Thomas Hunton

Thomas Hunton M V K Y Photo: Born: 10 October 1845,[2088] “at “Waveland” near New Baltimore”.[2089] Tombstone engraved 1845.[2090] Born 1845.[2091] Married: February 23, 1869, to Ellen C. Kerfoot, who outlived him.[2092] Died: 6 June 1924.[2093] Buried Hunton Cemetery, New Baltimore.; tombstone engraved 1924.[2094] Died 1924; buried Hunton Cemetery, New Baltimore.[2095] Buried Hunton Family Cemetery #1.[2096] Obituary: “Mr. Tommie Hunton died on the sixth. …We have much sympathy for his widow and other relatives.”[2097] “…[H]e served with the Confederate Army as a member of “The Black Horse Cavalry”…”[2098] See Obituary Chapter. Fill gap at obit ch. Children: Parents and Siblings: He was “the eldest son of Thomas E. and Jane C. Hunton.” His sisters were “Miss Laura Hunton, Mrs. Louise H. Cox and Mrs. Margaret C. Badger.”[2099] Other Family: [Probably related to Eppa Hunton family. See genealogical software info.] Stories, Letters & Biographies: See Thomas Hunton incident, p. 198, Years of Anguish; same man? CSR: 5’9”, light complexion; enlisted 15 August 1863; 18 years old; captured 12 November 1863 Hartwood; Old Capitol Prison 14 November 1863; Point Lookout Prison 3 February 1864; exchanged 18 February 1865; paroled 6 May 1865 Winchester. Additional Information: Private.[2100] Wounded at Stephensburg, Oct [— ileg]. [A skirmish took place at Stevensburg on October 11, 1863. [2101]] Living near Paris 1874–1878.[2102] “[H]e was imprisoned … at Point Lookout.”[2103] If this imprisonment began with his capture in November 1863 and ended with his exchange in February 1865, then he spent fifteen months at Point Lookout, Maryland.