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Title: A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Johnson, E. Polk, 1844- Lewis Publishing Company
Subjects: Kentucky -- History Kentucky -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, Lewis Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ntial citizens of Woodford county.In 1857 was solemnized his marriage to ^lissEdith Sanders, who w^as born at Natchez,Mississippi, and who is a daughter of thelate Louis and Margaret (Price) Sanders,who were natives of Kentucky but who wereresidents of Natchez, Mississippi, at the timeof their daughters marriage. Mrs. Huntersurvives her honored husband and now re-sides at Versailles, Kentucky. Abner C. Hunter, Jr., the immediate sub-ject of this review, was reared to maturityon the old homestead farm, of wdiich men-tion has been made, and he was afforded theadvantages of the excellent schools of Wood-ford county. He continued to be identifiedwith the work and management of the homefarm until 1885. when he assumed a clericalposition in the bank of J. Amsden & Com-pany, of Versailles, and he continued to beemployed in this institution until 1889. whenhe later secured the position of assistantcashier of .the First National Bank of ^lerid-ian. Mississippi. In 1903 he resigned this po-
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HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS 1277 sition to accept that of cashier of the Union vising architect of the miHtary occupation of Bank & Trust Company in the same city and Cuba and he remained upon the island for two of this responsible executive office he re- years, or until military occupation ceased in mained in tenure until 1906 when, after the 1902, in which year he returned to the United death of James Amsden, he was appointed States. Being now well grounded and wide- to succeed the latter as cashier of the bank of ly experienced in his profession he felt justi- J. Amsden & Company, at Versailles, having fied in going farther afield than Covington and returned to his native county for the purpose for the ensuing two years was engaged in of assuming this position, of which he has architectural work in Omaha, Nebraska. The since continued the efficient and popular in- charms of the Blue Grass state, nevertheless, cumbent. Mr. Hunter is prominently affil- remained undimm

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