Brief Life History of John Hiram
When John Hiram Hunter was born on 21 January 1833, in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Greenlee Hunter, was 22 and his mother, Lucinda Nash, was 19. He married Catharine Hall on 10 November 1853, in Fulton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Farmers Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 7 September 1907, in Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Table Grove Cemetery, Table Grove, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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- Jno H Hunter, "United States Census, 1870"
- John H Hunter, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
- John Hiram Hunter, "Find A Grave Index"
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1835
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Fulton, Illinois, United States
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.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
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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