Arthur Lee Hunsaker (1878 - 1918)

Born 12 Oct 1878 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Maggart) Hunsaker — married 18 Mar 1901 in Cora, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

Died 26 Dec 1918 at age 40 in Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Arthur Lee Hunsaker was born October 12, 1878 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri. He was the son of Shelby Hunsaker & Hester Ann Owings.

In June, 1880, Arthur Lee Hunsaker was living with his parents in in Morrow, Adair County, Missouri. Enumerated in the household were:

• Shelby Hunsaker (24)
• Hester Ann Owings (16)
• Arthur Lee Hunsaker (20 months)

In June, 1900, Arthur Lee Hunsaker was boarding in the household of Samuel L. Holloway in Mount Pleasant, Cass County, Missouri. Also boarding in the household were Leonard Hunsaker (age 15) & George Hunsaker (age 21). Their relationship to Arthur Lee Hunsaker is unknown.

Arthur Lee Hunsaker married Mary Elizabeth Maggart on March 18, 1901 in Cora, Pleasant Hill Township in Sullivan County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Dewitt Clinton Maggart & Lydia Wilhite.

In April, 1910, Arthur Lee Hunsaker & Mary Elizabeth Maggart were living in Willow Bar, Cimarron County County, Oklahoma. He was a stockman on a farm they owned free from mortgage. They were both able to read and write. Enumerated in the household were:

• Arthur Lee Hunsaker (30)
• Mary Elizabeth Maggart (28)
• Hettie May Hunsaker (7)
• Bertha G Hunsaker (5)
• Helen Lee Hunsaker (3)
• Lydia Beatrice Hunsaker (6 months)

In 1915, Arthur Lee Hunsaker & Mary Elizabeth Maggart were farming in Crawford, Crawford County, Kansas. Enumerated in the household were:

• Arthur Lee Hunsaker (36)
• Mary Elizabeth Maggart (33)
• Hettie May Hunsaker (12)
• Bertha G Hunsaker (10)
• Helen Lee Hunsaker (8) - (Enumerated as Allen Hunsaker)
• Lydia Beatrice Hunsaker (5)
• Edna Hunsaker (3)
• Icel Hunsaker (11 months)

Arthur Lee Hunsaker registered for the draft on September 12, 1918 in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas. He was a farmer and stockman of medim height, stout build, with brown eyes and black hair.

Arthur Lee Hunsaker died on December 26, 1918 in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas. He was 40 years old. He most likely died during the 1918 Influenza pandemic, which was at its peak in the Fall of 1918. It began in Haskell County, in western Kansas and then appeared at Fort Riley on March 4, 1918. He was buried in Girard Cemetery in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas.

Sources

• Birth
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial # 66229673 (see link below)
  • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• Marriage
  • Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• Residence
  • 1880 United States Federal Census (Morrow, Adair County, MO)
  • 1900 United States Federal Census (Mount Pleasant, Cass County, MO)
  • 1910 United States Federal Census (Willow Bar, Cimarron County, OK)
  • 1915 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Crawford, Crawford County, KS)
• Death & Burial
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66229673