Frederick Charles Hunt (1865 - 1944)

Born 25 Jul 1865 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Flora Bell (Orcutt) Hunt — married 10 Apr 1889 in Sinclairville, New York

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1944 at age 78 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Frederick Charles “Fred” Hunt was born in 1865 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States. He was the son of Reuben Hunt and Eveline Frances (Bailey) Hunt. He married Flora Bell (Orcutt) Hunt. Together they were the parents of Harold Reuben Hunt, Desiree Eveline (Hunt) Ball, Elaine (Hunt) Stewart, and Lola M. Hunt. He passed away in 1944 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States. He was buried in the Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

Note

Frederick Charles “Fred” Hunt's daughter Desiree Evelyn (Hunt) Ball was the mother of actress Lucille Ball, making Fred her grandfather. After their father died, he helped to raise Lucy and her brother. They had a close relationship. Lucy always referred to him as "daddy", even after she was grown. After Lucy moved to Hollywood, she moved him and the rest of her family out to be with her.

In 1927, he bought a rifle for his grandson Fred. While the kids were shooting at tin cans, a neighbor boy, 8 year old Warner Erickson, accidently got shot in the back. The bullet lodged in his spine and he was paralyzed. Warner's parents sued Mr Hunt and he lost everything, including his home.

Sources

• Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZZH-695 : 20 August 2017), Fred Hunt in household of Reuben Hunt, Ellicott, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 254B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0815; FHL microfilm 1,254,815.
• Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS6J-96S : accessed 7 January 2018), Fred C Hunt, Jamestown city Ward 3, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 2B, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,014.
• Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9C6-RDD : accessed 7 January 2018), Fred C Hunt in household of Desriee Ball, Councilmanic District 2, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-142, sheet 10B, line 48, family 313, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 399.
• Daughter's Marriage: "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FF5B-JYJ : 25 September 2017), Fred C Hunt in entry for Henry D Ball and Desiree E Hunt, 31 Aug 1910, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk’s office,; FHL microfilm 1,004,673.
• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVV6-GL8J : 13 December 2015), Fred Charles Hunt, 1944; Burial, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America, Lake View Cemetery; citing record ID 11087733, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11087733/frederick-charles-hunt
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-tragic-gunshot-that-r_b_8937908