George Washington Hunter

1887 - 1968  (81 years)

• Name	George Washington Hunter
  Birth	1 Sep 1887	Levisay's Mill, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Oct 1968	Summersville, Nicholas Co., WV   [4]
  Burial	29 Oct 1968	Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV   [4]
  Person ID	I26492	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Matthew Arthur Hunter,   b. 11 Feb 1858, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 18 Jan 1934, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Zimmerman,   b. Dec 1855, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 19 Dec 1922, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1878	Muddy Creek Mountain, Greenbrier Co., WV   [5, 6]
  	Staunton Spectator, Staunton, VA, Tuesday, 29 Jan 1878, p.3, col.6 MARRIAGES HUNTER-ZIMMERMAN - On the 17th inst., at the residence of Mr. Wm. A. Kelly, on Muddy Creek, by Rev. A. M. Cooper, Mr. Arthur Hunter and Miss Lucinda Zimmerman - all of Greenbrier co., W.Va.
  Family ID	F4354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Leona Witt,   b. 2 Apr 1895, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 12 Aug 1957, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1915  [7]
  Children	1. Willie M. Hunter,   b. 6 Apr 1916, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 14 Nov 1999, Casselberry, Seminole Co., FL (Age 83 years)   2. Clarence Renick Hunter,   b. 16 Mar 1919, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV d. May 1972 (Age 53 years)   3. Calvin Hunter,   b. 11 Feb 1921, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 7 Mar 1970, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 49 years)   4. Leslie George Hunter,   b. 17 Jun 1923, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 6 Nov 1988, Longwood, Seminole Co., FL (Age 65 years)   5. Robert Hunter,   b. 9 Mar 1925, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   6. Infant Hunter,   b. 9 Mar 1925, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 10 Mar 1925, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 0 years)   7. Walter Edmond Hunter,   b. 18 Mar 1928, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 9 May 1998, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH (Age 70 years)   8. Lucinda Frances Hunter   d. Bef 1930
  Family ID	F10231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 27 Oct 1968 - Summersville, Nicholas Co., WV Burial - 29 Oct 1968 - Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Beckley Post-Herald, 28 October 1968 G. Hunter Dies; Funeral Tuesday DAWSON (RNS) - George W. Hunter, 81, of Dawson died Sunday in a Summersville hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Dawson Methodist Church. Born Sept. 1, 1887, at Lewisburg, he was the son of the late Arthur and Lucinda Zimmerman Hunter. Survivors include six sons, Calvin of Dawson, Willie of Marysville, Ohio, Walter of Columbus, Ohio, Robert of Plain City, Ohio, Leslie of Bluefield and Clarence of Nettie; two brothers, Hubert of Beelick Knob and John of Lewisburg; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Dawson Methodist Church with Rev. Rex Ball in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. The body will remain at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Rainelle and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral.

  
  

• Sources

  [S242] Federal Census Record: Greenbrier Co., WV 1900. [S737] Greenbrier Historical Society, Meadow Bluff District Cemetery Book, (Lewisburg, WV). [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.) (Reliability: 3). lists birth date as 1 September 1888 [S864] Obituary: The Beckley Post-Herald. [S2230] Virginia. Staunton., Staunton Spectator and General Advertiser, "MARRIAGES," 29 Jan 1878, p. 3, col. 6; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 29 Feb 2024). (Reliability: 3). [S1475] West Virginia. Greenbrier County., Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register, 1B: 73, line 4, Hunter-Zimmerman, 1878; accessed 29 Feb 2024. (Reliability: 3). [S245] Federal Census Record: Greenbrier Co., WV 1930.