Married Jefferson Hunt, 1 December 1823, Albion, Edwards, Illinois
Children - Jefferson Hunt, Jane (Julia) Hunt, Hyrum Hunt, Harriet Hunt, John Hunt, Gilbert Hunt, Marshall Hunt, Joseph Hunt, Parley Hunt, Mary Hunt, Nancy Ann Hunt
The wife of Momon pioneer Jefferson Hunt, she married Hunt in 1823, converted to Mormonism is 1834 and was part of the Mormon Batallion which started in Council Bluffs, Iowa and settled in California. Her husband was very prominent on local politics and one of the first members of the church to practice polygamy, taking a second wife after Celia. Her and Jefferson Hunt had 12 children, eight girls and four boys, and are related to the political family "Udall" who are prominent in Arizona politics in the 21st century.
Married Jefferson Hunt, 1 December 1823, Albion, Edwards, Illinois
Children - Jefferson Hunt, Jane (Julia) Hunt, Hyrum Hunt, Harriet Hunt, John Hunt, Gilbert Hunt, Marshall Hunt, Joseph Hunt, Parley Hunt, Mary Hunt, Nancy Ann Hunt
The wife of Momon pioneer Jefferson Hunt, she married Hunt in 1823, converted to Mormonism is 1834 and was part of the Mormon Batallion which started in Council Bluffs, Iowa and settled in California. Her husband was very prominent on local politics and one of the first members of the church to practice polygamy, taking a second wife after Celia. Her and Jefferson Hunt had 12 children, eight girls and four boys, and are related to the political family "Udall" who are prominent in Arizona politics in the 21st century.
Inscription
San Bernardino Pioneer
"BELOVED WIFE OF JEFFERSON HUNT, FATHER OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. MOTHER OF 11 CHILDREN. CHELIA MARCHED TO ETERNAL GLORY WITH THE MORMAN BATTALION ON THE LONGEST AND MOST DIFFICULT INFANTRY MARCH IN RECORDED HISTORY. MUSTERED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS JULY 16, 1846 MUSTERED OUT LOS ANGELES JULY 16, 1847"
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