MONTGOMERY HUNSAKER, farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born in Union County, Ill., July 7, 1827. He is the son of Nicholas and grandson of Abraham Hunsaker, who came to this county at an early date in its settlement. Abraham Hunsaker and his wife,
Mary Snyder, were both born in Pennsylvania, and resided there until after they had a family, and then came to this county, where
one son — George — was the first Sheriff. They were the parents of six sons and three daughters. Nicholas Hunsaker was married,
in this county, to Olivia Montgomery. She was the daughter of John Montgomery, a surveyor, who surveyed a great part of Kentucky, and died there. His widow moved to this county, and settled near Saratoga, when Mrs. Hunsaker (Olivia) was but a small girl. Mrs. Hunsaker died near Jonesboro April 4, 1836, and he (Nicholas) soon afterward moved to the present homestead of our subject, on Hutchins' Creek, and died there October 6, 1860. They were the parents of five children, two sons and three daughters. Two of the daughters died after having families of their own.
Our subject is the oldest of the family. His occupation has always been that of farming, grain and stock-raising occupying his attention. June 24, 1863, he was married, in Jackson County, Ill., to Emily R. Woods, daughter of Samuel and Christiana (Young) Woods. They were from North Carolina, and settled in Cape Girardeau County, Mo., and she (Mrs. Woods) died there. Mr. Woods, however, died in Texas, March 10, 1883, at the age of eighty-three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunsaker have eight children — Beatrice Christiana, Mary Ellen, Mortimer, Florence M., Emily Belle, Olivia Bernice, Roxana Roseland and Dana G.
In politics, Mr. Hunsaker has always been Democratic.
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