Howard Edward Hunt was born 18 Nov 1890 in Omaha, NE. At age 26 he was on a Flagship in San Diego on 17 Mar 1915. His mother had not received word from him and was worried.
She contact the sheriff's office and like magic you have a missing person's poster tacked up on the wall. The one thing everyone missed was he was overseas on a military base located Andernach, Germany, Military and Naval Forces, I found in the 1920 census record.
His mother was Sarah "Sadie" Past (1870-1934) and his father was Ernest Clark Hunt 1865-1916). Howard's dad did die 25 May 1916 in Nebraska.
So sad
But mystery solved he wasn't murdered or kidnapped. Maybe he should of sent mom a telegram letting her know where he was going.
His grandfather (mom's dad) was a soldier
Edward S. Past
BIRTH 3 JUN 1841 • Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 13 NOV 1914 • Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Name Edward S Past: Age at enlistment 20
Enlistment Date 29 Apr 1861
Rank at enlistment Private
State Served Minnesota
Was Wounded? Yes Survived the War? Yes
Service Record Enlisted in Company D, Minnesota 1st Infantry Regiment on 29 Apr 1861.Promoted to Full Corporal. Promoted to Full Sergeant. Promoted to Full Sergeant Major. Mustered out on 01 Oct 1862 at Antietam, MD.Birth Date abt 1841 Sources Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65 Photo courtesy of Wayne Jorgenson
Howard was married by 1930 to Bernice M Davis his one and only.
I found no children, they did move around a few times living in California, Colorado, Missouri, and in 1964 he died and his final resting place was where it all began, California. His wife went back home to Kansas where she was born and died in December of 1975.
His mother was remarried by 1920 to Wilbur H Welch He owned a lot of land in Colorado and Nebraska, he died in 1933 and Sarah Past died in 1934.
So there you have the rest of the story.
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