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- Susie Mae Hocker
- Hunter Shuler Long Holden
- Flora Jane Holden
- Hopple Family
- Hamilton Wellington Hunter
- James Boyd Hunter
- Joseph Richard Hunter
Hocker, Susie Mae
H260
1880 May 13 Born in Monroe, Adams County to Joseph & Jesteen (Sunier) Hocker Family Bible
1880 Census, Adams County, Monroe Township, IN, age 2 months
1890 Studied Catechism at Monroe Methodist Church, Rev. Foster
1897 Oct 5 Married Robert Benjamin McKeeman, M.D. in Decatur, Adams Co, IN,
Marriage Records of Adams County, IN., age 17
1898 Nov 28 Leland Stanford born, Monroe, IN, age 18
1900 Census, Adams County, Monroe, IN, age 20
1901 Nov 21 Baptized as adult, 3rd Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN, Church Records, age 21
1901 Jul 11 Lillian Theodosia born, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN, age 21
1901 533 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN, age 21
1901 Nov 24 Stan & Doad baptized 3rd Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN, age
1902 2103 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN
1904 Jan 12 Donald Harry Cook born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 24
1904 2020 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN, age 24
1906 May 6 Don baptized 3rd Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN, age 26
1907 Apr 18 Ruth Beatrice born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 27
1907 Oct 13 Ruth baptized 3rd Presbyterian Church, age 27
1908 Mar 14 Father, Joseph Hocker died, Monroe, IN in his drugstore, age 28
1910 Census, Allen County, Fort Wayne, IN age 29
1918 Office in home at 2020 Broadway, age 38
1920 Soundex 2020 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN, age 39 with Robert, age 45;
Stanford, 21; Theodosia, 18; Donald, 16; Ruth, 12
1924 June Son Stan graduated Indiana University School of Medicine, age 44
1925 Built new home at 724 Packard, Fort Wayne, IN, age 45
1925 Nov 1 Doad married James Boyd Hunter, Fort Wayne, IN, age 45
1926 Sister Aldeena died in Monroe (only sister), age 46
1926 Dec 27 Stan married Grace Keenan at Cathedral, Fort Wayne, IN, age 46
1926 Sister Mary Aldeena died, age 46
1926 Dec 19 Donald James born to Doad and Jim, first grandchild, Fort Wayne, IN
1927 Trip to Florida, age 47
1927 Feb 24 Ruth married Paul Cottrell, Fort Wayne, IN, age 47
1927 Nov 20 Stan and Grace have first child, Leland Stanford, Jr., grandchild
1929 Jun 11 Don married Eula Ruddell, Sullivan, IN, age 49
1929 Apr 14 Robert Franklin born to Ruth and Paul, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild
1930 Aug 21 Grace Joanne born to Stan and Grace, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild
1930 Oct 25 Maurice Edward born to Doad and Jim, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild
1931 Oct Son, Don, graduated Indiana University Medical School, age 51
1931 Nov 26 Joseph Richard born to Doad and Jim, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild
1932 Jan 30 Marilyn, first child of Don and Eula born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 52 grandchild
1935 Sep 18 Maryellen born to Stan and Grace, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild
1935 Nov 20 Ann born to Don and Eula, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild, age 55
1935 Nov 22 Infant, Ann, daughter of Don died, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild
1936 Feb 21 Grandson, Richard, son of Doad died, Fort Wayne, IN, age 56
1937 Mar 4 Husband, Robert B. McKeeman, M.D., died, Fort Wayne, IN, age 57
1938 Oct 22 Charlotte Sue born to Don and Eula, Fort Wayne, IN. grandchild, 58
1938 Fort Wayne City Directory Susie M (wid Robt B) h 724 W Packard av
1939 June 24 Mother, Jesteen Hocker died, Monroe, IN, age 59
1942 May 3 Living in Fort Wayne when brother John F. died, age 62
1943 Fort Wayne City Directory Susie M Mrs h 724 W Packard av, age 63
1943 June 8 Jane Anne Hunter born to Doad and Jim, Fort Wayne, IN, grandchild
1951 Dec 6 Brother, Otis or "Ton" died, Monroe, IN, age 71
1957 May 24 Living in Fort Wayne when brother Harvey H. died, age 77
1961 June Granddaughter, Jane, graduated high school and started Parkview School of Nursing
1962 May 7 Died at home, 724 Packard, heart attack, Family Bible & Church Rec
Buried at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN, age 81
CHILDREN OF SUSIE MAY HOCKER & ROBERT BENJAMIN MCKEEMAN, M.D.:
1. LELAND STANFORD MCKEEMAN b. 28 Nov 1898 d. 7 Oct 1963 m. Grace Keenan
2. LILLIAN THEODOSIA MCKEEMAN b. 11 Jul 1901 d. 6 Jun 1988 m. James B. Hunter
m. DeWitt C. Jones
3. DONALD HARRY COOK MCKEEMAN b. 12 Jan 1904 d. 4 Jul 1985 m. Eula Ruddell
4. RUTH BEATRICE MCKEEMAN b. 18 Apr 1907 d. 19 Feb 1994 m. Paul Cottrell
Descendants of Susie May * HOCKER
Generation No. 1
1. SUSIE MAY *4 HOCKER (JOSEPH *3, STEPHEN *2, STEPHEN *1) was born 13
May 1880 in Monroe, Adams County, Indiana, and died 07 May 1962 in Fort
Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She married ROBERT BENJAMIN * MCKEEMAN 05
October 1897 in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, son of DAVID MCKEEMAN and
MARGARET MCCONAHEY.
Children of SUSIE HOCKER and ROBERT MCKEEMAN:
i. LELAND STANFORD5 MCKEEMAN, b. 28 November 1898, Monroe, Adams
County, Indiana; d. 07 October 1963, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne
Township, Indiana; m. MARY GRACE KEENAN, 27 December 1926, Cathedral,
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
ii. LILLIAN THEODOSIA "DOAD" * MCKEEMAN, b. 11 July 1901, Fort Wayne,
Allen County, Indiana; d. 06 June 1988, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona; m.
(1) JAMES BOYD * HUNTER, 01 November 1925, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana;
m. (2) DEWITT CLINTON JONES, 06 July 1967, Atlanta, Georgia.
iii. DONALD HARRY COOK MCKEEMAN, b. 12 January 1904, Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Wayne Township, Indiana; d. 04 July 1985, Fort Wayne, Allen County,
Wayne Township, Indiana; m. EULA RUDDELL, 11 June 1929, Sullivan, Indiana.
iv. RUTH BEATRICE MCKEEMAN, b. 18 April 1907, Fort Wayne, Allen County,
Wayne Township, Indiana; d. 17 February 1994, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana;
m. PAUL O'NEIL COTTRELL, 24 February 1927, 3rd Presbyterian, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
THE 1979 HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY, IN. McKeeman-Hocker
THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA, page 376. Robert B. McKeeman, M.D. has found in his native county ample field for successful achievement in his exacting profession and has won secure place as a representative physician and surgeon in the city of Fort Wayne. He was born near Hoagland, Allen county, on February 27, 1874, a son of David C. and Margaret (McConahey) McKeeman, natives of County Antrim, Ireland. David C. Mckeeman was reared and educated in Ireland and came to America when a young man. He remained for a time in the vicinity of Albany, New York, and then came to Indiana and purchased a farm near Hoagland, Allen county. He became one of the prosperous exponents of agricultural and live-stock industry in this county and here he and his wife passed the residue of their lives--possessed of those sterling attributes of character that invariably beget popular confidence and respect. Mr. McKeeman was a Republican in politics and both he and his wife were lifelong members of the Presbyterian church. Of their children the first three--John, Catherine and Margaret--are deceased; Jennie is the wife of Henry Dauer, of Decatur, this state; Nancy is the wife of Robert Mercer, of Poe, Allen county; Belle and James are deceased; William, Alexander, Ella and David C. Jr., reside in Fort Wayne; and Dr. Robert B., of this review, is the youngest of the number. Passing his childhood and early youth on the home farm, Doctor McKeeman made good use of the advantages of the public schools in the village of Hoagland and thereafter attended Taylor University, at Upland,this state, and the normal school at Marion. After two years of successful service as a teacher in the schools of Allen county he was able to follow the course of his ambition and to enter the Fort Wayne Medical College, which is now an integral part of the medical department of the University of Indiana. In this institution he was graduated in 1897, and, after thus receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine, engaged in practice at Monroe, Adams county, where he remained until 1900, since which time he has been engaged in practice in Fort Wayne, where he has developed a substantial and representative professional business. The Doctor is identified with the Allen County Medical Society. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, he and his wife are members of the Third Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne, and in the time-honored Masonic fraternity he has received the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. October 5, 1897, was made an eventful day in the life of Doctor McKeeman, since then was solemnized his marriage to Miss Susan M. Hocker, a daughter of Joseph and Jesteen Hocker, of Monroe, Adams county, and the four children of this union are L. Stanford, Lillian Theodosia, Donald H.C. and Ruth Beatrice.
