Hunter, Cyrus E^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1835 - 1913  (77 years)

• Name	Hunter, Cyrus E
  Birth	21 Dec 1835	Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jan 1913	Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska, United States
  Burial	Wakefield, Nebraska, United States
  Person ID	I107	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Hunter, George,   b. 19 Sep 1806, Colchester, Delaware, New York, United States d. 5 Jul 1888, Wakefield, Wayne, Nebraska, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Weeks, Emeline,   b. 10 Sep 1804, Rutland County, Vermont, United States d. Abt 1891, Wayne, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1826	Pennsylvania, USA   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agler, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 10 Jul 1838, Chestnut Grove, Franklin Twp, Lycoming, PA/Lycoming Co., PA d. 3 May 1929, Wakefield, NE (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1860	Paw Paw, Lee, IL
  Children	1. Hunter, Louis Elmer,   b. 17 Mar 1861   d. Jul 1925, Ackley, MN (Age 64 years)   2. Hunter, Sarah Louisa,   b. 2 Apr 1862   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hunter, Joseph Enoch,   b. 26 Feb 1864, Paw Paw, Lee, IL d. 2 Oct 1948, Medford, Jackson, OR (Age 84 years)   4. Hunter, Ernest Lincoln,   b. 22 Apr 1865   d. 27 Mar 1870 (Age 4 years)   5. Hunter, Susan Emeline,   b. 28 Sep 1866   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hunter, Jerome Lafayette,   b. 25 Apr 1868   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Hunter, George,   b. 22 Dec 1869   d. 13 Mar 1870 (Age 0 years)   8. Hunter, Wilburton,   b. 24 Jan 1871   d. 22 Feb 1871 (Age 0 years)   9. Hunter, Bertha Edna,   b. 26 Mar 1872   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Hunter, Clark Clement,   b. 19 Mar 1874   d. 13 Jun 1881 (Age 7 years)   11. Hunter, Cyrus Curtis,   b. 14 Mar 1876   d. 1 Dec 1941 (Age 65 years)   12. Hunter, Brittain Guy,   b. 13 Feb 1878   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Hunter, Grace Adelia,   b. 12 May 1879   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Hunter, Mary Ethel,   b. 21 Dec 1883   d. 1935 (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Cyrus E. Hunter, son of George Hunter and Emeline Weeks, was born Dec. 21, 1835 at Westfield, Tioga Co., Pa. There is a rumor that during this time Cyrus E. worked on the Erie Canal, possibly as a muleteer. In 1853 George, with Cyrus as part of the family, moved to Lee County, Ill. At this time Cyrus left home for St. Paul and Stillwater, Minn., working for Hersey, Staples, and Co., in the lumber mill and in the woods. But in 1854, he returned to Lee Co. and took up farming. On Oct. 22, 1861 Cyrus enlisted in Co. I, 4th Reg., Illinois Volunteers, one of the preconditions being that he owned his own horse. And by Jan. 1, 1862 he had made corporal. About this time, story has it, that his mail was being confused with another Cyrus Hunter, possibly an uncle or maybe a cousin. So from this time on he added the initial E to his name...the initial actually stood for nothing. He participated in the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, was in the battle of Shiloh, siege of Cornith, and other battles in those areas. He and his brother, Enoch, were couriers and both had horses shot out from under them although neither man was wounded himself. But on Nov. 22, 1862 Cyrus was mustered out on a disability discharge - Opthalmia, varicose veins, and ulcerous right leg. He returned to farming in Illinois until 1869. He, his wife, and their six children at the time, migrated to Nebraska, settlling in the area of LaPorte in Wayne Co.. He came west to Nebraska in 1870 with a colony of emigrants headed by a man by the name of Graves. The writer of the 1936 Brittain history thinks that the following families came west all at the same time, and settled in Wayne and Dixon Counties. The family of C.E. Hunter and Enoch Hunter, George Hunter (father to the above), Alonzo Hunter (a cousin), Harrison Allen and Alonzon Allen, (husband of Helen Hunter) Alexander and George Scott, Charley Barto, O.F. Crane, Albert Miner, Isaac Miner, William G. Vroman, Pit and Henry Hinds, R.B. and Cheric Crawford, and there may been others. They shipped by train to Marshalltown, Iowa, that was the end of the steel, then they trekked across western Iowa and crosssed the Missouri at Souix City, Iowa. Came on west to where the town of Wakefield Nebraska is now, and all settled within a few miles of this place. He was active in the organization of Wayne County, and in 1871 was elected the first County Clerk... he was reelected in 1872 and 1874, serving until 1876. In 1872 he was appointed the first and only postmast of LaPorte, serving until LaPorte was abandoned. In 1875 he was elected to be the representative from Cedar, Stanton, and Wayne Counties to the Nebraska Constitutuinal Convention. Sometime in 1875 he started the first county newspaper with partner Eugene Huse who had a printing press at Ponca. In 1876 Mr. Huse withdrew as partner and Cyrus E. bought a press of his own, took on A.P. Childs as partner and started the Wayne County Review. They also ran a small grocery store together and when the partnership broke up Mr. Childs took the Review to Wayne where it became the Wayne Herald (still in existence), while Cyrus kept the grocery and the building. In 1877 he was elected County Judge, serving until 1885. When he resigned he was given a gold-headed cane by the State Bar members, a piece so highly prized that he was never seen without it. C.E. Hunte placed it in the Nebraska State Bar's memorabilia. When it was evident that LaPorte was doomed, he moved to Wakefield. He later moved the store building to Wakefield, remolded it into a family home, and was the Hunter home until the 1950's. In 1889 he was appointed Postmaster and served for 21 years, retiring in 1910. Sometime during this period he served as Deputy Treasurer of Dixon County for one term. He helped orgainize the first Masonic Lodge of Wayne County while living in LaPorte, was first Master of the Lodge, and continued as Master of Corinthian Lodge No. 83 for 21 years. He was also a member of the Jordan Commandery No. 15 at Blair. On July 18, 1888 he was awarded the 33rd Degree in Masonic work. He was also active in several other fraternal organizations. Cyrus chilled one winter day, it became pneumonia, and he died Jan. 25, 1913. Both he and Elizabeth are buried in the cemetery at Wakefield. Source: James R. Kenepp

