The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-18
OBITUARY

Harriet Plumb Hunter, who died
In Ogden, March 4th, 1910, was born
In Hartford, Trumbull county. Ohio.
on January eth. 1923 Her father was
Theron Plumb. a native OF Stock
bridge, Massachusetts, Who removed
TO Herkimer county, New York, and
then on to what was known as the
Western Reserve" In northern Ohio.
In an early day. Harriet Plumb was
one Of q family OF twelve children.
She attended the common public
schools OF the times. and for a short
period attended seminary for young
ladies' at Austinburgh. Ohio. Her
fathers family were very active in
the movement for the abolition OF
slavery and their home was one OF
the stations" on the famous under
ground railroad for assisting runa-
way slaves from the south to Can
ada, and freedom. She. herself, as
sisted in providing food and clothing
and hiding places for these refugees
and on a few occasions drove the
team from her home to the next
Station" with a load OF runaways
hidden In the wagon While a young
woman she decided to engage In mis-
sionary work among the heather in
Africa, and studied medicine for a
while TO fit herself for that work
Failing health, however, compelled
her to give up the attempt to be.
come q missionary and physicians ad-
vised her to take up outdoor employ
ment as much as possible. Following
of dairying and cheese-makIng and
worked in a dairy. milking cows and
making cheese. in Herklmer county,
New York
In 1S49 she married Rev. Robert
Hunter, a graduate of Union Theolog-
ioal Seminary. who was pastor of
church at Ciarle6town, Portgage
county, Ohio. In 1852, she removed
with her husband Ia Quincy, Illinois.
TO assist in educational work at
Mission Institute" a school which
bad been established by Rev. Moses
Hunter. father OF Rev Robert Hunter.
and the purpose of the school was
the educating of missionaries for work
In foreign lands. In 1855 she removed
again with her husband TO Washing
ton county. Iowa. where he became
the pastor of a frontier congrega.
tlonal church. At that time Iowa
was a new state and had but few set
Elements. Here they lived In a log
house and cleared up farm. at the
same time serving the church as
pastor.
In 1867, they again moved west.
crossing the state Of Iowa in n Gov
OF a struggling church on the pralr-
Always, until his death, which &C.
CURED In 1872, they lived the life
OF the home missionary preacher
always among the struggling pioneer
churches OF the frontier
In this frontier work Mrs Hunter
was always busy among the SICK or
wherever her services were needed.
and many miles, in storm or sunshine
night or day she rode In farm wag-
ons TO help those who needed her
She was alweys worker for the
cause of prohibition, and among the
last years of her residence In Iowa
she did all that she could to make
Iowa a prohibition state
Twenty years ago she came TO Og-
Gen TO make her home with her sons,
and soon became identified with !
church work, and especially with the
work of the w c. T u. and in mis-
sion work In the city and county
prisons. and was among those who
secured the establishment of the .
Crltteuton Homo In this city.
She was the mother of six child
rem, only two of whom survive her,
Ralph P. Hunter OF this city and
Julius p. Hunter of I1oyelock. Ney-
ada.