Please feel free to include this chart of the decendants of James Hunter on the Jefferson County page. It includes James Hunter, the first settler child born in Steubenville in 1797. I am descended from his sister, Esther.
Decendants of James Hunter
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES1 HUNTER was born Bet. 1720 - 1750 in Tyrone, Ireland.
Children of JAMES HUNTER are:
2. i. ALEXANDER2 HUNTER, b. Tyrone, Ireland; d. Bef. 1840.
ii. JANE HUNTER, b. Tyrone, Ireland.
iii. JOHN HUNTER, b. Tyrone, Ireland; d. Tyrone, Ireland.
iv. SISTER HUNTER, b. Tyrone, Ireland.
v. WILLIAM HUNTER, b. Tyrone, Ireland.
3. vi. HENRY HUNTER, b. August 01, 1770, Tyrone, Ireland; d. September 30, 1846, Cumberland, Ohio.
4. vii. SAMUEL HUNTER, b. 1773, Tyrone, Ireland; d. February 1837, Knoxville, Ohio.
Generation No. 2
2. ALEXANDER2 HUNTER (JAMES1) was born in Tyrone, Ireland, and died Bef. 1840.
Children of ALEXANDER HUNTER are:
i. ALEXANDER3 HUNTER.
ii. WILLIAM HUNTER, b. 1803, Washington County, PA.
3. HENRY2 HUNTER (JAMES1) was born August 01, 1770 in Tyrone, Ireland, and died September 30, 1846 in Cumberland, Ohio. He married KATHERINE STEELE June 22, 1798 in New York. She was born September 18, 1775 in Scotland, and died January 17, 1850 in Cumberland, Ohio.
Child of HENRY HUNTER and KATHERINE STEELE is:
i. JAMES C3 HUNTER, b. March 25, 1799.
4. SAMUEL2 HUNTER (JAMES1) was born 1773 in Tyrone, Ireland, and died February 1837 in Knoxville, Ohio. He married MARY LARIMORE 1797 in Steubenville, Ohio, daughter of JOSEPH LARIMORE and ESTHER WHERRY. She was born October 28, 1771 in Chester County, PA, and died December 1846 in Knoxville, Ohio.
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Pioneer: 1792, Steubenville, Ohio
Children of SAMUEL HUNTER and MARY LARIMORE are:
5. i. JAMES3 HUNTER, b. September 18, 1798, Steubenville, Ohio; d. WFT Est. 1840-1888.
ii. WILLIAM ALEXANDER HUNTER, b. Abt. 1799, Jefferson County, Ohio; m. NANCY DAY.
6. iii. ESTHER HUNTER, b. 1800, Steubenville, Ohio; d. June 19, 1857, Steubenville, Ohio.
iv. SARAH HUNTER, b. 1807.
v. ANN ALMIRA HUNTER, b. September 29, 1808, Steubenville, Ohio; d. November 18, 1869, Newburgh, Ohio; m. WILLIAM B SLOANE.
vi. JOSEPH EBENEZER HUNTER, b. 1811; d. WFT Est. 1828-1901; m. ELIZABETH SLOAN.
Generation No. 3
5. JAMES3 HUNTER (SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born September 18, 1798 in Steubenville, Ohio, and died WFT Est. 1840-1888. He married NANCY SNODGRASS April 1834 in Jefferson County, Ohio, daughter of JAMES SNODGRASS. She was born WFT Est. 1794-1814, and died 1846 in Ashland County, Ohio.
Notes for JAMES HUNTER:
James Hunter was the first child born to settlers in Steubenville, Ohio.
Children of JAMES HUNTER and NANCY SNODGRASS are:
i. MARY4 HUNTER.
ii. SAMUEL HUNTER, d. 1824.
iii. WILLIAM HUNTER.
iv. JAMES S HUNTER, d. 1860.
v. JOHN S HUNTER.
6. ESTHER3 HUNTER (SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born 1800 in Steubenville, Ohio, and died June 19, 1857 in Steubenville, Ohio. She married JAMES HAMILTON June 06, 1820 in Steubenville, Ohio, son of WILLIAM HAMILTON and MARIA BARBARA. He was born September 12, 1798 in Lancaster County, PA, and died September 13, 1850 in Steubenville, Ohio.
Children of ESTHER HUNTER and JAMES HAMILTON are:
i. MARY HUNTER4 HAMILTON, b. 1828, Steubenville, Ohio.
ii. ANN ALMIRA HAMILTON, b. 1832, Steubenville, Ohio; m. GEORGE CARLISLE.
