BIRTH: Avery family bible in the possession of Ann Avery Hunter; no vital records kept for this year; born at 1023 N. 17th St. (area known then as "Butchertown"); VA Bureau of Vital Statistics Delayed Cert. of Birth 02176
CENSUS: City of Richmond, VA 1900; born Apr. 1899 [sic], age 1 month; with parents in home of her grandmother Jane Avery at 1023 17th St.; enumerated as Minnie Avery; ED 110, sheet 7
CENSUS: City of Richmond, VA 1910; age 10, born in VA; with parents at 1502 22nd St.; enumerated as Minnie Avery; ED 96, fam. 131
CENSUS: City of Richmond, VA 1920; age 19, born in VA; in household of Blanche O. Avery at 1526 N. 22nd St.; enumerated as Minnie A. Avery, sister; ED 125, sheet 12
MARRIAGE: Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics; married by R. Aubrey Williams
CENSUS: City of Richmond, VA 1930; age 30, born in VA, parents born in VA; occupation: general clerk, publishing house; with husband in the home of her brother-in-law, Archie F. Tribbett; enumerated as Minnie A. Hunter; ED 106, sheet 9A
OCCUPATION: employed in the office of the Methodist Publishing House (now Cokesbury); office manager when she retired in 1965
DESCRIPTION: Five ft., four inches tall; medium build, light brown hair, brown eyes
DEATH: Bureau of Vital Statistics, County of Henrico death records; cause of death: congestive heart failure end ngRepeat: note in focusPerson.note 55
BIRTH: date from subject; no vital records kept in the period; Va Bureau of Vital Statistics Delayed Certificate of Birth #02163
Lived in Petersburg for several years and started the 1st grade there in 1908.
CENSUS: City of Richmond, VA 1910; age 9, born in VA; with parents; enumerated as Edwin T. Hunter; ED 33, fam. 124
Lived for a few years between 1910 and 1920 at Highland Springs in Henrico Co. and attended Highland Springs High School. Graduated from John Marshall High School in Richmond in 1920
CENSUS: City of Richmond, VA 1920; age 17, born in VA; with mother and grandmother, Sallie Allen at 1114 Floyd Ave.; enumerated as Edwin Hunter; ED 63, sheet 6
MARRIAGE: Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics; married by R. Aubrey Williams
CENSUS: City of Richmond, VA 1930; age 30; born in VA; parents born in VA;; occupation: shipping clerk, publishing house; with wife Minnie in the home of her sister, Mary J. Tribbett; enumerated as Edwin T. Hunter; 2916 Northumberland Ave., ED 106, sheet 9A
OCCUPATION: Employed at the Methodist Publishing House (now Cokesbury). Retired in 1965.
DESCRIPTION: Five ft., five in. tall, slight build, dark brown hair, brown eyes
DEATH: NC Dept. of Health; 2005902976; BK D111 P122
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 19, 2005 Edwin Turner Hunter, died March 2, 2005 in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born Sept. 18, 1900 in Richmond, where he lived until just before his 104th birthday. In 1965 he retired after many years as head of the shipping department at the Methodist Publishing House, later Cokesbury. The son of Henry Bascom Hunter and Florence Belle Allen, he was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Avery Hunter. Surviving are his daughter, Ann Avery Hunter of Winston-Salem, NC, two granddaughters, Sally Harris Jones and Amanda Harris Creamer, both of Winston-Salem, and four great-grandchildren, Sarah Jones, Elizabeth Jones, James Creamer III, and Mary Creamer. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to The Heart Center, c/o MCV Foundation, Box 980234, Richmond 23298-0234.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
What to do for 103rd? Go fish! BILL LOHMANN Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Edwin Hunter wanted to go fishing for his birthday.
This normally wouldn't qualify as a newsworthy event. Lots of people go fishing on their birthdays and all sorts of other days.
But for Hunter this was a big deal. He had always loved fishing, but he hadn't been in years, having given away his gear when he moved into Imperial Plaza, a retirement community.
So, when his family asked what he'd like to do for his birthday, Hunter announced he wanted to go fishing.
Now might be a good time to mention that the birthday Hunter celebrated was his 103rd.
That's a century plus three.
"It was a lot of fun," Hunter said of the Sunday afternoon he spent on Brandermill Lake. "The weather was just perfect."
He went out with his granddaughters' husbands, Scott Jones and Jim Creamer Jr., as well as Jim Sr. The boat was provided by Bob Hunt, who heard about Hunter's wish and volunteered to do the driving.
Who caught the first fish?
"I did," Hunter replied without hesitation.
In all, he caught three, all crappie. No one was particularly surprised. Hunter has been expertly catching crappie for decades. He used to know all the good fishing spots at Diascund Reservoir and Chickahominy Lake and shared them with his wife, Minnie, and only child, Ann Avery Hunter, who recalls her dad "taught me to fish with a worm on a hook with a cork."
Mostly, Hunter seems to know how to wring the most out of life. He lived alone - after his wife died in 1980 - until he suffered a fall three years ago and had to move into Imperial Plaza. He drove until he was 99 and his family thought it best he give up his car. Hunter's still a little steamed about that, but his disappointment is buoyed by the pride he takes in the fact he still has his driver's license and the firm belief he's a still better driver than 75 percent of everyone else on the road.
His favorite pastimes include reading mysteries, fixing old clocks and playing chess against his computer.
"Just last week I captured the computer's queen," he said with a laugh. "Took a little scheming on my part."
Not bad for a guy who was born when Queen Victoria was still on the throne in England. Hunter not only lived through the assassination of President Kennedy, but he was around - albeit as a baby - when President McKinley was shot in 1901.
Hunter was born Sept. 18, 1900, in a house on North 11th Street, near the site where Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia is today. Over the years, he lived in Richmond, Petersburg and Highland Springs, graduated from John Marshall High and worked for about 50 years at the United Methodist Publishing House on East Grace Street and wound up as head of the shipping department.
His hearing's not what it used to be, but his memory's pretty good. Get him to tell you about sleigh-riding as a kid at Fifth and Cary streets. Not too many sleds are seen in that area these days, but, of course, that was around 1907.
His two granddaughters, Amanda Creamer and Sally Jones, and four great-grandchildren came to the 103rd bash, which Hunter - better known as "Popoo" to his grandkids - labeled "one of the three best birthdays of my life." One was his 90th and the other was his 100th.
Hard to beat a pretty fall afternoon on a pontoon boat with friends and family, although Hunter did note with a laugh: "If somebody would have put me in a rowboat with an outboard motor, I could have gone by myself!" end ngRepeat: note in focusPerson.note 55