Person:John Hunt (1)

History of Worth County, Missouri page 776 John A. Hunt, the present affable proprietor of Hunt's Hotel, at Allendale, is a native of Union County, Indiana, where he was born July 22, 1827, being a son of William and Elizabeth Hunt, natives of North Carolina who early went to Indiana and subsequently settled in Union County, later moving to LaPorte County Indiana, where John A. was raised and educated. He was married in 1849 to Miss Sarah A. Dawson. She was born in Ohio but accompanied her parents when they moved to Michigan. John A. Hunt enlisted in September, 1862, in Company K, Seventy-fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was in the Perryville and Stone River Battles. He was mustered out in March, 1863, at Nashville, Tennessee, on account of disability. In 1865, he moved his family to Allendale, Worth County, Missouri, purchasing his present hotel. They have two children living: Mary (wife of J.N. Williams), and Nancy (wife of A.D. Jones). They have lost one child. Mr. Hunt is quite popular as a landlord, being thoroughly conversant with the wants of the guests and doing all in his power to make it agreeable and comfortable for his patrons. History of Lee County, Indiana page 658 John A. Hunt enlisted in Company K, 75th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and fought in Perryville and Stone River Battles. page 618 John A. Hunt, collector 1860-1861 for Paw Paw. Newspaper Unknown (Allendale, Missouri Newspaper?) John A. Hunt was born July 22, 1827 in Wayne county Indiana. At the age of 22 years, July 18, 1848, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Dawson in Cass county Michigan. They lived at LaPorte, Indiana, until August, 1851, when they removed to West Paw Paw, Lee County, Illinois, where they were on a farm until he enlisted in August, 1862 and went to the front. He was wounded at the first battle of Perryville October 8, 1862 and was taken to a hospital where he was sick with a fever and was discharged from the army in April 1863 and came home. In 1865 he and his family removed to Worth County, Missouri, and soon after that he was appointed as one of the three men on the board of registration to decide who were loyal and could properly have the right to vote. Judge Allison Conn says that he was very generous and not a partisan; though a radical Union man and an ex-soldier, yet he saw the justice of being lenient and the benefit of being liberal instead of being harsh and severe in the work of the reconstruction after the war. Mr. Conn says that in that time of bitter feeling between the staunch Union men and those who had sympathized with secession, Brother Hunt's motto was, "Justice and right for all." In 1867 he and Mrs. Hunt started a hotel business at Allendale and continued until 1898, 31 years. In 1884 he was elected probate Judge and served four years; again in 1898 he was elected to the same position and served acceptable in the duties of that office four more years. The universal opinion seems to be that John A. Hunt was a man of sterling integrity; one who honored his fellow men with noble and generous treatment; also he was a public spirited citizen and had at heart the progress and general welfare of all people; he stood for public good and to those in need he gave liberally. To Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were born three children, all daughers. The two oldest, Mrs. Mary Williams and Mrs. Nancy Jones have with their mother watched over and cared for their father for months past. The other child was born in 1866 and died at the age of 9 years. The aged widow, a companion for over sixty years is left to mourn but the two daughters remain to comfort and bless her while she lives. Mr. Hunt had seven brothers and two sisters, all are deadbut two brothers, James living at Maryville, Missouri, and Richard at Greenwood, Missouri. There are 32 grandchildren and many nephews and nieces and hosts of friends to mourn the loss of Uncle John. For many years Judge Hunt was a member of the Baptist church but later he became a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ and was baptized in the same August 10, 1887 by Elder H.A. Stebbins. The above account was given us by Elder Stebbins, who came from Lamoni, Iowa Friday morning to minister to Mr. Hunt in his last illness. Elder Stebbins was presiding elder for this district of his church for eight years.

1. ↑ Estep: Thomas, Sr. (c.1709-c.1772) of Frederick County, Maryland and His Descendents
   26, 12/29/06.