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Born 1850, Jackson county
From The History of Jackson county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Jackson county in the late war... history of Missouri, map (1881), Kansas City, Missouri; its history and its people 1808-1908 (v. 3, biographical) (1908)
D. PERRY HUNTER,
Of the firm of Sayers & Hunter, dealers m stoves and tinware. Was born in Jackson county, Missouri, near Kansas City, January 13, 1850. When fourteen years old his father, David L. Hunter, died, and his mother dying one year after he came to Kansas City, and lived with his sister, Mrs. James P. Gaugh. Soon after was employed as clerk in the dry goods house of J. & P. Shannon, and from that time clerked and attended school until 1869, when he became mailing clerk in the Kansas City post-office, serving as such until 1880 under postmasters Foster, Harris and Case. June 15, 1880, he purchased a half interest in the stove and tinware business of H. Sayers. In May, 1875, he married Miss
As printed in The History of Jackson county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Jackson county in the late war... history of Missouri, map (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
D. PERRY HUNTER.
In almost all lines of business there are a few individuals who stand in the relation of leaders to the specific line of activity, representing the possibilities for successful accomplishment in that line by reason of the judicious use of the opportunities which have come to them. D. Perry Hunter occupies such a relation to the insurance interests of Kansas City, having represented many insurance companies here for many years. He was born in Jackson county, Missouri, January 13, 1850. His father, David L. Hunter, a native of Tennessee, came to Missouri about 1838 and bought a farm in the east bottoms adjoining the Kenochi tract. He devoted his life to general agricultural pursuits, passing away in 1861. He married Acenith A. White, a native of Kentucky, who came to Missouri about 1836. There were two children but one died in infancy.
D. Perry Hunter spent his boyhood days to the age of fourteen years upon the old home farm and then became a resident of the city where he has made his home continuously to the present time. He acquired his education in the country schools, further pursuing his studies in Ivansas City to the age of nineteen years, when he entered upon his business career as an employe in the postoffice. He filled the position of mailing clerk for a period of eleven years, beginning in 1800, and resigned in 1880 to engage in the stove and tinware business, purcha.sing a half interest in the firm of Thomas H. Prest. He did not find llic new pursuit congenial, howrvcr. and at the end of eighteen
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On the 22d of April, 1875, occurred the marriage of Mr. Hunter and Miss Jennie H. Anderson, a daughter of James Anderson, then a prominent lumber merchant of Kansas City. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have been very active in the work of the Christian church. Pie joined its membership when fifteen years of age and has been one of its deacons for thirty-two years. When he wa. first elected to that office the old church was situated at the northwest corner of Twelfth and Main streets, but when that property was sold, the congregation removed to their now church at the northwest corner of Eleventh and Locust.streets. In all departments of the church work Mr. Hunter has been very active. He was a.ssi.tant superintendent of the Sunday school for about twenty years, and did much to promote that branch of church activity. About two years ago he transferred his membership from the First church at Eleventh and Locust streets to the Linwood Boulevard Christian church at the southwest corner of Forest avenue and Linwood boulevard. He is now serving on the finance committee of the building fund and is one of the trustees of the church, which is now erecting its house of wor.'hip. He prepared the history of the Chri.stian churches of Kansas City, which he read before the Kansas City Historical Society March 26. 1906, and which is included elsewhere in this volume.
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As printed in Kansas City, Missouri; its history and its people 1808-1908 (v. 3, biographical) (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: John A. Bryant
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