William F. Hunter

At a Glance

William Hunter was a doctor of Halifax County, NC. He married Jane Bell as his second wife. He had children by his previous marriage.

Story

Shortly following his marriage to Jane in 1861, Dr. William F. Hunter joined the medical corps of the Confederate army. After the American Civil War had ended and Dr. Hunter had returned home, his failing health and despondency over the death of two sons (by his former marriage) in the defense of Fort Fisher left him unable to magnage the plantation. This left Jane to manage it.

Biographical Data

Relatives

• Spouse: Jane Williamette Bell  (1841-1911), married in 1861 [1]. They had one daughter, Hope Hunter (b. 1873) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).