Eleazer Hunt

Eleazer Hunt was married to Rosetta Lois Griffin. Rosetta passed away in 1898. Eleazer lived another ten year dying at the age of 99 in 1908. The America that the Hunts lived in was centered on the family. What we see in that time frame was extended families taking care of each other. It is very common to find in the census records sisters living in the household of other sisters later in their lives. It is common to see widowed sisters living with or near each other. It is almost a certainty that you will find a surviving parent listed in the household of one of their children in their later years. From the Griffin family letters we find Sylvia Griffin, the wife of Samuel Griffin, spending time with each of her children. As we can see in this news story Eleazer Hunt is living in the household of a grandson. The article provides a brief glimpse in the life and times of Eleazer.