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Carrie
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Charles Wesley Hunt |
Carrie (Johnston) Hunt was born on Jan. 16, 1866 in Brownsville, Licking County, OH, the daughter of Seth R. and Isabel (Minor) Johnston.
On Nov. 21, 1889, at the age of 23, Carrie was united in the bonds of holy matrimony with 34-year-old Charles Wesley Hunt (1855-1928), a native of New Lexington, Perry County, OH and the son of Hixson and Ann Elisa Hunt. There was an 11-year difference in their ages.
The Hunts produced three children together -- Hazel Elizabeth Callaway, Johnston Hixson Hunt and Charles Bugh Hunt.
The family first lived in Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH, and later moved to Somerset, Perry County.
Charles was a longtime salesman for the Black & Grant wholesale dry goods company spanning nearly 37 years and, said the Somerset Press, "has always been held in highest esteem by his fellow townsmen."
He was a member of the local lodges of the Masons and Odd Fellows.
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Carrie
and Charles were very active in the Somerset
Methodist Church. Of his service to the congregation, the Somerset Press said that he:
...gave freely and unselfishly of his time and labor towards the services of the Somerset Methodist church to which he transferred his membership after coming to Somerset. He served for years as a teacher in the Sunday School, as chorister of both Church and Sunday School, treasurer of the Church and on the official board.... [He] loved his home and family, spending all his spare time with its associations, and will always be remembered as a loving husband and father, a priest in his own household.
Sadly, on March 24, 1928, at the age of 73, Charles died at home. The funeral was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, where a newspaper reported that he had "served as a devout member for years." The pastor's funeral sermon was based on the text, "And Enoch walked with God; and he was not; for God took him." Interment was under the sod of Somerset Cemetery. Among those traveling to attend the services were J.M. Moore and Irene Drumm of Zanesville.
Carrie also was "one of Somerset's best loved citizens," said a newspaper, and lived for half a century in her home on East Main Street. She also was a worker in the Methodist Church and in the Order of the Eastern Star.
In her later years, she went to Cincinnati to live with daughter
Hazel Callaway, but asked to return to Somerset to spend her final years in her home, in a familiar place and near to her old friends.
When her sister Ada Soliday died in 1944, Carrie hosted a houseful of funeral guests, including daughter Hazel and nephew Fred Soliday.
Carrie passed away on May 26, 1951. She is buried beside her husband in the Somerset Cemetery.
A chapel in the family church is dedicated in their memory.
~ Daughter Hazel Elizabeth (Hunt) Callaway~
Daughter Hazel Elizabeth Hunt (1890-1971) was born on Oct. 2, 1890 in Zanesville.
She was a public school teacher in Reading Township, Perry County in 1920 and resided with her parents.
In 1923, at the age of about 32, she married 32-year-old widower French Henry Callaway (1890-1960), a native of the Marshes, Trap Hill, Raleigh County, WV, and the son of James and Cecilia (Hendeerson) Callaway. Rev. Samuel Bowyer officiated.
French was married previously to Anna E. Tribble ( ? - ? ) and thus brought a stepdaughter into the second union, Elizabeth Ann Baltzer. They settled in Pleasant Ridge near Cincinnati and had an address in the 1940s of 6406 Ridge Avenue.
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French spent his working career as a real estate developer and coal executive. He served as president of the Callaway Coal Company of Pleasant Ridge, Fire Creek Fuel Company of Beckley, WV and the Cincinnati Retail Coal Merchants Association. He retired in 1948. His retirement years were spent developing real estate in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. He was a member of the Walnut Hills Blue Lodge of the Masons, the Kenwood Country Club, Cincinnati Whist Club and Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church.
Hazel earned income as assistant national advertising manager. Circa 1959, she was active with the Queen City Woman's Club.
Sadly, French passed away in 1960. Burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Blue Ash. His obituary appeared in the Cincinnati Post.
Hazel outlived her spouse by 11 years. She made her final dwelling-place in the Madison House.
The angel of death cleaved her away on Oct. 14, 1971. Her remains were laid into eternal repose in Rest Haven Memorial Park in Evendale, Hamilton County. The Post published an obituary in which the family asked that any memorial gifts be made to the Shriners Burns Institute.
Stepdaughter Elizabeth Ann Callaway (1920-2013) was born on Jan. 6, 1920 in Cincinnati. She was a talented pianist and an alumna of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY and then went on to teach in young womanhood. At the age of 27, on Sept. 27, 1947, she tied the marital cord with Adolph George Baltzer (1909-2003), originally from Buffalo, NY and the son of George and Margaret (Fishbach) Baltzer. Their wedding nuptials were conducted in the Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church. Bride and groom were a decade apart in age. At the time of their marriage, she lived at 6406 Ridge Avenue in Cincinnati and he at 987 East 22nd Street in Paterson, NJ. One known daughter of the couple was Elizabeth Ann Baltzer. Adolph was employed in 1947 at Wright Aeronautical Corporation of Paterson. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1950, the family lived in Sycamore, Hamilton County, with Adolph employed as a coal salesman. In 1960, the Baltzers dwelled in Cincinnati. Sadly, Adolph died at the age of 94 on Dec. 13, 2003. Elizabeth outlived him by a decade. She passed into the realm of the heavenly host on Feb. 4, 2013. They sleep for all time in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
- Step-granddaughter Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Baltzer (1949- ? ) was born in about 1949 in the Cincinnati area. Circa 1970, she was joined in wedlock with Victor I. Harrison ( ? - ? ). They became the parents of Jessica Harrison. Their marriage dissolved, and in January 1975 they petitioned for divorce.
