Name |
Hunter, William Archibald |
Nickname |
Bill |
Born |
28 Dec 1867 |
Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
9 Nov 1947 |
Wasco County, Oregon, U.S.A. |
Cause: Hypertension and heart disease |
Buried |
12 Nov 1947 |
The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, U.S.A. |
Notes |
- William appears as a child of 5 in the Kincardine Twp 1871 census and age 14 in the 1881 census. He applied for US citizenship in Wasco County Oregon in July 1888 and is recorded as married with wife Gertrude in the 1900 Kingsley census, 1910 Kingsley census, 1920 census for The Dalles and 1930 census for The Dalles.His life as a successful farmer is well documented in three well known publications: 1905 An Illustrated History of Central Oregon1928 History of the Columbia River from The Dalles to the Sea1953 History of Wasco County OregonA number of small discrepancies occur between the articles but nothing too noteworthy.He had a 200 acre ranch on the Tygh Ridge which he called the Harmony Ranch on which he raised his family till retiring to The Dalles in 1913. He served as Mayor of The Dalles from 1917 - 1919.Gertrude passed away and William remarried Flora C.He had no offspring.His residence at time of death 1002 E 12 st. The Dalles, Ore. Age at death, 79 years 10 months 11 days. Flora passed away about a year later.
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Person ID |
I4396 |
McFadyen and Parker |
Last Modified |
2 Aug 2006 |
Father |
Hunter, Murdoch, b. 22 Dec 1817, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 17 May 1881, Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years) |
Mother |
Finlayson, Ann, b. 10 Feb 1822, Scotland , d. 5 Apr 1901, Oregon, U.S.A. (Age 79 years) |
Married |
1841 |
St. Ann's, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Family ID |
F1542 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |