James Hanna, p. 1036

JAMES HANNA was born October 3, 1836, in Washington county, Penn., a son of Hugh Hanna, who was born June 14, 1798. On March 31, 1825, Hugh Hanna was united in marriage with Dorothy Whitely, who was born May 22, 1801, and to their union were born eight children. The father died June 8, 1842, and the mother passed away June 11, 1858, and was buried in Brush Run cemetery.

James Hanna passed his early life at home, and at the age of seventeen years began to learn cabinet-making, but abandoning this for the carpenter's trade, continuing to follow the latter vocation until 1877. On September 1, 1870, he made choice of a bride in the person of Catherine, daughter of George and Jane (McMahon) Johnston. To the union of James and Catherine Hanna the following children have been born: Hugh Willard (a school teacher), Mary Jane, George Johnston, and two that died in infancy. In 1868 Mr. Hanna bought sixty-four acres of land in North Strabane township, and to the original tract he has added thirty acres, which makes a very pleasant home. The family attend the Chartiers Presbyterian Church.

Text taken from page 1036 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed June 1997 by Anna Lynn Cauffield Burns of Anaheim, CA as part of the Beers Project.
Published June 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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