John Hunter
THE JOHN WILSON HUNTER FAMILY
Biography.
Mary Frances Compton, daughter of Eber and Angie Frye Compton, was attending boarding school in Bonham when she married John Wilson Hunter, a young man who then had just recently come to Texas from Tennessee. This couple continued to live in Bonham for about three years when they and their two baby sons came to make their home on a farm about eight miles south of McKinney. There they continued to live while rearing a family of fifteen children. There were eleven boys and four girls, all of whom except the two oldest were born in the same house....
Eber, the eldest son, who was born in Bonham, came with his parents to Collin Co. at age three. Eber, who was later known as Dr. J. E. Hunter, was graduated from Galveston Medical school in the class of 1896. When a very young doctor, he lived and practiced medicine in Melissa and adjoining communities. He was married to Mattie Ogilvie of Melissa. She lived only a few years after their marriage, and she was buried in Highland Cemetery, near Melissa. Dr. Hunter moved to McKinney where he was associated with Dr. Wysong in the practice of medicine. In McKinney, he was married to Anne Gough, daughter of Senator J. R. Gough. Mrs. Hunter and their son William now reside in Dallas, where William is a lawyer. Dr. Hunter died in 1936 and was buried in Highland Cemetery.
Robert Marshal, the second son, grew up on the family farm. He was married to Olive Cantrell of the Lucas community. This couple lived most of their married life on a wheat farm near Claude, Texas. Both are buried at Claude.
Grace May Hunter was the third child and was the first to be born to the Hunters after they came to live in Collin County. Grace was married to John Coffey of the Lucas community. She died at age nineteen when giving birth to a baby girl. She was buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery, Forest Grove.
Claud B. Hunter, the fourth of the large family, was born Sept. 24, 1876, and now in his 98th year he can tell tall tales of his long experiences as a frontier man of West Texas. Claude was graduated from McKinney Collegiate Institute in June 1898. Two years later, he was married to Cora B. Sneed, who also was graduated in the same class. Together they taught school at Forest Grove and Princeton in Collin County before going to make their home on a farm near Amarillo, Texas. Those were the days in which they purchased unfenced and untilled land at ten dollars per acre and when the West was full of adventure and daring. Claud and Cora liked living in the West, but when time for retirement made life in the West too difficult, they moved to Austin to be near their two daughters, Nora Leta Hargis and Frances Goggan. This couple had this year, the most unusual experience of observing their seventy-third wedding anniversary.
Luther T. Hunter specialized in farm demonstration work and was, for a number of years, Farm Demonstration Agent in several West Texas towns and communities. He was married to Jane Coffey of the Forest Grove Community. This couple was living in Bowie, Texas, when they were deceased. Both are buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Forest Grove.
Maud Hunter was born in 1878. She attended school in Denton, and later taught several rural schools in Collin County and in Allen. She was married to Charlie McKinney, who was reared in the Lucas community, but who at the time of their marriage was living in Fort Worth. Each died while making their home in Bowie. They, too, are buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery.
John Clarence Hunter, the seventh child to be born to the Hunters, had the tragic misfortune of being burned fatally at age five. This accident cost him his life after a few days of suffering.
Virginia B. Hunter was born January 14, 1883. She was married in 1902 to William H. McMillen of the Murphy community. Virginia now resides at Juliette Fowler home in Dallas, where she will observe her ninety-first birthday on January 14, 1974.
Edward Lee Hunter early chose to make teaching his life work. After attending school in Denton, he completed his MA degree at Colorado College. He taught first in Allen and in rural school of Collin County. He was, for twenty-five years, principal of Horace Mann School in Amarillo. Lee died Dec. 30, 1973.
Dr. Joseph Boone Hunter was number ten on the list of Hunters born in this family. He was one of the three Hunter Brothers who had military service in Europe during World War One. He attended colleges and universities outside of Texas, and taught in missionary colleges in Japan and in Syria. He was married to an American missionary in Nagasaki. She was Mary Clery of Ohio. In addition to his work as a minister of the Christian Church, Joe has made study trips to the Far East in connection with his college teaching in America.
Eula Frances Hunter is another of the family who chose to be a teacher in the public schools. She taught for four years in McKinney High School while making her home with her mother in Allen. The daily trips to McKinney were made by Interurban. Later, she taught in a Fort Worth High School until retirement time. She now lives in Fort Worth.
Oran E. Hunter was born down on the farm and was the last of the boys to leave the farm for other work. He engaged in buying cotton in Allen and with larger firms. He was married to Elizabeth Mallow, daughter of Dr. Mallow of McKinney. Oran died while living in Emory, Texas, where his wife now lives.
Hal H. Hunter was perhaps the best athlete of the family. In Plano High School competition he won first place medals and later was all southern fullback in football, and helped by coaching football. He was living in Fort Worth, Texas, at the time of his death. He was married to Gladys Reed of Ranger.
Roy R. Hunter left the farm at about fifteen years of age to make his home in West Texas. He was a soldier in France in World War One. Returning to Amarillo, he engaged in cattle commission business. In Amarillo he was married to Ruth Coffey, daughter of Dr. John Coffey, who was formerly of Collin County. Roy and wife now live in Canyon, Texas.
Walter D. Hunter, youngest of the Hunters born down on the farm, graduated from McKinney High School, to which he made daily trips by Interurban from his home in Allen. He early engaged in buying cotton as an employee of Will Bush of Allen. Later he bought cotton for a large firm in Fort Worth before going to Waco to go into business for himself. He was married to Jennie B. Duren of Waco. They now reside in Waco, where he is with the W. D. Hunter Cotton Company
Biography.
