Samuel William "Sam" Hunter
1890 - 1970 (80 years)-
Name Samuel William "Sam" Hunter Nickname Sam Birth 1 Oct 1890 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV 
[1] Gender Male Census 2 Jan 1920 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [2] - He was 29 year old and a farmer. Also living in his household were his wife Jessie R. (age 25); daughter Mary Ethel (age 4-5/12); son William M. (1-4/12); brother-in-law, Loman L. Crane (age 16); and mother, Mary K. Hunter (age 67, widowed).
Hunter, Jennings, Robert, Sara - 1920 - Greenbrier Co., WV.jpg Death 18 Nov 1970 Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV [1] Burial 20 Nov 1970 End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV [3] Person ID I13190 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 28 May 2016
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 [4] - 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 Yes, date unknown Divorced 28 Jun 1911 Divorce Greenbrier Co., WV Family ID F5644 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 ? Sloan d. Abt 1912 Marriage Abt 1912 Children 1. Geneva P. Hunter, b. 5 Oct 1912, Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV d. 26 Dec 1931, East Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 19 years)Family ID F5809 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
Family 2 Jessie Ray Crane, b. 10 Feb 1893, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 12 Apr 1930, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 37 years) Marriage 28 Aug 1913 Greenbrier Co., WV [5] Children 1. Mary Ethel Hunter, b. 3 Jul 1915, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 25 Dec 1989, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 74 years)2. Melvin William Hunter, b. 28 Aug 1918, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 28 May 1993, St. Cloud, Osceola Co., FL (Age 74 years)Family ID F5810 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 May 2015
Family 3 Bessie J. Blake, b. 1907, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 6 Nov 1952, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 45 years) Marriage 1 Dec 1931 Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV [6] Children 1. Leslie Grant "Billy" Hunter, b. 11 Jul 1937, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 1 Oct 2014, North Bend, Coos Co., OR (Age 77 years)2. Warren Lee Hunter Family ID F5811 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
Family 4 Emma Grace Basham, b. 11 Feb 1894, Jumping Branch, Summers Co., WV d. 4 Mar 1966, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH (Age 72 years) Marriage 26 Dec 1954 Greenbrier Co., WV Family ID F5812 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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Birth - 1 Oct 1890 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Marriage - 28 Aug 1913 - Greenbrier Co., WV 
Census - 2 Jan 1920 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Marriage - 1 Dec 1931 - Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage - 26 Dec 1954 - Greenbrier Co., WV Death - 18 Nov 1970 - Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Burial - 20 Nov 1970 - End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - 1920 Greenbrier Co., WV Census - Kieffer Precinct No. 5 of Meadow Bluff
#7 Hunter, Sam W.«tab»«tab»29«tab»Head
Jessie R.«tab» 25«tab»Wife
Mary Ethel 4-5/12«tab»Daughter
William M. 1-4/12«tab»Son
Crane, Loman L.«tab»16«tab»Brother-in-Law
Hunter, Mary K.«tab»67«tab»Mother
The Charleston Daily Mail, Thursday, 19 November 1970
RAINELLE - Samuel William Hunter, 81, of Rupert, Greenbrier County, a member of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church at Kieffer, died Wednesday in Alley's Rest Home at Rupert.
Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Ethel Hess of Dunbar; sons, Melvin of St. Albans, Leslie with the Air Force in Tokyo, Japan, Warren of Washington, D.C.; brothers, Jennings of Kieffer, George of McRoss; half brother, Wade Hunter of Rainelle; half sister, Mrs. Annie Sanford of Rainelle.
Service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Don Smathers Funeral Home here with the Rev. Charles W. Ambrose, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery at Clintonville.
Friends may call the funeral home.
- 1920 Greenbrier Co., WV Census - Kieffer Precinct No. 5 of Meadow Bluff
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Sources - [S1036] Tombstone Inscription.
- [S1458] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1920, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 28 May 2016, T625, roll 1953, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 1A, p. 213, dwelling 7, family 7, Sam W. Hunter, accessed 28 May 2016 (Reliability: 3).
- [S871] Obituary: The Charleston Daily Mail.
- [S1475] West Virginia. Greenbrier County., Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), 30 May 2015, 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, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), 30 May 2015, marriage register, 1B: 205, line 13, Hunter-Crane, 1913; accessed 30 May 2015. (Reliability: 3).
- [S550] Greenbrier Co., WV MB 11, page 229 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1036] Tombstone Inscription.