Biographical Sketch of W. A. Hunter, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** W. A. Hunter, of the Vulcan Iron Works, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1837, and was raised to manhood, educated and learned his trade in that city. Upon immigrating west, he located at Jacksonville, Illinois, pursuing his trade for five years. In 1880, he came to St. Joseph, Missouri. His specialty is in making steam boilers, oil and water tanks, bank and jail vaults, etc. He is an accommodating gentleman, and is doing a lucrative business. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================