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Minnie May Keefer1

b. 25 October 1875, d. 14 October 1956
Relationship: Great-granddaughter of George Kieffer.
Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Craig Allen Kieffer.
  • Birth: Minnie May Keefer was born on 25 October 1875 in Huntington County, Indiana.2
  • Census: The 1880 census listed Minnie Keefer with her parents in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana. The household consisted of (all born in Indiana):
    1. Geo. H. Keefer, 26, farmer
    2. Mary Keefer, wife, 26, keeping house
    3. Boyd Keefer, son, 1
    4. Cora Keefer, daughter, 7
    5. Minnie Keefer, 4
    6. Lola Allerton, 11, sister-in-law.3
  • Marriage: She married Edward Hunt on 13 May 1897 in Huntington County, Indiana.4
  • Census: The 1900 census listed Minnie and Edward Hunt in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana. Their household at 30 Bent Street consisted of (all born in Indiana):
    1. Edward Hunt, born August 1870, 29, married 3 years, renting home
    2. Minnie Hunt, wife, born October 1875, 24, mother of 1 child, 1 child living
    3. Nova Hunt, daughter, born May 1898, 2.5
  • Census: The 1910 census listed Edward and Minnie Hunt in Cambridge City, Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana. Their household consisted of (all born in Indiana):
    1. Edward W. Hunt, 39, carpenter for Penn Railroad
    2. Minnie R. Hunt, wife, 34
    3. Nova L. Hunt, daughter, 11
    4. Donald B. Hunt, son, 9.6
  • Census: The 1920 census listed an Edward and Minnie Hunt renting a residence at 18 20th Street, Richmond City, Wayne County, Indiana. Their household consisted of:
    1. Edward I. Hunt, 52, birthplace Indiana, father's birthplace North Carolina, mother's birthplace Indiana, foundry superintendent
    2. Minnie Hunt, wife, 50, birthplace Indiana, father's birthplace Ohio, mother's birthplace Indiana
    3. M. Schisslar, female, boarder, 73, birthplace Pennsylvania, no occupation
    [This may or may not be Edward Hunt and Minnie (Keefer) Hunt, but the information is listed for future research.].7
  • Census: The 1930 census listed Edward and Minne Hunt renting a residence at 1126 Middle Street, Wabash City, Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana. Their household consisted of (all born in Indiana):
    1. Edward Hunt, 59, age 28 at first marriage, both parents born in Indiana, no occupation
    2. Minnie Hunt, wife, 54, age 32 at first marriage, both parents born in Indiana, no occupation
    3. Margaret Hunt, mother, 78, widow, age 19 at first marriage, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Indiana, no occupation.8
  • Death: Minnie May Keefer died on 14 October 1956 in Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana, at age 80.2
  • Obituary: On Monday, 15 October 1956 Minnie Keefer Hunt's obituary was published in Huntington, Indiana: "Mrs. Minnie Keefer, 80, died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Huston, 221 Market street, Andrews, where she had resided the last eight years. She had been bedfast three years and seriously ill two weeks. Mrs. Hunt was born October 29, 1875 in Huntington county to George and Mary Alerton Keefer. Survivors other than the daughter are a son, Donald Hunt, Yuma, Ariz; a granddaughter, Mrs. Ella Dowling, Yuma; six step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Cora Correll, of this city; and a niece, Mrs. William Moon, of this city. Mrs. Keefer was a member of the Andrews Methodist church. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday at the Deal funeral home, Andrews, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. O. S. Crain of the Andrews Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery." The following correction was later published: "Mrs. Minnie Keefer Hunt rather than Mrs. Minnie Keefer, previusly reported, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nova Huston, in Andrews. Friends may call at the Deal funeral home, Andrews, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday."2
  • Burial: She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington County, Indiana.2

Parents:

Father: George H. Keefer b. 5 Nov 1853, d. 1910
Mother: Mary Allerton b. 24 Nov 1853, d. 8 Jun 1911

Family:

  • Marriage: She married Edward Hunt on 13 May 1897 in Huntington County, Indiana.4

    • Edward Hunt

    Children:

    Nova Lenora Hunt1 b. 29 May 1898, d. 14 Jun 1992
    Donald B. Hunt+2 b. 15 Aug 1900, d. 10 Apr 1977

    Citations:

    1. Ralph Haben and Nova Hunt marriage record (1918), Wayne County, Indiana Circuit Court, Marriage Book 14, p. 221.
    2. Minnie Keefer Hunt obituary, Herald-Press, Huntington, Indiana, 15 October 1956; Obituary File, Indiana Room, Huntington City-Township Library, Huntington, Indiana.
    3. George H. Keefer household, 1880 U.S. census, Huntington County, Indiana, population schedule, Jackson Township, enumeration district 195, sheet 10A, line 1, dwelling 88, family 93; National Archives microfilm T9, roll 285.
    4. Huntington County Marriage Book L, p. 182; Clerk's Office, Huntington County Courthouse, Huntington, Indiana.
    5. Edward Hunt household, 1900 U.S. census, Wabash County, Indiana, population schedule, Noble Township, enumeration district 123, sheet 9B, line 5, dwelling 211, family 211; National Archives microfilm T623, roll 410.
    6. Edward Hunt household, 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Cambridge City, Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana, enumeration district 174, sheet 18A, p. 147A, line 43, dwelling 11, family 11; Genealogy.com online census image.
    7. Edward Hunt household, 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, 5th ward, Richmond, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district 173, sheet 3B, line 80, dwelling 75, family 75; Ancestry.com online census image.
    8. Edward Hunt household, 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Wabash City, Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, enumeration district 10, sheet 9B, dwelling 241, family 247; Ancestry.com online census image.