THE 1979 HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA by Heller. Robert B. McKeeman, M.D., was born at Hoagland, Ind. the son of David C. and Margaret (McConahey) McKeeman. He attended the local schools in and around Hoagland until 1891. At that time he attended Taylor University located at Upland, Ind. In 1892, he attended Marion College at Marion. From 1893 until 1895, he taught school in Hoagland and in 1895, he entered the Fort Wayne Medical College, graduating in 1897. After completing medical school, he moved to Monroe, to begin the practice of medicine. At Monroe he met Miss Susie May Hocker, and in 1897 they were married. The parents of Susie Hocker were Joseph and Justine Hocker. Joseph Hocker was the druggist in Monroe. In 1900, Dr. McKeeman left Monroe and moved to Fort Wayne. Dr. and Mrs. McKeeman were the parents of four children: L. Stanford, Theodosia, Donald and Ruth. His two sons followed in the medical profession, both graduating from the Indiana University Medical School, one in 1924 and one in 1929. Dr. Robert McKeeman was a member of the Allen Co. Medical Society, the Tri-State Society of Medicine, the Indiana State Medical Society, and The American Medical Society. He was a lifetime member of the Presbyterian church. In politics, he was a Republican. He was a Blue Lodge Mason, 32nd degree Scottish Rite, and a member of the Shrine organization. Dr. McKeeman died in 1937, and was buried in Lindenwood cemetery at Fort Wayne. His wife, Susan, died in 1962, and is also buried at Lindenwood cemetery.
HISTORY OF THE MAUMEE RIVER BASIN. Among the native sons of Allen county who have here attained gratifying recognition and success in the medical profession is the subject of this review, who is one of the representative physicians and surgeons of the younger generation in the city of Fort Wayne, where he has his office at 1608 Calhoun street, and his residence at 2020 Broadway. Dr. McKeeman was born in the village of Hoagland, Madison township, this county, on the 27th of February, 1874, and is a son of David C. and Margaret A. (McConnaha) McKeeman, both of whom were born in Ireland, whence they came to America with their respective parents when children. The father followed the vocation of farmer until the time of his death, in 1876. His widow survived him by many years, her death occurring in 1894. They became the parents of twelve children, of whom eight are living. Dr. McKeeman secured his preliminary educational discipline in the public schools of Madison township, after which he availed himself of the advantagesafforded in Taylor University, in Fort Wayne, and the Indiana State Normal School at Marion, after leaving which latter institution he devoted his attention to teaching in the schools of his native county for a period of two years, meeting with marked success in his pedagogic labors but utilizing this profession simply as a means to an end, as he had decided to adopt the calling to which he is now devoted. In 1894 he was matriculated in the Fort Wayne College of Medicine, in which well equipped institution he completed the prescribed courses in medicine and surgery, being graduated as a member of the class of 1897 and receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine. In view of his standing in his profession it is pleasing to revert to the fact that he is not only a native of Allen county but also, that he received his technical training in a local institution. Immediately after his graduation the Doctor opened an office in Monroe, Adams county, and while he was necessarily called upon to serve the customary novitiate in his profession it was not unduly prolonged, and his success and prestige have been cumulative in character, so that he stands well to the front among the able, popular and successful young physicians of his native county, giving his attention to general practice. He remained in practice in Monroe until 1900, when he located in Fort Wayne, where he has since followed the work of his profession. he is a close and appreciative student, being duly conservative in his attitude but ever standing ready to avail himself of those agencies and advanced methods which meet the approval of his judgment. He is an affiliate of the American Medical Association, the Indiana State Medical Society, the Fort Wayne Medical Society and the Fort Wayne Academy of Medicine, and he finds time and opportunity to avail himself of the advantages of each. Though never active in the realm of practical politics, the Doctor is a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party and he is essentially progressive and public-spirited as a citizen. On the 5th of October, 1897, Dr. McKeeman was united in marriage to Miss Susie May Hocker, of Monroeville, and they have three children, Leland Stanford, Lillian Theodosia and Donald Harry Cook.
MARYELLEN HOWER'S BOOK: Robert Benjamin born 27 Feb 1874 Hoagland, Ind. Married 5 Oct 1897 Susie May Hocker born 13 May 1880 Died 4 Mar 1937 buried Lindenwood Cemetery, Ft. Wayne Ind Children: Leland Stanford born 28 Nov 1898 Lillian Theodosia born 11 July 1901 Donald H.C. born 12 Jan 1904 Ruth Beatrice born 18 April 1907 The next page is a copy of an Allen County History, on Dr. Robert McKeeman, his education and background.
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS
1880 Federal Census Indiana, Adams County, French Township
Hocker, Joseph W M 32 Cooper OH GER GER
Justine W F 31 Wife Keeping house IN FR FR
Mary W F 10 Daughter At home IN OH IN
John W M 8 Son IN OH IN
Charles W M 6 Son IN OH IN
Harvey W M 2 Son IN OH IN
Susan W F 1/12 Daughter IN OH IN (age 1/12)
Mary W F 18 Sister Servant OH GER GER
1900 FEDERAL SOUNDEX INDIANA
McKeeman, Robert B
Feb 1874 26 Indiana
Adams Monroe Twp
McKeeman, Susie May 1880 20 IN (age 20)
Leland S. Nov 1898 1 IN
1910 FEDERAL CENSUS INDIANA, ALLEN COUNTY, WAYNE TOWNSHIP, P.790
McKeeman, Robert 36 M Physician IN IRE IRE
Susie M. 29 F IN OH IN (age 29)
Stanford 11 M IN IN IN
Theodosia 8 F IN IN IN
Donald 6 M IN IN IN
Ruth 2 F IN IN IN
1920 SOUNDEX IN
1920 Soundex IN M255
McKeeman, Robert B. Vol. 5, E.D. 56, Sheet 17, Line 58
Color W, Age 45, Birthplace IN
Allen Fort Wayne Broadway 2020
McKeeman, Susie W 39 IN (age 40)
Stanford 21 IN
Theodosia 18 IN
Donald 16 IN
Ruth 12 IN
1920 FEDERAL CENSUS
1920 Federal Census Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN
2020 Broadway
MCKEEMAN, Robert Head 45 IN IRE IRE Doctor General Medicine
Susie Wife 39 IN OH IN (age 39)
Stanford Son 21 IN IN IN
Theodosia Dtr 18 IN IN IN
Donald Son 16 IN IN IN
Ruth Dtr 12 IN IN IN
Allen County, Indiana Will Book 3, Page 236
CITIZENS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ALLEN CO IN (SON) L.S. MCKEEMAN, PHYSICIAN 302 Wayne Pharmacal Building, Ft. Wayne, Indiana L(eland) S(tanford) McKeeman, b. at Monroe, Adams Co., Ind., Nov. 28, 1898; s. of Dr. Robert Benjamin and Susan Mae (Hocker) McKeeman Dr. Robert Benjamin McKeeman, b. in Madison Twp., Allen Co., Ind., in 1874. His parnets, David C. and Margaret (McConahey) McKeeman, came, with two children, from County Antrim, Ireland, to America, and settled on a farm near Hoagland, Madison Twp., Allen Co., Ind. David C. McKeeman was a Republican, and both he and his wife were lifelong members of the Presbyn. Ch. They were the parents of 12 children, of whom 10 were born in America. Dr. Robert Benjamin McKeeman was the youngest child. He graduated from the Ft. Wayne Medical Coll, with an M.D. deg., in 1897, and began the practice of medicine at Monroe, Ind., where he remained 2 years. He then came to Ft. Wayne, where he conducted a general practice of his profession until his death, which occurred in 1937. He was a staff mem. of the Lutheran Hosp., and the Methodist Episcopal Hosp. He was a Republican, and a mem. of the following: Blue Lodge, F. and A.M., Consistory (32nd deg.), and Shrine; American Med. Assn.; Ind. State Med. Assn.; Ft. Wayne (Allen County) Med. Soc.; and Third Presbyn. Ch., of Ft. Wayne. On Oct. 5, 1897, he married Susan Mae Hocker, who was b. at Monroe, Ind., in 1881. Her parents, Joseph and Justine Hocker, are decd. Joseph Hocker was a druggist at Monroe. He served with the Union Army in the Civil War.
