Donald Leroy Hunt

  General Notes:

The 1930 Federal Census for Watervliet Township, Berrien Co., Michigan, District 60, page 253A, dated April 15, 1930 records Donald Hunt (22 - Michigan) with wife Margarete (21 - Michigan) and children Dortha (3 7/12) and Donald J. (1 7/12) living in the home of his father-in-law Fred H. Wood (63 - NY/NY/NY). Also in the household are Fred's wife Emma E. (51 - Michigan/France/NY) and their son Richard W. Wood (10). Fred and Emma have been married 33 years while Don and Margaret have been married 4. Both Don and Fred are laborers in a paper mill.

The 1940 Federal Census for Watervliet Township, Berrien Co., Michigan, District 11-88A, page 1199B, dated April 29, 1940 records Donald Hunt (32 - Michigan) with wife Marguerete (31 - Michigan) and children Dorothy (13), Donald (11), James (9), Mearl (8), Gerald (7), Sally (5), and Georgia (4). They own their home valued at $1,000. Donald has completed 4 years of high school and is employed as an Engineer for a Refrigeration Service earning $1,600 working 52 weeks during the last year. Marguerete has completed 3 years of high school.

The Herald Press of St. Joseph, Michigan for June 24, 1943 writes that Donald L. Hunt was selected by the Benton Harbor Draft Board [Michigan] for Army Service.


Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Name: Donald L. Hunt
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1907
Death Date: 11 Jun 1983
Gender: Male
Residence: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Place of Death: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan

Donald married Margaret Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Frederick H. Wood and Emma E. Dumpsey, circa 1926 in Watervliet, Berrien Co., Michigan. (Margaret Elizabeth Wood was born on 23 Sep 1908 in Watervliet, Berrien Co., Michigan and died on 27 Nov 1985 in Watervliet, Berrien Co., Michigan.)

  Marriage Notes:

Don and Margaret's divorce information comes from an email from John Joseph Gratzle, their grandson ... see notes on John Joseph Gratzle.

Donald next married Anna LeClaire Daughtrey, daughter of Theophilus Losey Daughtrey and Alnona Doughtie, on 7 Feb 1945 in Richmond, Virginia. (Anna LeClaire Daughtrey was born on 2 Apr 1909 in Chesterfield Co. VA, died on 29 Sep 1981 in Richmond, VA and was buried in Maury Cemetery, Richmond, VA.) The cause of her death was Carcinoma of Breast.

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage certificate for Don and LeClaire records Donald LeRoy Hunt of Camp Lee, VA and Anna LeClaire Daughtrey of South Richmond, VA were united in marriage on February 7, 1945 in Richmond, VA by Theodore F. Adams.

In addition to the marriage certificate:
Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Name: Anna LeClaire Daughtrey (single)
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1910
Marriage Date: 7 Feb 1945
Marriage Place: Chesterfield, Virginia
Registration Place: Chesterfield, Virginia
Father: Lozy T Daughtrey
Mother: Alonna Doughtie
Spouse: Donald Leroy Hunt (divorced) Sergeant in U. S. Army
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 37
Spouse Father: Mearl W Hunt
Spouse Mother: Fern Hawks
Certificate Number: 1945003775