Rev. Hunsdon CARY, Jr.^[1]

1909 - 1996  (87 years)

• Name	Hunsdon CARY
  Title	Rev.
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	29 Sep 1909	Richmond City, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Richmond, VA & Alexandria, VA   [4]
  	Hunsdon attended St. Christopher's School in Richmond and Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia.
  Graduation	Charlottesville, VA & Alexandria, VA   [4]
  	After graduating from the University of Virginia, Hunsdon entered Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria.
  Occupation	1940  [4]
  	Hunsdon was ordained in 1940. He served churches in Toledo, Sandusky and Youngstown, Ohio and was called to Bethesda-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida in 1968. He served as rector there until his retirement in 1981. Hunsdon returned to the ministry twice as an interim rector; from 1982 - 1983 at St. Paul's Church, Richmond and from 1984 - 1986 at Christ Memorial Chapel, Hobe Sound, Florida.
  Death	23 Oct 1996	Richmond City, VA   [4]
  	Hunsdon died at his home in Richmond after a lengthy illness. He was 87 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	25 Oct 1996	Richmond City, VA   [5]
  	His cremated remains were buried on 25 October 1996 in the Hunsdon Cary family plot at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
  Person ID	I59644	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Hunsdon CARY,   b. 4 Apr 1872, Richmond City, VA d. 18 Sep 1952 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary MILLER,   b. 4 Jun 1878, New Brighton, Staten Island, NY d. Jun 1973 (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1908  [2, 6]
  Family ID	F5929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Elizabeth PLUMMER
  Children	1. Hunsdon CARY, III   d. After 14 Jun 2004   2. Elizabeth CARY
  Family ID	F5935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Cary, Hunsdon 1109 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S1105] 1930 US Census / Cary, Hunsdon. [S953] Wilson Miles Cary, compiler, Cary, "Ancestral Lineage of Hunsdon Cary of Richmond, VA", Accession No. 27382. [S954] William Riddle Tone Family, web site., p. 98. [S1108] Rev. Hunsdon Cary, Jr. obituary, The Palm Beach Post, (Florida) 25 October 1996. [S1515] Hollywood Cemetery burial registers, Richmond, VA. [S954] William Riddle Tone Family, web site., p. 90.