OBITUARY (Age 82) Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 7 May 1962 Rites Wednesday for Mrs. McKeeman Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Klaehn Funeral Home for Mrs. R.B. McKeeman, 81, who died at 10 a.m. at her residence, 724 Packard Ave. She was the widow of Dr. R.B. McKeeman. Rev. Robert R. Bieber will officiate and burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon today. Born in Monroe, Mrs. McKeeman was a resident of Fort Wayne for 62 years. She was a member of the Third Presbyterian Church, the Dywyki Club, the White Cross Guild at Methodist Memorial Hospital, the Emmanuel Class of the church and the Stitch and Chatter Club. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Donald H. and Dr. L. Stanford McKeeman, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Mrs. Paul Cottrell and Mrs. James Hunter, both of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Charles Hocker, Decatur.
Submitted before 2009 by Jane Hunter Hodgson, Tucson, Arizona: janehunterhodgson@comcast.net
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/d/Jane-Hodgson/index.html, see also the Hunter Hodgson Webpage 2004 archive
Holden Hunter Shuler Long, Eva Nellie
H435
1873 July 17 Born in Findlay, Ohio to Pearson B. & Flora A. (Barnhill) Holden
Certified birth record IGI
1875 Aug 9 Sister, Sarah Jane born, Findlay, Ohio, age 2
1877 Sep 30 Brother, William Reed born, Findlay, Ohio, age
1878-1883 Father sued for bad debts to numerous persons in Findlay, OH
1880 Census, Hancock County, Liberty Twp, Findlay, age 6
Father not supporting family, mother forced to depend on the charity of friends
1887 May Parents divorced, father cannot be located, thought to be out state, Eva 14 years old
1891 Dec 31 Married James Boyd Hunter, age 18
1893 Jan 3 Flora Jane born, Chicago, IL, age 20
1896 Feb Frederick born, Chicago, IL, age 23
1897 Nov Hamilton Wellington born, Chicago, IL, age 24
1900 206 Gladys Ave., Chicago, IL, age 26
1900 Feb 17 Husband died in Chicago, IL, age 27 549 San Francisco, LaPorte, IN Scipio Township
1900 June 19 James Boyd born, Chicago, IL, age 27
1903 April 14 Mother died Riverside Village, Chicago, IL, age 30
1904 Mar 18 Frederick died, Valparaiso, IN, 8 years, peritonitis, age 31
Sold encyclopedias in Valparaiso, IN
1905 Moved to Fort Wayne, IN, age 32
1908 Chicago City Directory Hunter, Eva N Mrs. solcr 804 106 Lasalle h Valparaiso Ind
1910 Census, Shuler Allen County, IN
1910 Oct 11 Married Charles W. Shuler, 2627 Holton Ave., Fort Wayne, IN, age 37
1911 Aug 2 Lillian Florence born, Holton Ave., Fort Wayne, IN, age 38
1911-1914 Jennie living home teaching school
1914 Moved to 2545 Maple Place, Fort Wayne, IN, age 41
1915 Dec 2 William Reed born, 2545 Maple Place, age 42
1916 Hamilton, clerk at Bowser's, James clerk at Wayne Stamp, age 43
1917 Apr 3 Father died, Albuquerque, NM, age 44
1920 Census, 2545 Maple Place with Charles Shuler, Lillian, William, Hamilton (not James) & roomer, Clarissa Gillingham, age 47
1920-1921 Divorced Charles W. Shuler, age 47
1924 Saleslady at Hilgeman & Schaaf, age 50
1928 Personal & Poll Tax, Allen County, IN F 57 46 30 Perry
1931 Married Willard Long, Fort Wayne, IN, age 58
1933 Lived 926 Colerick, sold real estate, age 60
1933 June 20 Died of heart disease in Fort Wayne, IN, Certificate of Death
Buried from Klaehn Funeral Home Fort Wayne, IN in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Descendants of Eva Nellie * HOLDEN
Generation No. 1 1. EVA NELLIE *4 HOLDEN (PEARSON BUNYAN *3, PEARSON * BUNYAN REV2,
BENJAMIN *1) was born 17 July 1873 in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, and
died 20 June 1933 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She married (1)
JAMES BOYD * HUNTER 31 December 1891 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, son
of HAMILTON HUNTER and SARAH MULLIGAN. She married (2) CHARLES WESLEY
SHULER 11 October 1910 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township,
Indiana. She married (3) WILLARD C. LONG 1931 in Fort Wayne, Allen County,
Wayne Township, Indiana.
Children of EVA HOLDEN and JAMES HUNTER:
i. FLORA JANE "JANE"5 HUNTER, b. 03 January 1893, Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois; d. 01 July 1980, Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri; m.
ARTHUR LAUDEL, 20 May 1914.
ii. FREDERICK HUNTER, b. February 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; d.
18 March 1904, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
iii. HAMILTON WELLINGTON HUNTER, b. 21 November 1897, Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois; d. August 1987, Naples, Collier County, Florida; m. (1)
DENNA BERNICE BOCKMAN, 05 August 1920; m. (2) VIRGINIA ELIZABETH GARR, 1941.
iv. JAMES BOYD * HUNTER, b. 19 June 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois;
d. 31 October 1954, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. LILLIAN THEODOSIA "DOAD" * MCKEEMAN,
01 November 1925, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
Children of EVA HOLDEN and CHARLES SHULER are:
v. LILLIAN FLORENCE5 SHULER, b. 02 August 1911, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana;
m. (1) JOHN PUTMAN; m. (2) VIRGIL LESTER KELLOGG; m. (3) JOHN SILLAWAY.
