Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-23
A CHILD OF THE ARMY.
An iscidens In The Career Of Mrs. Gsae ssI
Haster-The osiy Survivor ofihs Massacre
Effort Dearborn.

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Haster-The Only Survivor fihs Massacre
| sfFor Dearborn.
Washington Csrrespondenoe Of the Philadelphia
Times.
Mics Minnie Stewart, General d.
sid Hunters grandpiece, who vas
married last week TO Edward Davis.
is emphatically a daughter of the
army, her father, grandfather, great
grandfather and great>greas. grand
father having served therein. Her
father was in the United States
cavalry, bat went into the Confsd.
| crate service when the war broke
out. Mrs. Stewart was Q Miss Kin
10y, whose father was PaymHster
In the United States army and her
mother was daughter OF General
Whistler, United States army, son
of Mejor Whistler. an officer of the
Revolution. General David Hunter
and his wife are tepderly attached
to Miss Stewart and her mother,
both having been born in their
house. Mrs. Hunters favorite
brother, Major Kinney, was Mrs.
Stewards father. Mrs. Hunter WAS
the fir ct child born of white parents
en- the spot where the city of Chi
csgo now stands, and she is believed
to be the only survivor of the mas
sacre of Fort Dearborn, which was
on the site of Chicago. In the war
OF 1872 tue Indians massacred most
of the whites living there. Mrs.
Hunter Was then young child, liv-
ing there with her parents. brothers
and sisters Her father, Mr.. XIII sey,
was ao agent of the American Fur
Company. and had traded with the
Indians so honorabIy as to win their
affection. When it was known
among them that a massacre Of tho
whites at Fort Dearborn was 10
take place. those kindly disposed
towards Mr. Kinney AID his family
determined TO save them, and warn
ed him TO leave the place and take
his family. He fingered IRON day TO
day, hoping for the best, and when
ut last the massacre occurred, tho
friendly Indians with difficulty man.
aged t. cave him and his children.
,Oae ofths elder daughters wks taken
by the Indiana into the lake and
kept there with the water up to her
neck until tho hostile savages bad
left and it was safe to bring her 10
land. She subsequently marf''ss., w.
Helm, 1t Virgioia.-another sister
married the Rev. DIR. Wolcott. of
C0E2soticn', who became an Indian
Agent 10 Northern Illinois. 1t was
at their house at Fort Dearborn
that General then Lieutenap Hunt
err married Miss Kirzey. At that
time the place where the pcpulons
city Of Chicago now stands WAS go
much of q wilderness that Lieuten-
ant Hunter had TO send 100 miles to
Peoria to get marriage license.-
Mrs. Hunters father owned a farm
between the Chicago river and the
lake, on which his dwelling, log
cabin, stood. OF course this proper>
ty has been of great valoe 20 his
descendants.
II certainly seems q remarkable
thing TO reaIizs that a lady whs is
still vigorous should have been liv-
ing on the spot when an Indian
massacre occurred in the wilderness
where city of 500. 900 inhabitants
nov stands. General David Hunter
has served his country long and
faithfully, In 1866 he was retired at
his own request, but prior to that be
hs d been near half q century in the
army. He was, when only ten years
of age, appointed q Midsbipman ia
the navy by Paul Hamilton. then
Secretary Of the Navy, and kept
that commission until he received
his appointment to West Point.