Delta Ruth Hunter b. 15 Mar 1925 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 29 Nov 2000 Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1925 - 2000 (75 years)

Name	Delta Ruth Hunter
Birth	15 Mar 1925	Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV [1]
Gender	Female
Census	28 Apr 1930	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [2]
	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). Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member	28 Apr 1930	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [3]
	Role: Household Member 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).
Census	10 Apr 1940	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [4]
	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). Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member	10 Apr 1940	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [5]
	Role: Household Member 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).
Death	29 Nov 2000	Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN [1]
	Cause: pneumonia/chronic airflow obstruction; coronary artery disease
Burial	2 Dec 2000	St. Peter's Cemetery, Urbana, Wabash Co., IN [1]
Person ID	I6268	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	17 Sep 2017

Father	Jennings Ray Hunter, b. 28 Jun 1894, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 31 Aug 1982, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA (Age 88 years)
Mother	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 [6, 7]
	Jennings and Zenna were married by R. E. Dunn, J.P. Robert A. Hunter gave consent for the marriage.
Family ID	F2240	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Dennie LeMoine Lauer, Sr., b. 25 Apr 1923, Wabash Co., IN d. 7 Feb 1995, Wabash, Wabash Co., IN (Age 71 years)

Marriage 20 Dec 1945 Lagro, Wabash Co., IN [8]

Children

	1. Elaine Kay Lauer
	2. Susan Marie Lauer
	3. Dennie LeMoine Lauer, II

Family ID F2578 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 May 2015

Family 2	Dennie LeMoine Lauer, Sr., b. 25 Apr 1923, Wabash Co., IN d. 7 Feb 1995, Wabash, Wabash Co., IN (Age 71 years)
Marriage	19 Dec 1975	Manassas, VA [9]
Family ID	F16379	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	29 May 2015

Event Map

	Birth - 15 Mar 1925 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census - 28 Apr 1930 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census-Household Member - 28 Apr 1930 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census - 10 Apr 1940 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census-Household Member - 10 Apr 1940 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV

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Photos
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Hunter, Jennings, Zenna, & Girls

Notes

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~siscoe/family%20tree%20databa se/pafc253.htm

The Paper, Inc., 7 Dec 2000

Ruth D. Lauer, 75, 924 Cottage Ave., Wabash, died Nov. 29, 6 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. She was born March 15, 1925 in Kieffer, W.V., to Jennings and Zenna (Walkup) Hunter. She married Dennie L. Lauer Dec. 20, 1945. He preceded her in death Feb. 7, 1995. Mrs. Lauer was a clerical worker and had retired from Dataview, Wabash. Surviving relatives include a son, Dennie L. (Debrah) Lauer II, Logansport; two daughters, Elaine K. Darnell, Bluffton, and Susan M. Dunn, Wabash; four brothers, Roy Hunter, Meadow Bluff, W.V., Robert Hunter and Kirby Blankenship, both of Kieffer, W.V., and Carl Hunter, Rupert, W.V.; three sisters, Mrs. Ted (Gay) Eilts, and Mrs. Hank (Jackie) Eilts, both of Wabash, and Mrs. Charles (Gladys) Hedrick, Kessler, W.V.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Two brothers and three sisters are deceased. Services were held Dec. 1 at McDonald Funeral Home, Eddingfield Chapel, Wabash, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial was in St. Peters Cemetery, Urbana.

Ruth (Hunter) Lauer was Elaine's step-mother--source from Elaine K. (Lauer) Darnell.

Sources

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