vi. WILLIAM REED SHULER, b. 02 December 1915, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana;
d. 13 November 1995, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
NARRATIVE BY JANE HUNTER HODGSON This account of the life of Eva Nellie Holden was written in 1991 by her granddaughter, Jane Anne Hunter Hodgson, daughter of James Boyd Hunter. Sources were birth and death certificates as well as first hand accounts from Eva's daughter, Lillian Shuler Sillaway, Eva's daughter-in-law, Theodosia McKeeman Hunter, and Paul Cottrell who knew the family in Woodburn, Indiana. The actual occurrences described are facts. Eva's crying as she put on her bridal gown was related to Lillian by Eva herself, as well as the love she eventually kindled for James. Theodosia and Paul both told of her working at the Barnhill Sanatarium. Some of the connecting ideas were fabricated according to the explanations given to the author by the witnesses. Jane Anne Hunter Hodgson I was born on the 23rd of August in the year 1873 in Findlay, Ohio. I was the first of three children born to my parents, Pearson Benjamin Holden and Flora Anne Barnhill. My father operated a grist mill in Findlay, and he had come from the neighboring county, Putnam county, to marry my mother whose family had lived in Findlay for a number of years. My mother and daddy had just lived through the traumatic years of the Civil War as they were growing up. Father's father had died in 1867. Grandad was a rather well-known personage in this part of Ohio. His name was also Pearson Benjamin Holden. He was a preacher in the United Brethren Church. Having been born in Virginia he took a pro-slavery stance against his church body. My mother and father were married, and about a year later I was born. I soon had a brother, William Reed, and a sister, Jennie. We grew up and went to school in Findlay. We went to the Presbyterian Church where the Barnhills attended for years. In 1887 my parents were divorced. My mother was having a very hard time holding the family together since my father was down in Georgia and not sending any money for the family's expenses. When I was about 18 years old, a man came through our town. His name was James Boyd Hunter. He was a furniture manufacturer in Chicago. He talked about so many far away places like Chicago, the big city with all of its modern conveniences. He talked about Canada where he was born in a city called London. I was fascinated with all that he had to say, and I think he thought that I was very pretty. He started courting me. Because he was almost 20 years older than me, my mother tried to put a stop to his bringing me flowers. That made me want to see him even more. My mama said that if his intentions were honorable, he should marry me, and so it happened just all very fast. On New Years Eve, 1891, we were married. I cried as I was putting on my bridal gown. I think I was suddenly afraid to leave the comfort and love of my family to go with this "stranger" to the huge city of Chicago. I was not even sure as I started down the aisle that I really loved him, and I feared that I was making a terrible mistake. but it was too late for second thoughts. I took the plunge and soon we were headed off on my first ride away from all that I had ever known. Chicago was such a big city. I loved the excitement! We lived just a few blocks from Jim's business. He owned the furniture business with another man named McCue. I soon had a new friend, Mrs. McCue. I was very thankful for her friendship, especially a few months later when I began feeling ill every morning. I suspected that maybe I would have a child. Mrs. McCue helped me through the days when I felt so poorly, and to my joy and Jim's joy, Flora Jane Hunter was born on the 3rd of January 1893. My days were filled with the fun of watching Janie grow. Jim went off to the facctory every day and also traveled around on the trains to neighboring states looking for outlets for the furniture. I was busy shopping and cooking and minding the house every day. When I went to bed at night, I was exhausted. I would fall asleep listening to the clop of horses hoofs on the streets outside. It seemed that in Chicago, someone was always coming or going, even in the middle of the night. In 1895 my mother moved to Chicago to be with me and I was thankful to have her with me. My sister moved over too and Sarah Jane married a Mr. Bates. They lived in Riverside village. Mama would spend part of her time with me and part with Jennie. On the 25th of February, 1896, we again had to call out the doctor in the middle of the night to come to the house. Our second child, a boy named Frederick was born. Now when I walked down to the butcher shop or the fruit store, I had Janie in tow and little Fred in the baby buggy. A picnic in the park was sometimes a treat in those days. It was not long before those familiar symptoms returned, and on the 21st of November, 1897, Hamilton Wellington was born. We named him for my husband's father who had been the superintendent of schools in Toronto and London, Ontario. (He was born in Ireland and came to Canada with his parents as a young boy.) In October of 1899, I told my loving husband that I suspected that child number 4 was on the way. He was delighted as always. He was a great support to me and a wonderful father to his children. I had grown to love him very much. We had such a beautiful Christmas that year, with just the perfect toy for Jane and Fred and Ham. Mama met a nice man here in Chicago named Wellington Bennett, and I was very happy for her when they decided to marry. I will never forget that day in February, 1900. It had snowed, and I was stuck in the house with the children. I was already getting my very rounded figure back with five months of baby proceeding as expected. When the officer came onto the doorstep, I couldn't imagine why he would come to my house. He tried to soften the blow with his words, but the shock could have killed me when he said that Jim had been found dead on a Michigan Central train here in Chicago at about noon. He was taken off to a hospital, and the policeman said that the doctors would have a report later on about what had happened. Things had never appeared so bleak as they did on that day in 1900. What wasI to do? I did send word to some good friends who had moved just over the Indiana line into LaPorte. They came over and helped me through those days. We took his body to the Congregational Church, and buried him in Rosehill Cemetery. I wondered where I could go and what I could do next. My doctor said I must take good care of myself or risk losing the baby that I carried inside me. I know Jim would not have wanted anything to happen to his child, so I waited out the next four months there in our rented house in Chicago. On the 19th of June, 1900, James Boyd Hunter was born, named for the father who would never see him grow and mature. I now had my hands full, and felt overwhelmed with the prospects of living without a man in the city. My friend who had moved to Indiana was now in a small town called Valporaiso. She wrote and encouraged me to come there. So, as soon as I got back on my feet after the birth, I began to pack up all that I owned for the move by horse and buggy to Valporaiso, Indiana. It was not easy. The money that the McCues sent helped but I knew that I could not raise four children on that money. I began to look for some kind of work. One day I met a man who was selling encyclopedias, door to door. He told me how he got his job and put me in touch with the people who offered me a job selling. It was a struggle to balance caring for the family and working. But Jane was now ten years old, so she could help with the younger ones while I went off to bring in some money. I tried my hand at a variety of jobs in those days. It was always the most difficult to hold a job when the children were sick. They, of course, had their share of childhood sicknesses. It was always a concern when the little ones were ill. I loved my children more than anything else in the world. On the 14th of April I received word that my Mama had died in Riverside Village. She had only three years of happiness with her new husband. In 1904, little Fred came down with a horrible stomachache one day. By the middle of the night, I knew it was serious. The town doctor came over early in the morning to see him. He told us what to do. Jane and I nursed him round the clock. All of the children gathered around and tried to comfort him, but when he began to burn with fever and his speech became the ramblings of delirium, we were so frightened. Our beloved little Fred passed away that day. It was like losing a part of my own heart. We were irreconcilable. In 1907 we moved to Woodburn, Indiana. My mother's brother was a physician in Laotto and Woodburn. He had a sanitarium there, the Barnhill Sanatarium. I felt that if we moved there, I could work at the Sanatarium, and things would ease up financially for the raising of my children. It was becoming more and more difficult, and the doctor said that he would pay for my two boys to go to Howe Military School if I came to work for him. I felt this would be such a wonderful opportunity for Ham and Jim that I eagerly accepted the offer. The move was made, and the two boys were sent off to school. I was put to work selling insurance so that people who bacame ill could be cared for in my uncle's sanatarium. The years passed so quickly, and the children grew up so fast. In 1908, I met a man named Charles Wesley Shuler. We began to fall in love, and I realized that he wanted to marry me. It had seemed out of the question in the past that I could marry again since I had always put my children's needs first, but it now seemed to be the proper thing, and I was ready to get on with my own life. We were married in 1910. On the 2nd of August, 1911, Lillian Florence was born into our family. By now Jane was a grown up young lady. I had saved the money to send her to finishing school. We were now living on Holton Avenue in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ham was attending high school. Jim was just eleven years old. My marriage to Charles was rocky, but on the 2nd of December 1915, our son William was born. Charles was not around much to help me with the children. But I was used to managing on my own, so that was not a new challenge for me. I could see that our marriage would not work out. Eventually, we were divorced. I now had Jim still at home and the two little ones. I loved my children very much so continued to work and to care for them. Jim was in Fort Wayne High School when the war broke out in 1914. He went off to the Navy in 1917, and Ham did too. Those were long years until he returned from the war. Lillian and Bill and I were so overjoyed to see them return. In the early 1920's we moved to a house on Maple Place. When Jim married Theodosia McKeeman, they bought a little house on the same little court across the street from us. I saw my first grandchildren born. Jane married Arthur Laudel, and they moved to Kansas City. There in Fort Wayne in those years of my life, I was introduced by a friend to the Christian Science religion. I knew when I learned the principles of this new found religion that God had really helped me through all of the rough spots in my life and that he was really in charge of my life and health and mind. It was with jubilation that I embraced these teachings and passed them on to Lillian. I told Lillian that when Jane was younger, I was able to send her to finishing school. I could not do that for Lillian, but I believe I gave her a better gift, and that was in the promises of God to his people. It filled me with happiness to see Lillian grow and mature in her faith. In 1931 I was married to Willard Long. Now that all of my children were grown, this seemed an ideal time for finding some new happiness in my life. Note: On June 20, 1933, Eva Nellie died in Fort Wayne of a myocardial failure. She was buried per her own wish at the side of her first husband, James Boyd Hunter in Chicago, Illinois.
HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HOTTEL. by W.D. Huddle
P.723 EVA N. HOLDEN, b. at Findlay, O., July 17, 1873; m. first, Dec. 31, 1891, JAMES B. HUNTER, b. Mar. 8, 1853; d. Feb. 23, 1900. He was a manufacturer at Chicago, Ill. where the children were born. Second, m. Oct. 11, 1910, CHARLES W. SHULER, b. at Troy, O., May 17, 1871, a salesman, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Her daughter, Lillian says she would probably like to be remembered for her love for all of her children. She also says that her mother laughed most every day. Eva Nellie found Christian Science and passed her religion on to Lillian, a "gift from God." Lillian says that this has been her life, and that though her mother could not afford to send her to a finishing school as she did Jane, she gave her a greater gift.
FORT WAYNE CITY DIRECTORY 1913, Shuler, Charles W (Eva N), landscape architect, h 2629 Holton av.
1914, Shuler, Charles W (Eva N), landscape architect, h 2545 Maple pl.
1917, Shuler, Charles W (Eva), h 2545 Maple Pl.
1918, Shuler, Charles W (Eva), stock seller, h 2545 Maple pl.
1919, Shuler, Charles W (Eva), slsmn, h 2545 Maple Place
1922, Shuler, Mrs. Eva N. h 2545 Maple pl.
1924, Shuler, Mrs. Eva N. slslady Hilgeman & Schaaf, h 2545 Maple pl.
1880 FEDERAL CENSUS, HANCOCK COUNTY, LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO
Holden, Pearson W M 38 Runs grist mill OH VA VA
Flora A. W F 24 Keeps house OH OH OH
Eva N. W F 6 At home OH OH OH (age 6)
Sarah J. W F 4 At home OH OH OH
William R. W M 2 At home OH OH OH
1900 FEDERAL CENSUS, COOK COUNTY, CHICAGO (age 27)
206 Gladys Ave.
Hunter, Eva U 26 July 1873 OH (age 27)
Flora J. 7 Jan 1893 IL
Frederick A. 4 Feb 1896 IL
Hamilton 2 Nov 1897 IL
Siddall, Mary I. 44 Mar 1856 OH (Eva's aunt, daughter of Jos.
Barnhill)
1910 FEDERAL CENSUS (age 37) CHECK NAME SHULER IN ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA
1920 FEDERAL CENSUS, FORT WAYNE, WAYNE TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA
2545 Maple Place
SHULER, Charles Head 48 OH PA OH Traveling Salesman Business College
Eva Wife 45 OH OH OH (age 47)
Lillian Dtr 8 IN OH OH
William Son 4 IN OH OH
HUNTER, Hamilton Step-son IL CAN OH Traveling Agent Business College
GILLINGHAM, Clarissa Roomer 70 IL MD PA
OBITUARY (Age 60) JOURNAL GAZETTE, FORT WAYNE, IN June 20, 1933 2:4 Long Mrs. Eva Nellie Long, 59, died at 12:35 o'clock Tuesday morning at the residence at 926 Colerick street, after a six months illness of heart disease. The deceased had been a resident of this city for the past 28 years, and was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist. Survivors include the husband, W.O. Long, five children, James B. Hunter, Hamilton Hunter and William Shuler, all of this city; Mrs. Lester Kellogg of Columbia City and Mrs. Arthur Laudell of Kansas City, Mo., one sister, Mrs. Jennie Waltenberger of Hicksville, O.; one brother W.R. Holden of Detroit, Mich., and seven grandchildren. The body was removed to Klaehn & Sons funeral home where funeral services will be held at a time to be announced later.
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Holden, Flora Jane
1893 Jan 3 Born in Chicago IL to James Boyd Hunter and Eva Nellie Holden
born at home 1170 Washington Blvd
Attended Pillsbury Academy for four years
1911 Living with mother at 2627 Holton Ave. Fort Wayne, IN teacher
1912 Living with mother at 2627 Holton Ave. Fort Wayne, IN teacher
1913 Living with mother at 2627 Holton Ave. Fort Wayne, IN teacher
1914 Living with mother at 2545 Maple Place Fort Wayne, IN teacher
1914 Married Arthur Laudel of Excelsior Springs, MO
Son Arthur born (only child)
Lived for rest of life in Kansas City, Clay County, MO
1980 July Died in Kansas City, Clay County, MO
Descendants of Flora Jane "Jane" HUNTER Generation No. 1 1. FLORA JANE "JANE"4 HUNTER (JAMES BOYD *3, HAMILTON *2, ALEXANDER *1) was born 03 January 1893 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and died 01 July 1980 in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri. She married ARTHUR LAUDEL 20 May 1914, son of ARTHUR LAUDEL. Child of FLORA HUNTER and ARTHUR LAUDEL is: i. ARTHUR5 LAUDEL.
HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HOTTEL by W.D. Huddle Sarah Jane Hunter, b. Jan. 3, 1893; attended Pillsbury Academy four years; m. May 20, 1914, Arthur Laudell, b. at Excelsior Springs, Mo., 1885. A member of the American League and is a realtor in Kansas City, Mo.
BIRTH Birth Certificate Cook County, Illinois Hunter F, 1st child of this mother, Jan. 3rd 1893, 2 p.m. Place of birth 1170 Washington Bd Residence of mother same Father Nationality: Canada London, age 32 Mother Nationality: USA Findlay, OH, age 19 Mother Eva N. Hunter Maiden Name: Eva N. Holden Father Jas B. Hunter Occupation: Furniture manufacturer Attendants: Mrs. Hunter, 1170 Washington January 7th, 1893 J.J. Alderson, M.D., 259 W 12th St.
1900 FEDERAL CENSUS, COOK COUNTY, CHICAGO (age 27) 206 Gladys Ave. Hunter, Eva U 26 July 1873 OH (age 27) Flora J. 7 Jan 1893 IL Frederick A. 4 Feb 1896 IL Hamilton 2 Nov 1897 IL Siddall, Mary I. 44 Mar 1856 OH (Eva's aunt, daughter of Jos. Barnhill)
FORT WAYNE CITY DIRECTORY 1911 Hunter, Jennie, teacher, 2627 Holton Ave. 1912, Hunter, Jane, teacher, h 2627 Holton av. 1913, Hunter, Jane, h 2629 Holton av. 1914, Hunter, Jane, h 2545 Maple pl. 1916, no listing 1933 Living at Kansas City, Mo. when mother died 1938 Living at Kansas City, Mo.
SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX LAUDEL, FLORA 488-68-3489 (MO) b. 03 Jan 1893 d. Jul 1980 lr. 64114 (Kansas City, Clay, MO)
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Hopple Family
B-1 George Hopple, b 1-24-1791 PA, d 12-6-1871 Allen Co.
IN, m Margaret, b 7-8-1790 KY, d 7-24-1869. The Hopples moved from Allen Co to Adams Co, before 1839, when they sold some land to their dau and her husband, Hugh & Sarah O'Hara.
They also sold land to dau, Anna and husband Michael Roe.
George purchased land from the Fort Wayne Land Office:
78.92 acres with receipt #2577,
40 acres with #2648,
84.92 with #2234,
69.66 with #2235,
67.19 acres #7334,
40 acres #6818,
173.2 acres #17927
for a total of 553.89 acres, all in the southern part of the county, near the border of Adams Co. None of this land was purchased with a military land warrant.
