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Born on a Friday at 3 quarters after 10 o'clock at night, precisely 40 years after Lord Cornwallis was taken at York.

1840 Census. Montgomery Co KY. John Haden, living alone, age 20-30.

Found in Montgomery Co KY 1850 Census. Besides Anna, Mary & James, living with the family were J. A. Flint age 12, female; and Sarah A. Woodford (John's sister) and her children Mary and William.

1860 Census. District 1, Fayette Co KY, Lexington, Hh 258
Jas. Carter, age 64, farmer, b. VA [likely Anna's father]
J. J. Haden, 38, b. KY
Anna, 36, b. KY
Mary 14. Jas. 10

1870 Census. Audrain Co, MO. Salt River Twp, P.O. Mexico Hh 208
John "Hayden", age 49, b. KY
Anna, age 44, b. KY
Hh 209
Jos. Stanhope, age 24, gentleman, b. KY
Mary, age 22, b. KY
Hh 210
James Hayden, age 20, Teamster, b. KY
Mary Howard, age 45, Black, Kitchen girl, b. MO
John Howard, age 5, b. MO

1880 Census. Audrain Co, MO. Mexico City. Hh 559
John J. Haden, age 58, not employed, b. KY, father b. NC, mother b. KY.
Sallie J., age 42, wife, b. TN, parents born NC [obviously a second wife!]
Mary T. Stanhope, age 34, daughter, b. KY, both parents b. KY
Joseph B. Stanhope, age 34, son-in-law, drummer [salesman], b. KY
Martha Johnson, 38, Black, servant
Elijah Johnson, 10, Black, servant


Story from the mail list LADD@rootsweb.com re one Amos Ladd, led to more information about John Jouett Haden.
On the Vandalia Area Historical Society website, http://www.vandaliaareahistoricalsociety.org/history.html, is the article, VANDALIA CITY FOUNDERS, which contains several items about Haden. Vandalia was located in Audrain Co, MO.
"Imagine yourself in 1870 and you hear of a group of men wanting to build a town on the barren prairie.....
Vandalia is here today, the Queen of the Prairie, the pride of every citizen within its borders and every man for miles round about, because a group of men, Aaron McPike, Amos Ladd, John Jouett Haden and Harmon Caldwell, came our way. "
"Around 1859 Amos Ladd moved to Audrain County and was elected sheriff in 1860 and 1862....Possibly the most important of his holdings began as a partnership with Silas Wilson in November 1868. Ladd and Wilson acquired a 160-acre tract in eastern Audrain County. Over a short period of time Ladd had bought out Wilson and transferred this half to Colonel John Jouett Haden and his wife, Anna M. Haden, on August 16, 1870. Colonel Haden was Ladds partner in selling lots from the property between 1870-1874. During the course of this period of time, the settlement was named Laddonia. On August 20, 1874, Amos Ladd and Rebecca Ladd sold their half interest in the unsold lots of Laddonia to James A. Simpson. Colonel Haden and his wife retained their interest until October 30, 1875, when they too sold their interest to James A. Simpson."
"Ladds depth of involvement in Vandalia is unclear; however, records show Ladd as having been a part of the early development of the town and its filing for organization along with McPike, Haden and Caldwell."
"John Jouett Haden was born on October 19, 1821, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, and apparently lived in the Lexington area as a young man. Colonel Haden and his wife, Anna, were partners with Amos and Rebecca Ladd in the origination of the town of Laddonia, Missouri, owning the 160 acres from which Laddonia was carved. The Hadens were also instrumental in the very early history of Vandalia. The will of Anna M. Haden was probated in Mexico on October 2, 1877. By its terms, J. J. Haden, her husband, received property. Also receiving property were Mary Stanhope, a daughter, and James C. Haden, a son. All property mentioned in the will was located in Mexico [MO] and Vandalia. About 1880 Colonel John J. Haden was an unsuccessful candidate for the legislature from Audrain County. He died at Bagley Station, near Texarkana, Arkansas, on June 29, 1900. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico. He was buried next to his daughter, Mary (Haden) Stanhope, and her husband."
from a second article:
"Aaron McPike, Harmon Caldwell, Amos Ladd and Col. J. J. Haden, filed the original plat of the town [Vandalia] on July 24, 1871, with the county. Coincidentally, the plat and neighboring town, Laddonia, was filed at the same time."

Birth	19 Oct 1821
Marriage	29 Nov 1843	Anna M. Carter
Death	29 Jun 1900	Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas

Spouse	Anna M. Carter (1827 - 1877)
Child	Mary Taylor Haden (1846 - )
Child	James Carter Haden (1849 - )

Father	William Dabney Haden (1790 - 1834)
Mother	Elizabeth Lewis Jouett (1790 - 1848)
Sibling	Sarah Ann Haden (1818 - )
Sibling	Mary Duke Haden (1826 - 1901)
Sibling	Matt Jouett Haden (1828 - )