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| Obituary November 12, 1898 Lockport Daily Journal M.S.HUNTING DEAD Passed Away at Son's Home in Chicago. ___________ WAS BORN IN ULSTER COUNTY 1814--CAME TO LOCKPORT IN 1849--A WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR CITIZEN. Moses S. Hunting died at the residence of his son, C. Fred Hunting, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, yesterday morning, November 11th 1898. Moses S Hunting was a son of Edward and Margaret (Kruver) Hunting, and was born in ULster County, New York, October 29th 1814. His paternal grandfather, Dr. Edward Hunting, was a native of England, where he practiced medicine for several years, and then came to New York about the opening of the Revolutionary War. His son Edward Hunting, was born in Ulster County in 1778, and at about 38 years of age removed to Tompkins County, where he died in 1861, in the 83rd year of his age. His wife Margaret Kruver was a native of Ulster County of German descent. Moses S Hunting grew to manhood on the farm, and attended the public schools of that day. He entered Hamilton College, from which he was graduated in the year 1838. After graduation, he read law with Horatio Ballard of Cortland, and George C Beers of Ithaca, New York and was admitted to the bar in May 1842. In that year he opened an office at Farmerville in Seneca County, where he practiced successfully for seven years. He then came to Niagara County, where he purchased a farm and was engaged for 15 years in farming and practicing his profession. At the end of that time, in 1864, he came to Lockport where he continued in active practice until a few years ago. when he retired. In political belief, Mr Hunting was a straight Democrat, and believed in the tenets of that party. He never was a candidate for office but once, and that was for the position of school commissioner, to which office he was elected by a good majority. He was married June 5th, 1845 to Josephine G. Goodwin, who died in 1884. To them were born four children, two sons and two daughters. Matilda (deceased), Ben Johnson (now dead) who was a graduate of Cornell University and after entering upon the practice of law, served one year as District Attorney of Niagara County, C. Fred, a real estate owner in the City of Chicago, Illinois, and Cornie M. (deceased). Mr. Hunting was a man of great reading, fine memory, and will long be remembered by those who knew him for the many pleasant attributes possessed by him. Funeral will be held at Grace Church, Monday morning, November 14th, 1898 at 11 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. "Biography & History of Niagara County" Moses S. Hunting, a resident of Lockport and a member of the bar for nearly half a century, is a son of Edward and Margaret (Kruver) Hunting. and was born in Ulster county, New York, October 29, 1814. His paternal grandfather, Dr. Edward Hunting, was a native of England where he practiced medicine for several years, and then came to New York abouth the opening of the Revolutionary War. His son , Edward Hunting (father), was born in Ulster county in 1778, and at about thirty-eight years of age removed to Tompkins county, where he died in 1861, in the eighty-third year of his age. He was a farmer by occupation, and was drafted in the war of 1812 but procured a substitute. He was a Methodist in religious belief and church membership, while in political faith he had been originally a demorcrat, but when Fremont ran he voted for him and soon became a strong abolitionist. His wife, Margaret Kruver, a native of Ulster county and of German descent, bore him seven children, of whom two are living: Catherine, widow of a Mr. Jagger of Cortland county, where she now resides; and Moses S Hunting. Another son Israel Hunting, was a retired farmer living at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin , and died September 14, 1891, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. Moses S Hunting grew to manhood on the farm, and atteneded the public schools of that day. He entered Hamilton college, from which he was graduated in the class of 1888. After graduation he read law with Horatio Ballard, of Cortland, and George C Beers, of Ithaca, New York, and was admitted to the bar in May 1842. In that year he opened an office at Farmerville, in Seneca county, where he practiced successfully for seven years. He then came to Niagara county, where he purchased a farm, and was engaged for fifteen years in farming and practicing his profession. At the end of that time, in 1864, he came to Lockport, where he has remained ever since in active practice. He hives due attention and careful consideration to all of his cases, never neglects his client's interests, and enjos a ver good practice. Besides real estate and other property in this county, he has real estate interests in the great city of Chicago. In political belief Mr Hunting is a straight democrat who believes that the supremacy of American institutions, and the successful upholding of our National honor will be best attained under democratic administrations. Aside from his legal work to which he gives nearly all of his time he once and only once, allowed the use of his name as a candidate for the office of school commissioner, to which he was elected by a good majorit. Though taking a deep interest in political matters he is strongly averse to running for office, on account of the methods resorted to by candidates. On June 5, 1845, Mr Hunting married