Medical District in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Blair T. Hunt, Sr. / Blair T. Hunt, Jr.
Photographed By Shelby County Register of Deeds, November 10, 2010
1. Blair T. Hunt, Sr. Marker side
Inscription.
Blair T. Hunt, Sr., also, Blair T. Hunt, Jr.. .
Blair T. Hunt, Sr.. Blair T. Hunt, Sr., was an African-American born into slavery in Huntsville, Alabama. As a youth, he came to Memphis with his owners, the Hunt family, and lived in the Hunt-Phelan House. After emancipation, he married another former slave, Emma Shouse, and later became a master builder, contractor, and cabinet maker. His business and residence was located at 693 Linden Avenue.,
Blair T. Hunt, Jr. (1888-1978). The Reverend Blair T. Hunt, Jr., educator and civic and religious leader, was the son of former slaves. Educated at LeMoyne and Morehouse Colleges and Roger Williams and Tennessee A and I State universities, Hunt was the principal of Booker T. Washington High School from 1932 until he retired in 1959. In July 1918, he married Ernestine Jacobs. The Reverend Hunt was the first pastor of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.
Blair T. Hunt, Sr.
Blair T. Hunt, Sr., was an African-American born into slavery in Huntsville, Alabama. As a youth, he came to Memphis with his owners, the Hunt family, and lived in the Hunt-Phelan House. After emancipation, he married another former slave, Emma Shouse, and later became a master builder, contractor, and cabinet maker. His business and residence was located at 693 Linden Avenue.
Blair T. Hunt, Jr. (1888-1978)
The Reverend Blair T. Hunt, Jr., educator and civic and religious leader, was the son of former slaves. Educated at LeMoyne and Morehouse Colleges and Roger Williams and Tennessee A & I State universities, Hunt was the principal of Booker T. Washington High School from 1932 until he retired in 1959. In July 1918, he married Ernestine Jacobs. The Reverend Hunt was the first pastor of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 129.)
35° 8.253′ N, 90° 2.632′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in the Medical District. Marker can be reached from Beale Street west of South Lauderdale Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is to the rear of the Hunt-Phelan House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 533 Beale Street, Memphis TN 38126, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Blair T. Hunt, Jr. marker text provided by Shelby County Register of Deeds.
Also see . . . 1. Blair T. Hunt. Profile of the son by Steve Pike for WKNO-FM. (Submitted on August 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Hunt served in France with the Chaplain's Corps during WWI. Courtesy of Memphis and Shelby County Room, Memphis Public Library and Information Center.
Maintained by Memphis Public Libraries. (Submitted on August 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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