Mary Frances Compton, daughter of Eber and Angie Frye Compton, was attending boarding school in Bonham when she married John Wilson Hunter, a young man who then had just recently come to Texas from Tennessee. This couple continued to live in Bonham for about three years when they and their two baby sons came to make their home on a farm about eight miles south of McKinney. There they continued to live while rearing a family of fifteen children. There were eleven boys and four girls, all of whom except the two oldest were born in the same house....
Eber, the eldest son, who was born in Bonham, came with his parents to Collin Co. at age three. Eber, who was later known as Dr. J. E. Hunter, was graduated from Galveston Medical school in the class of 1896. When a very young doctor, he lived and practiced medicine in Melissa and adjoining communities. He was married to Mattie Ogilvie of Melissa. She lived only a few years after their marriage, and she was buried in Highland Cemetery, near Melissa. Dr. Hunter moved to McKinney where he was associated with Dr. Wysong in the practice of medicine. In McKinney, he was married to Anne Gough, daughter of Senator J. R. Gough. Mrs. Hunter and their son William now reside in Dallas, where William is a lawyer. Dr. Hunter died in 1936 and was buried in Highland Cemetery.
Robert Marshal, the second son, grew up on the family farm. He was married to Olive Cantrell of the Lucas community. This couple lived most of their married life on a wheat farm near Claude, Texas. Both are buried at Claude.
Grace May Hunter was the third child and was the first to be born to the Hunters after they came to live in Collin County. Grace was married to John Coffey of the Lucas community. She died at age nineteen when giving birth to a baby girl. She was buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery, Forest Grove.
Claud B. Hunter, the fourth of the large family, was born Sept. 24, 1876, and now in his 98th year he can tell tall tales of his long experiences as a frontier man of West Texas. Claude was graduated from McKinney Collegiate Institute in June 1898. Two years later, he was married to Cora B. Sneed, who also was graduated in the same class. Together they taught school at Forest Grove and Princeton in Collin County before going to make their home on a farm near Amarillo, Texas. Those were the days in which they purchased unfenced and untilled land at ten dollars per acre and when the West was full of adventure and daring. Claud and Cora liked living in the West, but when time for retirement made life in the West too difficult, they moved to Austin to be near their two daughters, Nora Leta Hargis and Frances Goggan. This couple had this year, the most unusual experience of observing their seventy-third wedding anniversary.
Luther T. Hunter specialized in farm demonstration work and was, for a number of years, Farm Demonstration Agent in several West Texas towns and communities. He was married to Jane Coffey of the Forest Grove Community. This couple was living in Bowie, Texas, when they were deceased. Both are buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Forest Grove.
Maud Hunter was born in 1878. She attended school in Denton, and later taught several rural schools in Collin County and in Allen. She was married to Charlie McKinney, who was reared in the Lucas community, but who at the time of their marriage was living in Fort Worth. Each died while making their home in Bowie. They, too, are buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery.
John Clarence Hunter, the seventh child to be born to the Hunters, had the tragic misfortune of being burned fatally at age five. This accident cost him his life after a few days of suffering.
Virginia B. Hunter was born January 14, 1883. She was married in 1902 to William H. McMillen of the Murphy community. Virginia now resides at Juliette Fowler home in Dallas, where she will observe her ninety-first birthday on January 14, 1974.
Edward Lee Hunter early chose to make teaching his life work. After attending school in Denton, he completed his MA degree at Colorado College. He taught first in Allen and in rural school of Collin County. He was, for twenty-five years, principal of Horace Mann School in Amarillo. Lee died Dec. 30, 1973.
Dr. Joseph Boone Hunter was number ten on the list of Hunters born in this family. He was one of the three Hunter Brothers who had military service in Europe during World War One. He attended colleges and universities outside of Texas, and taught in missionary colleges in Japan and in Syria. He was married to an American missionary in Nagasaki. She was Mary Clery of Ohio. In addition to his work as a minister of the Christian Church, Joe has made study trips to the Far East in connection with his college teaching in America.
Eula Frances Hunter is another of the family who chose to be a teacher in the public schools. She taught for four years in McKinney High School while making her home with her mother in Allen. The daily trips to McKinney were made by Interurban. Later, she taught in a Fort Worth High School until retirement time. She now lives in Fort Worth.
Oran E. Hunter was born down on the farm and was the last of the boys to leave the farm for other work. He engaged in buying cotton in Allen and with larger firms. He was married to Elizabeth Mallow, daughter of Dr. Mallow of McKinney. Oran died while living in Emory, Texas, where his wife now lives.
Hal H. Hunter was perhaps the best athlete of the family. In Plano High School competition he won first place medals and later was all southern fullback in football, and helped by coaching football. He was living in Fort Worth, Texas, at the time of his death. He was married to Gladys Reed of Ranger.
Roy R. Hunter left the farm at about fifteen years of age to make his home in West Texas. He was a soldier in France in World War One. Returning to Amarillo, he engaged in cattle commission business. In Amarillo he was married to Ruth Coffey, daughter of Dr. John Coffey, who was formerly of Collin County. Roy and wife now live in Canyon, Texas.
Walter D. Hunter, youngest of the Hunters born down on the farm, graduated from McKinney High School, to which he made daily trips by Interurban from his home in Allen. He early engaged in buying cotton as an employee of Will Bush of Allen. Later he bought cotton for a large firm in Fort Worth before going to Waco to go into business for himself. He was married to Jennie B. Duren of Waco. They now reside in Waco, where he is with the W. D. Hunter Cotton Company
