James Wilson Hunt (1843 - 1885)

Born 27 Jul 1843 in Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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Died 11 Aug 1885 at age 42 in Washington, Utah, United States

Biography

James Hunt was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Around June 2, 1852, Emily along with her family left the USA and headed to Deseret, Utah Territory to help settle as Mormon pioneers. They started their travel from Kanesville, Iowa (now known as Council Bluffs, Iowa) with the Benjamin Gardner Company and arrived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory on September 24, 1852.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-C9X6 : 10 February 2018), James Wilson Hunt, 27 Sep 1852; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).

• Census Records:
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-K8D : 4 April 2020), James Hunt in household of Amos Hunt, Pottawattamie county, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing family 1167, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH24-HKH : 11 November 2020), Jas Hunt in entry for Amos Hunt, 1860.
  • "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCB-QX1 : 19 March 2020), James Hunt, 1870.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for James Wilson Hunt (27 Jul 1843–11 Aug 1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #8811117, citing Hebron Cemetery, Enterprise, Washington County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Robin Adair (contributor 46604782) .
• FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KV5M-GV4