Spouse: Minnie Howe Hunter
Obituary
Bloomington (Indiana) Evening World, May 13, 1931, p. 1.
JUDGE HUNTER ANSWERS CALL AT EL PASO, TEXAS
Member of Pioneer Bloomington Family Died at His Home Last Saturday
World has been received here of the death at El Paso, Texas, Saturday of
Judge Frank E. Hunter, a native of Bloomington and graduate of Indiana
University. Judge Hunter was a member of the class of '79 of Indiana
University. The last time he visited this city was in 1929 when he returned
to attend the 50th reunion of his graduating class.
Judge Hunter's father, D. Eckley Hunter, for whom the new stone school
building on the Dodd's lot on West Second Street is being named, was
formerly a superintendent of the Bloomington schools and organized the
grading of the city schools. After his graduation from IU, Mr. Hunter
studied law at the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis and then settled in El
Paso where he was elected county judge. He was married to Miss Minnie Howe
of Bloomington.
Besides the widow and one son, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nora
Applegate of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Miss Josephine Hunter, a school
teacher of this city, and a brother, Paul Hunter, publicity director of the
University of Wisconsin.
History
His father, David Eckley Hunter, was a prominent educator of Indiana, and was a son of Hiram Abyff Hunter who was one of the pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian ministers and circuit riders of southwestern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky.
His mother was Elizabeth (Mitchell) Hunter, whose parents were among the early settlers of Monroe County, Indiana, coming from Kentucky, her grand-father, John
Ketcham having resided in the old fort at Brownstown, before peace was made with the Indians.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the poublic schools of Indiana, having graduated from the Bloomington High School in June 1875 and from the Indiana University June 13, 1879 receiving the degree "Bachelor of Arts."
In June 1883 the faculty of the Indiana University conferred on him the degree "Master of Art."
He was admitted to the bar at Bloomington, Indiana April 2, 1880 and to the Supreme Court of Indiana and the United States District and Circuits at Indianapolis
on April 18, 1882.
After practicing law in his native town for a few months the building in which his office was located was burned to the ground in March 1883 and he lost everything
he possessed.
He immigrated to El Paso, Texas September 26, 1883 an has resided here continuously ever since. He was admitted to the Bar of El Paso County in
October 1883 at Ysleta the then County Seat.
On Nov. 17, 1886 he was married to Miss Minjnie E. Howe at Bloomington, Indiana. They have one child, a son, Herbert Howe Hunter, born in El Paso, June 25, 1888.
He was elected County Attorney of El Paso County in November 1884 for two years, and County Judge in November 1892 and 1894, retiring from the bench
voluntarily in November, 1896.
In February 1897 he was installed as grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and served till February 1898. He was the first Department Commander of the Patriarchs Militant I.O.O.F. of Texas and served as grand Representative from Texas to the Sovereign Grand Lodge (I.O.O.F.) for
the years 1900 to 1904 inclusive.
He became a charter member of the Pioneer Association of El Paso and was chairman of the Committee which drafted the Constitution of the Association,
and was a member of the first Board of Directors.
El Paso, Texas, August 30, 1904 (Written by subject of sketch. Judge Hunter was president of the Pioneer Association at the time of his death.)
1920 Census
Name: Frank E Hunter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: El Paso Precinct 33, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Frank E Hunter Head M 63 Indiana
Minnie H Hunter Wife F 59 Indiana
Herbert H Hunter Son M 30 Texas
Pearl E Hunter Daughter-in-law F 30 Illinois
Frank A Hunter Grandson M 4 Texas
Thurman Hunter Grandson M 0 Texas
Hattie Reed Cook F 29 Texas
Death
Frank Eckley Hunter
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 May 1931
Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1858
Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana
Father's Name: David Eckley Hunter
Princeton Ind.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mitchell
Shelbyville Ky.
Informant: Miss Lucy Hunter, Bloomington Ind.
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Obituary
Bloomington (Indiana) Evening World, May 13, 1931, p. 1.
JUDGE HUNTER ANSWERS CALL AT EL PASO, TEXAS
Member of Pioneer Bloomington Family Died at His Home Last Saturday
World has been received here of the death at El Paso, Texas, Saturday of
Judge Frank E. Hunter, a native of Bloomington and graduate of Indiana
University. Judge Hunter was a member of the class of '79 of Indiana
University. The last time he visited this city was in 1929 when he returned
to attend the 50th reunion of his graduating class.
Judge Hunter's father, D. Eckley Hunter, for whom the new stone school
building on the Dodd's lot on West Second Street is being named, was
formerly a superintendent of the Bloomington schools and organized the
grading of the city schools. After his graduation from IU, Mr. Hunter
studied law at the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis and then settled in El
Paso where he was elected county judge. He was married to Miss Minnie Howe
of Bloomington.
Besides the widow and one son, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nora
Applegate of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Miss Josephine Hunter, a school
teacher of this city, and a brother, Paul Hunter, publicity director of the
University of Wisconsin.
History
His father, David Eckley Hunter, was a prominent educator of Indiana, and was a son of Hiram Abyff Hunter who was one of the pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian ministers and circuit riders of southwestern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky.
His mother was Elizabeth (Mitchell) Hunter, whose parents were among the early settlers of Monroe County, Indiana, coming from Kentucky, her grand-father, John
Ketcham having resided in the old fort at Brownstown, before peace was made with the Indians.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the poublic schools of Indiana, having graduated from the Bloomington High School in June 1875 and from the Indiana University June 13, 1879 receiving the degree "Bachelor of Arts."
In June 1883 the faculty of the Indiana University conferred on him the degree "Master of Art."
He was admitted to the bar at Bloomington, Indiana April 2, 1880 and to the Supreme Court of Indiana and the United States District and Circuits at Indianapolis
on April 18, 1882.
After practicing law in his native town for a few months the building in which his office was located was burned to the ground in March 1883 and he lost everything
he possessed.
He immigrated to El Paso, Texas September 26, 1883 an has resided here continuously ever since. He was admitted to the Bar of El Paso County in
October 1883 at Ysleta the then County Seat.
On Nov. 17, 1886 he was married to Miss Minjnie E. Howe at Bloomington, Indiana. They have one child, a son, Herbert Howe Hunter, born in El Paso, June 25, 1888.
He was elected County Attorney of El Paso County in November 1884 for two years, and County Judge in November 1892 and 1894, retiring from the bench
voluntarily in November, 1896.
In February 1897 he was installed as grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and served till February 1898. He was the first Department Commander of the Patriarchs Militant I.O.O.F. of Texas and served as grand Representative from Texas to the Sovereign Grand Lodge (I.O.O.F.) for
the years 1900 to 1904 inclusive.
He became a charter member of the Pioneer Association of El Paso and was chairman of the Committee which drafted the Constitution of the Association,
and was a member of the first Board of Directors.
El Paso, Texas, August 30, 1904 (Written by subject of sketch. Judge Hunter was president of the Pioneer Association at the time of his death.)
1920 Census
Name: Frank E Hunter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: El Paso Precinct 33, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Frank E Hunter Head M 63 Indiana
Minnie H Hunter Wife F 59 Indiana
Herbert H Hunter Son M 30 Texas
Pearl E Hunter Daughter-in-law F 30 Illinois
Frank A Hunter Grandson M 4 Texas
Thurman Hunter Grandson M 0 Texas
Hattie Reed Cook F 29 Texas
Death
Frank Eckley Hunter
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 May 1931
Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1858
Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana
Father's Name: David Eckley Hunter
Princeton Ind.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mitchell
Shelbyville Ky.
Informant: Miss Lucy Hunter, Bloomington Ind.
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Spouse: Minnie Howe Hunter
Obituary
Bloomington (Indiana) Evening World, May 13, 1931, p. 1.
JUDGE HUNTER ANSWERS CALL AT EL PASO, TEXAS
Member of Pioneer Bloomington Family Died at His Home Last Saturday
World has been received here of the death at El Paso, Texas, Saturday of
Judge Frank E. Hunter, a native of Bloomington and graduate of Indiana
University. Judge Hunter was a member of the class of '79 of Indiana
University. The last time he visited this city was in 1929 when he returned
to attend the 50th reunion of his graduating class.
Judge Hunter's father, D. Eckley Hunter, for whom the new stone school
building on the Dodd's lot on West Second Street is being named, was
formerly a superintendent of the Bloomington schools and organized the
grading of the city schools. After his graduation from IU, Mr. Hunter
studied law at the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis and then settled in El
Paso where he was elected county judge. He was married to Miss Minnie Howe
of Bloomington.
Besides the widow and one son, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nora
Applegate of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Miss Josephine Hunter, a school
teacher of this city, and a brother, Paul Hunter, publicity director of the
University of Wisconsin.
History
His father, David Eckley Hunter, was a prominent educator of Indiana, and was a son of Hiram Abyff Hunter who was one of the pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian ministers and circuit riders of southwestern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky.
His mother was Elizabeth (Mitchell) Hunter, whose parents were among the early settlers of Monroe County, Indiana, coming from Kentucky, her grand-father, John
Ketcham having resided in the old fort at Brownstown, before peace was made with the Indians.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the poublic schools of Indiana, having graduated from the Bloomington High School in June 1875 and from the Indiana University June 13, 1879 receiving the degree "Bachelor of Arts."
In June 1883 the faculty of the Indiana University conferred on him the degree "Master of Art."
He was admitted to the bar at Bloomington, Indiana April 2, 1880 and to the Supreme Court of Indiana and the United States District and Circuits at Indianapolis
on April 18, 1882.
After practicing law in his native town for a few months the building in which his office was located was burned to the ground in March 1883 and he lost everything
he possessed.
He immigrated to El Paso, Texas September 26, 1883 an has resided here continuously ever since. He was admitted to the Bar of El Paso County in
October 1883 at Ysleta the then County Seat.
On Nov. 17, 1886 he was married to Miss Minjnie E. Howe at Bloomington, Indiana. They have one child, a son, Herbert Howe Hunter, born in El Paso, June 25, 1888.
He was elected County Attorney of El Paso County in November 1884 for two years, and County Judge in November 1892 and 1894, retiring from the bench
voluntarily in November, 1896.
