James Wilson Hunter (born December 19, 1850) married Lizzie Ayer Barnes at St. Luke’s Church in Norfolk in 1877. Their first child and only son, James Wilson Hunter Jr, was born on April 30, 1878. Their daughter Harriet Cornelia was born On October 10, 1880, followed by her sister Eloise Dexter on February 2, 1885. When the family moved into the "Hunter House after its construction completed in 1894. None of the Hunter children married or had children of their own, and all remained in the home throughout the duration of their lives. James Wilson Hunter Jr. graduated from the
University of Virginia in 1901, and operated a medical practice in downtown Norfolk for most of his life. This was only interrupted by the
First World War, when he was listed a member of the Medical Advisory Board and captain of the Medical Corps. James Wilson Hunter Sr. had died in 1931, followed by his wife, Lizzie, in 1940. James Jr died in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1940, the only member of the family not to die in the house. Sisters Harriet and Eloise died in 1958 and 1965. == Past museum exhibitions ==