Pennsylvania Families

Timothy Hunt's middle name comes from the research of Eleanor Wicks, a descendant.
Her research includes the note: "Copied from page taken from Bible. The son of Henry and Elizabeth Hunt Timothy Hunt was born in the year 1827 in November the 14 day."

Timothy and his son are listed in the 1889 City Directory of Johnstown:

Hunt Timothy L. blacksmith, o h above Main st, Grubb. 2-2.
Hunt Geo. W. dentist, Main st, above Grubbtown, o h do. 4-4.
(City directory transcribed at: www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri.)

The following biographical sketch of Timothy Hunt appeared in Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County, (Philadelphia: The Union Publishing Company, 1896),p. 46, 47, transcribed at www.rootsweb.com/ ~pacambri. Transcription copyright 2000, Lynne Canterbury and Diann Olsen.

"TIMOTHY L. HUNT, an old and highly respected citizen of Roxbury, was born in Yorkshire, England, November 14, 1827, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Cleminson) Hunt, natives of England. His parents came to this country in 1830, first locating at Pottsville, this state, but soon coming to Cambria County ...

"Timothy ... [at sixteen] came to Johnstown and learned the trade of blacksmith with that old-time and well-known firm of Kinley & Gageby. After learning his trade Mr. Hunt opened a shop, which he has conducted successfully for nearly fifty years, being in a manner now retired from active business. In addition to his blacksmithing business on Haynes street, Johnstown, Mr. Hunt has carried on farming in East Taylor township, where he has owned a good farm for many years. He also owns some valuable property in the borough of Roxbury. He is a republican politically, and served as tax collector, besides holding other township offices before Roxbury was made a borough. ...

"On March 14, 1850, Mr. Timothy L. Hunt wedded Eleanor M. Kern of Greensburg, Westmoreland county, and they have three living children, one son and two daughters -- Margaretta E., who married Jeremiah Barnett, a resident of the borough of Roxbury, and a Union soldier of the late Civil War; Kittie A., wife of Julius Hoffman, of Johnstown, and Dr. George, a practicing dentist. Mrs. Hunt is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as were also her parents ..."

The following obituaries appeared in the Johnstown Daily Tribune, as transcribed by Lori Hiner and posted on the Cambria County Message Board at rootsweb.com on 9 Sep 2003.

TIMOTHY L. HUNT b. 1827 - d. 1904

OBITUARY: The Daily Tribune, Johnstown, Cambria Co., Pa: Tuesday,
September 13, 1904:

Timothy L. Hunt, whose death yesterday afternoon was announced in this paper last evening, was born in Yorkshire, England, November 14, 1827. His parents were Henry and Elizabeth Cleminson Hunt, who came to America in 1830 and located in Pottsville. After a short residence in that place they came to Cambria County and located in East Taylor Township, about four miles above Conemaugh, where Henry Hunt died in 1849, at the age of fifty years. His wife followed him to the grave in June 1895, at the age of eighty- six years.

Timothy Hunt lived a life common to the majority of farmers' sons. He attended the common schools for a few terms and then went to work on the Pennsylvania Canal, driving a team of horses for the Bingham and other lines. His run was between Johnstown and Pittsburgh. At the age of sixteen he became and apprentice in the blacksmith shop conducted by Kenly & Cageby, and for fifty years after completing his trade he carried on business on Hayes Street, besides being engaged in farming in East Taylor Township. His last blacksmith shop was located in Roxbury Borough, where he also owned some property some time ago.

In March, 1850, the deceased and Miss Eleanor M. Kern were married in Greensburg. She was a daughter of Joseph Kern, a Greensburg hatter many years ago, and a sister of George Kern, one of the first settlers on the South Side, where he owned considerable property in the early days of Johnstown. Mrs. Hunt died in the Eighth Ward in May 1901.

Besides his son and two daughters, Mr. Hunt is survived by a brother, a sister, thirteen grand children and five great grand children. They are Helen, Dwight, and Mrs. Rutland Wicks, children of Mr. and Mrs. Rutland Wicks, and Arthur J. Sloan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Sloan, of the Eighth Ward, and Barron Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunt, of Boswell.

The funeral will take place from the Barnett home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when S. G. Noble, pastor of the Louther Memorial Chapel, will conduct the obsequies to be assisted by John H. Lancaster, pastor of the Conemaugh M. E. Church. The remains will be laid to rest in Sandyvale Cemetery, where those of Mrs. Hunt are buried. Mr. Hunt was a member of the Old Pennsylvania Canal Boatmen's Association, and his is the second death to occur in the organization since the recent reunion of canal veterans at Freeport, Armstrong County.

Thursday, September 15, 1904:

Funeral of Timothy L. Hunt; S. G. Noble, pastor of the Louther Memorial Chapel, and John H. Lancaster, pastor of the Conemaugh Methodist Church, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon conducted the funeral services over the remains of Timothy L. Hunt, who died Monday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Barnett, his son-in-law and daughter, on Franklin Street, Eighth Ward.

Among the persons present were the Varner family and the Hunt family, of East Taylor Township; Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wicks, Mrs. John S. Wicks; and Mrs. J. C. Lukes, of South Fork; Mrs. John Statler, of Somerset; and David B. Wilson, of Mineral Point.

"Nearer, My God, to Thee" and "Lead, Kindly Light," were sung by Miss Mari on Seigh, Miss Sydney Kerr, and Jonathan Speicher.

The pallbearers were Albert, Robert, and John Hunt and George, Samuel and Walter Varner, grandsons of the departed. The remains were laid to rest in Sandyvale Cemetery.