Allen County Indiana James Boyd Hunter ________________________________________________________________ 1900 June 19 Born in Chicago, IL to Eva Nellie (Holden) Hunter, father had died in Feb, 1900 1900 Census Chicago, IL Not born, family there 1901-1902 Move to Valparaiso, Porter County, IN, age 1 1903 Apr 14 Grandmother died, Flora Anne Holden, age 3 1904 Mar 19 Brother, Frederick died, Valparaiso, IN, age 4 1905 Moved to Fort Wayne or Woodburn, IN, age 5 1910 Oct 11 Census? Mother married Charles W. Shuler, age 10 1911-1914 Sister Jennie teaching school Fort Wayne, IN, age 11 1914 Moved to 2545 Maple Place, Fort Wayne, IN, age 14 1916 Clerk at Wayne Stamp Company, age 16 1917 Messenger US Weather Bureau, age 17 1919 World War I, US Navy & brother Ham also, age 19 1920 Ham home, mother divorced, age 20 1920 Not with family in Fort Wayne (though brother Ham is) 1922 Wholesale optician, living Maple Place, age 22 1925 Nov 01 Married Lillian Theodosia McKeeman, 3rd Presbyterian Church Fort Wayne, IN, living Mishawaka, IN, age 25 1926 Switchman, Home Telephone Company, age 26 1926 Dec 19 Donald James born, Fort Wayne, IN 1927 Moved to 2522 Maple Place, Fort Wayne, IN, age 27 1927 Mar 20 Joined 3rd Presbyterian Church with Paul Cottrell 1927 Troubleman, Home Telephone & Telegraph 1928 Allen County, IN Personal & Poll Tax M 28 60 80 Theodosia Wayne 1930 Oct 25 Maurice Edward born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 30 1931 Nov 26 Joseph Richard born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 31 1933 Living at 2522 Maple Place when mother died, age 33 1935 Fort Wayne City Directory Jas. B (L Theodosia) swtchmn Home Tel & Tel Co h2522 Maple pl, age 35 1936 Feb 21 Joseph Richard died, Fort Wayne, IN, age 36 1937 Mar 04 Doad's father, R.B. McKeeman died, age 37 1936 Feb 24 Ed and Don baptized, 3rd Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN 1938 Apr 14 Don communicant, 3rd Presbyterian Church, age 38 Moved in with Doad's mother due to her being a new widow and the economic impact of the Depression 1938 Fort Wayne City Directory Jas. B. (Theodosia) swtchmn Home Tel & Tel Co 724 W Packard av 1941 Mar 23 Ed communicant, 3rd Presbyterian Church, age 41 1943 Fort Wayne City Directory Jas.B. (Theodosia) swtchmn HT&T Co h 2522 Maple pl, age 43 1943 June 8 Jane Anne born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 43 Elder, 3rd Presbyterian Church 1946 Switchman, Home Telephone & Telegraph, age 46 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1954 At home sick in bed with back pain for half year, age 54 1954 Oct 31 Died in Saint Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN, Family Bible, age 54 Buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN _______________________________________________________________ CHILDREN OF JAMES BOYD HUNTER & LILLIAN THEODOSIA MCKEEMAN HUNTER 1. DONALD JAMES HUNTER (b. 19 Dec 1926) m. Geraldine Ann Widney 2. MAURICE EDWARD HUNTER (b. 25 Oct 1930) m. Melva Joyce Doxtater 3. JOSEPH RICHARD HUNTER (26 Nov 1931-21 Feb 1936) 4. JANE ANNE HUNTER (b. 8 Jun 1943) m. Daniel Archie Hodgson ________________________________________________________________ Descendants of James Boyd * HUNTER Generation No. 1 1. JAMES BOYD *4 HUNTER (JAMES BOYD *3, HAMILTON *2, ALEXANDER *1) was born 19 June 1900 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and died 31 October 1954 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He married LILLIAN THEODOSIA "DOAD" * MCKEEMAN 01 November 1925 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, daughter of ROBERT MCKEEMAN and SUSIE HOCKER. Children of JAMES HUNTER and LILLIAN MCKEEMAN are: i. DONALD JAMES5 HUNTER, b. 19 December 1926, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. GERALDINE ANN WIDNEY, 03 September 1950, 3rd Presbyterian, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. ii. MAURICE EDWARD HUNTER, b. 25 October 1930, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana; m. MELVA JOYCE DOXTATER, 19 June 1955, Van Wert, Van Wert Co, Ohio. iii. JOSEPH RICHARD HUNTER, b. 26 November 1931, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana; d. 21 February 1936, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana. iv. JANE ANNE * HUNTER, b. 08 June 1943, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. DANIEL ARCHIE # HODGSON, 08 August 1964, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATION THAT RECORD OF BIRTH WAS NOT FOUND CHICAGO, IL James Boyd Hunter, Jr. ________________________________________________________________ FORT WAYNE CITY DIRECTORY 1916, Hunter, James, clk Wayne Stamp Co, h 2545 Maple pl. 1917, Hunter, James, mssgr US Weather Bureau, h 2545 Maple pl. 1918, Hunter, James, clk, h 2545 Maple pl. 1919, Hunter, James, USN