When George and Margaret sold land 10 Nov 1835, the deed was witnessed by Anna Hopple. Anna could be George’s mother, as their daughter Anna would not have been of a legal age. A gazetteer of 1862 shows a George Hopple in Washington Twp, Allen Co, probably the one born 1810 PA, as shown in the 1860 census.
This George bought land in Washington Twp, in the NW part of Allen County, IN in 1836.
It is not known if this man is related or not. George and Margaret are in Preble Twp, Adams Co, IN in the 1860 census.
Some Roechi are with them, and daughter Anna, now married to Morton, is living next door.
Both George and Margaret are buried in Bethel Cem in the Southern part of Allen Co, IN. Have a picture of their headstones.
C-1 Anna Hopple, b 10-22-1818 OH, d 2-26-1890, m 12-26-1836 Adams Co to Michael Roe, b 1811, d 4-18-1854.
Both bur Bethel Cem, Allen Co. They show 1850 census living in Preble. Anna married 2nd Michael Morton, b 1809 VA.
He had several children by an earlier marriage.
They were living next to George and Margaret in Preble Twp, Adams Co in the 1860 census.
D-1 Elizabeth Roe, b 1838
D-2 Margaret Roe, b April 1840, d 7-3-1841, bur Bethel Cem.
D-3 Joel Roe, b 1843 Adams Co, d 1881
D-4 Lydia Roe, b 1845 Adams Co.
D-5 Adam Roe, b 1847
D-6 George Roe, b 1849
D-7 Sarah Ann Roe, b 1853
D-8 Emeline Morton, b 1859
C-2 Sarah Hopple, b 1820 OH, m 1-1-1839 Adams Co, IN to Hugh O'Hara, b 1812 Wayne Co, OH,
son of Hugh O'Hara.
It is not known when they died, but they were found in Marion Twp in Allen Co as late as 1870. Hugh voted in Pleasant Twp 1841.
Had to be either naturalized or born in the U. S.
D-1 Susannah O'Hara, b 1837 IN
D-2 Olive Ann O'Hara, b 12-27-1839 IN, d 5-21-1864, m 6-14-1857 Allen Co. Daniel L/J Fuller.
He d 3-18-1924 Lake Co, FL.
D-3 Charlotte O'Hara, b 1839 IN
D-4 Louise O'Hara, b 1840, d 7-181-1859, bur Bethel Cem.
D-5 John D. O'Hara, b 7-6-1843 Allen Co, IN, d 11-8-1926 Fort Wayne, m 5-6-1877 Martha Joy Emerick, b 1845 OH, dau of
Jacob Emerick. They lived Pleasant Twp 1880 and have Perry Fuller with them. Perry was the son of his sister, Mary
Jane O'Hara, who later m Charles Chalon Edwards. John came to Washington state to visit his sister Mary Jane O'Hara
Edwards.
Jacob Emerick, b 8-3-1828, d 4-14-1903 Poe, Allen Co, wife was Elizabeth, b 5-14-1830, d 12-20-1906, both bur Bethel Cem.
They were of Wayne Co, OH, as were the O'Haras.
E-1 Marion T. O'Hara, b Feb 1878 Allen Co, m Ann Miller.
E-2 Sarah E. O'Hara, b Jul 1883 Allen Co, m Ezra F. Fackler, b Oct 1879 OH, son of Michael & Parelina Fackler of GY.
E-3 Etta Cora Elizabeth O'Hara, b 2-10-1895, m 10-12-1911 Walter W Adams.
E-4 John T. O'Hara, b 7-21-1902, d 8-15-1902.
D-6 Margaret O'Hara, b 1845, m 9-17-1863 Allen Co, IN to William Edward Whitcomb, d before 1888, son of Philo Whitcomb.
D-7 Catherine O'Hara, b 1-30-1846 IN, d 9-14-1868, m 3-17-1867 William Lopshire. He died Wells Co, IN after marrying
2nd ____________. They are mentioned in History of Adams Co, pub 1979.
He was a Civil War Vet. He is probably son of George Lopshire, age 66 PA of 1860 Marion Twp. , Allen Co. Frank
Lopshire of Fort Wayne is a desc. of the brother of William. William is buried Ossian Cem. in Wells Co. He was in
the Civil War. No mention is made of any children.
D-8 George W. O'Hara, b 1849 Allen Co, m ? 10-3-1891 Rae M. Edwards.
D-9 Mary Jane O'Hara, b 9-6-1853 Allen Co, d 6-7-1934 Everett, Snohomish Co, WA.
D-10 Sarah A. O'Hara, b 1859 Allen Co, m James B. Emerick, lived St Joseph Co, MI.
C-3 ? son, b 1830-1835, m Thirza Walker. Lewis Hopple sold land for her ca 1901 in Adams Co.
C-4 ? Elizabeth Hopple, b 1830-1835, m 8-10-1854 Robert Walker.
C-5 ? Louis (Lewis) C. Hopple, b 1837 in, m Alice Whitcomb, b 12-16-1854, d 4-16-1904 at her home in Dupont, IN, lived
Jefferson Co, IN. This from the Whitcomb Family, page 380. He shows pages 231 & 258 of History of Adams Co
published 1979, as a minister.
C-6 ? John A. Hopple, d 9-1-1848 Allen Co, no age given, buried Bethel Cem. Allen Co, IN. He may be the John Hopple
who paid tax 1826 in Butler Co, OH. If so he is B-2 as a bro, not C-6 as a son.
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Hunter, Hamilton Wellington
1897 Nov 21 Born Chicago, IL to James Boyd Hunter and Eva Nellie Holden Attended Howe Military School three years.
1918 Jul 5 Enlisted Navy
1919 First World War U.S. Navy
1919 Mar 17 Discharged Newport RI 1st Class Seaman
1920 Census Fort Wayne, 2545 Maple Place with Charles Shuler, mother,
Lillian, William, roomer age 70
1920 Aug 5 Married Denna Bockman
Mother divorced Charles Shuler
1924 Dec 1 Hamilton born, Real Estate Rockford, IL
1926 Oct 17 Frederick born, Rockford, IL
1931 Moved to Ft Wayne Ind for 7 years
1933 Living at 2005 Jesse Street when mother died
1935 Fort Wayne City Directory Hamilton (Bernice) clk h 2005 Jessie
1936 Wife died
1938 Fort Wayne City Directory Hamilton W appraiser h 2005 Jessie
1940 Opened office at 209 E. Wayne
1941 Married Virginia Barr
1942 Joined Downtown Kiwanis Club
1943 Fort Wayne City Directory Hamilton W (M A I) Realtor, Home Builder 209
E. Wayne Eastbrook 2882, h 2005 Jessie av Tel Anthony 2569
1946 Realtor, Home Builder, 209 E. Wayne (2), Tel. Eastbrook 2882, h4705
Tacoma av (5), Tel Harrison 4557
1947 Member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
1954 Hunter, Hamilton W (MAI) (Virginia G.), realtor, home builder 209
E Wayne (2) Tel Anthony 9244 h 4802 North Washington Rd (9) Tel
Kenmore 2802
1955 Elected Realtor of the Year in Fort Wayne
1955 Hunter Hamilton W (MAI) (Virginia G.) Realtor Home Builder
209 E Wayne (2) Tel Anthony 9244 h 4802 N Washington Rd (9) Tel
Kenmore 2802
1955 Lieut. Govnr of Indiana District Kiwanis International
1987 Aug Died in Naples, Collier County, Florida
Descendants of Hamilton Wellington HUNTER Generation No. 1
1. HAMILTON WELLINGTON4 HUNTER (JAMES BOYD *3, HAMILTON *2, ALEXANDER *1)
was born 21 November 1897 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and died
August 1987 in Naples, Collier County, Florida. He married (1) DENNA
BERNICE BOCKMAN 05 August 1920. He married (2) VIRGINIA ELIZABETH GARR 1941.
