Robert Tate Hunter

Brief Life History of Robert Tate

When Robert Tate Hunter was born on 5 February 1832, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Hunter, was 34 and his mother, Marina Blake, was 30. He married Caroline about 1857, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Meigs, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Logan Township, Wayne, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died on 1 February 1863, in At, Navsari, Gujarat, India, at the age of 30.

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Family Time Line

Robert Tate Hunter
1832–1863
Caroline
1841–1877
Marriage: about 1857
Mary Jane Hunter
1858–1945
Laura Clementine Hunter
1860–1899

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  • Robert T Hunter, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Rbt Tate Hunter - birth-name: Robert T Hunter
  • Legacy NFS Source: Rbt Tate Hunter - Military Service: from 1861 to 1863;

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World Events (6)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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Civil war soldier

Robert was a confederate soldier who served in the 12th regiment of the Missouri Infantry. Company E. and served as a corportal. M380 Roll 8. He died at Camp Morton. He probably didn't die in battle a …

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