h 2545 Maple pl. 1924, Hunter, James B., whol optcn, h 2545 Maple pl. 1926, Hunter, James B. switchman Home Tel Co, h 2545 Maple pl. 1927, Hunter, James B. (Theodosia) swtchmn Home Tel & Tel Co h 2545 Maple pl. 1930, Hunter, Jas B (Theodosia) troublemn Home Tel & Tel Co h 2522 Maple pl ________________________________________________________________ HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HOTTEL. P.723 2393X-d JAMES B. HUNTER, B. June 18, 1900; attended Howe, Ind. Military School three years; m. Nov. 1, 1925 THEODOSIA MCKEENAN. He is an optician, Chicago, Ill. ________________________________________________________________ OBITUARY (Age 54) FORT WAYNE NEWS SENTINEL, 31 OCT 1954 James B. Hunter, Jr. James B. Hunter, Jr., 54, 314 North Cornell Circle, died at 10:05 a.m. Sunday in St. Joseph Hospital after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Hunter, a chief testman for the Home Telephone Co., had been with the firm 30 years and was a member of Third Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I. Surviving are the widow, Theodosia; two sons, Don, New Haven and Edward, at home; a daughter, Jane, at home; two brothers, Hamilton W. Hunter, Fort Wayne, and William Shuler, Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Laudel, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. John Putman, Hicksville, O., and one grandchild. Friends may call at the Klaehn Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home, the Rev. Robert J. McDanel officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 723 will conduct services at 8 p.m. tuesday in the funeral home. ________________________________________________________________ THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Fort Wayne 6, Indiana A RESOLUTION We, the Session of Third Church, joined by the other officers and members alike, wish to pay our tribute of love and respect to the memory of Elder James B. Hunter who God, in His all-wise Providence, called from the field of Time to his eternal reward October 31, 1954. WHEREAS, Jim for twenty-seven years a member of our fellowship throough keen interest and desiring to serve as serve he did during crucial periods in the life of Third church and faithfully representing our church and session in Presbytery, Synod and Presbyterian men's Council with genuine devotion so endearing himself as to earn the honor and respect of all, and WHEREAS, his death has brought to us a deeper appreciation of his untiring service and the sense of loss of a genial conscientious church man and a loyal friend, and WHEREAS, words prove so feeble an expression of the sympathy we extend to Mrs. Hunter and her family in their loss of a devoted husband and loving father, we commend them to our Father that in His Wisdom and Mercy He may bring them comfort and peace, Therefore, be it resolved THAT, in the death of James Hunter, Third Church has lost one of god's noblemen and an humble Christian servant. And be it further resolved THAT, these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of Session of the church and a copy of said resolutions be forwarded to Mrs. Hunter. Session of Third Presbyterian Church Moderator Robert J MacDanel Clerk Joseph W Barnett Elders: Glenn W. Bowen, Richard A. Morton, Carl J. Quick, Furman P. Smith, Alfred G. Stiles, Arnett K. Bickel, Richard B. Jones, J. William Judkins, Dorris G. Will, Dean V. Wills, Joseph W. Barnett, George H. Arnold, J. Leroy Gresley, Jay F. Lachot, Jay R. Thomas ________________________________________________________________ KLAEHN FUNERAL HOME Hunter, James B., Jr. m Theodosia; p James B. Hunter, Jr., Eva Holden; b 6-18-1900; d 10-31-1954; b Chicago, IL ________________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATE OF DEATH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FORT WAYNE, ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA 46802 James B Hunter died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana on October 31, 1954, age 53 Cause of death: Pneumonia Attending physician: L S McKeeman Place of burial: Lindenwood Funeral director: Klaehn Funeral Home Health Commissioner: Jane M. Irmscher, MD Addendum: Born: June 19, 1900 Chicago, Illinois Father: James B. Hunter birthplace not stated Mother: Eva Holden Residence at time of death: 314 N. Cornell Died at St. Joseph Hospital Buried: November 2, 1954 Married at time of death ________________________________________________________________ IN MEMORIUM IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. J.B. HUNTER A GIFT TO THE BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FORT WAYNE, INDIANA DECEMBER 28, 1956 ________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jane Hunter Hodgson Tucson, Arizona hodgson@azstarnet.com