Amos HUNT
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Historical information included in notes In 1844 two LDS Missionaries, D. D. Hunt and L.A. Brady came to Muhlenberg County and preached in the little Chapel in Hebron and Amos with others of his family joined the LDS Church. Crossed the plains in the Benjamin Gardner company arriving in Salt Lake Valley on 24 Sept 1852. Twelve Children this marriage from Hebron Ward Records -most of the children were rebaptized by on 16 and 22 NOV 1878 by son James Wilson Hunt a High Priest. Amos rebaptized 1941 endowments redone 2 OCT 1957. In the 1870 Census in Hebron, Wasington, UT, USA, Amos is not listed correctly. The census taker wrote his name as James Hunt not Amos. His wife Nancy G. lives with him and they no longer have their twins James and Rebecca living there but have added 4 children since the 1860 census: Eliza, Cena, Angelina and Sarah F.From Utah Pioneers and Prominent MenGeorge S. Coleman Bio:"Married Angeline Hunt May 5, 1886, St. George, Utah (daughter of Amos Hunt and Nancy G. Welborn, pioneers Sept. 24, 1852, Benjamin Gardner company). She was born Oct. 7, 1869, Hebron, Washington county, Utah. Their children; Nancy Angeline b. July 2, 1887, m. Lyman Taft April 5, 1906; Jane b. April 16, 1889, m. Neil Forsythe Nov. 24, 1909; Sarah Malinda b. Sept. 25, 1890; May b. Dec. 10, 1892; Bertha Ellen b. July 12, 1895; Sylvia b. June 12, 1902; George Burdett b. Feb. 20, 1906; Kenneth Hunt b. June 6, 1909.Missionary to New Zealand; bishop Teasdale ward 1900-04."
There was picture of all of the daughters of Thomas Sirls Terry with their married names. Picture was given to Myrtle Joy Free by James A Wadsworth, Panaca, Nevada Photo was taken on 3 Oct. 1905. Received copy of Picture at our family reunion Memorial Day 2004. Sylvia Garnett Phillips
He married Nancy Garrett Welborn 21 Dec 1840 at Wayne, Utah . Nancy Garrett Welborn was born at Muhlenberg, Kentucky 7 Aug 1824 daughter of James Dudley Welborn and Malinda Newman .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Mary Jane Hunt
born 11 Mar 1842.
James Wilson Hunt
born 27 Jul 1843.
Jonathan Hunt
born 25 Sep 1845.
Alfred Hunt
born 21 Mar 1847.
Emeline Hunt
born 12 Aug 1849.
Jefferson Hunt
born 29 Oct 1852.
Amos Pratt Hunt
born 28 Feb 1855.
Malinda Hunt
born 16 Jun 1857.
Nancy Jane Hunt
born 20 Sep 1859.
Sarah Frances Hunt
born 19 Jun 1862.
John Dudley Hunt
born 24 Aug 1865.
Angeline Hunt
born 7 Oct 1869.
Amos Hunt died 8 Sep 1904 .
Nancy Garrett Welborn died 17 Dec 1895 at Hebron, Washington, Utah .