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Pioneers and Charles
Jefferson Hunt |
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This
Monument is in memory of
Charles Jefferson Hunt
who served in the Mormon Battalion. He is buried behind Red Rock in a
small cemetery
along with his family and other pioneers.
The following inscription appears there: "Captain Jefferson Hunt,
soldier, pioneer, and churchman. Born January 20, 1804 in Kentucky. Died
May 11, 1879 in Idaho. Charles Jefferson Hunt served in the Mormon
Battalion as captain of company A and as assistant executive officer in
its historic march from Council Bluffs Iowa to San Diego, California
1846-1847. His service on the commendation of all whom served with him.
Under appointment by President Brigham Young in 1851, Captain Hunt was
guide for the pioneers to San Bernardino, California. His pioneering
services also included Provo, Parawan, and Huntsville {which bears his
name} in Utah and Oxford, Idaho. A convert to the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, he was loyal, obedient, and faithful to the end."
Read entire pioneer story on
Darrel
Wakely's website.
Read
Jefferson Hunt's complete history. |
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