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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [219]

           JOHN HUNT, Supervisor of Verona Township and farmer on section
        24, was born Jan. 27, 1852, near St. Paul, Minn.  His parents,
        WILLIAM and FANNIE (STEWART) HUNT, removed with their family to
        Oakwood, Oakland Co., Mich., when he was in early infancy. His
        father was a blacksmith and opened a shop there for the prosecution
        of his business.  His mother died there Jan. 27, 1854, her death
        occurring on her son's second birthday. Soon after the event he was
        placed in the care of the family of a man named RALPH HUNT, where
        he was cared for one year. His next guardian was a man named
        HASNER.  After a stay with him of two years MR. HASNER died and he
        was adopted, not long after, by J. W. PHILLIPS, a prominent farmer
        of Oxford, Oakland County, with whom he remained until he was 14
        years old. The father of MR. HUNT died at Hunters Creek Station,
        Lapeer Co., Mich.
           He obtained a good common-school education and followed farming
        until he was 21 years old. He then began to operate as a carpenter,
        and he alternated that occupation with teaching district schools,
        winters. In 1879-80 he engaged in teaching at Bad Axe. He became a
        land owner in Sigel Township, Huron County, in 1878, by purchasing
        160 acres on sections 5 and 6, in company with EZRA GARDNER, of
        Oxford, Oakland County. Their farming operations were considerably
        advanced when the fire of 1881 destroyed their new house, the barn,
        containing 250 bushels of wheat, quantities of oats, peas and hay;
        also their fences and cattle.  MR. HUNT'S loss was swelled to about
        $1,000 by the loss of his furniture.
           He then purchased his partner's interest, and a year later be-
        came the owner of 100 acres in Verona Township, where he has since
        resided.  He has 90 acres cleared, with good dwelling and barns,
        orchard and a creditable supply of farm fixtures generally. He owns
        one thoroughbred Durham and several graded cattle, and is breeding
        Poland-China swine.  MR. HUNT was elected to his first term as
        Supervisor of Verona Township in 1883, and was re-elected the
        following spring.
           MR. HUNT was married in Oxford, Oakland Co., Mich., Sept. 24,
        1879, to LAURA, daughter of LUDWICK S. and HANNAH (GIBSON) NOBLE.
        She was born in Oxford, June 24, 1857.  In the winter of 1883-4,
        MR. HUNT taught school at Verona Mills.

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