FIFTH GENERATION

582. Floyd Willis Hunter was born on 30 Apr 1889 in Pond Springs, Williamson County, Texas. He appeared on the census on 13 Jan 1920 in 615 Hearn Street, 2nd Ward, Austin, Texas. ⁽¹⁰³⁶⁾ He appeared on the census on 23 Apr 1930 in Precinct #1, Coke County, Texas.⁽¹⁰³⁷⁾ He died on 20 Jun 1946 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. He was buried in Pond Springs Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas.

Lived at 4413 Avenue D, Hyde Park, Austin, in 1914, where he was a grocer, and later at 615 Hearn Street, 2nd Ward, Austin, Travis County, Texas, in 1920. Afterwards he was a trainman for the Austin Street Railway Company. They later moved to 1334 W. 5th in 1935. Mrs. Hunter was a school teacher and state employee, and a member of the First United Methodist Church.


From the Austin American, Friday, June 21, 1946:

FLOYD W. HUNTER

Floyd W. Hunter, 57, died at a local hospital Thursday.

He is survived by his wife, seven children, Mrs. Mildred McGlamery, Mrs. Joseph C. Schuhmacher, Mrs. Mary Jo Renker, Bernice Hunter, Herbert Hunter, Jimmie Hunter and Tommie Hunter, all of Austin; three sisters, Clara Hunter, Mrs. Willie Nelson and Mrs. Dan Emmons, and three brothers, Walter Hunter, Alex Hunter, all of Austin, and Victor Hunter of Seattle, Wash.

The body is at Hytlin Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.

He was married to Cecil Annis Shropshire (daughter of Benjamin Washington Shropshire and Annis Kazlak Dixon) on 11 Nov 1913 in Robert Lee, Coke County, Texas. Cecil Annis Shropshire was born on 19 Nov 1892 in Texas. She died on 22 Mar 1986 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.⁽¹⁰³⁸⁾ She was buried in Pond Springs Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas.

From the Austin American Statesman, March 24, 1986:


CECIL A. HUNTER

Cecil A. Hunter, age 93, of Austin died Saturday.

She was a retired schoolteacher and State employee. She was also a member of First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include three sons, Herbert Hunter and Thomas Hunter, both of Dallas, and James Hunter of Austin; three daughters, Golda Schumacher of Liberty Hill, Bernice Carothers of Lockhart, and mary Jo Renker of Austin; 17 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Floyd W. Hunter and a daughter Mildred McGlamery.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Monday at Hytlin-Manor Funeral Chapel; with Reverend Bruno Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in the Pond Springs Cemetery.

Arrangements by Hytlin-Manor Funeral Chapel, 3000 N. Interregional at 30th St. 476-5387.
Floyd Willis Hunter and Cecil Annis Shropshire had the following children:

+1252 i. Mildred Hunter.
+1253 ii. Golda Hunter.
+1254 iii. Herbert Leslie Hunter.
+1255 iv. Bernice Gertrude Hunter.
+1256 v. Mary Jo Hunter.
+1257 vi. James Benjamin Hunter.
+1258 vii. Thomas Rutledge Hunter.