Individual Details
Daniel HUNT
(13 Sep 1832 - 10 Feb 1906)
See Hunt paper noted previously for long history of this Daniel & family. Daniel was a life-long member of the Methodist Church. He opened the first general merchandise store in the community known as Gum Grove. Gum Grove became Huntsville, Ky. in honor of Daniel. He was a Master Mason, a member of Rochester Lodge No. 270. He and Sarah Catherine gave land and built the Methodist Church which is still being used for worship today (1983). He also gave the land in back of the church which is used for the cemetery in which he, his wife, some children and grandchildren are buried . He is believed to be the first settler, having built a house there in Gum Grove as a bachelor and took his bride to Huntsville and remained for their lifetime.
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE: DANIEL HUNT, a brother of Dr. Alexander Hunt, was born in Butler County, September 13, 1832. He is a son of John and Anna (Jenkins) Hunt, above mentioned. He was educated in the common schools of the district in which he resided, and at the age of nineteen launched himself upon the sea of life; his first undertaking was to construct a flat-boat on Mud River, on which he shipped a load of staves to New Orleans; the undertaking proved successful, and for several years he continued in the same business; then for three years he worked in a tobacco warehouse for the firm of Tanner & Campbell, and in that time bought and paid for 196 acres of land, where he now resides, in Butler County, to which he has added by subsequent purchase. He now owns 600 acres in Butler County and 160 acres in the State of Kansas.His farm is well improved and well kept, and he is among the most prosperous farmers in Butler County. Mr. Hunt is a Democrat politically, and in 1857 was elected constable, in which capacity he served twelve years, afterward held the office of magistrate in Butler County four years. In 1852, he bought and gathered from among the hills of Butler County, 250 head of wild sheep, which, with one assistant, he drove a distance of 150 miles through unbroken forests, to a market at Louisville, Ky. His return trip was made in three days, and on foot. His wife, Sarah C. Watkins, whom he married in 1857, is a native of Butler County; they are the parents of twelve children, ten of whom are living: Camelier J., Mary E., Henry, Warner, Vidia, Lydia J., Eridine, Williard, Lily M. and Bertha; those deceased are Nettie D. and Oscar. Mr. Hunt has been a member of the Methodist Church for thirty years; his wife and three children are also members of the same church. Hr. [sic] Hunt is a Master Mason, and a member of the Rochester Lodge, No. 270. He is a progressive citizen, and one of the "solid" men of Butler County; he takes a leading part in all public enterprises, and is a strong patron of schools and churches. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE: DANIEL HUNT, a brother of Dr. Alexander Hunt, was born in Butler County, September 13, 1832. He is a son of John and Anna (Jenkins) Hunt, above mentioned. He was educated in the common schools of the district in which he resided, and at the age of nineteen launched himself upon the sea of life; his first undertaking was to construct a flat-boat on Mud River, on which he shipped a load of staves to New Orleans; the undertaking proved successful, and for several years he continued in the same business; then for three years he worked in a tobacco warehouse for the firm of Tanner & Campbell, and in that time bought and paid for 196 acres of land, where he now resides, in Butler County, to which he has added by subsequent purchase. He now owns 600 acres in Butler County and 160 acres in the State of Kansas.His farm is well improved and well kept, and he is among the most prosperous farmers in Butler County. Mr. Hunt is a Democrat politically, and in 1857 was elected constable, in which capacity he served twelve years, afterward held the office of magistrate in Butler County four years. In 1852, he bought and gathered from among the hills of Butler County, 250 head of wild sheep, which, with one assistant, he drove a distance of 150 miles through unbroken forests, to a market at Louisville, Ky. His return trip was made in three days, and on foot. His wife, Sarah C. Watkins, whom he married in 1857, is a native of Butler County; they are the parents of twelve children, ten of whom are living: Camelier J., Mary E., Henry, Warner, Vidia, Lydia J., Eridine, Williard, Lily M. and Bertha; those deceased are Nettie D. and Oscar. Mr. Hunt has been a member of the Methodist Church for thirty years; his wife and three children are also members of the same church. Hr. [sic] Hunt is a Master Mason, and a member of the Rochester Lodge, No. 270. He is a progressive citizen, and one of the "solid" men of Butler County; he takes a leading part in all public enterprises, and is a strong patron of schools and churches. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page
Events
| Birth | 13 Sep 1832 | Butler, Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | 16 Aug 1857 | Forgy Town, Methodist Ch., Butler, Kentucky - Sarah Catherine WATKINS | |||
| Death | 10 Feb 1906 | Huntsville Settlement, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States | |||
| Burial | Huntsville Cem. |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Catherine WATKINS (1839 - 1925) |
| Child | Camilla HUNT (1859 - 1940) |
| Child | Mary Emma HUNT (1860 - 1898) |
| Child | Netter Granville HUNT (1862 - 1883) |
| Child | Henry HUNT (1864 - 1888) |
| Child | Warner HUNT (1866 - 1938) |
| Child | Vida Ellen HUNT (1868 - 1965) |
| Child | Lydia Ann HUNT (1870 - 1898) |
| Child | Minnie Erdine HUNT (1872 - 1975) |
| Child | Willard Boone HUNT (1874 - 1935) |
| Child | Nellie Maude HUNT (1877 - 1945) |
| Child | Earl Oscar HUNT (1879 - 1880) |
| Child | Bertha Lillian HUNT (1881 - 1974) |
| Father | John HUNT (1800 - ) |
| Mother | Ann JENKINS (1801 - ) |
| Sibling | Mariah HUNT (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | Alexander HUNT (1826 - 1902) |
| Sibling | William HUNT (1828 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Elias HUNT (1829 - ) |
| Sibling | Granville HUNT (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann HUNT "Sallie" (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Celia Jane HUNT (1838 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Mary HUNT "Molly" (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Joel Greenberry HUNT "Joe" (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Wayne HUNT (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel HUNT (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Zachariah HUNT (1848 - 1859) |