Lewis Hunter and Phebe West

Contributed by Erick Montgomery
©1999

Phebe West [Andrew3 , Levi2 (for more information see Levi West ), George1] was born 11 December 1787 in Jones Co, North Carolina, and died Bet. 1858 - 1860 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Lewis Hunter 1806. He was born Abt. 1785 in Virginia, and died 17 December 1857 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. More About Phebe West: Burial: West Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee More About Lewis Hunter: Burial: West Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee

Children of Phebe West and Lewis Hunter are:

  1. (daughter) Hunter, born Bet. 1810 - 1815 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Thomas Albright.
  2. David L. Hunter, born Abt. 1812 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 13 February 1861 in Jackson Co, Missouri. He married (1) Rachel Belinda Bradley 13 March 1834. He married (2) Acenith White 26 November 1846 in Jackson Co, Missouri.
  3. Thomas Meguiar Hunter, born 17 February 1818 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 22 September 1902 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Artelia Gant 22 August 1838 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Ann Claiborne Bef. 1880 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
  4. Andrew West Hunter, born 14 October 1820 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 06 December 1897 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Clarinda Ann Taylor 17 November 1844 in Sumner Co, Tennessee,
  5. James M. Hunter, born 08 March 1823 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 04 February 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth A. Moncrief 12 January 1848 in Sumner Co, Tennessee
  6. Mary Ann ("Polly" ) Hunter, born Abt. 1825 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died Bet. 1856 - 1860 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married M.G. Isaac ("Ike") M. Ashlock.


(daughter) Hunter (daughter of Lewis Hunter and Phebe West) was born Bet. 1810 - 1815 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Thomas Albright.

Children of (daughter) Hunter and Thomas Albright are:

  1. William L. Albright, born 1837 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Katherine McGee. She was born 1840, and died 1925. Their children are:
    1. Elizabeth Albright. She married J. C. Wallace.
    2. Amanda Albright. She married John Oldham
    3. Belle Albright, born 1866; died 1941. She married James R. Wright
    4. William Frank Albright, born 25 August 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 09 May 1933 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
    5. Europe W. Albright, born 1876; died 1937. He married Nannie Fuqua 24 December 1900; born 1877; died 1959.
    6. Walter McGee Albright, born 01 October 1880; died 06 February 1963. He married Alma Brewer; born 09 December 1887.
  2. Jackson Albright, born Bet. 1841 - 1842 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. John W. Albright, born 1843 in Kentucky. He married Caldona Guthrie 07 November 1872. She was born 1850.
    Their children are
    1. Oscar Albright.
    2. Clemmie Albright. She married Luther Franklin
    3. Edward Albright, born 18 August 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 25 May 1937.


David L. Hunter (son of Lewis Hunter and Phebe West) was born Abt. 1812 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 13 February 1861 in Jackson Co, Missouri. He married (1) Rachel Belinda Bradley 13 March 1834, daughter of Thomas Bradley and Edith West. She was born 27 May 1816 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 01 October 1845 in Jackson Co, Missouri. He married (2) Acenith White 26 November 1846 in Jackson Co, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1808 in Kentucky, and died Bet. 1862 - 1864 in Jackson Co, Missouri. Notes for Acenith White: Acenith White was a widow with at least three children who are listed in the 1850 Census with D.L. Hunter as follows: Thomas White, b. ca. 1828 in Mo.; Frances White, b. ca. 1834 in Mo.; Martha White, b. ca. 1838 in Mo. Martha White married James Gaugh.

Children of David Hunter and Rachel Bradley are:

  1. Levi Hunter, born Abt. 1834.
  2. Perina Hunter, born Abt. 1836.
  3. Vasthana Hunter, born Abt. 1838.
  4. Amanda Hunter, born Abt. 1842.

Child of David Hunter and Acenith White is:

  1. David Perry Hunter, born Abt. 1849 in Jackson Co, Missouri.


Thomas Meguiar Hunter (son of Lewis Hunter and Phebe West) was born 17 February 1818 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 22 September 1902 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Artelia Gant 22 August 1838 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Levi Gant and Margaret Minnis. She was born 19 June 1820 in Orange Co, North Carolina, and died 18 March 1872 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Ann Claiborne Bef. 1880 in Macon Co, Tennessee. She was born 09 March 1828 in Macon Co, Tennessee, and died 05 November 1881. For more information see Thomas Hunter and Artelia Gant).


Andrew West Hunter (son of Lewis Hunter and Phebe West) was born 14 October 1820 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 06 December 1897 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Clarinda Ann Taylor 17 November 1844 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of John Taylor and Rachel West. She was born 21 February 1824 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 17 February 1893 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. More About Andrew West Hunter: Burial: Mount Vernon Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee. More About Clarinda Ann Taylor: Burial: Mount Vernon Cem, Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Andrew Hunter and Clarinda Taylor are:

  1. Samantha Hester E. Hunter, born 26 August 1845 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 08 January 1929 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married James Chesley Dobbs 25 October 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Henry Dobbs and Harriet. He was born 18 December 1842 in Illinois, and died 09 July 1898 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. For more information see James Dobbs and Samantha West.
  2. Thomas William Hunter, born 18 October 1847 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 07 November 1922 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. John Lewis Hunter, born 09 June 1850 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 28 August 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. David Bledsoe Hunter, born 01 July 1853 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 05 June 1933 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  5. Sarah Ann ("Sallie") Hunter, born 08 December 1855 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 08 June 1918 in Pleasant Hill, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  6. James Wesley Hunter, born 08 May 1858 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 06 March 1917 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  7. Clarinda ("Melie") Romelia Hunter, born 12 December 1868 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 28 June 1949 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee.


James M. Hunter (son of Lewis Hunter and Phebe West) was born 08 March 1823 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 04 February 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth A. Moncrief 12 January 1848 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Sanders Moncrief and Susannah Phillips. She was born 29 July 1822 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 07 March 1886 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of James Hunter and Elizabeth Moncrief are:

  1. William F. Hunter, born 15 November 1848 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 15 January 1942 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Amanda Romelia Hunter, born 1850 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 31 January 1948 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. Phebe A. Hunter, born Abt. 1853 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Jasper Fulgam 27 October 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born Abt. 1845 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. James Warren Hunter, born 1856 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 1928 in Buck Lodge, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  5. Harriet E. Hunter, born Abt. 1859 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.


Mary Ann ("Polly") Hunter (daughter of Lewis Hunter and Phebe West) was born Abt. 1825 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died Bet. 1856-1860 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married, M. G. Isaac ("Ike") M. Ashlock. He was born 16 December 1825 Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 26 June 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Mary Hunter and Isaac Ashlock are:

  1. Sarah Elizabeth Ashlock, born Abt. 1849 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Amanda ("Dine") Emmadine Ashlock, born 07 November 1851 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 09 September 1931 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. David A. Ashlock, born 04 June 1854 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 01 April 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. Phebe Ann Ashlock, born 28 April 1857 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 15 November 1923 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.



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