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James W. and Sarah B. (Bruce) Hunt, Yuma



SARAH'S FAMILY

In 1880 Smith County, Kansas, Thomas Bruce is 52, Martha J. Bruce 50 Wife, John Bruce 27 Son, Stephen Bruce 25 Son, Caroline Bruce 23 Daughter, Amer Bruce 21 Son, Elvina Bruce 19 Daughter, Elizabeth Bruce 16 Daughter, Lilley M. Bruce 12 Daughter, Sarah B. Bruce 9 Daughter, and Anna B. Bruce 9 Daughter.

Frederick W. Douglas BIRTH 7 Aug 1892 Otoe County, Nebraska, USA DEATH 18 Mar 1919 Yuma County, Colorado, USA BURIAL Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA PLOT Blk 1 Lot 15 S MEMORIAL ID 93648210.

(In 1920 Franklin County, Nebraska, Jesse Douglas is widowed, 25, Deon F. Douglas 3 Son, and Lois M. Douglas 1 Daughter.

In 1930 Yuma, Jessie Douglas is operating a beauty shop, 36, D. Fredrick Douglas 14 Son, Lois M. Douglas 12 Daughter, John T. Wash 20 Lodger, Norman A. Heintze 24 Lodger, Carl Douglas 29 Lodger, Bruce Yingling 24 Lodger, Walter Scott 35 Lodger, and Elda J. Townsend 34 Lodger.

Jessie M. Douglas married Court V. Lindsey on 24 Dec 1931 in Yuma County, Colorado.

Jessie Mabel Bruce Lindsey BIRTH 7 Jan 1894 Smith County, Kansas, USA DEATH 10 Oct 1970 Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, USA BURIAL Yuma Cemetery Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, USA PLOT New Addition 9 MEMORIAL ID 60544835.

Rose Meloy 22, born in Illinois, married Henry W. Eberhard on 6 Dec 1893 York County, Nebraska, parents David and Margaret Meloy.
Court's first wife Vera Eberhart was in Buffalo County, Nebraska in 1930, H. U. Eberhart 61, Rose A. Eberhart 58 Wife, Vera Lindsey 35 Daughter, Alvin Lindsey 12 Grandson, and Jean Lindsey 9 Granddaughter.

October 1909 Yuma "H. U. Eberhart, of York, Nebraska, a brother of L. A. Eberhart, of this place, arrived here Monday with a car of household goods, and will make this place his future home. His family followed later. Mr. Eberhart also brought with him a number of fine horses."

They were in Yuma County in 1910, Henry U. Eberhart 41, Rose E. Eberhart 39 Wife, Vera M. Eberhart 15 Daughter, Dean Eberhart 9 Son, and Dale Eberhart 9 Son.

Waverly items in the Pioneer, 1911 " Miss Vera Eberhart, who has been attending school at York, Nebraska, has returned to the home of her father, H. U. Eberhart."

February 12, 1937 Kearney, Nebraska " Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock from the Anderson Funeral Home for Henry U. Eberhart, 68, resident of the city who died at a local hospital of pneumonia. Burial will be in Kearney cemetery. Mr. Eberhart leaves his widow, his daughter, Mrs. Vera M. Gardner, and two sons Dean and Dale of Kearney. A sister residing at Craig and three brothers also survive. Mr. Eberhart for many years farmed in Center township before he moved into the city and has been a resident of the county more than 85 years."
PLOT 214-7 Memorial MEMORIAL ID 59927310.
Rose Ellen Eberhart BIRTH 25 Apr 1871 DEATH 19 Jul 1945 BURIAL Kearney Cemetery Kearney, Nebraska, PLOT 214-6 Memorial MEMORIAL ID 59927357.
"Mrs. Rose Ellen Eberhart, 74, died Thursday at the home of her son Dean Eberhart five miles north of Kearney. The funeral will be at the Anderson mortuary at 2 P.M. Saturday. Burial will be in the Kearney cemetery. Rev.Spooner will officiate. Mrs. Eberhart was born in Clinton, I11. but had lived in the Kearney vicinity for years. Her husband H. U. Ebarhart died in 1937. Surviving are two sons, Dean and Dale of Kearney (one daughter Vera Sloan of Reno, Nev ??) three grandchildren, a sister Mrs. Alice Turley of Kearney and one brother, William Meloy of York."
(Alice Meloy Turley BIRTH 27 Mar 1869 DEATH 10 Dec 1957 BURIAL Kearney Cemetery Kearney, Nebraska, PLOT 1878-3 East MEMORIAL ID 51814209.

