Thomas Gunter

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Gunter was born on 19 July 1808, in Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas N Gunter, was 29 and his mother, Mary Ware, was 30. He married Nancy Yates on 5 June 1830, in Putnam, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ravanna Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 9 April 1877, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Brantley Cemetery, Ravanna Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States.

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Thomas Gunter
1808–1877
Nancy Yates
1813–1906
Marriage: 5 June 1830
Mary Jane Gunter
1831–1873
William Anderson Gunter
1832–1860
Isaac N. Gunter
1835–
Sarah E. Gunter
1836–
John Fletcher Gunter
1838–1904
Rachel Ann Gunter
1840–1935
Marion Moses Gunter
1842–1927
Hinson H. Gunter
1845–1916
Morrison Gunter
1846–1860
Monroe Gunter
1848–1917
Wiley Dunn Gunter
1850–1900
Garret G. Gunter
1853–1939
Thomas Fillmore Gunter
1856–1878

Sources (15)

  • Thomas Gunter, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Thomas Gunter, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Thomas Gunter, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

German (mainly Günter) and English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gunter (Old French Gontier), composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + hari, heri ‘army’. Compare Guenter .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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