GEORGE WILSON HUNSAKER. Probably there is no more widely known citizen over Adams County and up and down the Mississippi Valley than George Wilson HUNSAKER of Fall Creek Township. Mr. Hunsaker represents a family that was established in that township more than eighty years ago. His own life has been spent there, not only as a successful farmer and farm manager, but as a citizen who has gained a host of friends by his genial fellowship and interest in hunting and outdoor life. Hundreds of devotees of the rod and gun know Mr. Hunsaker and have delighted in his companionship on many excursions through the woods and fields and in the favorite fishing places.
Mr. Hunsaker, who now lives retired at Marblehead, was born 1 1/2 miles south, on the old Hadley farm, January 15, 1854.
The HUNSAKER family originally had their home in Pennsylvania. Daniel HUNSAKER, Sr., came from that state to Illinois, where he was a pioneer.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER, father of George Wilson Hunsaker, was born in Union County, Illinois, September 25, 1820. When he was at an early age his parents moved to Jefferson County, Missouri, where he attended school, and four years later in 1834, established their home in Adams County.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER grew up in Fall Creek Township, a mile west of Marblehead.
On July 24, 1850, he married Miss. Frances SHURTE. They were married at Marion County, Missouri. She was born in South Bend, Indiana, October 30, 1828.
At the time of his marriage Daniel W. HUNSAKER had no capital, and he first lived in a log house and rented the Hadley farm. When his son George was four years of age he moved to Macon City, Missouri, and lived there until 1962. He left Missouri on account of war conditions. In the center of that town was erected a pole with a broom at the top, signifying it was the intention of the community to sweep out all northern people, and as a matter of fact most men of northern sympathies did leave. At Alexandria, Missouri, while on the return to Adams County, his horses while on pasture were stolen. Thus he returned to Adams County and began life again at the bottom of the ladder.
In 1873 he bought his first tract of land, fourteen acres at $100 an acre and later purchased more land, going in debt for it. His security in that transaction was A. E. BEBEE. The land had no buildings, but he went ahead and made
improvements, and after getting it paid for traded for part of that farm now owned by his son George. In that neighborhood extensive deposits of stone were quarried, some of which was used for the courthouse at Quincy, the state house at Des Moines, the customhouse at St. Louis and the bridge over the Mississippi River in Louisiana. There were nearly 300 workman employed in these quarries, and as their presence offered opportunity for trade, Daniel W.
HUNSAKER started a saloon and was in that line of business about six years. When the stone proved unsuitable for building purposes, not being frost proof, other parties set up lime kilns, and there was established the Marblehead Lime and Cement Company.
The Profits from his business enterprise D. W. HUNSAKER invested in bottom land, acquiring about 250 acres covered with heavy timber. He sold large quantities of wood for use in the lime kilns a cord bringing $4. Eventually he
had about 160 acres in cultivation.
The present residence on the home farm was built in 1881. D. W. HUNSAKER was a democrat but never in public service. He died March 27, 1904, and his wife on April 18, 1906.
George Wilson HUNSAKER was the only child of his parents to reach mature years. His boyhood was spent at home, and as a youth he learned telegraphy at the home station of the railroad, and at Quincy he learned that art under S. E.
MILLS, the agent at Marblehead. For eight or nine years he was an operator, from 1873 to 1881, and during that time was in the employ of the Burlington, the Hannibal and St. Joe, the Chicago and Alton, the Denver and Rio Grande
railways.
December 20, 1881, Mr. Hunsaker married Elizabeth BOWERS of Marblehead, daughter of Franklin and Sarah A. NICKERSON BOWERS. She was born at Marblehead November 24, 1864. Mr. Hunsaker for over thirty-five years has
managed the home farm, though his father was nominally its responsible head until his death. Mr. HUNSAKER has consented to serve in but one office, that of township collector. For the past sixteen years he has been a Republican in politics.
His favorite diversion as a hunter and fisherman has been referred to. He is a very companionable sportsman, and has enjoyed the friendship of all the leading hunters of Quincy and other cities. His land was the home of a hunting club that had among its membership many well known men of Quincy. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Ancient Order of United Workman.
Mr. Hunsaker had a family of five children. Malinda Viola married Lawrence M. POOR, a foreman for the Atlas Cement Company at Hannibal, Missouri. Oscar C. enlisted in the Army as soon as the United States declared war against
Germany, his enlistment being at Chicago, and after a brief training in a North Carolina camp he was sent overseas and has been on the battlefield in a Heavy Artillery ever since.
