George Washington Hunter b. 20 Mar 1892 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 14 Sep 1986 Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1892 - 1986 (94 years)

Name	George Washington Hunter
Birth	20 Mar 1892	Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV [1, 2, 3]
Baptism	1901
Baptism	Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV
Gender	Male
Census	28 Apr 1910	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [4]
	He was 18 year old, single, and a farmer laborer. Also living in his household was his mother, Kate (age 50, widowed).
		Hunter, Kate & Sariah J. - 1910 - Greenbrier Co., WV.jpg
Death	14 Sep 1986	Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV
Burial	17 Sep 1986	End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV
Person ID	I13300	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	29 Feb 2024

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 [5]
	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 Bessie Irene Osborne, b. 8 Oct 1895, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 4 Mar 1985, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 89 years)

Marriage 10 Sep 1913 Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH [6]

George and Bessie were married by A. J. Hannon, J. P.

Children

	1. Ruby Jean Hunter, b. 3 Oct 1914, Dennis, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 13 Apr 1934, East Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 19 years)
	2. Edna Jane Hunter, b. 13 Jan 1916, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 21 Mar 2008, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 92 years)
	3. Rev. Kermit Allen Hunter, Sr., b. 18 Mar 1919, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 2 Nov 1985, Salem, VA (Age 66 years)
	4. Quinton Gerald Hunter, Sr., b. 6 Sep 1921, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 18 Apr 2011, Portage, Porter Co., IN (Age 89 years)
	5. Kenneth Calvin Hunter, Sr., b. 29 Nov 1924, McRoss, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 23 Feb 1998, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 73 years)
	6. Garnette Jean Hunter, b. 21 Jan 1928, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 22 Jun 2003, Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas Co., OH (Age 75 years)
	7. Bonnie Lee Hunter, b. 1 Oct 1929, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 8 Oct 2011, KY (Age 82 years)
	8. Betty Jo Hunter, b. 14 Jul 1934, McRoss, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 23 Jan 2006, Chesapeake, VA (Age 71 years)

Family ID F5862 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Nov 2009

Event Map

	Birth - 20 Mar 1892 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census - 28 Apr 1910 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Death - 14 Sep 1986 - Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Burial - 17 Sep 1986 - End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV

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Photos
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Notes

Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 16 September 1986

HUNTER, GEORGE WASHINGTON

SERVICE WILL BE 3 P.M. WEDNESDAY IN Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Burial will be in the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Hunter, 103, of Rainelle, Greenbrier County, died Sept. 14, 1986, in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a short illness. He was a member of Big Sewell Baptist Church, Rainelle, and was a retired farmer and miner. Surviving: daughters, Edna Hobbs of Rainelle, Garnet Jean Cox of Uhrichsville, Ohio, Bonnie Lee Knapp of Louisville, Ky., Betty Fleshman of Chesapeake, Va.; sons, Kenneth of Rainelle, Quinton of Chicago; 33 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.

Sources

[S1790] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 2015)), entry for George Washington Hunter, 1986, SS no. 233-20-3519, accessed 28 Feb 2024 (Reliability: 3).
lists date of birth as 20 Mar 1890, Kieffer, WV.
[S1748] WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [Fourth Draft; 'Old Man's Registration'], (Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Feb 2024), card for George Washington Hunter, Serial No. 1034; Local Board #1, Wayne County, West Virginia. (Reliability: 3).
lists date of birth as 20 Mar 1888, Meadow Bluff, WV.
[S1740] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1910, (http://ww.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll 1681, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 6B, p. 215, dwelling 71, family 71, George Hunter, accessed 28 May 2016 (Reliability: 3).
lists age as 18 years.
[S1740] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1910, (http://ww.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), 28 May 2016, T624, roll 1681, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 6B, p. 215, dwelling 71, family 71, George Hunter, accessed 28 May 2016 (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: 100, line 106, Hunter-Crane, 1887; accessed 30 May 2015. (Reliability: 3).
[S710] Lawrence Co., OH MB 24, page 230, License No. 7941 (Reliability: 3).