William Martin Meloy BIRTH 19 ??? 1873 DEATH 3 ??? 1949 BURIAL Greenwood Cemetery York, Nebraska, USA MEMORIAL ID 115845566.)


In 1950 San Diego, Dennis Sloan is 59, Vera Sloan 55 Wife, and Michael Sloan 12 Son.
Vera E. Sloan BIRTH 27 Oct 1894 DEATH 8 Jun 1987 BURIAL Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA PLOT SECTION X SITE 2182 MEMORIAL ID 3431628.

Alvin Courtney Lindsey Birth Date: 1 Sep 1917 Birth Place: Nebraska Death Date: 29 Aug 1970 Father: Court Lindsay Mother: Vero Eberhardt Funeral Home: Halsted and Company.

Jean L. Dupraz Birth Date: 13 Jul 1920 Birth Place: Nebraska Death Date: 12 Jun 1976 Death Place: San Diego.
In 1920 Yuma, Jess V. Groves is 66, Eva May Groves 63 Wife, Rollo Groves 35 Son, Stella Dunkin 23 Daughter, Floyd Groves 8 Grandson, and Winifred Dunkin 1 Granddaughter.

In 1930 Yuma, Rollo Groves is 41, Lloyd B. Groves 18 Nephew, laborer, born in Colorado.

Lois M. Grove Birth Date: 15 Apr 1918 Birth Place: Yuma, Colorado Death Date: 23 Sep 1998 Death Place: Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, USA , parents Fred William and Jessie M. Douglas, Spouse: Floyd B. Grove.

Deon Frederick Douglas BIRTH 21 Feb 1916 Franklin County, Nebraska, USA DEATH 12 Mar 1984 Chattahoochee County, Georgia, USA BURIAL Fort Benning Main Post Cemetery Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA Show Map PLOT SECTION G SITE 129 MEMORIAL ID 187231983.

MATILDA

In 1870 Iroquois County, Illinois, Edmun Wheeler is 54, Matha Wheeler 44, Amelia Wheeler 22, Sarah Wheeler 17, Matha Wheeler 11, Edwin Wheeler 10, Matelda Wheeler 6, and John Denett 24.

Sarah might have come to Yuma because her sister Matilida married Isaac Jay Owen, who also claimed land in Yuma County.


JAMES' FAMILY

In 1870 Warren County, Illinois, Alfred Hunt is 35, Mary Hunt 31, (Mary Paul and Alfred Hunt married in England.), Wm H. Hunt 11, Alfred Geo. Hunt 5, Albert Hunt 3, and James Hunt .

James' brother William H. Hunt BIRTH 1859 DEATH 1942 BURIAL Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska, PLOT Blk 9 Lot 5 S MEMORIAL ID 230366317.

James' brother Alfred George Hunt BIRTH 1864 England DEATH 15 Jan 1955 BURIAL Grand Island Cemetery , Hall County, Nebraska, PLOT Section E, Lot 172 MEMORIAL ID 95461957.

James' brother Albert J. Hunt BIRTH 1867 DEATH 7 Apr 1944 BURIAL Rosehill Cemetery Hinckley, Pine County, Minnesota, MEMORIAL ID 52017458.

In 1880 Warren County, Illinois, Henry M. Price is 41, Mary Price 40 Wife, Lillie M. Price 3 Daughter, Alfred Hunt 15 Stepson, and James Hunt 10 Stepson.

In 1900 Franklin County, Nebraska, Henry M. Price is 63, Mary Price 60 Wife, Lillian Price 23 Daughter, and Frank A. Burnham 22 Boarder.

Henry M. Price BIRTH 1838 DEATH 1910 BURIAL Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska, PLOT Blk 16 Lot 6 S MEMORIAL ID 230405503.