In February 1897 he was installed as grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and served till February 1898. He was the first Department Commander of the Patriarchs Militant I.O.O.F. of Texas and served as grand Representative from Texas to the Sovereign Grand Lodge (I.O.O.F.) for
the years 1900 to 1904 inclusive.
He became a charter member of the Pioneer Association of El Paso and was chairman of the Committee which drafted the Constitution of the Association,
and was a member of the first Board of Directors.
El Paso, Texas, August 30, 1904 (Written by subject of sketch. Judge Hunter was president of the Pioneer Association at the time of his death.)
1920 Census
Name: Frank E Hunter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: El Paso Precinct 33, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Frank E Hunter Head M 63 Indiana
Minnie H Hunter Wife F 59 Indiana
Herbert H Hunter Son M 30 Texas
Pearl E Hunter Daughter-in-law F 30 Illinois
Frank A Hunter Grandson M 4 Texas
Thurman Hunter Grandson M 0 Texas
Hattie Reed Cook F 29 Texas
Death
Frank Eckley Hunter
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 May 1931
Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1858
Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana
Father's Name: David Eckley Hunter
Princeton Ind.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mitchell
Shelbyville Ky.
Informant: Miss Lucy Hunter, Bloomington Ind.
Lawyer
Obituary
Bloomington (Indiana) Evening World, May 13, 1931, p. 1.
JUDGE HUNTER ANSWERS CALL AT EL PASO, TEXAS
Member of Pioneer Bloomington Family Died at His Home Last Saturday
World has been received here of the death at El Paso, Texas, Saturday of
Judge Frank E. Hunter, a native of Bloomington and graduate of Indiana
University. Judge Hunter was a member of the class of '79 of Indiana
University. The last time he visited this city was in 1929 when he returned
to attend the 50th reunion of his graduating class.
Judge Hunter's father, D. Eckley Hunter, for whom the new stone school
building on the Dodd's lot on West Second Street is being named, was
formerly a superintendent of the Bloomington schools and organized the
grading of the city schools. After his graduation from IU, Mr. Hunter
studied law at the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis and then settled in El
Paso where he was elected county judge. He was married to Miss Minnie Howe
of Bloomington.
Besides the widow and one son, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nora
Applegate of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Miss Josephine Hunter, a school
teacher of this city, and a brother, Paul Hunter, publicity director of the
University of Wisconsin.
History
His father, David Eckley Hunter, was a prominent educator of Indiana, and was a son of Hiram Abyff Hunter who was one of the pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian ministers and circuit riders of southwestern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky.
His mother was Elizabeth (Mitchell) Hunter, whose parents were among the early settlers of Monroe County, Indiana, coming from Kentucky, her grand-father, John
Ketcham having resided in the old fort at Brownstown, before peace was made with the Indians.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the poublic schools of Indiana, having graduated from the Bloomington High School in June 1875 and from the Indiana University June 13, 1879 receiving the degree "Bachelor of Arts."
In June 1883 the faculty of the Indiana University conferred on him the degree "Master of Art."
He was admitted to the bar at Bloomington, Indiana April 2, 1880 and to the Supreme Court of Indiana and the United States District and Circuits at Indianapolis
on April 18, 1882.
After practicing law in his native town for a few months the building in which his office was located was burned to the ground in March 1883 and he lost everything
he possessed.
He immigrated to El Paso, Texas September 26, 1883 an has resided here continuously ever since. He was admitted to the Bar of El Paso County in
October 1883 at Ysleta the then County Seat.
On Nov. 17, 1886 he was married to Miss Minjnie E. Howe at Bloomington, Indiana. They have one child, a son, Herbert Howe Hunter, born in El Paso, June 25, 1888.
He was elected County Attorney of El Paso County in November 1884 for two years, and County Judge in November 1892 and 1894, retiring from the bench
voluntarily in November, 1896.
In February 1897 he was installed as grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and served till February 1898. He was the first Department Commander of the Patriarchs Militant I.O.O.F. of Texas and served as grand Representative from Texas to the Sovereign Grand Lodge (I.O.O.F.) for
the years 1900 to 1904 inclusive.
He became a charter member of the Pioneer Association of El Paso and was chairman of the Committee which drafted the Constitution of the Association,
and was a member of the first Board of Directors.
El Paso, Texas, August 30, 1904 (Written by subject of sketch. Judge Hunter was president of the Pioneer Association at the time of his death.)
1920 Census
Name: Frank E Hunter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: El Paso Precinct 33, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Frank E Hunter Head M 63 Indiana
Minnie H Hunter Wife F 59 Indiana
Herbert H Hunter Son M 30 Texas
Pearl E Hunter Daughter-in-law F 30 Illinois
Frank A Hunter Grandson M 4 Texas
Thurman Hunter Grandson M 0 Texas
Hattie Reed Cook F 29 Texas
Death
Frank Eckley Hunter
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 May 1931
Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1858
Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana
Father's Name: David Eckley Hunter
Princeton Ind.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mitchell
Shelbyville Ky.
Informant: Miss Lucy Hunter, Bloomington Ind.
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