Individual Details
Ira Lee Hunter
(24 Aug 1887 - 17 Mar 1971)
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Sherman, Putnam Co., Missouri, Ira Hunter appears with his wife Barbara F. age 17. They have been married 1 year and have no children.
On his world War I Draft Registration, Ira is living in Blaine Co., Montana. He states he was born in Unionville, Missouri, is married with 3 children. He is a farmer. He registered on June 5, 1917.
On the 1920 U. S. Census, Ira Hunter is at Little Jewel, Blaine Co., Montana. He states he is married but his family is not listed with him. His brother, William H. Hunter is with him. Ira states his is a farmer of mixed goods and his brother states his is grain.
On April 27, 1942 Ira Lee Hunter registered for the World War II draft at Pack River Community, Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Idaho. He states he is a farmer.
Walla Walla Bulletin, Walla Walla, Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 1971, Page 5, Col. 1: Milton-Freewater (special)---Ira Lee Hunter, 83, of 904 NE Third, died at a Walla Walla hospital Wednesday morning. He was born Aug. 24, 1887, in Unionville, Mo. and married Helen Lyles in Wallace, Idaho Dec. 30, 1925. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, where they farmed until coming to Milton-Freewater in 1951. Besides his wife at the home, Hunter is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Brunell (Letha) Davis of Des Moines, Iowa, Miss Lela Hunter of Marshall, Co. and Mrs. Edward (Marjorie) Short of Osceola, Iowa, a son, Carroll Hunter of Jewell, Iowa, a step-son, Vernon Lyles of Coquille, Ore., a sister Mrs. Ida Henry of Des Moines, Iowa; six grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Munselle Rhodes chapel with Rev. George Knox of the First Christian Church officiating.
On his world War I Draft Registration, Ira is living in Blaine Co., Montana. He states he was born in Unionville, Missouri, is married with 3 children. He is a farmer. He registered on June 5, 1917.
On the 1920 U. S. Census, Ira Hunter is at Little Jewel, Blaine Co., Montana. He states he is married but his family is not listed with him. His brother, William H. Hunter is with him. Ira states his is a farmer of mixed goods and his brother states his is grain.
On April 27, 1942 Ira Lee Hunter registered for the World War II draft at Pack River Community, Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Idaho. He states he is a farmer.
Walla Walla Bulletin, Walla Walla, Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 1971, Page 5, Col. 1: Milton-Freewater (special)---Ira Lee Hunter, 83, of 904 NE Third, died at a Walla Walla hospital Wednesday morning. He was born Aug. 24, 1887, in Unionville, Mo. and married Helen Lyles in Wallace, Idaho Dec. 30, 1925. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, where they farmed until coming to Milton-Freewater in 1951. Besides his wife at the home, Hunter is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Brunell (Letha) Davis of Des Moines, Iowa, Miss Lela Hunter of Marshall, Co. and Mrs. Edward (Marjorie) Short of Osceola, Iowa, a son, Carroll Hunter of Jewell, Iowa, a step-son, Vernon Lyles of Coquille, Ore., a sister Mrs. Ida Henry of Des Moines, Iowa; six grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Munselle Rhodes chapel with Rev. George Knox of the First Christian Church officiating.
Events
| Birth | 24 Aug 1887 | Unionville, Putnam Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Birth | 24 Aug 1887 | ||||
| Marriage | 27 Jan 1909 | Putnam Co., Missouri - Barbara Florence Houser | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Dec 1925 | Wallace, Shoshone Co., Idaho - Helen Amanda Conn | | ||
| Death | 17 Mar 1971 | Walla Walla Co., Washington | | ||
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| Burial | Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla Co., Oregon | |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Florence Houser (1893 - ) |
| Child | Letha Hunter (1913 - 1981) |
| Child | Caroll Howser Hunter (1917 - 2000) |
| Child | Marjorie Hunter (1919 - 1999) |
| Spouse | Helen Amanda Conn (1893 - 1985) |
| Father | William Hunter (1836 - 1917) |
| Mother | Sarah J. Wolf (1855 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Frank Lewis Hunter (1881 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Ida B. Hunter (1882 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Hattie E. Hunter (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | William H. Hunter (1899 - 1957) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 Census Unionville, Putnam Co., Missouri.
2. Ancestry.com.
3. 1910 Census Putnam Co., Missouri.
4. Putnam County Missouri Marriage Record, Copy of Marriage Record received from County Recorder September 2011.
5. Obituary of Ira Hunter, Walla Walla Bulletin, Walla Walla, Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 1971, Page 5, Col. 1.
6. Ancestry.com, Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Database online..
7. Find A Grave.