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Oscar Alvin\Allen Hunt

Male 1874 - 1937  (63 years)


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  • Name Oscar Alvin\Allen Hunt 
    Born 6 Apr 1874 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Jun 1937  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name: Oscar Allen Hunt
      Sex:
      Death Date: 23 Jun 1937
      Death Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 63y2m17d
      Cemetery: Spencer Cem
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 4/6/1874
      Birth Place: Roane Co
      Marital Status: married
      Spouse: Ida Argabrite
      Occupation: pumper in oil field
      Mother: Almeda Harper Hunt
      Mother's Birth Place: Roane Co
      Father: Oliver B. Hunt
      Father's Birth Place: Roane Co
      Informant: Ida Hunt, Spencer
      Cause: suicide - had been semi-invalid for several years
    Person ID I34183  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2007 

    Father Oliver Basham Hunt,   b. 18 Nov 1839, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1909  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Almeda Harper,   b. 26 Dec 1840, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1857  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1860 Roane Co VA
      Oliver Hunt 20
      Almeda 20
      Analiza 1
      Malinda J 8/12

      1870 Roane Co WV Walton [2nd from parents]
      Hunt, OB 30 VA
      Almesa 29 WV
      Ann E 12 WV
      Malinda 10
      Wm M 7
      Mary A 6
      Rachel A 3
      Martha M 1

      1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Henderson HARPER Self M M W 59 VA
      Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Deborah HARPER Wife F M W 50 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Allis ANDERSON Other F S W 18 WV
      Occ: Servant Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Olover HUNT Other M W W 40 VA
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA
      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      John E. TAYLOR Self M M W 21 WV
      Belinda J. TAYLOR Wife F M W 19 WV
      Emerson TAYLOR Son M S W 5M WV
      L..Lur..na HUNT SisterL F S W 7 WV
      Rachel HUNT SisterL F S W 14 WV
      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Antony COON Self M M W 62 WV
      Mary COON Wife F M W 62 VA
      Melvin BISHOP Nephew M S W 21 OH VAVA
      Rebeca R. HUNT Other F S W 7 WV
      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia l/w family of
      Columbus WESTFALL Self M M W 35 WV
      William M. HUNT Other M S W 19 WV
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: WV Mo: WV

      Roane Co Deeds: Armstead Harper
      to Oliver Hunt, Bk 1, Pg 551, 1860, D 50a
      to Almeda Hunt, Bk 1 P 551,1860, 50a

      She is buried in the Harper Cemetery (Also known as Ryan or Lowe), 1 mile
      southwest of Ryan, Roane Co. on Trace Fork Road.

      Oliver and Almeda were members of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Almeda was born in 1838, the first white child in Harper district of Roane Co., West Virginia. She was said to be the prettiest girl in the County.
    Family ID F1865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Jane Argabright,   b. 4 Jul 1873, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 23 May 1891  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • RCMR
      Oscar A Hunt 18 Roane
      Ida Argabrite, 17 Roane 5/23/1891

      1900 Spencer, Roane, WV # 161-165 alll WVWVWV
      O A Hunt 4/1874 m 9y
      Ida J 7/1874 m 9y 6-4 children
      Amy da 2/1892
      Fred C son 8/1893
      Harry E son 10/1894
      Geneva dau 6/1896
      Carl C son 5/1898
    Children 
     1. Amy Hunt,   b. Feb 1892, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Fred C Hunt,   b. Aug 1893, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Harry E Hunt,   b. Oct 1894, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Geneva Hunt,   b. Jun 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Carl C Hunt,   b. May 1898, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F15397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S45] James and Janet Lockhart.

    3. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.