My second great grandfather, James Hunter, was in construction. He fathered ten children with his wife Mary Freeland.
Because of his construction business, he was very involved in building his home on Perrysville Avenue in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, where the Hunter family moved by 1890-1891 (based on city directories).
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| Undated photo |
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| Fall 1905 |
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| Fall 1905 |
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| Fall 1905 |
The 1900 U.S. Census shows that it was a full house:
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| 1900 U.S. census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Allegheny Ward 10, ED 82, p. 15A, dwelling 270, family 306, record for James Hunter. |
James Hunter, Head, age 55
Mary S. F. Hunter, Wife, age 50
James F. Hunter, Son, age 24
Samuel K. Hunter, Son, age 21
John R. Hunter, Son, age 18
Chester A. Hunter, Son, age 16
Helen R. Hunter, Daughter, age 13
Mary Lois Hunter, Daughter, age 11
Curtis C. Hunter, Son, age 8
The household included three servants: Mary Coyne, age 21, Katie Malley, age 20, and John Jones, age 17. Mary and Katie were born in Ireland and John Jones was born in Virginia.
Sadly, Mary died in March 1902, at age 52. Her husband, James died about seven months later at age 58. I believe that his second son (and my great-grandfather) Percy Hunter, became guardian for his underage siblings and moved back into the family home with his growing family.
