Hilbert Charles Huntley, 67 years old, died at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. He also went by Charles James Stewart and Charles Huntley. His birthdate is also alternatively listed as September 16, 1928. He was the son of Sarah Littles and Otis Huntley.
In 1935, Hilbert lived in Brooklyn. In the 1940 Census, 9 year old Hilbert was residing at the "Little Flower House of Providence for Homeless Colored Children," a residential center for "orphaned, abandoned, and neglected children" in Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York. He was in the second grade. There were about 359 other children residing at the institute at the time, and Sister Mary Antonilla (Justine Ziebeska, 47 yrs old from Pennsylvania) was listed as "Head" of the household.