Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Hunsaker was born on 11 August 1833, in Springhill, Springhill Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Hunsaker Sr., was 36 and her mother, Jane Swearingen, was 38. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Grant District, Marion, West Virginia, United States for about 40 years. She died on 16 June 1911, in Watson, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Clermont, Wayne Township, Marion, Indiana, United States.
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- Mary Hunsaker in household of John Hunsaker, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Hunsaker, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
- Deed from John Hunsaker heirs to James H Nuzm, Kate Watson 1887 8 acres
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Hunziker or of its German altered form Hunsicker . Compare Honsaker and Hunsucker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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