family#178

H T Hunt .......... 31 ... TN … cannot read/write ... farmer

Nancy J Hunt ... 27 ... KY … cannot read/write ... domestic

Mary E Hunt ...... 7 ... KY

James W Hunt ... 6 ... KY

Asbury T Hunt ... 5 ... KY

Edy I Hunt ......... 3 ... KY ... [Emily J]

Martha E Hunt .. 1 ... KY

1860 Census Notes:

Real Estate $0, Personal Estate $400

Living in same area as family#588: Holbert's father: Smith Hunt age 66, with 3 children

Living in same area as family#607: Holbert's sister: Margaret (Hunt) Adwell, w/husband Dimon

1860-1870: purchased property in Edmonson (ref 1860 vs 1870 census)

1870 Census: Brownsville, Precinct 3, Edmonson, Kentucky, family#527

Halbert Hent ....... 40 ... TN … Farmer

Nancy J Hent ....... 36 ... KY … House Maid … cannot read/write

Mary E Hent ........ 18 ... KY … House Maid ... cannot write

James W Hent ..... 16 ... KY

Ashbery S Hent .. 15 ... KY

Emily J Hent ........ 13 ... KY … cannot read/write

Martha E Hent ... 11 ... KY … attends school ... cannot read/write

William Hent ...... 10 ... KY … attends school ... cannot read/write

Lonsa Hent ........... 7 ... KY ... [Malinda Lonsa "Eliza"]

John Hent ............. 6 ... KY

Sarah Hent ........... 2 ... KY

Merica Hent ...... 6m ... KY ... born in January

1870 Census Notes:

Real Estate Value: $175

Personal Estate Value: $400

Living next to family#526: James' future wife: Malinda (daughter of Charles E Houchins)

1875: child James married Malinda Houchins, living in Edmonson Co KY

1876: child Mary married Lafayette French, living in Edmonson Co KY

1880: child Emily married John Wilson, living in Bristow, Warren Co KY

1880 Census: Edmonson, Kentucky, family#82

Holbert T. Hunt .. 50 ... TN … farmer

Nancy J. Hunt ...... 47 ... KY … cannot read/write

Matha E. Hunt ..... 21 ... KY … cannot read/write

William R. Hunt ... 18 ... KY … farm laborer

Malinda L. Hunt .. 15 ... KY ... cannot write … attends school

John R. Hunt ........ 14 ... KY ... cannot write … farm laborer

Sarah A. Hunt ...... 12 ... KY ... cannot read/write … attends school

Merica J. Hunt ..... 10 ... KY ... cannot read/write

Thomas Hunt ........ 8 ... KY

Riley S. Hunt .......... 7 ... KY

Margret F. Hunt .... 4 ... KY

Matilda C. Hunt .... 1 ... KY

1880 Census Notes:

Living close to family#30: son: James Hunt age 26, w/wife Malinda

Living close to family#78: daughter: Elizabeth (Hunt) French, w/husband Lafayette French

1880 census: child Ashbery, cannot locate

1880: marriage of child Martha to James R Ramsey, living in Bristow Warren Co, KY

1888: marriage of child Malinda to Vincent Cowles, living in Bristow Warren Co, KY

1889: mariage of child Sarah to Jeston Warnell, living in Bristow Warren Co, KY

1892: marriage of child John to Jennie Etitie Wilson, living in Bristow Warren Co, KY

1893: marriage of child Margaret to John Whallen, living in Green Castle, Warren Co, KY

1897: marriage of child Riley to Ava Ann Sowders, living in Edmonson Co, KY

1899: Death of Nancy Jane Wright

1900: Rocky Hill Station, Edmonson, Kentucky, family#311

Riley Hunt ........ 25 ... KY,KY,KY ... Jun-1874 ... married 3 years ... Farmer

Annie Hunt ...... 22 ... KY,KY,KY ... Feb-1878 ... children 2, living 2

Cordie Hunt ....... 2 ... KY,KY,KY ... May 1898

Audrey Hunt ... 1m ... KY,KY,KY ... Apr-1900

H S Hunt .......... 70 ... TN,TN,TN .... Jun-1829 ... widowed

1900 Census Notes:

House or farm: farm, renting

Living close to family#177: Holbert's brother: James Hunt age 55, w/wife Katie

Living close to family#239: Holbert's brother: Ishmel Hunt age 53, w/wife Elizabeth

1900 Census: child Martha, cannot locate

1900 Census: child Matilda, cannot locate

1900 Census: child Merica, cannot locate

1900 Census: child Thomas, living with sister Elizabeth (Hunt) French in Bristow Warren Co KY

1900 Census: child William, cannot locate

1901: marriage of child Thomas to Anna Pearl Beck, living in Bristow Warren Co KY

1902: death of Holbert

OTHER

http://www.burgoo.com/Wilson.htm

Information from the book, "Warren County Families" at the Kentucky Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky.

The father of Emily was Holbert T. Hunt and mother was Nancy C. Wright. Born in Washington County TN, Holbert moved to Pulaski and by 1850 to northern TN. About 1851 he married Nancy Wright of Allen County Kentucky. They settled on Middle Fork, where their two oldest children were born. From Allen County they moved to the Boiling Springs section of Warren and Edmonson Counties. "Hob" and Nancy and 18 children but only 15 are recorded. He and his wife are buried in the Crannels Chapel Cemetery, west of the junction of the Boiling Springs and Penns Chapel roads.

Their children were: Mary Elizabeth, James Wesley, Asberry, Emily J, Martha E, William Rue, Louisa(may be the one that operated a store a Boiling Springs and donated the land for the Boiling Springs Cemetery), John R, Malinda, Sarah A, Merica, Thomas, Riley S, Margaret, and Matilda.

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Note: Is this the book referenced?

http://books.google.com/books/about/Warren_County_Kentucky_Families.html?id=dOHwAAAACAAJ

Title: Warren County, Kentucky Families

Compiled by: Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society

Contributor: Warren County Historical Society (Ky.)

Edition: illustrated

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company, 1991

ISBN: 1563110202, 9781563110207

Length: 263 pages

Note: some notes say "Author: Warren County Genealogical Society'