Rachel Hunter

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Hunter was born on 13 October 1810, in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, her father, James M Hunter Jr, was 42 and her mother, Rachel Webber, was 35. She married Henry Leland J. Davis on 21 November 1825, in Knox, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. Her occupation is listed as weaver in Utah, Utah, United States. She died on 5 August 1882, in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Leland J. Davis
1804–1847
Rachel Hunter
1810–1882
Marriage: 21 November 1825
Larkin Davis
1826–1842
George Preston Davis
1828–1909
James Jordan Davis
1829–1903
Elizabeth Jane Davis
1831–1920
Charles Washington Davis
1833–1911
William Bradford Davis
1834–1850
Levi Washington Davis
1836–1860
Robert Houston Davis
1838–1895
Joseph Webster Davis
1840–1866
Julius Moses Davis
1842–1843
Mary Jane Davis
1844–1915
Henry Orson Davis
1846–1928

Sources (66)

  • Rachael Davis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Rachel Hunter - Church record: birth: 13 October 1810; Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
  • R Hunter, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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