Biographical Sketch of Warrenton Hunt, Dallas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Warrenton Hunt, liveryman and farmer, of Buffalo, MO., was born in
Washington County, Tenn., November 22, 1835, and is the son of Dr.
Peter and Easter (Morrison) Hunt, who were also natives of that 
State and county.  They immigrated to Dallas County, MO., in the
spring of 1840, and located on what is known as the Straitor farm,
near the Rock Spring Campground.  Here they resided until after the
war, then went to Arkansas for the father's health, but his death
occurred in Polk County in 1874.  He was a practicing physician,
which profession he carried on in connection with farming, and bore
an excellent reputation among his medical brethren.  His wife died
in 1843.  He was married four times, and reared a large family of
children.  Warrenton Hunt was about five years of age when he was 
brought to Dallas County, and was here reared to manhood on a farm.
Owing to the scarcity of schools in his boyhood days, he received 
no schooling, but managed to acquire enough education by self appli-
cation to fit him for the ordinary business affairs of life.  He
remained with his father until the Rebellion broke out, then enlisted
in the Home Guards, but after a short time was furloughed, and return-
ed home and engaged in threshing wheat.  He followed this occupation
for two years, and as the men were all serving in the war, he was
assisted in his work by the women.  He then joined Company H, Eighth
Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia, and served until the close of the
war as commissary sergeant, and participated in several hard skirmish-
es, but in no regular fight.  In 1865 he returned home, and purchased
183 acres of land, all under fence and well improved, where he con-
tinued to reside and deal in stock until November, 1885, when he moved
to Buffalo, and engaged in his present business, in which he has been
quite successful.  On September 12, 1869, he was married to Miss 
Martha Olinger, by whom he has six sons and one daughter: William T.,
James R., Ella (wife of G.B. Austin), Adolphus F., Marcus F., Jasper I.,
and Varda V.  Mr. Hunt is a member of the A.O.U.W., and he and wife
belong to the Missionary Baptist Church.
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