A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)--pages 1009-1010
Caleb Hunt, deceased, was one of the prominent members of the Friends' Church at Amo, Hendricks County, Ind. He was born in 1815, seventh day and twelfth month, in Guilford County, N.C., and was the oldest child of Asael and Rachael (Johnson) Hunt, who were the parents of the following children, viz.: Caleb, Elizabeth, Margaret, Alethe, Albert, Beulah, Elmira, Cynthia, Lydia, who died a young woman, and Almina. Asael Hunt came from North Carolina to Hendricks County, Ind., settled two miles northwest of Amo, and was one of the original pioneers of this county. He was a devout member of the Friends' Church, reared an excellent family of children, and died, highly respected, at an advanced age. Caleb Hunt was about sixteen years of age when he came with his parents to this county, about 1831 or 1832, was brought up a farmer, and received a common education. He married, when aged about twenty-four years, Theresa Benbow, daughter of William and Catherine (Hunt) Benbow, and by their marriage Mr. Hunt became the father of three children: Catherine, Mary A. and Aseneth. Mrs. Hunt died, and Caleb next married, twelfth month, seventeenth day, 1851, Mary Dixon, a daughter of Eli and Margaret (Towel) Hadley. Eli Hadley, the son of Thomas and Mary (Newlin) Hadley, was born in North Carolina, when he came to Indiana, and after passing two years in Orange County, moved to Morgan County, in 1820, and settled near Mooresville, when there were only six families in that settlement. He was the father of eight children: Thomas, born in 1814, seventh month and fourteenth day; Sallie, born in 1817, ninth day, twelfth month; Jessie, born in 1819, twentieth day, tenth month; John, born twentieth day, tenth month, 1819; Mary, born in 1822, sixth day, second month; Trecilla, born seventh month, twelfth day, 1824, died thirteenth day, first month, 1825; Caleb, born in 1826, thirteenth day, first month, and Ann, born in 1831, twenty-ninth day and sixth month. Mr. Hadley lived to be about forty years old. He was a devout member of the Friends' Church and a highly respected pioneer citizen.
Caleb Hunt settled in Clay Township, Hendricks County, and about 1851 came to the farm now occupied by his widow. He became a substantial farmer, owning 300 acres of land, and accumulated his property by thrift and industry. He was much interested in his church, was an overseer and elder for many years, and was highly esteemed for his religious character. To Mr. and Mrs. Hunt two children were born: Annie J., who died a small child; and M. Ella, now wife of Linsey Morris, a farmer of Amo, to whom she has borne two children. Mr. Hunt was a very correct man in his habits, one of high moral character, an honored citizen and highly respected for his sterling honesty. He died in 1889, fifteenth day and second month, aged seventy-three years. Mrs. Hunt, since the death of her husband, has herself managed her property, she is a woman of good business qualifications, and of many virtues. She inherited from the Hadley family the traits of business capacity and thrift to a marked degree. She is a devout member of the Friends' Church and is universally respected.