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Robert M. Hunter

Male 1896 - 1973  (77 years)


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  • Name Robert M. Hunter  [1, 2, 3
    Born 1 Nov 1896  Harwood, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Nov 1973  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Buried Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • FindAGrave shows a photo of a military marker, engraved with a cross and "Robert M. Hunter, Michigan, AS US Navy, World War I, Nov 1 1895, Nov 24 1973."

      Cass City Chronicle
      Thursday, November 29, 1973
      Page Eight

      Services Monday for Robert Hunter

      Robert M. Hunter, 77, died at Hills and Dales General Hospital Saturday, Nov. 24, following a long illness.

      Mr. Hunter was born in Harwood, Ontario, Nov. 1, 1896, son of the late Robert and Frances Marchant Hunter.

      He married Esther G. Mark in Lapeer Sept. 20, 1930. They came to Cass City in 1946 from Detroit where he lived until his death. He was a retired businessman, owning and operating the Western Auto Store.

      Mr. Hunter was a member of the First Presybyterian Church of Cass City and served on the Session a number of years.

      He was a veteran of World War I, having served in the Army and a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Corps. He was Past President of Rotary International Cass City and a member of the Tyler Lodge No. 317 F&A.M.

      He also served six years as Elkland township clerk.

      Mr. Hunter is survived by his wife, Esther; one son, Robert of Cass City, and two grandchildren. Three brothers preceded him in death.

      A Masonic memorial service was held Sunday. Funeral services were conducted from Little's Funeral Home Monday. Rev. Douglas Wilson, pastor of the first Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Melvin R. Vander, pastor Emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated.

      Interment will be in Elkland cemetery.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2013)
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1940 Census
      Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 16, Block 10-11
      Enumerated April 5, 1940
      SD 15 ED 84-1013 Sheet 3B
      Washburn Ave
      Hunter, Robert Head M W 43 M No 8 NY Same House Proprietor Plasterer Building Construction
      Hunter, Esther Wf F W 39 M No H2 Mich Sam House Saleslady Store-Restaurant
      Hunter, Robert Mark Son M W 2 S Mich ---
      Mark, Ernest L Brother-in-law M W 43 M No H2 Mich Sam Place Inspector Auto Axle firm
      Mark, Mita Hall Sister-in-law F W 30 M No C4 Mich Same Place (teacher public school, was written and then crossed through)
    Person ID I43482  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2013 

    Family Esther G. Mark,   b. 17 Apr 1900, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1985, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1930  Lapeer County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F12962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Sep 1930 - Lapeer County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Nov 1973 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 73549236 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 16, Block 10-11 Enumerated April 5, 1940 SD 15 ED 84-1013 Sheet 3B Washburn Ave (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, November 29, 1973 Page Eight (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Ward 16, Block 10-11 Enumerated April 5, 1940 SD 15 ED 84-1013 Sheet 3B Washburn Ave Instead lists location of birth as NEW YORK (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, April 4, 1985 Page Two Obituaries (Reliability: 3).