Josephine G Goodwin, who died in 1884. To them were born four children, two sons and two daughters; Matilda, (deceased); Ben Johnson (now dead), who was a graduate of Cornell university, and after entering upon the practice of law served one term as district attorney of Niagara county; C. Fred, a real estate owner and dealer in Chicago, Illinois; and Cornie M. (deceased). STATE OF ILLINOIS COOK COUNTY CITY BOARD OF HEALTH 7883-61-19906 (numbers in various parts of certificate) Name: Moses S Hunting Sex: male Color: White Age: 84 Date of Death: Nov. 11 98 Widower Nationality and place where born: New York How long resident in this State: 10 years Place of Death: 2659 Hunting Ave (44h nor?) 27th Ward Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemmorhage Duration of Disease: 3 days Place of Burial: Lockport, New York Name of Undertaker: Hussen Bros. Dated at Nov 11 1898 M.T. Moore M.D. Residence: 92 Higgins Ave "Landmarks of Niagara Co NY" Wm Pool 1897 p 375 The following is a list as nearly complete as it has been possible to make it of Niagara county attorneys with post-office address and date of their admission to the bar............M.S. Hunting Lockport, May, 1842 CORRESPONDENCE TO DOROTHY REYNOLDS To: Miss Dorothy C Reynolds 204 S Ridgeland Ave Oak Park, IL From: Mr. George Curtis Lewis, Lawyer Savings Bank Building Lockport, N.Y. October 11, 1933 Madam: Your communication of October 4th to the Chamber of Commerce of Lockport with reference to family geneology has been referred to me, a Director of the Lockport Historical Society, for answer. I recall very well Mr. Moses S. Hunting, your maternal grandfather. When I commenced the study of the law in Lockport in 1885. He was one of the older members of the Bar, quite a fine looking old gentleman with white curly hair, who was still very vehement in his addresses to the jury, quoting Shakespeare and the classics and waiving his arms and gesticulating in the manner of the advocate of that day - a school that was passing away. He must have been an excellent lawyer in his time. Associated with him in business was his son, Benjamin J. Hunting - also a trial lawyer who was District Attorney of the County of Niagara 1877-1880. In the files of the Niagara County Clerk's Office are found the census reports for this city as of June 1, 1865. On Page eight of the volume of that report appears the following: Moses S. Hunting, Lawyer, age 47 Josephine " wife age 40 Matilda " child age 19 Benjamin " child age 17 Fred " child age 15 Cornelia " child age 10 It also appears from the records that Moses S Hunting and Josephine G. his wife conveyed various pieces of land so that you can establish another point of identification here with your grandmother - the G. in her name undoubtedly standing for "Goodwin". .......I am told, although I have not yet verified the fact, that the Hunting burial lot is in Glenwood Cemetery in this city.... Moses S. Hunting and his son, Benjamin J. died many years ago and I presume Mrs. Hunting also died because when I knew Moses S. Hunting he was a widower. I also recall that my aunt who was principal of an Intermediate School in this city for something like over fifty years was very fond of a particularly bright and beautiful girl who attended her school known as "Cornie" Hunting, who must have been the Cornelia who appears in the census report. She died a school girl. ....the Hunting name does not appear in the (Lockport) directory of 1859 and 1860. October 13th, 1933 Madam: ....I have learned that the markers on the Hunting lot in Glenwood Cemetery contain the following inscriptions: Moses S. Hunting, born 1814 died 1885 Mattie Reynolds died 1885 age 38 Cornie Hunting died 1873 age 17 Benjamin Hunting died 1886 age 36 These dates correspond with the Census report except that what I read as "47" should have been "41". October 18th, 1933 Dear Miss Reynolds: I was in the Grosvenor Library at Buffalo yesterday and ran across the brief biographical sketch of Moses S. Hunting in the Biographical and Portrait Cyc. of Niagara County published in 1892. It stated that he was the son of Edward and Margaret (Kruver) Hunting and was born in Ulster County, N.Y. October 29th, 1814. He was a graduate of Hamilton College in the class of '38, admitted to the Bar in 1842, came to Niagara County in 1849 and purchased and operated a farm for some years. Moved into Lockport in 1864 and opened a law office there. On Jone 5th, 1845 he married Josephine G. Goodwin, who died in 1884. Sources: 1. "Landmarks of Niagara Co NY Wm Poole 1897 2. Obituary - Moses and Josephine, Lockport Daily Journal 3. Niagara County History 4. Edward Hunting Will 5. "Biography and History of Niagara Co NY" 6. Death Certificate.. Moses S Hunting More About Moses Solomon HUNTING: Fact 2: November 14, 1898, buried Lockport, Niagara Co, NY Notes for Josephine Jennett GOODWIN: LOCKPORT DAILY JOURNAL Died at one PM July 1 1884, Josephine G. Hunting, wife of M.S. Hunting at her home on Genesee St., Lockport. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Amos Gooding of Kidder's Ferry, Seneca County, NY. She was aged 58 years. (from letter written by I. Richard Reed Niagara County Historian dated May 20, 1980) "William & Mary Quarterly" Vol 8, p 84 Josephine Jennette Goodwin (Amos, Abraham, Abraham) married Moses S Hunting, born October 17, 1814, in Tompkins County, NY. Their son C. F. Hunting resides Irving Park, Chicago; office 145 LaSalle Street. | ||||||||||||
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