Mary Price BIRTH 1840 DEATH 1912 BURIAL Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska, PLOT Blk 16 Lot 6 S MEMORIAL ID 230405508.

Lillian Price, 24, and John Wilson married 28 Jul 1901 in Riverton, Nebraska.

Lillian Price Wilson BIRTH Dec 1876 Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, DEATH 16 Apr 1967 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, BURIAL Lincoln Memorial Park Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, MEMORIAL ID 215896107.

JAMES AND SARAH

In 1900 Butler County, Kansas, James Hunt is 30, Sarah B. Hunt 29 Wife, Charles J. Hunt 7 Son, Roy A. Hunt 6 Son, and Elvina M. Hunt 3 Daughter.

In 1910 Franklin County, Nebraska, James "N." Hunt 40 is farming, Sarah B. Hunt 39 Wife, Charles J. Hunt 17 Son , Roy A. Hunt 15 Son, and Mary E. Hunt 12 Daughter.


12 Apr 1916

In 1920 Yuma, Jim W. Hunt is farming, 50, born in England, naturalized, Sarah Belle Hunt 48 Wife, and Mary E. Hunt 22 Daughter.

They're in Pomona, California in 1930, and Roy and his family with him, and also Otto Carls.

In 1940 Los Angeles County, James Hunt 70 is a janitor, Sarah B. Hunt 69 Wife.

July 21, 1948 " Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Belle Hunt, wife of James W. Hunt, of 661 W. 4th street, Pomona, were held in Todd Memorial north chapel this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. R. S. Barnes, pastor of the Assembly of God church, officiated. Burial was made in Pomona cemetery.
She passed away while she and her husband were visiting their daughter, Mrs. Arlie Jacobsen, in Nampa, Idaho. The body was shipped here for funeral services and burial.
Mrs. Hunt was born March 29, 1871, in Holton, Ind. She was married to James W. Hunt at Smith Center, Kansas, on Christmas day. The family has resided in Pomona since 1923. She was a member of the Assembly of God church and belonged to the Royal Neighbors of America chapter at Yuma, Colorado. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hunt is survived by two sons, Charles J. and Roy A. Hunt, both of Pomona; a daughter, Mrs. Arlie Jacobsen of Nampa, Idaho; and a twin sister, Mrs. Anna Bell Ready of Pomona. There are also seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews."
Sarah Belle Bruce Hunt BIRTH 29 Mar 1871 Holton, Ripley County, Indiana, USA DEATH 16 Jul 1948 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, USA BURIAL Pomona Valley Memorial Park Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, USA MEMORIAL ID 100911429.

(Anna's husband Elmer Noice Ready BIRTH 20 Sep 1862 DEATH 1926 BURIAL Greenwood Cemetery Franklin, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA MEMORIAL ID 143357944.
In 1950 Pomona, Poert Phice Ready is 55, Viola J. Ready 43 Wife, Everett B. Ready 21 Son, Mar B. Ready 17 Daughter, and Anna B. Ready 79 Mother.


"James W. Hunt of 661 W. 4th St., a resident of Pomona for the last 31 years, passed away at his home at 2:30 a.m. today, May 14, 1953, after two and a half months of illness.
Mr. Hunt was born July 4, 1869, in Somerset, England. He came to California from Yuma, Colo., in 1922 and established his home in Pomona. He was a member of the Assembly of God.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Lula Hunt, he is survived by two sons, Charles J. Hunt and Roy A. Hunt, both of Pomona; a daughter, Mrs. Mary L.. Jacobsen of Nampa, Ida.; a brother Fred Hunt, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lilijan Wilson of Franklin, Neb. There also are seven grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Todd Memorial North Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Guy P. Duffield Jr., pastor of the Foursquare Church, and the Rev. Elton G. Hill, pastor of the Assembly of God, will officiate. Interment will be made in Pomona Cemetery."

ROY

In 1920 Yuma, Roy Hunt 23 is a salesman in a drug store, born in Kansas, Bernice Hunt 22 Wife, and Ayleene Hunt 2 Daughter.