7. iii. SAMUEL HUNTER HAMILTON, b. December 1834, Steubenville, Ohio.
iv. JOHATHAN TIDBALL HAMILTON, b. March 17, 1836, Knoxville, Ohio.
v. NANCY SNODGRASS HAMILTON, b. September 24, 1838, Knoxville, Ohio; d. May 13, 1923, Toronto, Ohio.
vi. JAMES SHELBY HAMILTON, b. 1840, Jefferson County, Ohio; d. October 20, 1864.
vii. HADDASSAH MARIASH HAMILTON, b. 1843, Jefferson County, Ohio; d. 1939.
Generation No. 4
7. SAMUEL HUNTER4 HAMILTON (ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born December 1834 in Steubenville, Ohio. He married SARA(H) ORTH.
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Christening: 1835, U P Church, Island Creek, Jefferson County Ohio
Children of SAMUEL HAMILTON and SARA(H) ORTH are:
8. i. WILLIAM CLINTON5 HAMILTON, b. March 06, 1871, Steubenville, Ohio; d. May 03, 1922, Steubenville, Ohio.
ii. HETTIE HAMILTON, b. June 16, 1862, Steubenville, Ohio; m. (1) FRANK MILLER; m. (2) FRANK MCCONNELL.
Generation No. 5
8. WILLIAM CLINTON5 HAMILTON (SAMUEL HUNTER4, ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born March 06, 1871 in Steubenville, Ohio, and died May 03, 1922 in Steubenville, Ohio. He married HETTIE ELIZABETH NICHOLSON November 24, 1892, daughter of GEORGE NICHOLSON and JANE HARRIS. She was born June 15, 1862 in Steubenville, Ohio, and died 1938 in Steubenville, Ohio.
Children of WILLIAM HAMILTON and HETTIE NICHOLSON are:
9. i. MARY ELLEN6 HAMILTON, b. March 30, 1899, Steubenville, Ohio; d. April 09, 1933, Steubenville, Ohio.
10. ii. SAMUEL CLINTON HAMILTON, b. September 18, 1903, Steubenville, Ohio; d. March 22, 1959, Bloomingdale, Ohio.
iii. ETHEL HAMILTON, m. EDWARD C FLICKER.
Generation No. 6
9. MARY ELLEN6 HAMILTON (WILLIAM CLINTON5, SAMUEL HUNTER4, ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born March 30, 1899 in Steubenville, Ohio, and died April 09, 1933 in Steubenville, Ohio. She married ARTHUR RAYMOND HARRIS December 31, 1921, son of ALBERT HARRIS and EVELYNN PEACH. He was born December 12, 1898 in Steubenville, Ohio, and died October 1985 in Steubenville, Ohio.
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Social Security Number: 272-10-7285
Child of MARY HAMILTON and ARTHUR HARRIS is:
11. i. MARY ELEANOR7 HARRIS, b. December 23, 1922, Steubenville, Ohio.
10. SAMUEL CLINTON6 HAMILTON (WILLIAM CLINTON5, SAMUEL HUNTER4, ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born September 18, 1903 in Steubenville, Ohio, and died March 22, 1959 in Bloomingdale, Ohio. He married PAULINE THORNE.
Children of SAMUEL HAMILTON and PAULINE THORNE are:
i. SAMUAL HAMILTON7 JR.
ii. MARJORIE HAMILTON.
iii. VIRGINIA HAMILTON.
iv. BETTIE HAMILTON.
Generation No. 7
11. MARY ELEANOR7 HARRIS (MARY ELLEN6 HAMILTON, WILLIAM CLINTON5, SAMUEL HUNTER4, ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born December 23, 1922 in Steubenville, Ohio. She married TECHNICAL SERGEANT THEODORE NEAL PETER October 18, 1946 in Athens, Ohio, son of EARNEST PETER and EDNA BELKNAP. He was born October 03, 1920 in Chillicothe, Ohio, and died December 02, 1989 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Military service: Served in US Navy during World War II
Notes for TECHNICAL SERGEANT THEODORE NEAL PETER:
Theodore Peter was a veteran of the United State Army Air Corps in World War II. He enlisted prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Ted Peter was stations at Chanute Field, Illinois to attend his training for being a crew chief. He was also stations in El Paso, Texas; Boise, Idaho; and Loring, Maine where he was a tail gunner on B-10 bombers flying anti-submarine patrols prior to the U.S. entry into World War II. When the U.S. joined the war, Ted Peter was sent with his unit, the 427 Heavy Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Heavy Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force to Molesworth, England. He was a crew chief for B-17 bombers and lost two ships in combat over Germany. His last ship was nicknamed "Queenie". The 303rd was nicknamed "Hell's Angels" and saw combat in many of the decisive bombing runs over Germany. Following the surrender of Germany, Ted Peter's unit was transferred to Casablanca, North Africa, where he spent about 6 months prior to returning to the the U.S.
