Looking for relatives of Annie Burnett Hunter who was born in Liverpool and came to Bartow to stay with her uncle Benjamin Burnett,also born Liverpool. Annie married Louie Hunter and settled in Bartow, and had a daughter Margaret Amelia Hunter and sons J. Lester Hunter and Louie B Hunter. Any contact from relatives would be fantastic.

fyi...

Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
about Benjaman Burnett
Name: Benjaman Burnett
Death Date: 1932
County of Death: Polk
State of Death: Florida
Race: White
Gender: Male

Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
about Elmer Nixon Burnett
Name: Elmer Nixon Burnett
Death Date: 1934
County of Death: Polk
State of Death: Florida
Race: White
Gender: Male

Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
about Louie B Hunter
Name: Louie B Hunter
Death Date: 11 Jun 1971
County of Death: Lee
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 52
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1918

Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
about Louie Hunter
Name: Louie Hunter
Death Date: 3 Feb 1972
County of Death: Polk
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 85
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1886

...you can order copies of death certificates from Florida vitals for $5...should show funeral home, cemetery, next of kin, etc...can then track down obits for leads on family members & their locations...

...have found additional info...contact me direct & I will forward to you...

I am related to Louie Hunter, have lots of info on the family. Let me know if you're still interested.

Yes, I would be very interested to hear from you about the Burnett/Hunter family. I am trying to find living relatives of Annie and Louie Hunter. I did travel to America and visited their family home in Bartow but it was empty and I have been trying to find family members for the past few years without much success.

I would be thrilled if you could let me have any details that you have regarding them. My grandmother and Annie Burnett Hunter were sisters.
Regards
Stella

Louie and I have the nearest common ancestors Thomas Hunter (1785-1871) and Margaret H. Walker (1791-1869) of Mecklenburg CO, NC. Their son Lorenzo is my 3rd g-grandfather; their son John is Louie's grandfather. Thomas Hunter is the grandson of Henry Hunter and Martha Sloan, who emigrated from Derry CO, Ireland around 1772.

John Hunter was the pastor at Sardis Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC for 27 years. I grew up in Charlotte and was baptized at Sardis; there were lots of Hunters, Walkers, Boyces, etc. in that congregation.

The only lead I can give you regarding descendants of Louie and Annie is a 1945 marriage in Polk CO, FL between R. Franklin Lane, Jr. and Margaret Amelia Hunter, whom I suspect is their daughter. Their son Louie, Jr. died in Lee CO, FL in 1971; I don't know if he ever married. They also had a son J. Lester, but I can't find a trace of him after 1930.

If I find anything more, I'll post it here.

This is odd.... The 1935 Polk CO, FL census quite clearly shows Louie Hunter living with his wife Annie and children Louie, Lester and Margarette. Annie is also shown on the 1930 federal census. Findagrave.com shows an Annie Hunter buried in Wildwood Cemetery in 1928. That can't be correct. Or at least, that person is not Louie's wife.

That was a quick reply - thank you.
Very interesting to find out about Louie's ancestors. Was he born in North Carolina in 1886? I know he died on 03 Feb 1972 in Bartow and Annie died on 07 Aug 1982.
I think J. Lester had children Louise and Diane but I don't know his wife's name or what happened to the daughters.
There was a J.L Hunter living in Bartow in 1999 according to the telephone directories, but I don't know if that is Annie and Louie's son, and whether he is still alive.

It's also very interesting to hear about Henry Hunter and Martha Sloan who emigrated from Derry Co, Ireland about 1772. My grandmother (Annie's sister) married William Sloan who was born in Liverpool but we think his father James came from Ireland.

I have also found a Louie Hunter born Mecklenburg mentioned in World War 1 Draft registration Cards 1917 - 1918 so I assume that this is our relative?

I'd be delighted if you could let me know should you find any further information on the Burnett/Hunter family.
Thank you so much for the information you have given me - I can now give Louie a family!
Kind regards

The Annie Hunter you found in Wildwood cemetery can't be Annie Burnett Hunter because I know she was alive long after that date. She sent a photo of her daughter Margaret and Margaret's daughter whom I think was named Bev to my gran and that was in 1967.

The Findagrave post gave Annie's death date as 1928 when it should have been 1982. That's just a transposition error. Louise is the son of Dr. Lester Walker Hunter (1853-1937) and Martha Caroline Boyce (1851-1897), both of whom lived near Sardis Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. Sardis published a history called "A Goodly Heritage" about 15 years ago; the author is Jennings Reid, a longtime associate pastor there (and my second cousin a couple of times removed, through the Hunter line). I see a used copy available on Amazon.co.uk that you ought to buy. It will tell you a lot about the Hunters, Boyces and so forth. Those families figured very prominently in the development of not only the church but also the community.

Thank you so much for all the background to the extended Hunter family. I would never have found this out in a million years! I will certainly buy the book you have recommended it sounds really interesting and will give me more of an insight into the time and life of that side of the family.
I'm afraid there isn't much I can give you in return except to tell you that my great grandfather Joseph Burnett - Annie's father, visited her in Florida on more than once occasion. The last time that I can find a record of his visit was in 1935 when he was 76 years old. His wife had died in 1934 and I guess he decided to visit his children in America. He also had a son Albert living in New Jersey and a daughter May living somewhere in America (can't trace her because she remarried and don't know what her new name)
During and after the second world war Annie used to send parcels of food to her family in England.
Hope you will keep in touch especially if have any more info you think would help my family history.
Regards
Stella