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-141784222/cyrus-e-hunter-in-familysearch-family-tree. Cyrus E Hunter Birth names: Cyrus E HunterC E HunterCyrus E. Hunter Gender: Male Birth: Dec 21 1835 - Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Agler - Feb 23 1860 - Paw Paw, Lee, Illinois, United States Residence: 1880 - La Porte, Wayne, Nebraska, United States Death: Jan 25 1913 - of Wakefield, Nebraska, United States Burial: Wakefield, Nebraska, United States There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information. [S254] 1850 United States Federal Census. Cyrus Hunter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1835 - Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1850 - Warsaw, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 15&lt;br&gt;Schedule: Population&lt;br&gt;Father (implied): George Hunter&lt;br&gt;Mother (implied): Emeline Hunter&lt;br&gt;Siblings (implied): Hellen Hunter, Enoch Hunter&lt;br&gt;Census: [S3] Geni World Family Tree. Cyrus E. Hunter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1835 - Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: 1913 - Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>George Hunter</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Emeline Hunter (born Weeks)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Mary Hunter (born Alger)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Joseph E. Hunter</a>, <a>Sarah Louisa Merritt (born Hunter)</a>, <a>Jerome LaFayette Hunter</a>, <a>Wilberton Hunter</a>, <a>Clark Clement Hunter</a>, <a>Cyrus Curtis Hunter</a>, <a>Mary Ethel (born Hunter)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Arnold Hunter</a>, <a>William Hunter</a>, <a>Hellen M. Allen (born Hunter)</a>, <a>Enoch Engelbert Hunter</a> [S345] White Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1005589_325763_325763/cyrus-e-hunter (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S346] Walker, https://www.myheritage.com/person-2501819_682842131_682842131/cyrus-e-hunter (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S436] Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania, Vol 2, pg. 814 (Reliability: 2). [S33] 1860 United States Federal Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4P-P9B (Reliability: 3). NameGeorge Hunter SexMale Age54 Event Date19Jun1860 Event PlaceWyoming, Lee, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original)Town Of Wyoming, Lee, Illinois, United States Event TypeCensus Birth Year (Estimated)1806 BirthplaceN. Y RaceWhite Page359 [S29] 1870 United States Federal Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD4-H8S (Reliability: 3). NameGeorge HunterSexMaleAge64Event Date1870Event PlaceWayne, Nebraska, United StatesEvent Place (Original)Taffe, Wayne, Nebraska, United StatesEvent TypeCensusBirth Year (Estimated)1806BirthplaceNew YorkRaceWhiteRelationship CodeHeadPage Number1 NameEmeline HunterSexFemaleAge66Event Date1870Event PlaceWayne, Nebraska, United StatesEvent Place (Original)Taffe, Wayne, Nebraska, United StatesEvent TypeCensusBirth Year (Estimated)1804BirthplaceVermontRaceWhitePage Number1 [S249] 1880 United States Federal Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YP-9SW (Reliability: 3). Name George Hunter Sex Male Age 73 Event Date 1880 Event Place Laporte, Nebraska Territory, United States Event Place (Original) La Porte, ED 83, Wayne, NE, United States Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1807 Birthplace New York, United States Marital Status Married Occupation Farmer Race White Relationship to Head of Household Father Relationship Code Father Father's Birthplace New York, United States Mother's Birthplace New York, United States Household Identifier 8230535 Person Number 4 Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 276 Sheet Number and Letter 276A Volume 1 Affiliate Film Number 0757 Affiliate Line Number 00020 Affiliate Publication Number T9 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Name Emmeline Hunter Sex Female Age 75 Event Date 1880 Event Place Laporte, Nebraska Territory, United States Event Place (Original) La Porte, ED 83, Wayne, NE, United States Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1805 Birthplace Vermont, United States Marital Status Widowed Occupation Keeping House Race White Relationship to Head of Household Mother Relationship Code Mother Father's Birthplace Vermont, United States Mother's Birthplace Vermont, United States Household Identifier 8230535 Person Number 5 Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 276 Sheet Number and Letter 276A Volume 1 Affiliate Film Number 0757 Affiliate Line Number 00021 Affiliate Publication Number T9 Affiliate Name NOTE: In the house of Enoch Hunter (his son). [S572] 1885 Nebraska State Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FD-6DR (Reliability: 3). George and Emeline are living with son Enoch and his wife Rebecca - George and Enoch are farmers. [S254] 1850 United States Federal Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HV-2LD. Name George Hunter Sex Male Age 44 Event Date 1850 Event Place Warsaw Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States Event Place (Original) Warsaw, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1806 Birthplace New York Race White Household Identifier 88 House Number 84 Line Number 39 Schedule Type 1850 Population Affiliate Film Number 786 Affiliate Publication Number M432 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Name Emeline Hunter Sex Female Age 40 Event Date 1850 Event Place Warsaw Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States Event Place (Original) Warsaw, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1810 Birthplace Vermont Race White Household Identifier 88 House Number 84 Line Number 40 Schedule Type 1850 Population Affiliate Film Number 786 Affiliate Publication Number M432 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) [S333] Obituary, The Wayne Herald - 1888-07-12, Pg.5. See obituary on computer.