In 1940 Los Angeles County, Roy Hunt is 45, Bernice Hunt 43 Wife , Ayleen Hunt 22 Daughter, and Donaladeen Hunt 7 Daughter.

February 20, 1961 "Roy Hunt of 463 W. Monterey St., a retired Pomona police patrolman, died in Kaiser Fontana Hospital Sunday morning, apparently of a heart attack. Hunt retired from the police department a year ago and was honored, along with another retiree, at a dinner at the Pomona Police Academy last month. Hunt's police service began in 1943 when he joined the department as a vacation relief man. He received his permanent appointment on Sept. 15, 1943, and during the next 16 years he served in nearly every phase of patrol work. He also worked in the police photo laboratory. He was retired in February last year as a sergeant.
Hunt was born Feb. 25, 1893, in Smith Center, Kan. He came to Pomona in 1920, and he was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Bernice Hunt; two daughters, Mrs. Herbert Edwards and Mrs. Don Crawford, both of Pomona; a brother, Charles Hunt, also of Pomona; a sister, Mrs. Arlie Jacobsen of Nampa, Idaho, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Todd Memorial North Chapel."

Bernice M. Hunt Birth Date: 23 May 1896 Birth Place: Illinois Death Date: 27 Aug 1965 Death Place: San Bernardino Mother's Maiden Name: Wheeler

MEMORIAL ID 82037143.
" Dorothy Ayleen Edwards, 82 of Nampa, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 1999 at a Nampa care center. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 29, 1999 at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell. Arrangements are under the direction of Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa.
Ayleen was born August 8, 1917 in Yuma, Colorado to Roy and Bernice (Owen) Hunt. She was raised and educated in Caldwell, Idaho and Pomona, California. She was an artist and designer at Pomona Tile Company during World War II. She married Herbert E. Edwards on December 19, 1941 in Las Vegas. Ayleen loved crafts and knitting and was an excellent seamstress where she worked at Beaus and Belles Bridal Shop in Claremont, California. Ayleen later worked at the Pomona 1st Federal Savings and Loan in Claremont where she was greatly loved and honored when she retired in 1981. Herbert preceded her in death in 1976. Ayleen was a member of the Pomona Foursquare Church in Southern California and she leaves many friends and family who will miss her greatly.
Ayleen is survived by a daughter, Donna Lerner and husband, David of Meridian; a sister, Dona Crawford and husband, Don of Nampa; two grandchildren, Kelly Cano (Terry) of Emmett and Steve Terry of Nampa; and two nieces, Rhonda Kren and Darla Nichols. Among the treasures of her heart are her three great-grandchildren, Jill, Nicole and Austin."

CHARLES

In 1910 Yuma, William L. Carls is 56, Otto Carls 22 Son, and Elsie M. Carls 13 Daughter born in Wisconsin.

Elsie's mother Caroline Henrietta Brugmann Carls BIRTH 1853 Germany DEATH 1906 Racine, Wisconsin, BURIAL Mound Cemetery Racine, PLOT Block 12 MEMORIAL ID 172834690.

Charlie G. Hunt and Elsie C. Carls married 20 Jun 1915 in Yuma County, Colorado.
"POPULAR YOUNG YUMA COUPLE UNITED - Miss Elsie Carls and Mr. Charles Hunt were married Sunday at 5 o'clock p. m. at the home of Mr. and James W. Hunt, Rev. B. G. Ingraham, pastor of the Yuma Methodist church, officiating. Following the ceremony, a dainty wedding luncheon was served in two courses. The young couple are among the best known and most popular people in our community. The heartiest good wishes of a host of friends accompany them on their life venture. They will make their home in the cottage just completed by the groom in the southeastern part of town. "

In 1920 Charles Hunt is a plasterer, 27, born in Nebraska and Elsie have Luella N. Hunt, 3.  They live on Weekly Avenue in Yuma.

Charles and Elsie have two 1930 census entries.  One in Pomona living with James W. Hunt 60 England and Sarah B. 59 Indiana.  Louella M. is 13, Bobbie 9.  Otto C. Carl 39 Wisconsin is also living there.

The other entry is in San Bernardino County, where Charles said he was born in Kansas.


