Henry W. Hunt Implements, Greenwood, Eaton twp., Clark Co., WIA

The business featured below was owned by William Henry Hunt (locally known as "H. W." and "Henry") and his son, Clarence Melzer Hunt.

The above ad appeared in the Greenwood Gleaner, 1900.

Biographical Sketch

Henry William Hunt was born at Hazel Green, Grant Co., Wisconsin, on the fifth day of November, 1853. He lived with his parents until he was nine years of age. He was the son of Capt. Charles A. and Amanda Melvina (Ray) Hunt. Charles was a miller by trade, and who was born in Chautauqua, New York in 1829, and moved to Melvina, Wisconsin, in 1862, just prior to his enlistment in the Great Civil War. The village they lived in was named Melvina in honor of Henry's mother. Here Henry helped his father in the milling business for about ten years, when he went west and spent about one year in the state of Nebraska, returning to Wisconsin. "H. W." Hunt then taught a few terms of school, and on the 30th of March, 1873, married Mary Joscelyne, at Melvina, by which union seven children were born, five boys and two girls, one of the girls, Clella, dying at the age of one year in 1888. Their son, Clarence Melzer Hunt who was born March 10, 1875 and the year of the advertisement above (1900), married Edna J. Neverman of Neillsville. Clarence died June 25, 1949. H. W. and his wife and children are buried in the Greenwood, Wisconsin City Cemetery.

Census Records

1870 Federal Census--Jefferson, Monroe County, Wisconsin

Name Gender Race Age Real-estate Value Personal Property Nativity Occupation

Charles A. Hunt Male White-U.S. Citizen 41 $10,000 $600 New York Manufacturer of flour

Sarah Hunt (2nd wf) Female 28 Illinois

William H. Hunt Male 17 Wisconsin Farm Labor

Francis M. Hunt Male 15 Wisconsin Farm Labor

Matilda E. Hunt Female 8 Wisconsin

Ellen Rogers Female 19 Wisconsin Domestic Servant

1880 Federal Census--Eaton, Clark County, Wisconsin

Name Marital Status Gender Race Age Nativity Occupation Father's Nativity Mother's Nativity

W. Henry Hunt M Male W 27 WI Retail Grocer NY IN

Mary Hunt M Female W 25 WI Keeping House ENGL WI

Clarence Hunt S Male W 5 WI WI WI

John Brown S Male W 55 NORW Retail Grocer NORW NORW

1870 Federal Census--Jefferson, Monroe County, Wisconsin
Name	Gender	Race	Age	Real-estate Value	Personal Property	Nativity	Occupation
Charles A. Hunt	Male	White-U.S. Citizen	41	$10,000	$600	New York	Manufacturer of flour
Sarah Hunt (2nd wf)	Female		28			Illinois
William H. Hunt	Male		17			Wisconsin	Farm Labor
Francis M. Hunt	Male		15			Wisconsin	Farm Labor
Matilda E. Hunt	Female		8			Wisconsin
Ellen Rogers	Female		19			Wisconsin	Domestic Servant

1880 Federal Census--Eaton, Clark County, Wisconsin
Name	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	Father's Nativity	Mother's Nativity
W. Henry Hunt	M	Male	W	27	WI	Retail Grocer	NY	IN
Mary Hunt	M	Female	W	25	WI	Keeping House	ENGL	WI
Clarence Hunt	S	Male	W	5	WI		WI	WI
John Brown	S	Male	W	55	NORW	Retail Grocer	NORW	NORW