Franklin W. Hunsaker married J. Goodwin, and lives at Marblehead. Emma married Frederick WITTLAND and died at the birth of her second child, when only nineteen years of age. Her first child was Mildred Catherine, and the second, George Henry, was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker and is now eleven years of age. The present wife of Frederick WITTLAND was Sally HUNSAKER, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker.
Mr. Hunsaker, who now lives retired at Marblehead, was born 1 1/2 miles south, on the old Hadley farm, January 15, 1854.
The HUNSAKER family originally had their home in Pennsylvania. Daniel HUNSAKER, Sr., came from that state to Illinois, where he was a pioneer.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER, father of George Wilson Hunsaker, was born in Union County, Illinois, September 25, 1820. When he was at an early age his parents moved to Jefferson County, Missouri, where he attended school, and four years later in 1834, established their home in Adams County.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER grew up in Fall Creek Township, a mile west of Marblehead.
On July 24, 1850, he married Miss. Frances SHURTE. They were married at Marion County, Missouri. She was born in South Bend, Indiana, October 30, 1828.
At the time of his marriage Daniel W. HUNSAKER had no capital, and he first lived in a log house and rented the Hadley farm. When his son George was four years of age he moved to Macon City, Missouri, and lived there until 1962. He left Missouri on account of war conditions. In the center of that town was erected a pole with a broom at the top, signifying it was the intention of the community to sweep out all northern people, and as a matter of fact most men of northern sympathies did leave. At Alexandria, Missouri, while on the return to Adams County, his horses while on pasture were stolen. Thus he returned to Adams County and began life again at the bottom of the ladder.
In 1873 he bought his first tract of land, fourteen acres at $100 an acre and later purchased more land, going in debt for it. His security in that transaction was A. E. BEBEE. The land had no buildings, but he went ahead and made
improvements, and after getting it paid for traded for part of that farm now owned by his son George. In that neighborhood extensive deposits of stone were quarried, some of which was used for the courthouse at Quincy, the state house at Des Moines, the customhouse at St. Louis and the bridge over the Mississippi River in Louisiana. There were nearly 300 workman employed in these quarries, and as their presence offered opportunity for trade, Daniel W.
HUNSAKER started a saloon and was in that line of business about six years. When the stone proved unsuitable for building purposes, not being frost proof, other parties set up lime kilns, and there was established the Marblehead Lime and Cement Company.
The Profits from his business enterprise D. W. HUNSAKER invested in bottom land, acquiring about 250 acres covered with heavy timber. He sold large quantities of wood for use in the lime kilns a cord bringing $4. Eventually he
had about 160 acres in cultivation.
The present residence on the home farm was built in 1881. D. W. HUNSAKER was a democrat but never in public service. He died March 27, 1904, and his wife on April 18, 1906.
George Wilson HUNSAKER was the only child of his parents to reach mature years. His boyhood was spent at home, and as a youth he learned telegraphy at the home station of the railroad, and at Quincy he learned that art under S. E.
MILLS, the agent at Marblehead. For eight or nine years he was an operator, from 1873 to 1881, and during that time was in the employ of the Burlington, the Hannibal and St. Joe, the Chicago and Alton, the Denver and Rio Grande
railways.
December 20, 1881, Mr. Hunsaker married Elizabeth BOWERS of Marblehead, daughter of Franklin and Sarah A. NICKERSON BOWERS. She was born at Marblehead November 24, 1864. Mr. Hunsaker for over thirty-five years has
managed the home farm, though his father was nominally its responsible head until his death. Mr. HUNSAKER has consented to serve in but one office, that of township collector. For the past sixteen years he has been a Republican in politics.
His favorite diversion as a hunter and fisherman has been referred to. He is a very companionable sportsman, and has enjoyed the friendship of all the leading hunters of Quincy and other cities. His land was the home of a hunting club that had among its membership many well known men of Quincy. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Ancient Order of United Workman.
Mr. Hunsaker had a family of five children. Malinda Viola married Lawrence M. POOR, a foreman for the Atlas Cement Company at Hannibal, Missouri. Oscar C. enlisted in the Army as soon as the United States declared war against
Germany, his enlistment being at Chicago, and after a brief training in a North Carolina camp he was sent overseas and has been on the battlefield in a Heavy Artillery ever since.
Franklin W. Hunsaker married J. Goodwin, and lives at Marblehead. Emma married Frederick WITTLAND and died at the birth of her second child, when only nineteen years of age. Her first child was Mildred Catherine, and the second, George Henry, was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker and is now eleven years of age. The present wife of Frederick WITTLAND was Sally HUNSAKER, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker.
