Henry Smith Hunton

Henry Smith Hunton M V K Y Photo: Born: 2 July 1845.[2064] 2 July 1846.[2065] Married: Died: 15 February 1881. Buried at Alton Cemetery,[2066] Bethel, Fauquier County.[2067] He was “killed by [a] fall from his horse.”[2068] Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Catherine Elizabeth Smith (1815–February 1856) and William Hunton, who wed in 1837. Their children were: William Smith [BH]; Lucy Blackwell; Henry Smith [BH].[2069] youngest son of Wm. G. & C[atherine]. E[lizabeth Smith]. Hunton; Brother to William Smith Hunton below.[2070] Son of William Hunton and Catherine Elizabeth Smith, [born 1815; married 1837, died Feb. 1856;] daughter of Col. William Rowley Smith and Lucy Steptoe Blackwell.[2071] [NOTE:confirm maternal grandparents given @ A .D. Smith’s entry; then del this pph. all rest info rewritten & recited two pphs upward] Other Family: See Isaac Eustace Smith [BH] for more on his mother’s immediate family. See Anderson Doniphan Smith [BH] for maternal genealogy. His brother-in-law was Col. William Eustace Gaskins [BH]. Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: 5’8”, fair complexion, auburn hair, grey eyes; enlisted 1 August 1863 Caroline; horse killed 11 October 1863 Stevensburg; paid $650; severely wounded in shoulder 28 May 1864 Haw’s Shop; paroled 6 May 1865 Winchester; merchant, Bethel. Additional Information: Private.[2072] Wounded Haw’s Shop, 28 May 1864. Merchant. Bethel.[2073] Black Horse Cavalry, 1861–1865, “twice wounded.”[2074]