My grandfather's name is John Austin Hunt. His birth date is given as August 28, 1828. Court records, of his naturalization as a citizen, state that he was born in Ireland and that he emigrated to the U.S. in December 1844. Oral family history says that he joined siblings (in Philadelphia) after their mother had died. Reliable history says that he and his brother Jim sailed to California in the Gold Rush, where they were separated. I pick up documentation when he bought land and married in Johnson County, Arkansas, in 1855-1858. He married Amanda Jane Caudal/Caudal, daughter of A.C. Caudal, whom he met in California and with whom he returned to Arkansas. I also have military records for his service in an Arkansas unit of the Union Army during the Civil War and the pension records that followed. This family moved from Arkansas into Indian Territory about 1871, but no land records are found until after 1890. Any help out there will be greatly appreciated. I have not been able to penetrate further back than this. Thanks. Bill Hunt in Louisiana (from Oklahoma and Texas) -----Original Message----- From: Roulx@aol.com <Roulx@aol.com> To: hunt@ALPHA.NSULA.EDU <hunt@ALPHA.NSULA.EDU>; HUNT-L@rootsweb.com <HUNT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [HUNT-L] William Hunt >3/4/99 > >Bill, where and when was your grandfather, John, born? > >Pat