~ Son Johnston Hixson Hunt ~
Son Johnston Hixson Hunt (1892-1953) was born on Nov. 1, 1892 in Somerset, Perry County.
During World War I, he served in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). This included assignments with the Engineer Department in Chicago, Service Signal Corps in College Park, MD, a radio role at Columbia University in New York and a Field Signal Battalion at Fort Sill, OK.
He married Janet Pond (1892-1976), daughter of Myron S. and Lillian (McCray) Pond of Park Street in Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH. Her birthplace was Logan, Hocking County.
The couple produced two sons -- James Charles Hunt and John Pond Hunt.
Johnston learned the electrical engineer's trade and was employed in 1917 by Ohio State University in Columbus. Later he went to work for Toledo Edison Company. In about 1948, the couple relocated to Toledo and resided on Fulton Street and later at 4535 New Haven Avenue and in time at 2549 Portsmouth Street.
At the age of 58, Johnston was diagnosed with stomach cancer. After a year and a half of suffering, he passed away at home on St. Patrick's Day 1953. His remains were transported to his old hometown for burial in Somerset Cemetery. An obituary was published in the Zanesville Times Recorder.
Janet remained in Toledo for many years. She died the day after Christmas 1976 in Toledo. The Times-Recorder printed an obituary.
Son James Charles Hunt (1928-2010) was born on March 11, 1928 in Toledo. He studied at DeVilbiss High School and in young manhood stood 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed 130 lbs. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Korean War. In about 1955, he was joined in wedlock with Ann Georgine Goodwin (1929-2005), daughter of Frank and Lydia (Shreffler) Goodwin of Wheeling, WV. . Their marriage endured the ebbs and flows of a half-century together. The couple did not reproduce. Ann was a graduate of Miami (OH) University. As of 1976, they relocated to New Berlin, WI. Eventually they moved to Raleigh, NC and were there in the 1990s. The pair also made a dwelling-place in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, FL, where Ann's married niece Mary Ann East and family were living. Said the Raleigh News and Observer, "She remained active in the Alumni Association of Miami University. For over 20 years, Ann worked in retail advertising with Marshall Field Department Stores. In Raleigh, she was active in the Raleigh Newcomers Club, Woman's Club and continued active involvement with Delta Zeta Alumni. Sadly, Ann died at the age of 76, in Duke University Medical Center in Raleigh, on Nov. 3, 2005. James survived for another five years. He passed away in Fernandina Beach on Dec. 16, 2010. Their remains sleep for the ages in Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach.
Son John Pond Hunt (1932-2022) was born on May 28, 1932 in Toledo. He was an alumnus of DeVilbiss High School and ran for the school's track team. He then received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toledo. John entered into marriage with Margaret. Their two children were James Hunt and Elizabeth Polnicky. He devoted his career to professional engineering. Among his roles were with Toledo Edison and in a diplomatic position for the United States in Cairo, Egypt. Said an obituary, "John found great satisfaction and joy through the opportunities and experiences he had through volunteerism and spending time with his family, friends, and neighbors. He also had many accomplishments including serving the Army, was an Eagle Scout, and a member of IEEE Society. These were the things that he felt were most important throughout his life." At the age of 89, he died in Toledo on May 4, 2022. The family requested that any memorial contributions be made to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, WGTE, Toledo Seagate Food Bank, or Ohio Living. Burial was in Fort Meigs Cemetery.
- Grandson James Hunt wed Christine.
- Granddaughter Elizabeth Hunt married (?) Polnicky. Three known offspring are Aleksandr Polnicky, Lessa Polnicky and Erich Polnicky.
~ Son Charles Bugh Hunt ~
Son Charles Bugh Hunt (1894-1970) was born on New Year's Day 1894 in Somerset, Perry County.
Despite his claim of ill health, Charles is known to have served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He returned home to Perry County afterward and in 1920, living under his parents' roof at the age of 25, did not have a job.
He lived in Somerset and circa 1941 in Silverton, OH, at the address of 6830 Park Avenue. When he registered for the military draft during World War II, he ws unemployed and did not have a telephone in his residence. He stood 6 feet tall and weighed 142 lbs.
Charles wed Irene C. Foster (1897-1960). They did not reproduce.
Sadly, Irene passed into eternity in December 1960.
Charles resided over the years at 2724 Lawndale Avenue in Pleasant Ridge near Cincinnati.
He died in Cincinnati at the age of 75 on Feb. 16 or 17, 1970. Funeral services were held in the Somerset United Methodist Church, with burial in Somerset Cemetery. An obituary was published in the Zanesville (OH) Recorder and a death notice in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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