Children of HAMILTON HUNTER and DENNA BOCKMAN are:
i. HAMILTON WELLINGTON JR.5 HUNTER, b. 01 December 1924, Rockford,
Illinois; m. JOY MARCILLE SMITH, 07 September 1947, Benzonia, Michigan.
ii. FREDERICK HUNTER, b. 07 October 1926, Rockford, Illinois; d. 23 June
1994, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. MARY ANN.
1900 FEDERAL CENSUS, COOK COUNTY, CHICAGO (age 27) 206 Gladys Ave. Hunter, Eva U 26 July 1873 OH (age 27) Flora J. 7 Jan 1893 IL Frederick A. 4 Feb 1896 IL Hamilton 2 Nov 1897 IL Siddall, Mary I. 44 Mar 1856 OH (Eva's aunt, daughter of Jos. Barnhill)
CITIZENS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA Hamilton Wellington Hunter b Chicago Ill 11/21/97 Father James Boyd Mother Eva Nellie Holden Father birthplace Canada Mother birthplace Ohio Paternal grandfather Educator in Canada Father's date of death 1900 Where Chicago Ill Father's occupation Was Furn Mfgr Hunter & McCune Chicago Ill Mother's death 1933 aged 59 Where Ft Wayne Ind. How many children did the subject's parents have? 3 Which, in order of birth, was the Subject? 3 High School Hampton Iowa Graduated 1918 Date of Enlistment July 5, 1918 Navy Discharged Newport RI 1st class seaman 3/17/1919 1924 Rl Est bus- Rockford Ill until 1931 When he came to Ft Wayne Ind for 7 years. Home owners Corpn. Asst State Appraiser He then 1940 est. his Present office as Broker appraiser & Home Bldgn Date of marriage 1st 1920 Wife Denna Bernice Bockman Wife b No Webster Ind Wife's death 1936 Subject's Children and Grandchildren 2 Chil Hamilton W b 12/1/24 Fredrick Ray b Oct 7 1926 both grad H. Sch. Stud Coll. they were inducted W.W. #2 Older Gunner B. 29 Air Corps Staff Sgt discharged Nov. 1945 2nd Chil ASTRP took training Elict Engr Was sta Wright field Dayton O Sub m 2nd 12/26/43 Virginia Elizabeth Garr b Kokomo Ind No Chil. Plymouth Congl Ch Trustee Mem Maumee Lodge #725 F&AM consistory 32nd Mispah Temple. Kiwanis Club Dir 1946 Pres Ft Wayne bd Realtors Mem Am Inst Rl Est Appraisers " Soc Residental appraisers C of C Isaaz Walton League Am. Legion Post #47 Political Preference Ind. Swimming Golf Sub mother m 3 times 1911 she came to Ft Wayne Ind Hamilton W. Hunter Realtor 209 E. Wayne Ft Wayne Allen Ind Y O AGA Dec 21 1946
OBITUARY Renowned Developer Hunter, 89, Dies Hamilton W. Hunter, 89, of Naples, Fla., who died Saturday, was a well-known real estate developer, appraiser and Indiana's first Realtor of the Year in 1955. Hunter was born in Chicago and was owner of the Hamilton Hunter, Realtor, firm in Fort Wayne for many years. His real estate developments included Southwood, Westmoor and Hazelwood parks, and Lafayette, Park and Paramount places. In 1947 he was elected to the membership of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. He was the first Fort Wayne Realtor to achieve the position. He took appraiser courses at International Business College in Fort Wayne, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania and Tulane University in New Orleans. Hunter also was an assistant stae appraiser for the Home Owners' Loan Corp. and for several major insurance companies. In 1955 he was elected to his fourth term on the Realtors' Washington committee of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. Also in 1955, he was chosen lieutenant governor of the third division of the Indiana District of Kiwanis International. The third division included clubs in Angola, Fremont, Ashley, Columbia City, Huntington, Wabash, Warren, Bluffton and the three clubs in Fort Wayne at that time. Before his appointment, Hunter was a member of the Downtown Kiwanis Club in Fort Wayne since 1942, having served as sergeant-at-arms, vice president and president of organization. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Plymouth Congregational Church. Surviving are his wife, Virginia; two sons, Hamilton and Fredrick, both of Fort Wayne; a half-sister, Lillian Putman of Valdosta, Ga.; a half-brother, William Shuler of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services were today in Klaehn's Wayne Street Chapel, with burial in Lindenwood Cemetery.
HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HOTTEL. P.723 2393x-c HAMILTON W. HUNTER, b. Nov. 21, 1897; attended Howe Ind. Military School three years; m. Aug. 5, 1920, BERNICE BOCKMAN, b. at N. Webster, Ind.
1920 Federal Census Fort Wayne, Wayne Twp., Allen Co., IN 2545 Maple Place SHULER, Charles Head 48 OH PA OH Traveling Salesman Business College Eva Wife 45 OH OH OH Lillian Dtr 8 IN OH OH William Son 4 IN OH OH HUNTER, Hamilton Step-son 22 IL CAN OH Traveling Agent Business College GILLINGHAM, Clarissa Roomer 70 IL MD PA
SS# 313-22-2508 BirthDate 21 Nov 1897 State of Issuance of Social Securtiy Number Indiana Death Date Aug 1987 Death Residence Localities 33940 Naples, Collier, Florida Death Benefit Localities 33940 Naples, Collier, Florida
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Hunter, James Boyd
1900 June 19 Born in Chicago, IL to Eva Nellie (Holden) Hunter, father had died in Feb, 1900
1900 Census Chicago, IL Not born, family there 1901-1902 Move to Valparaiso, Porter County, IN, age 1
1903 Apr 14 Grandmother died, Flora Anne Holden, age 3
1904 Mar 19 Brother, Frederick died, Valparaiso, IN, age 4
1905 Moved to Fort Wayne or Woodburn, IN, age 5
1910 Oct 11 Census? Mother married Charles W. Shuler, age 10
1911-1914 Sister Jennie teaching school Fort Wayne, IN, age 11
1914 Moved to 2545 Maple Place, Fort Wayne, IN, age 14
1916 Clerk at Wayne Stamp Company, age 16
1917 Messenger US Weather Bureau, age 17
1919 World War I, US Navy & brother Ham also, age 19
1920 Ham home, mother divorced, age 20
1920 Not with family in Fort Wayne (though brother Ham is)
1922 Wholesale optician, living Maple Place, age 22
1925 Nov 01 Married Lillian Theodosia McKeeman, 3rd Presbyterian Church Fort Wayne, IN,
living Mishawaka, IN, age 25
1926 Switchman, Home Telephone Company, age 26
1926 Dec 19 Donald James born, Fort Wayne, IN
1927 Moved to 2522 Maple Place, Fort Wayne, IN, age 27
1927 Mar 20 Joined 3rd Presbyterian Church with Paul Cottrell
1927 Troubleman, Home Telephone & Telegraph
1928 Allen County, IN Personal & Poll Tax M 28 60 80 Theodosia Wayne
1930 Oct 25 Maurice Edward born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 30
1931 Nov 26 Joseph Richard born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 31
1933 Living at 2522 Maple Place when mother died, age 33
1935 Fort Wayne City Directory Jas. B (L Theodosia) swtchmn Home Tel & Tel Co h2522 Maple pl, age 35
1936 Feb 21 Joseph Richard died, Fort Wayne, IN, age 36
1937 Mar 04 Doad's father, R.B. McKeeman died, age 37
1936 Feb 24 Ed and Don baptized, 3rd Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, IN
1938 Apr 14 Don communicant, 3rd Presbyterian Church, age 38
Moved in with Doad's mother due to her being a new widow and the economic impact of the Depression
1938 Fort Wayne City Directory Jas. B. (Theodosia) swtchmn Home Tel & Tel Co 724 W Packard av
1941 Mar 23 Ed communicant, 3rd Presbyterian Church, age 41
1943 Fort Wayne City Directory Jas.B. (Theodosia) swtchmn HT&T Co h 2522 Maple pl, age 43
1943 June 8 Jane Anne born, Fort Wayne, IN, age 43 Elder, 3rd Presbyterian Church
1946 Switchman, Home Telephone & Telegraph, age 46 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
1954 At home sick in bed with back pain for half year, age 54
1954 Oct 31 Died in Saint Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN, Family Bible, age 54
Buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN
CHILDREN OF JAMES BOYD HUNTER & LILLIAN THEODOSIA MCKEEMAN HUNTER
1. DONALD JAMES HUNTER (b. 19 Dec 1926) m. Geraldine Ann Widney
2. MAURICE EDWARD HUNTER (b. 25 Oct 1930) m. Melva Joyce Doxtater
3. JOSEPH RICHARD HUNTER (26 Nov 1931-21 Feb 1936)
4. JANE ANNE HUNTER (b. 8 Jun 1943) m. Daniel Archie Hodgson
Descendants of James Boyd * HUNTER
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES BOYD *4 HUNTER (JAMES BOYD *3, HAMILTON *2, ALEXANDER *1) was born 19 June 1900 in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and died 31 October 1954 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
He married LILLIAN THEODOSIA "DOAD" * MCKEEMAN 01 November 1925 in Fort Wayne, Allen County,
Indiana, daughter of ROBERT MCKEEMAN and SUSIE HOCKER.
