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SPRAGUE E. HUNT, deceased, was born July 17, 1829, in New Hampshire, and was one of ten children: Warren, Sprague, Charles, Caroline, Emma, George, Monroe, Julia, Mary, and Henry G. Our subject received a common school education, and began business for himself in the lumber trade. He became an early resident of Oil City, where he was married April 3, 1873, to Helen L. Gaisford, daughter of John and Mary (Arders) Gaisford, natives of England, and the parents of eight children, four of whom are living: Mrs. J. B. Stitt, of Oil City; J. C.; Walter W., a traveling salesman for Marshal, Kennedy & Company, and Helen L. Mr. Hunt kept books for his brother, W. G., in Warren for a time, and in 1874 he took charge of the Central Avenue hotel, in South Oil City, which he conducted successfully for five years, going thence to the United States hotel, where he remained until 1881, when he located in the Commercial hotel, where he died in October, 1887. One year later Mrs. Hunt became the owner of this property, and manages the business in an efficient manner, so as to merit a large patronage. Mr. Hunt served as baggage master in the war, was an upright citizen, and a Democrat in politics.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc. .
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