Daughter of Anderson Hayes and Martha Blair. As a youngster came to middle Tennesse from North Carolina with her family. Married James Newton Hunter in 1848. They lived in Farmington, TN, and together they had nine children, eight who lived into adulthood. In 1862 Cynthia made the(at the time)long journey to Nashville to take the loyalty oath to the Union. Little else specific is known about her, but it appears she lead a long and active life, living so long as to enjoy the company of many great-grandchildren. She passed away in Bullard, TX while visiting her son, Dr. Ripley Hayes Hunter and therefore was buried there. Her husband is buried in Marshall County, TN.
Daughter of Anderson Hayes and Martha Blair. As a youngster came to middle Tennesse from North Carolina with her family. Married James Newton Hunter in 1848. They lived in Farmington, TN, and together they had nine children, eight who lived into adulthood. In 1862 Cynthia made the(at the time)long journey to Nashville to take the loyalty oath to the Union. Little else specific is known about her, but it appears she lead a long and active life, living so long as to enjoy the company of many great-grandchildren. She passed away in Bullard, TX while visiting her son, Dr. Ripley Hayes Hunter and therefore was buried there. Her husband is buried in Marshall County, TN.
Family Members
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Children
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Mary Virginia Hunter Adams
1849–1885
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Sarah Elizabeth Hunter Long
1851–1934
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Cynthia Medora Hunter Slate
1854–1884
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Nancy Alice Hunter Culbertson
1856–1949
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Ripley Hayes Hunter
1858–1918
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Bright Copeland Hunter
1861–1954
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Etta Newton Hunter Boren
1864–1909
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Lulu Dixon Hunter Bell
1868–1912
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Rush Phelitus Hunter
1872–1876
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