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Dr. William Cooper Hunter 1903–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1903

Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina

Death Date: 20 Feb 1972

Death Location: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Walker I

Mother: Jane Williams

Spouse(s): Martha Cheatham

Children(s): Martha Hunter, Theodore Hunter

Dr. William Cooper Hunter was born in 1903 in Craven, North Carolina, the child of Walker Fitch Hunter I And Jane Elizabeth Janie Williams. Dr. William Cooper Hunter married Martha Elizabeth Cheatham, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Betsy Hunter, Theodore Cheatham Ted Hunter. Dr. William Cooper Hunter passed away in 1972 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Dr. William Cooper Hunter was born in 1903 in Craven, North Carolina, the child of Walker Fitch Hunter I And Jane Elizabeth Janie Williams.
  • Dr. William Cooper Hunter married Martha Elizabeth Cheatham, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Betsy Hunter, Theodore Cheatham Ted Hunter.
  • Dr. William Cooper Hunter passed away in 1972 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.

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Dr. Hunter's Ancestors

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Dr. Hunter
1903–1972
Birth Place: Craven, North Carolina
Parents
Walker Fitch Hunter I
1865–1937
enfield, North Carolina, United States
Jane (Elizabeth "Janie") Williams
1878–1944
Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Cooper) Williams
1838–1891
Southampton County Va
Jane (Eliza "Janie") Yates
1846–1920
Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Williams
1806–1863
Mary Davis
1807–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Hunter's Descendants

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Dr. (William Cooper) Hunter (27 Oct 1903–20 Feb 1972) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Cheatham (30 Dec 1914–19 July 2012)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth "Betsy") Hunter 1939–2007
  2. 2. Theodore (Cheatham "Ted") Hunter 1948–2006

Dr. Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1903
27 Oct 1903
Birth of Dr. William Cooper Hunter in Craven, North Carolina
Craven, North Carolina
1972
20 Feb 1972
Age 69
Death of Dr. William Cooper Hunter in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA

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