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Hunt, Thomas Benton
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| LAST: Hunt
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FIRST: Thomas
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MID: Benton
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| GENDER: M
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| BORN: Abt 1841
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DIED: 14 Dec 1861
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OCCUPATION: Laborer
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| BIRTH PLACE: Indiana
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| DEATH PLACE: Oregon
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NOTES:
Son of James Shotwell Hunt and Temperance Estep
1850 OR CENSUS - Thomas Hunt, age 9, b. Indiana, is enumerated with John S. Hunt, age 47, farmer, b. Ohio, and Temperance Hunt, age 46, b. N. Carolina, along with MAry, age 25, b. Indiana, Geo. W, age 20, b. Indiana, John A., age 14, b. Indiana, Harrison, age 12, b. Indiana, and James, age 6, b. Indiana. Also enumerated with the family is George Riches, age 25, carpenter, b. England.
1860 OR CENSUS - T. Hunt, age 17, b. , is enumerated with the J. Downing family.
DISCREPANCY - 1860 census gives birthplace as Iowa.
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OBITUARY:
Thomas Hunt, of Marion County, a young man aged 19, and a seaman named Fisher, were drowned Dec. 14th on the Columbia River about 75 miles above Priest’s Rapids. They and Mr. Firman Kennoyer of Sublimity were, in company, descending the river in a large skiff. In passing a rapid, a whirl filled the skiff, and while they were attempting to bail it out it turned bottom upward. Hunt and Fisher held to the skiff, and Mr. Kennoyer swam for shore, which he reached after being drawn under twice by the whirlpools. He landed at almost the only place along the bluff where escape was possible. He saw his companions on the bottom of the boat after he came up the first time; upon reaching shore, however, he saw no more of them, though the boat was still in sight. Mr. Kennoyer spent an hour in hopes of discovering them, without success. He then set out on foot, and in twelve miles reached an Indian camp, where he was kindly treated and assisted on his way homeward.
Weekly Oregon Statesman 20 Jan 1862 2:3.
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INSCRIPTION:
No indication that he is actually buried here in the family burying grounds - he drowned in the Columbia River.
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SOURCES:
Hellie, Mader & Rickey
1850 OR CENSUS (Marion Co.,FA #256)
1860 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Sublimity, FA #3824)
WOS 20 Jan 1862 2:3
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