Garner Ray Hunter b. 26 Jul 1888 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 22 Feb 1938 Hinton, Summers Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1888 - 1938 (49 years)

Name	Garner Ray Hunter
Birth	26 Jul 1888	Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV [1]
Gender	Male
Census	15 Jun 1900	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [2]
	He was 31 years old (born Aug 1869) and a farmer. He and his wife Mary K. (age 41, born 1859) had been married for 12 years and had 4 children, all living. Also living in his household were his sons Garner (age 12, born Jul 1887), Sam W. (age 9, born Aug 1890), and Robbert J. (age 6, born Jul 1893), and a nephew, Boatwright McClung (age 25, born 1875). Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member	15 Jun 1900	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [3]
	Role: Household Member He was 31 years old (born Aug 1869) and a farmer. He and his wife Mary K. (age 41, born 1859) had been married for 12 years and had 4 children, all living. Also living in his household were his sons Garner (age 12, born Jul 1887), Sam W. (age 9, born Aug 1890), and Robbert J. (age 6, born Jul 1893), and a nephew, Boatwright McClung (age 25, born 1875).
Occupation	timberman [4]
Death	22 Feb 1938	Hinton, Summers Co., WV [5]
	Cause: septicemia streptococcus; lymphadenitis (right leg)
Burial	24 Feb 1938	Burns Cemetery, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV [4]
Person ID	I13079	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	7 Sep 2023

Father	Robert A. "Bob" Hunter, b. 7 Aug 1867, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 2 Jan 1938, East Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 70 years)
Mother	Mary Kathryn "Kate" Crane, b. Nov 1854, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 10 Mar 1943, McRoss, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 88 years)
Marriage	28 Dec 1887	Greenbrier Co., WV [6]
	Robert Hunter and Mary Kathryn Crane were married by J. L. M. Connack. Greenbrier County Circuit Court Kate Hunter v Robert Hunter Enter Chas. S. Dice Chy O. B.#20p420 Kate Hunter v Robert Hunter Process returned executed before June 1st 1911 & bill filed at June rules 1911 & set for hearing and this cause came on this 28th day of June 1911 to be heard upon the said process so returned executed bill & filed and upon the depositions of witnesses ??? in the presence of defendant and was argued by counsel. Upon consideration whereof the court doth order and decree that the plaintiff be absolutely divorced from the defendant and that ther bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between them be dissolved and the plaintiff shall recover her costs which the defendant shall pay forthwith.
Divorce	28 Jun 1911
	Divorce Greenbrier Co., WV
Family ID	F5644	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mae Town Crane, b. 10 Aug 1891, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 9 Nov 1971, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 80 years)

Marriage 15 Mar 1908 Greenbrier Co., WV [7]

Children

	1. James Robert Hunter, b. 7 Mar 1909, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 5 Aug 1974, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 65 years)
	2. Hattie Mae Hunter, b. 15 Aug 1911, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 8 Jun 2008, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 96 years)
	3. Earl William Hunter, b. 19 Oct 1913, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 2 Jan 1992, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 78 years)
	4. Grover Garner Hunter, Sr., b. 20 Nov 1916, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 4 Feb 1970, Jetsville, Nicholas Co., WV (Age 53 years)
	5. Mary Geneieve Hunter, b. 15 Aug 1920, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 1 May 2005, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 84 years)
	6. Louise Martha Hunter, b. 4 May 1924, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 27 Aug 1998, Bellevue, Sarpy Co., NE (Age 74 years)
	7. Llewellyn Maxel "Lew" Hunter, b. 4 May 1924, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 21 Sep 2007, Hampton, VA (Age 83 years)

Family ID F5763 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 May 2015

Event Map

	Birth - 26 Jul 1888 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census - 15 Jun 1900 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census-Household Member - 15 Jun 1900 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Marriage - 15 Mar 1908 - Greenbrier Co., WV
	Death - Cause: septicemia streptococcus; lymphadenitis (right leg) - 22 Feb 1938 - Hinton, Summers Co., WV
	Burial - 24 Feb 1938 - Burns Cemetery, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV

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Photos
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Notes

1920 Greenbrier Co., WV Census - Kieffer Precinct No. 5 of Meadow Bluff
#15 Hunter, Garner R.      35      Head
May T.      26      Wife
James R.      10      Son
Hattie M.      8      Daughter
Earl W.      6      Son
Grover G. 4-2/12      Son

The Charleston Daily Mail, 24 February 1938

RAINELLE, Feb. 24 - Funeral services were to be held today for Garner Hunter, 52, of Kieffer, who died yesterday in a Hinton hospital. Burial was to be at Kieffer.

Mr. Hunter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Crane Hunter; three daughters, Misses Hattie, Mae and Louise Hunter, at home; four sons, James, Grover and Llewellyn Hunter, at home, and Earl Hunter, of Rupert; his mother, Mrs. Kate Hunter, and three brothers, George Hunter, of Rainelle; Sam Hunter, of Rupert, and Jennings Hunter, of Kieffer.

Sources

[S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 2724 (1938), Garner R. Hunter, accessed 5 Sep 2023. (Reliability: 3).
lists date of birth as 3 Jul 1888.
[S1478] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 27 May 2016, T623, roll 1759, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 8A, p. 157, dwelling 120, family 120, Robbert Hunter, accessed 27 May 2016 (Reliability: 3).
[S1478] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1759, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 8A, p. 157, dwelling 120, family 120, Robbert Hunter, accessed 27 May 2016 (Reliability: 3).
[S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 2724 (1938), Garner R. Hunter, accessed 5 Sep 2023. (Reliability: 3).
[S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 2724 (1938), Garner R. Hunter, accessed 5 Sep 2023. (Reliability: 3).
dies at Hinton Hospital.
[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: 100, line 106, Hunter-Crane, 1887; accessed 30 May 2015. (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: 179, line 30, Hunter-Crane, 1908; accessed 30 May 2015. (Reliability: 3).