GEORGE WILSON HUNSAKER. Probably there is no more widely known citizen over Adams County and up and down the Mississippi Valley than George Wilson HUNSAKER of Fall Creek Township. Mr. Hunsaker represents a family that was established in that township more than eighty years ago. His own life has been spent there, not only as a successful farmer and farm manager, but as a citizen who has gained a host of friends by his genial fellowship and interest in hunting and outdoor life. Hundreds of devotees of the rod and gun know Mr. Hunsaker and have delighted in his companionship on many excursions through the woods and fields and in the favorite fishing places.
Mr. Hunsaker, who now lives retired at Marblehead, was born 1 1/2 miles south, on the old Hadley farm, January 15, 1854.
The HUNSAKER family originally had their home in Pennsylvania. Daniel HUNSAKER, Sr., came from that state to Illinois, where he was a pioneer.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER, father of George Wilson Hunsaker, was born in Union County, Illinois, September 25, 1820. When he was at an early age his parents moved to Jefferson County, Missouri, where he attended school, and four years later in 1834, established their home in Adams County.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER grew up in Fall Creek Township, a mile west of Marblehead.
On July 24, 1850, he married Miss. Frances SHURTE. They were married at Marion County, Missouri. She was born in South Bend, Indiana, October 30, 1828.
At the time of his marriage Daniel W. HUNSAKER had no capital, and he first lived in a log house and rented the Hadley farm. When his son George was four years of age he moved to Macon City, Missouri, and lived there until 1962. He left Missouri on account of war conditions. In the center of that town was erected a pole with a broom at the top, signifying it was the intention of the community to sweep out all northern people, and as a matter of fact most men of northern sympathies did leave. At Alexandria, Missouri, while on the return to Adams County, his horses while on pasture were stolen. Thus he returned to Adams County and began life again at the bottom of the ladder.
In 1873 he bought his first tract of land, fourteen acres at $100 an acre and later purchased more land, going in debt for it. His security in that transaction was A. E. BEBEE. The land had no buildings, but he went ahead and made
improvements, and after getting it paid for traded for part of that farm now owned by his son George. In that neighborhood extensive deposits of stone were quarried, some of which was used for the courthouse at Quincy, the state house at Des Moines, the customhouse at St. Louis and the bridge over the Mississippi River in Louisiana. There were nearly 300 workman employed in these quarries, and as their presence offered opportunity for trade, Daniel W.
HUNSAKER started a saloon and was in that line of business about six years. When the stone proved unsuitable for building purposes, not being frost proof, other parties set up lime kilns, and there was established the Marblehead Lime and Cement Company.
The Profits from his business enterprise D. W. HUNSAKER invested in bottom land, acquiring about 250 acres covered with heavy timber. He sold large quantities of wood for use in the lime kilns a cord bringing $4. Eventually he
had about 160 acres in cultivation.
The present residence on the home farm was built in 1881. D. W. HUNSAKER was a democrat but never in public service. He died March 27, 1904, and his wife on April 18, 1906.
George Wilson HUNSAKER was the only child of his parents to reach mature years. His boyhood was spent at home, and as a youth he learned telegraphy at the home station of the railroad, and at Quincy he learned that art under S. E.
MILLS, the agent at Marblehead. For eight or nine years he was an operator, from 1873 to 1881, and during that time was in the employ of the Burlington, the Hannibal and St. Joe, the Chicago and Alton, the Denver and Rio Grande
railways.
December 20, 1881, Mr. Hunsaker married Elizabeth BOWERS of Marblehead, daughter of Franklin and Sarah A. NICKERSON BOWERS. She was born at Marblehead November 24, 1864. Mr. Hunsaker for over thirty-five years has
managed the home farm, though his father was nominally its responsible head until his death. Mr. HUNSAKER has consented to serve in but one office, that of township collector. For the past sixteen years he has been a Republican in politics.
His favorite diversion as a hunter and fisherman has been referred to. He is a very companionable sportsman, and has enjoyed the friendship of all the leading hunters of Quincy and other cities. His land was the home of a hunting club that had among its membership many well known men of Quincy. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Ancient Order of United Workman.
Mr. Hunsaker had a family of five children. Malinda Viola married Lawrence M. POOR, a foreman for the Atlas Cement Company at Hannibal, Missouri. Oscar C. enlisted in the Army as soon as the United States declared war against
Germany, his enlistment being at Chicago, and after a brief training in a North Carolina camp he was sent overseas and has been on the battlefield in a Heavy Artillery ever since.
