 1905 - 1945 (40 years)
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| Name |
Hunt, Leonard William [2, 3] |
| Born |
5 Jun 1905 |
Carroll County, Indiana, USA  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Draft Registration |
16 Oct 1940 |
Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA [2] |
| Residence |
16 Oct 1940 |
Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA [2] |
| Died |
26 Oct 1945 |
Monroe, Butler County, Ohio, USA [4, 5] |
| Buried |
New Liberty Cemetery, Lynn, Randolph County, Indiana, USA [3] |
| Person ID |
I23194 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2020 |
| Family 1 |
Mason, Edna Maud, b. 17 Aug 1906, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA , d. 14 Sep 1957, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 51 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Hunt, Martha Ermine, b. 14 Aug 1924, Bloomingsport, Randolph County, Indiana, USA , d. 31 Aug 1987, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 63 years) |
| + | 2. Hunt, Dessie Elizabeth, b. 10 Apr 1926, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA , d. 19 Dec 2011, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA (Age 85 years) |
| + | 3. Hunt Bell, Ferris Arthur, b. 28 Feb 1928, Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA , d. 22 May 1980, Ocoee, Orange County, Florida, USA (Age 52 years) [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Family ID |
F4280 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Ryan, Bertha Idris, b. 10 May 1904, Wayne County, Indiana, USA , d. 19 Aug 1979, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Hunt, Norma Jane, b. 29 Dec 1935, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA , d. 2 Sep 1948, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA (Age 12 years) |
| + | 2. Hunt, Patricia Louise, b. 16 Dec 1938, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA , d. 2 Oct 1974, Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, USA (Age 35 years) |
| | 3. Living |
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| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2020 |
| Family ID |
F24644 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 5 Jun 1905 - Carroll County, Indiana, USA |
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 | Child - Hunt, Martha Ermine - 14 Aug 1924 - Bloomingsport, Randolph County, Indiana, USA |
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 | Child - Hunt, Dessie Elizabeth - 10 Apr 1926 - Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA |
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 | Child - Hunt Bell, Ferris Arthur - 28 Feb 1928 - Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA |
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| Child - Hunt, Norma Jane - 29 Dec 1935 - Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA |
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| Child - Hunt, Patricia Louise - 16 Dec 1938 - Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA |
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| Military Draft Registration - 16 Oct 1940 - Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA |
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| Residence - 16 Oct 1940 - Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA |
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 | Died - 26 Oct 1945 - Monroe, Butler County, Ohio, USA |
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 | Buried - - New Liberty Cemetery, Lynn, Randolph County, Indiana, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S184] Ted Smith.
- [S1796] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 21 Nov 2020.
Name: Leonard William Hunt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 35
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1905
Birth Place: Carroll, Indiana
Residence Place: Winchester, Indiana, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Indiana, USA
Employer: Lovie Narotsky
Weight: 146
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Birtha Idris Hunt
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 27 Nov 2020.
Memorial ID 80523544
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80523544
Leonard William Hunt
Birth 5 Jun 1905
Carroll County, Indiana, USA
Death 26 Oct 1945 (aged 40)
Butler County, Alabama, USA
Burial
New Liberty Cemetery
Lynn, Randolph County, Indiana, USA
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2020.
The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana), 27 Oct 1945, Page 1
Two Killed on Crossing
Randolph County Man, Boy Victims
Middletown, O., Oct. 26 (AP)--Three persons were killed today when their vehicles were struck by trains in two separate accidents.
Leonard Hunt, 40, and Frank Tucker, Jr., 14, both of Winchester, Ind., met flaming death when a New York Central passenger train struck their scrap iron laden truck south of Middletown. Fire followed bursting of the truck's gasoline tank and the victims' bodies were not extricated for some time.
Three hours later a freight train struck an automobile driven by Austin LeForce, 40, Middletown, killing him instantly. The crash occurred a half-mile south of the earlier tragedy.
RETURN VICTIMS' BODIES TO WINCHESTER MORTUARY
Winchester, Ind., Oct. 26 (Special)--The bodies of Leonard Hunt, 40. of Winchester, and Frank Tucker, Jr., 14, of north of Winchester, who were killed in a railroad crossing accident today near Middletown, O., were returned to the Fraze mortuary here tonight in sealed caskets.
Mr. Hunt is survived by the widow. Bertha; three daughters, Norma Jane, Patty Lou and Marjorie, all at home, one son, Roger, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel of Lynn; one sister, Mrs. Billiard of Indianapolis, and two brothers, Emmit of Lynn, and Everett of Anderson.
The Tucker boy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tucker, Sr.; four sisters, Mary, Dorothy, Wanda and Dixie, all at home, and two brothers, James and Samuel, both at home.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2020.
The Journal Herald (Dayton, Ohio), 27 Oct 1945,Page 1
3 Killed In Grade Crashes
MIDDLETOWN, Oct. 26. (Spl.)--Three persona were killed in two grade crossing accidents south of here yesterday within the space of five hours.
The dead:
Austin LeForce, 40, of 133 Manhattan street, Middletown; Leonard Hunt, 40, and Frank Tucker Jr., 14, both of Winchester, Ind.
The injured:
Fireman F. M. Reams, 53, of 411 Park avenue, Lockland.
LeForce, driving cast on Waneta avenue, waited at the New York Central tracks for a southbound train to clear the crossing, then drove directly in front of a northbound freight train, an official investigation disclosed.
The victim suffered a skull fracture, coroner Edward Cook reported. The auto was demolished.
Alone in the car, LeFort: resided with a brother, William. Anqther brother, Lloyd, is among the survivors. The body was removed to the McCoy-Leffler funeral home pending funeral arrangements.
Hunt and Tucker were killed at the Lebanon road crossing, a half-mile from the scene of the LeForce tragedy, when the truck in which they were riding was struck and demolished by a speeding passenger train.
The impact hurled Hunt and his companion, turned into human torches by flaming gasoline, 25 feet to a fence around the nearby American Rolling Mill corporation plant.
Coroner Cook reported that both Hunt and Tucker died of skull fractures. Both bodies were charred, delaying identification.
C. A. Heilman, Cleveland, was In charge of the train, with L. E. Applegate as engineer, and Reams, the fireman. Reams sustained a broken arm caused when steel carried in the truck crashed into the cab. He was treated at the Middletown hospital.
The truck was the property of the Diamond T. Trucking company of Winchester and was loaded with scrap iron and steel.
Hunt's body was identified by his wife. Four children also survive. The body was removed to the J. R. Baker funeral home pending arrangements of last rites.
[TCS Note: The described location today is in the City of Monroe, Butler County, Ohio.]
Transcribed by Ted Smith
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