Individual Details

Said to have gone to California gold rush 1849-51.

John D. Hanan married (1) Alice Ewing, 6 Feb 1853, Clark Co MO. They are said to have had sons Oscar Bradford and David William. John married (2) Virginia Miller, 2 Jan 1862, Clark Co.

1870 Census. Folker Twp, Clark Co MO, Hh 80
John D. Hanan, 45, b. MO
Virginia, 39, b. VA
William 15, Oscar P. 12, John P. 7, Isabella 1 - all b. MO
Note: Children Colombus W. , born 1864, died 1865 and Hester A., b. 1865, died 1868.

1880 Census. Johnson Twp, Scotland Co, MO, Hh 65
John D. Hanan, 53, b. MO, parents b. KY
Virginia, 47, wife, b. VA, parents b. VA
Oscar B., 23, son - all children b. MO
John P., 17, son
Isabella W. 11, dau
James S. 9, son
Margaret A. 6, daughter
Edgar, 3, son


J,D.Hanan a popular farmer was born 1827 in Marion County Missouri, He was an infant when his parents went to Kentucky and scarsly two years old when they went to Fulton County Illinois. They went from there to Van Buren County, Iowa, where our subject spent most of his youth. He attended school probably no more than a year, and is largely self educated, but his untireing energy and management have given him success notwithstanding. His estate embraces about 645 acres. After a time in Scotland County he went to Clark County, and remained there 27 years, and then came back to his old County. He was married in 1853 to Alice Ewing. Their children were David W.(William) and Oscer Bradford Hanan. (if I remember right Alice died in childbirth and she and baby daughter are buried together). His wife died in 1860, and a year later he married Virginia L Miller. The children of this marriage were John P, Hester A,deceased, Isabella, James S, Margaret A, Edgar, and Columbus W. He and his wife are members of the Baptist and Methodist Churches, respectively. Our subject is a Democrat , and served as township trustee for eighteen months and for the past twenty five years as school director. His parents Samuel (Thomas) and (Martha) Patsy (Price) Hanan, are natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania. and are of German-Irish and English decent, respectively. They reared a family of ten children of whom our subject is fifth. The father was a prominient Baptist Minister and two of his brothers served in the War of 1812
The grandfather James M Hanan was a native of Ireland , and when quite small came to this country and afterwards served in the Revolution. His wife was taken prisoner by Indians at one time and kept for about three months , and nearly starved. While in the Revolution the father received a severe bayonet wound , and was taken prisoner, but on account of his supposed fatal wound was released , and made his way to friends, with whom he afterward recovered. From Scotland County Missouri , County History ,
Sent to me 25 -30 years ago. along with handwritten family group sheets and other pertinent information by one of the lady's who worked in the Court House there. I treasure her dedication to helping us find our ancestors.
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13 Jan 1898 , Scotland County Missouri
J.D.Hanan, an old and highly esteemed citizen of Johnson Township, died suddenly last Friday evening. January 7 1898.He had gone to Bethleham Church near the Scotland County line that afternoon and returning home in the evening he fed his stock and came to the house complaining of a pain in the side. He had his side bathed with some kind of liniment and went into a bedroom and laid down. In a few moments he grew worse and in ten minutes or less the last vital spark had fled. Heart failure or neualgia of the heart was probable cause of his sudden demise. He was a brother in law of Americus, Joseph and Luther Miller. of that township, having married their oldest sister Virginia. Mr Hanan was one of our best citizens a devoted member of the M.E.Church, a true husband, a kind father, and a good neighbor. He will be missed, and mourned by a large circle of friends as well as by his immediate family and relatives. The funeral occured Monday of this week , Rev John Boon officiating, after which the body was laid to rest in Mount Moriah Cemetery

Birth	7 Jun 1827	Marion County, Missouri
Death	7 Jan 1898	Clark County, Missouri
Marriage		Virginia Waltman Miller

Spouse	Virginia Waltman Miller (1832 - 1908)
Child	John Price Hanan (1863 - 1931)

Father	Samuel Hanan (1795 - 1852)
Mother	Patsy Price (1803 - 1860)
Sibling	James Hanan (1821 - 1856)
Sibling	Margaret Hanan (1825 - )
Sibling	Martha Hanan (1827 - )
Sibling	Samuel Hanan (1831 - 1906)
Sibling	Mary Hanan (1833 - )
Sibling	William Hanan (1836 - )
Sibling	Susan Hanan (1842 - )
Sibling	Lucretia Hanan (1844 - )
Sibling	Oscar Bradford Hanan (1846 - 1850)