Franklin W. Hunsaker married J. Goodwin, and lives at Marblehead. Emma married Frederick WITTLAND and died at the birth of her second child, when only nineteen years of age. Her first child was Mildred Catherine, and the second, George Henry, was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker and is now eleven years of age. The present wife of Frederick WITTLAND was Sally HUNSAKER, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker.
Mr. Hunsaker, who now lives retired at Marblehead, was born 1 1/2 miles south, on the old Hadley farm, January 15, 1854.
The HUNSAKER family originally had their home in Pennsylvania. Daniel HUNSAKER, Sr., came from that state to Illinois, where he was a pioneer.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER, father of George Wilson Hunsaker, was born in Union County, Illinois, September 25, 1820. When he was at an early age his parents moved to Jefferson County, Missouri, where he attended school, and four years later in 1834, established their home in Adams County.
Daniel Wilson HUNSAKER grew up in Fall Creek Township, a mile west of Marblehead.
On July 24, 1850, he married Miss. Frances SHURTE. They were married at Marion County, Missouri. She was born in South Bend, Indiana, October 30, 1828.
At the time of his marriage Daniel W. HUNSAKER had no capital, and he first lived in a log house and rented the Hadley farm. When his son George was four years of age he moved to Macon City, Missouri, and lived there until 1962. He left Missouri on account of war conditions. In the center of that town was erected a pole with a broom at the top, signifying it was the intention of the community to sweep out all northern people, and as a matter of fact most men of northern sympathies did leave. At Alexandria, Missouri, while on the return to Adams County, his horses while on pasture were stolen. Thus he returned to Adams County and began life again at the bottom of the ladder.
In 1873 he bought his first tract of land, fourteen acres at $100 an acre and later purchased more land, going in debt for it. His security in that transaction was A. E. BEBEE. The land had no buildings, but he went ahead and made
improvements, and after getting it paid for traded for part of that farm now owned by his son George. In that neighborhood extensive deposits of stone were quarried, some of which was used for the courthouse at Quincy, the state house at Des Moines, the customhouse at St. Louis and the bridge over the Mississippi River in Louisiana. There were nearly 300 workman employed in these quarries, and as their presence offered opportunity for trade, Daniel W.
HUNSAKER started a saloon and was in that line of business about six years. When the stone proved unsuitable for building purposes, not being frost proof, other parties set up lime kilns, and there was established the Marblehead Lime and Cement Company.
The Profits from his business enterprise D. W. HUNSAKER invested in bottom land, acquiring about 250 acres covered with heavy timber. He sold large quantities of wood for use in the lime kilns a cord bringing $4. Eventually he
had about 160 acres in cultivation.
The present residence on the home farm was built in 1881. D. W. HUNSAKER was a democrat but never in public service. He died March 27, 1904, and his wife on April 18, 1906.
George Wilson HUNSAKER was the only child of his parents to reach mature years. His boyhood was spent at home, and as a youth he learned telegraphy at the home station of the railroad, and at Quincy he learned that art under S. E.
MILLS, the agent at Marblehead. For eight or nine years he was an operator, from 1873 to 1881, and during that time was in the employ of the Burlington, the Hannibal and St. Joe, the Chicago and Alton, the Denver and Rio Grande
railways.
December 20, 1881, Mr. Hunsaker married Elizabeth BOWERS of Marblehead, daughter of Franklin and Sarah A. NICKERSON BOWERS. She was born at Marblehead November 24, 1864. Mr. Hunsaker for over thirty-five years has
managed the home farm, though his father was nominally its responsible head until his death. Mr. HUNSAKER has consented to serve in but one office, that of township collector. For the past sixteen years he has been a Republican in politics.
His favorite diversion as a hunter and fisherman has been referred to. He is a very companionable sportsman, and has enjoyed the friendship of all the leading hunters of Quincy and other cities. His land was the home of a hunting club that had among its membership many well known men of Quincy. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Ancient Order of United Workman.
Mr. Hunsaker had a family of five children. Malinda Viola married Lawrence M. POOR, a foreman for the Atlas Cement Company at Hannibal, Missouri. Oscar C. enlisted in the Army as soon as the United States declared war against
Germany, his enlistment being at Chicago, and after a brief training in a North Carolina camp he was sent overseas and has been on the battlefield in a Heavy Artillery ever since.
Franklin W. Hunsaker married J. Goodwin, and lives at Marblehead. Emma married Frederick WITTLAND and died at the birth of her second child, when only nineteen years of age. Her first child was Mildred Catherine, and the second, George Henry, was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker and is now eleven years of age. The present wife of Frederick WITTLAND was Sally HUNSAKER, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker.
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