Jennings Ray Hunter
1894 - 1982 (88 years)-
Name Jennings Ray Hunter Birth 28 Jun 1894 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 15 Jun 1900 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [4] - 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).
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Census 2 Jan 1920 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV [5] - He was 24 year old and a farmer. Also living in his household were his wife Zenna M. (age 23), daughter Gertrude M. (age 6), son Ray J. (age 5), son Roy M. (age 2-9/12), and daughter Gladys E. (age 9/12).
Hunter, Jennings, Robert, Sara - 1920 - Greenbrier Co., WV.jpg Census 28 Apr 1930 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [6] - He was 35 year old, a farmer, and owned a residence valued at $7,000. He lived on Clear Creek Road. Also living in his household were his wife Zenna (age 35, married for 17 years), daughter Girtrude M. (age 16), son Ray J. (age 15), son Roy M. (age 13), daughter Gladys E. (age 11), son Marvin W. (age 8), daughter Margia J. (age 9), daughter Ruth D. (age 5), son Robert D. (age 2-8/12), and daughter Dorthie M. (age 8/12).
Hunter, Jennings - 1930 - Greenbrier Co., WV (2).jpg Hunter, Jennings - 1930 - Greenbrier Co., WV.jpg Census 10 Apr 1940 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [7] - He was 47 years old and a farmer and owned his residence valued at $1,000. Also living in his household were his wife Zenna M. (age 46), son Marvin (age 18), daughter Margie (age 17), daughter Ruth (age 15), son Robert (age 12), daughter Dorothy (age 10), daughter Eula Gaye (age 8), daughter Geraldine (age 6), and son Carl (age 1). They lived on an "unmarked road off Route No. 8" (Kieffer Road).
Hunter, Jennings - 1940 - Greenbrier Co., WV.jpg
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)Height 5 ft. 9 in. Physical Description having hazel-green eyes and curly blonde hair (but eventually went bald) Soc Sec Num 233-22-5589 [8] Weight 160 lb. 0 oz. Occupation farmer and moonshiner Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55540700 Find A Grave Memorial 55540700 Death 31 Aug 1982 Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA [3] Cause: cardiopulmonary arrest/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Burial 2 Sep 1982 Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV [3, 9] Person ID I5399 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Nov 2025
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 [10] - 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 Zenna Marshall Walkup, b. 19 Dec 1895, Narrows, Giles Co., VA d. 16 Apr 1980, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 84 years) Marriage 2 Jan 1913 Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH [11, 12] - Jennings and Zenna were married by R. E. Dunn, J.P. Robert A. Hunter gave consent for the marriage.
Children 1. Mary Gertrude "Gertie" Hunter, b. 6 Oct 1913, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 2 Mar 1987, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 73 years)2. Ray Jennings Hunter, b. 22 Dec 1914, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 28 Oct 1993, Williamsburg, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 78 years)3. Infant Hunter, b. 15 Mar 1916, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Abt Mar 1916, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 0 years)4. Roy Marshall Hunter, b. 6 Mar 1917, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 4 Jan 2002, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 84 years)5. Gladys Eleanor Hunter, b. 27 Mar 1919, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 9 Mar 2004, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 84 years)6. Marvin Willie Hunter, b. 12 May 1921, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 26 Jan 1983, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 61 years)7. Margie Jane Hunter, b. 14 Mar 1923, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 28 Jul 1995, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 72 years)8. Delta Ruth Hunter, b. 15 Mar 1925, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 29 Nov 2000, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN (Age 75 years)9. Robert Gene Hunter, b. 12 Jul 1927, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 5 Apr 2017, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 89 years)10. Dorothy Marie Hunter, b. 19 Aug 1929, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 2 Aug 1954, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN (Age 24 years)11. Infant Hunter, b. 5 Dec 1931, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 5 Dec 1931, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 0 years)12. Eula Gaye Hunter, b. 28 Mar 1933, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 18 Jul 2019, Wabash, Wabash Co., IN (Age 86 years)13. Geraldine Jackie Hunter, b. 16 Dec 1934, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 26 Feb 2001, Wabash, Wabash Co., IN (Age 66 years)14. Lemomia Ann Hunter, b. 3 Feb 1936, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 3 Feb 1936, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 0 years)15. Carl Leslie Hunter 16. Kirby Dane Blankenship Family ID F2240 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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Birth - 28 Jun 1894 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Census - 15 Jun 1900 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Marriage - 2 Jan 1913 - Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH Census - 2 Jan 1920 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV Census - 28 Apr 1930 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV Census - 10 Apr 1940 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Death - Cause: cardiopulmonary arrest/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 31 Aug 1982 - Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA 
Burial - 2 Sep 1982 - Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Hunter, Jennings, Roy, & Zenna 
Hunter, Jennings, Zenna, & Girls
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Notes - The West Virginia Daily News, 1 September 1982
Jennings Ray Hunter, 88, of Rupert, died Tuesday, August 31, in a Low Moor, Va., hospital after a long illness.
He is survived by 145 relatives.
Born June 28, 1894, at Keiffer, he was a son of the later Robert and Kate Crane Hunter.
He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include five sons, Ray Hunter of Keiffer, Roy Hunter of Meadow Bluff, Marvin and Carl Hunter, both of Rupert, Robert Hunter of Crawley; a foster son, Kirby Blankenship of Rupert; six daughters, Gertrude Quick of Gauley Bridge, Gladys Hedrick of Kessler, Margie Walkup of Crawley, Ruth Laurar, Gaye Eilts and Jackie Eilts, all of Wabash, Ind.; a brother, George, a half brother, Wade Hunter, both of Rainelle; 45 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Smathers Funeral Home chapel in Rainelle with the Rev. Dial C. Arbogast officiating. Burial will be in the Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville.
Friends may call today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
- The West Virginia Daily News, 1 September 1982
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