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John Hunsaker Jr.

Birth
East Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
18 Apr 1792 (aged 39)
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
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Nicholas was killed by Indians along with his mother and father in what is now West Virginia.

The The place where this massacre occurred is now known as Hunsaker's Knob. It lies just east of the village of Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia, on the top of the ridge which divided that county from Monongalia County and between Fish and Dunkard Creeks.

The location can be reached by going northwestward from Fairmont, West Virginia on US Highway 250 about 24 miles to Hundred, then northeast to State 69 one mile to an unnumbered road leading to Wadestown, then two or three miles to the ridge. Hunsaker Knob is the highest point on the ridge which is about 1650 feet high.
Nicholas was killed by Indians along with his mother and father in what is now West Virginia.

The The place where this massacre occurred is now known as Hunsaker's Knob. It lies just east of the village of Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia, on the top of the ridge which divided that county from Monongalia County and between Fish and Dunkard Creeks.

The location can be reached by going northwestward from Fairmont, West Virginia on US Highway 250 about 24 miles to Hundred, then northeast to State 69 one mile to an unnumbered road leading to Wadestown, then two or three miles to the ridge. Hunsaker Knob is the highest point on the ridge which is about 1650 feet high.


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