They attended the June 1940 .

Charles J. Hunt BIRTH 23 Sep 1892 Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, DEATH 14 Sep 1970 Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, BURIAL Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Los Angeles County, California, PLOT Mausoleum MEMORIAL ID 234575894.

Elsie Caroline Carls Hunt BIRTH 23 Jun 1896 Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, DEATH 21 Jan 1992 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California, BURIAL Pomona Valley Memorial Park Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, PLOT Mausoleum MEMORIAL ID 234575846.

ELVINA

Mary Hunt, 23, married Arlie Arthur Jacobsen on 20 Nov 1920 in Yuma County, Colorado .

In 1930 Pomona, California, Arlie A. Jacobsen is 32, Mary E. Jacobsen 32 Wife, Ardith C. Jacobsen 8 Daughter, James A. Jacobsen 7 Son, and Mary Lou Jacobsen 0 Daughter.

Mary Elvina Hunt Jacobsen BIRTH 20 Sep 1897 Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas, DEATH 12 Jan 1977 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, BURIAL Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, Show Map PLOT Devotion, Lot 46, Space 1 MEMORIAL ID 27618076 .
" Services for Mary E. Jacobsen, 79, of 713 Seventeenth Avenue South, Nampa, who died Wednesday in a Nampa hospital, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Alsip Chapel by the Rev. John H. Curtis, Knight Congregational Community Church of Grandview. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 20, 1897, in Humboldt, Kan., and was reared and educated in Riverton, Neb. In 1913 she moved with her parents to Yuma, Colo., where she met Arlie A. Jacobsen. They were married there Nov. 25, 1920.
They lived there until 1924 when they moved to Pomona, Calif. In 1932 they moved to Nampa. She was a member of the South Side Boulevard United Methodist Church, a past noble grand of the Colfax Rebekah Lodge No. 24, Nampa, and a member of the Nampa Valley Grange.
Survivors include her husband, Nampa; a son, James Arthur, Boise; two daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Ardith) Agenbroad, Grand View, and Mrs. Elmer (Mary Lou) Young, Nampa; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers.."

Arlie Arthur Jacobsen BIRTH 6 Oct 1897 Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado, DEATH 19 May 2000 Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, BURIAL Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, Show Map MEMORIAL ID 27618127 .

Ardith C. Jacobsen Agenbroad BIRTH 28 Oct 1921 Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, DEATH 28 Jun 2018 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Grand View, Owyhee County, Idaho, Show Map MEMORIAL ID 191004093 .
"Ardith was born October 28, 1921 in Yuma, CO to Arlie and Mary Jacobsen, the oldest of three children. The family moved to Pomona, CA when she was two where her dad learned the plastering business from his father-in-law. This trade ultimately took them to southwest Idaho in 1932 living in various parts of the Treasure Valley. The Jacobsens attended Southside Methodist Church in Nampa where they met the Agenbroad family and the rest is history. Ernest (Ernie) proposed to Ardith (Ardie) on Valentine’s Day 1940 and they were married November 30, 1941, making their first home at 12th Avenue and Missouri Lane, home of Agenbroad & Sons Fruit Orchards. This busy farm wife became even busier as their five sons began to arrive. Even so they always found time for community activities which included Southside Methodist Church, Southside Grange, pinochle and bridge clubs. Never a dull moment! "

James Arthur 'Jim' Jacobsen Sr. BIRTH 3 Mar 1923 DEATH 23 Oct 2015 BURIAL Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Boise, Ada County, Idaho, PLOT Section SG, Row AE, Site 6 MEMORIAL ID 178564754.
"James A. Jacobsen, age 92, passed away October 23, 2015 in Boise, Idaho.
Born March 3, 1923 in Yuma, Colorado to Arlie and Mary Jacobsen.
Jim was happiest when he was singing and dancing. He was a charter member of the Amarilo Texas singles club in the early 80s. He was very active in all the Treasure Valley Singles dances every Wednesday and Saturday for many years.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Mary Lou Young. Survived by his sister, Ardith Agenbroad; children, James Jacobsen Jr. (Carmen), Delbert Jacobsen, Cathy (Ron) Clark; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews..

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