Josiah S Hunter

April 1854–
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Josiah S

When Josiah S Hunter was born in April 1854, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Hunter, was 31 and his mother, Phoebe Conklin, was 30. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Sarah M Austin. He lived in West Abington Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Waverly, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910.

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Family Time Line

Josiah S Hunter
1854–
Sarah M Austin
1854–1916
Leatha A. Hunter
1871–1933
Lonia Hunter
1876–
James Hunter
1878–
Clayton Hunter
1881–1970

Spouse and Children

Children

(4)

Parents and Siblings

Siblings

(11)

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1863
Age 9
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 9
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1886
Age 32
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

(1997: 51238;2007: 116149; 2010: 162440)Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.

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

Possible Related Names

Hunt
Huntress

Sources (7)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Josiah S Hunter - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Josiah S Hunter
  • Josiah Hunter in household of James Hunter, "United States Census, 1860"
  • J S in entry for Clayton Hunter and Edith Richards, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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