Children of JAMES HUNTER and LILLIAN MCKEEMAN are:
i. DONALD JAMES5 HUNTER, b. 19 December 1926, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana;
m. GERALDINE ANN WIDNEY, 03 September 1950, 3rd Presbyterian, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. ii. MAURICE EDWARD HUNTER, b. 25 October 1930, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana;
m. MELVA JOYCE DOXTATER, 19 June 1955, Van Wert, Van Wert Co, Ohio.
iii. JOSEPH RICHARD HUNTER, b. 26 November 1931, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana;
d. 21 February 1936, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Wayne Township, Indiana.
iv. JANE ANNE * HUNTER, b. 08 June 1943, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana;
m. DANIEL ARCHIE # HODGSON, 08 August 1964, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
CERTIFICATION THAT RECORD OF BIRTH WAS NOT FOUND CHICAGO, IL James Boyd Hunter, Jr.
FORT WAYNE CITY DIRECTORY
1916, Hunter, James, clk Wayne Stamp Co, h 2545 Maple pl.
1917, Hunter, James, mssgr US Weather Bureau, h 2545 Maple pl.
1918, Hunter, James, clk, h 2545 Maple pl.
1919, Hunter, James, USN h 2545 Maple pl.
1924, Hunter, James B., whol optcn, h 2545 Maple pl.
1926, Hunter, James B. switchman Home Tel Co, h 2545 Maple pl.
1927, Hunter, James B. (Theodosia) swtchmn Home Tel & Tel Co h 2545 Maple
pl.
1930, Hunter, Jas B (Theodosia) troublemn Home Tel & Tel Co h 2522 Maple pl
HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HOTTEL. P.723 2393X-d JAMES B. HUNTER, B. June 18, 1900; attended Howe, Ind. Military School three years; m. Nov. 1, 1925 THEODOSIA MCKEENAN. He is an optician, Chicago, Ill.
OBITUARY (Age 54) FORT WAYNE NEWS SENTINEL, 31 OCT 1954 James B. Hunter, Jr. James B. Hunter, Jr., 54, 314 North Cornell Circle, died at 10:05 a.m. Sunday in St. Joseph Hospital after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Hunter, a chief testman for the Home Telephone Co., had been with the firm 30 years and was a member of Third Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I. Surviving are the widow, Theodosia; two sons, Don, New Haven and Edward, at home; a daughter, Jane, at home; two brothers, Hamilton W. Hunter, Fort Wayne, and William Shuler, Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Laudel, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. John Putman, Hicksville, O., and one grandchild. Friends may call at the Klaehn Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home, the Rev. Robert J. McDanel officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 723 will conduct services at 8 p.m. tuesday in the funeral home.
THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Fort Wayne 6, Indiana A RESOLUTION We, the Session of Third Church, joined by the other officers and members alike, wish to pay our tribute of love and respect to the memory of Elder James B. Hunter who God, in His all-wise Providence, called from the field of Time to his eternal reward October 31, 1954. WHEREAS, Jim for twenty-seven years a member of our fellowship throough keen interest and desiring to serve as serve he did during crucial periods in the life of Third church and faithfully representing our church and session in Presbytery, Synod and Presbyterian men's Council with genuine devotion so endearing himself as to earn the honor and respect of all, and WHEREAS, his death has brought to us a deeper appreciation of his untiring service and the sense of loss of a genial conscientious church man and a loyal friend, and WHEREAS, words prove so feeble an expression of the sympathy we extend to Mrs. Hunter and her family in their loss of a devoted husband and loving father, we commend them to our Father that in His Wisdom and Mercy He may bring them comfort and peace, Therefore, be it resolved THAT, in the death of James Hunter, Third Church has lost one of god's noblemen and an humble Christian servant. And be it further resolved THAT, these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of Session of the church and a copy of said resolutions be forwarded to Mrs. Hunter. Session of Third Presbyterian Church Moderator Robert J MacDanel Clerk Joseph W Barnett Elders: Glenn W. Bowen, Richard A. Morton, Carl J. Quick, Furman P. Smith, Alfred G. Stiles, Arnett K. Bickel, Richard B. Jones, J. William Judkins, Dorris G. Will, Dean V. Wills, Joseph W. Barnett, George H. Arnold, J. Leroy Gresley, Jay F. Lachot, Jay R. Thomas
KLAEHN FUNERAL HOME Hunter, James B., Jr. m Theodosia; p James B. Hunter, Jr., Eva Holden; b 6-18-1900; d 10-31-1954; b Chicago, IL
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FORT WAYNE, ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA 46802 James B Hunter died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana on October 31, 1954, age 53 Cause of death: Pneumonia Attending physician: L S McKeeman Place of burial: Lindenwood Funeral director: Klaehn Funeral Home Health Commissioner: Jane M. Irmscher, MD Addendum: Born: June 19, 1900 Chicago, Illinois Father: James B. Hunter birthplace not stated Mother: Eva Holden Residence at time of death: 314 N. Cornell Died at St. Joseph Hospital Buried: November 2, 1954 Married at time of death
IN MEMORIUM IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. J.B. HUNTER A GIFT TO THE BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FORT WAYNE, INDIANA DECEMBER 28, 1956
Submitted before 2009 by Jane Hunter Hodgson, Tucson, Arizona: janehunterhodgson@comcast.net
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Hunter, Joseph Richard
Born 26 Nov 1931 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Family Bible Died 21 Feb 1936, aged 4, scarlet fever, bur Lindenwood Cemetery, Family Bible
OBITUARY JOURNAL GAZETTE, FORT WAYNE, IN Feb 22, 1936 14:2 Hunter Joseph Richard Hunter, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hunter, died at 8:30 o'clock Friday night at the family residence, 2522 Maple Place. Death was due to a week's illness of pneumonia and scarlet fever. He is survived by the parents, two brothers, Donald James and Maurice Edward and the grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. R.B. McKeeman. The body was taken to the Klaehn & Sons funeral chapel, where strictly private funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. William N. Vincent officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery. The body may be viewed at the funeral home.
FUNERAL HOME Klaehn Funeral Home Hunter, Joseph Richard; p James B. Hunter, Chicago, IL, Lillian T. McKeeman, Fort Wayne; int: Lindenwood; b 11-26-1931; d 2-21-1936; b Ft. Wayne
Submitted before 2009 by Jane Hunter Hodgson, Tucson, Arizona: janehunterhodgson@comcast.net
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/d/Jane-Hodgson/index.html, see also the Hunter Hodgson Webpage 2004 archive