Charles Joseph Hunter

Charles married Catherine Hensley in 1885. Catherine (daughter of William Hensley and Martha ?) was born in cir 1860; was buried in Nebo Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Viola Hunter was born on 23 Jul 1886 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Nov 1970; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
2. Virginia Florence Hunter was born in Nov 1887.
3. Foster Hunter was born in Apr 1889.
4. John Harvey Hunter was born in Mar 1891; died in Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA.
5. Thomas Parks Hunter was born in May 1894.
6. George Vander E. Hunter was born in Jun 1896; died in 1922; was buried in Nebo Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
7. William Hunter was born in Jun 1898; died on 21 Dec 1963; was buried in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA.
8. Mattie Hunter was born in 1901.

Andrew married Harriet Roxanna Parks on 26 Nov 1845. Harriet (daughter of John Parks and Elizabeth ?) was born in 1819; died in 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James + Elizabeth Burnett. Elizabeth (daughter of Littleberry Burnett and Rebecca Dobson) was born in 1800 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1881 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John + Elizabeth ?. Elizabeth was born in cir 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Lydia A. Burchfield in 1799. Lydia (daughter of Thomas Burchfield and Sarah Leginwood) was born on 24 Jul 1763 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Oct 1846 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lydia was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Leginwood Burchfield, who settled in the 1760's on the Catawba River near what is now known as Lake Tahoma. When Lydia was about two and a half years old, she was traveling with her parents and other neighbors to the safety of Fort McDowell, not far from what is now Morganton, due to rumors of a Cherokee uprising. About five miles out of today's Marion, something startled the livestock causing them to scatter. While the men and boys attended to the problem at hand, seven Cherokee Braves ran into the group, each taking a child, and fleeing into the forest. Lydia, her older sister, Mary, and five others whose surnames were Hyatt, Leginwood (Legerwood?), Dobson, Young, and Litten were missing. The remaining children and women were rushed on to the fort for safety and a search party of fifteen to twenty men planned to return as soon as possible. Due to needed repairs at the fort, the party was delayed until after midnight on the third day. They discovered six scalped children. Five of the children were dead, but Lydia still breathed. She was quickly returned to the fort and her mother, while her father continued his search for her sister, Mary, the only child not found. Mary was never seen again, but Lydia lived, though she never grew hair and always wore a bonnet or covering on her head.

Littleberry + Rebecca Dobson. Rebecca was born in cir 1775. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Hunter was "of Muddy Creek." It is not clear if Muddy Creek was in Virginia or North Carolina.

John + Sarah ?. Sarah was born in 1738 in Muddy Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas may have been born in Frederick County, Maryland. He purchased land near Marion, North Carolina.

Thomas + Sarah Leginwood. Sarah was born in 1741 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alexander may have been born in Ireland, and he may have died in Pennsylvania.

Alexander + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Ann Clark on 4 Dec 1735 in St. George's Parish Church, Maryland, USA. Ann was born in cir 1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]