After being discharged as a Technical Sergeant, Ted Peter returned to Steubenville, Ohio. He enrolled in Ohio University and started dating his future wife Mary Harris. Mary and Ted were married in Athens, Ohio in 1946. They returned to Steubenville and had their first son, Robert Christian Peter, in June of 1948. Ted was working at Wheeling Steel as a time clerk. In June of 1952 they had their second son, David Hamilton Peter. Ted continued to work at Wheeling Steel which merged with Pittsburgh Steel to form Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. Ted was now working as a lab technician in the refractories lab, testing the bricks used to line the vessels the molten steel was made in. Ted was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1982, he retired from the steel mill and he and Mary Eleanor moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to be near his oldest son, Robert. When David returned in 1989 from his Air Force assignment in Hawaii and was stationed at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas Nevada, Ted and Eleanor moved to Las Vegas to be near David. In November 1989, the cancer got worse and had spread, Ted was admitted to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, and on December 2nd, 1989 he passed away.
Theodore Peter's funeral was held at All Saint's Episcopal Church, Las Vegas Nevada. He was cremated and his remains are stored in Cincinnati, Ohio.
More About TECHNICAL SERGEANT THEODORE NEAL PETER:
Burial: December 1989, Spring Grove Cementary, Cincinnati, Ohio
Employment: Steelworker
Military service: Bet. 1940 - 1945, US Army Air Corps, TSgt
Children of MARY HARRIS and THEODORE PETER are:
12. i. ROBERT CHRISTIAN8 PETER, b. June 12, 1948, Steubenville, Ohio.
13. ii. MASTER SERGEANT DAVID HAMILTON PETER, b. June 26, 1952, Steubenville, Ohio.
Generation No. 8
12. ROBERT CHRISTIAN8 PETER (MARY ELEANOR7 HARRIS, MARY ELLEN6 HAMILTON, WILLIAM CLINTON5, SAMUEL HUNTER4, ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born June 12, 1948 in Steubenville, Ohio. He married MARY JO MORMAN 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of ARTHUR MORMAN and FRIEDA. She was born 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Education: June 1970, Graduated University of Cincinnati, BA in Political Science
Children of ROBERT PETER and MARY MORMAN are:
i. MARY MARGARET9 PETER, b. October 28, 1979.
ii. ERIN ELIZABETH PETER, b. March 17, 1981.
13. MASTER SERGEANT DAVID HAMILTON8 PETER (MARY ELEANOR7 HARRIS, MARY ELLEN6 HAMILTON, WILLIAM CLINTON5, SAMUEL HUNTER4, ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born June 26, 1952 in Steubenville, Ohio. He married YU-HSIU CAROL DEE CHEN June 25, 1985 in San Antonio, Texas, daughter of ED CHEN and ? LIN. She was born December 08, 1945 in Hshinchu, Repubic of China/Taiwan.
Notes for MASTER SERGEANT DAVID HAMILTON PETER:
More About MASTER SERGEANT DAVID HAMILTON PETER:
Education: June 1970, graduated Steubenville High School
Military service: September 01, 1994, Retired from USAF as a Master Sergeant, Signals Intelligence Analyst after 22 years of service.
Work: 1995, Clark County District Attorney, Family Support Division as a Family Support Specialist II
More About YU-HSIU CAROL DEE CHEN:
Emigration: 1972, From Hsinchu, Taiwan to San Antonio Texas
Child of DAVID PETER and YU-HSIU CHEN is:
14. i. DAVID CARL9 DEE, b. June 18, 1975, Angeles City, Philippines; Foster child.
Generation No. 9
14. DAVID CARL9 DEE (DAVID HAMILTON8 PETER, MARY ELEANOR7 HARRIS, MARY ELLEN6 HAMILTON, WILLIAM CLINTON5, SAMUEL HUNTER4, ESTHER3 HUNTER, SAMUEL2, JAMES1) was born June 18, 1975 in Angeles City, Philippines. He married STACEY HICK 1999 in Phoenix, Arizona.
More About DAVID CARL DEE:
Adoption: Republic of the Philippines
Military service: U.S. Army, 1st Lt, Tripler Army Hospital, Hi
More About STACEY HICK:
Military service: January 2001, 2nd Lt US Army, Nurse, Tripler Army Hospital, Hawaii
Child of DAVID DEE and STACEY HICK is:
i. TYLAR JEAN10 DEE, b. June 01, 2000.