Andrew Jackson Hunter

Brief Life History of Andrew Jackson

When Andrew Jackson Hunter was born on 18 March 1815, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, John Hunter Sr, was 54 and his mother, Sarah Price, was 51. He married Lucy Ann Philpott about 1836, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in District 18, Callaway, Missouri, United States in 1860 and West Yellowstone, Gallatin, Montana, United States in 1880. He died on 19 April 1894, in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Jackson Hunter
1815–1894
Susannah Celeste "Susan" Murray
1835–1929
Marriage: 12 October 1858
Mary Lee Hunter
1859–1952
Davis Beauregard Hunter
1861–1930
Lizzie Kate Longstreet Hunter
1863–1947
Thomas Stonewall Jackson Hunter
1864–1875
Twin Girls Hunter
1865–1865
Montana Queen Hunter
1866–1866
Sallie Jane Price Hunter
1867–1938
Emma Sidney Johnson Hunter
1869–1874

Sources (28)

  • A J Hunter, "United States Census, 1850"
  • A J Hunter, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Andrew Jackson Hunter, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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.

Name Meaning

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’.

History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.

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

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Andrew Jackson Hunter Biography

ANDREW JACKSON HUNTER, M. D. — This excellent physician, influential citizen, esteemed public official and enterprising business man, whose useful life closed at Bozeman April 19, 1894, at the age of …

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