Individual Details

John Overton Haden

(15 Oct 1843 - 26 May 1919)



Served in Fluvanna's Massie Battery of artillery in the Confederate Army.

1870 Census. Cunningham Twp, Fluvanna Co VA
John O. Haden, age 26. Bettie D. age 21. Bertha D. age 1.

1880 Census. Cunningham District, Fluvanna Co VA
All born in Virginia as were their parents.
John O. Haden, age 37. Bettie D., age 32, wife
Martha D., age 11 [her name apparently misunderstood as she's Bertha elsewhere]
Elizabeth B., age 8
Sallie O., age 7
Henry C., age 4

1900 Census. Cunningham Twp, Fluvanna Co VA
John O. Haden, b. Oct 1843, age 56, married for 32 years, Farmer
Bettie D., wife, b. Jun 1848, age 51, she had 6 children, 5 are living
Bertha D., dau, b. Jan 1869, age 31, teacher
Bennie E., dau, b. Jan 1872, age 28
Henry, C., son, b. Aug 1876, age 23, farmer
Mattie B., dau, b. Feb 1882, age 18
Christopher C. Payne, boarder, b. Sep 1882, age 17, farm labour

4 May 1908 John O. Haden witnessed the will of Sarah J. Norcross of Fluvanna Co, VA. Proved 26 Dec 1910.

1910 Census. Cunningham, Fluvanna, VA, Hh 1
John O. Haden, 66, married once for 43 years, Farmer & Teacher
Bettie D., wife, 61, 6 children, 5 living
Bertha D., dau, 41, Teacher, Public schools
Bennie E., dau, 38
Mollie B., dau, 28, Teacher, Public schools
Mary J. Gentry, sister-in-law, 59, widow, no children
Gurlund Engle, ward, age 13

ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Obituaries
The Washington Post, 29 May 1919
Virginia Obituary
Charlottesville, May 28.
John Haden, aged 75, first cousin of Mayor E. G. Haden, this city, died yesterday at his country home near Palmyra, Fluvanna County. The funeral was held today at his late home. He served four years in the Confederate army. He is survived by his wife, one son and four daughters - H. Clay Haden, Mrs. C. E. Taylor, and Misses Bettie E., Bertha D. and Mattie Haden.

John, wife Bettier and children Bennie, Bertha, and Mattie, are said to be the five graves in the Haden Family Cemetery, Cunningham, Fluvanna Co, VA
This small family cemetery is located down a private lane, north of Ruritan Lake Road (Rt. 619), 1.2 miles west of its intersection with Sclaters Ford Road (Rt. 660).
Some names, dates, and location info from the Fluvanna County Historical Society and The Point of Fork Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution book, "Family Cemeteries in Fluvanna County, Virginia, 1996." The Seven Islands Company, Palmyra Press.

Events

Birth15 Oct 1843
Military1861Massie's Artillery Battery, Fluvanna co, VA, Civil War
Marriage25 Aug 1867Bettie Douglas Haden
Death26 May 1919Cunningham, Fluvanna County, Virginia

Families

SpouseBettie Douglas Haden (1848 - 1928)
ChildBertha Duquilla Haden (1869 - 1936)
ChildBennie Elizabeth Haden (1872 - 1934)
ChildSallie Overton Haden (1873 - 1960)
ChildHenry Clay Haden (1877 - 1952)
ChildMary Willabet Haden (1880 - 1881)
ChildMattie Blanche Haden (1882 - 1963)
FatherBenjamin James Haden (1813 - 1890)
MotherLouisa Ann Massie (1812 - 1882)
SiblingWilliam Henry Haden (1835 - 1919)
SiblingBenjamin James "Jerry" Haden (1839 - 1922)
SiblingLeonidas Chambers Haden (1845 - 1902)
SiblingOscar M. Haden (1847 - )
SiblingMary Virginia Haden (1850 - )

Endnotes