Rev. William Hanna and Sarah Nixon

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Husband Rev. William Hanna ¹

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           Born: 6 May 1820 - Trumbull Co, OH 1
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         Father: Isaac Hanna (      -Abt 1826) 1
         Mother: Martha Davis (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1844 2

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Wife Sarah Nixon ²

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         Father: Hon. Samuel Nixon (      -      ) 3
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1 M William C. Hanna ²

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2 F Martha J. Hanna ²

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3 M James W. Hanna ²

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. William Hanna

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When Mr. Hanna was six years of age his father died. His early life was spent in Fayette County, where he attended the George's Creek Academy. At an early age he became a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was licensed to preach in 1850. His first charge was at Masontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he remained for a period of nine years. He then preached in Graysville, Richhill Township, Greene County, six years, and for some time had a charge at West Elizabeth in Allegheny County. He was an earnest temperance man and voted the prohibition ticket. He was a member of the Sons of Temperance.

He wrote one volume of a history of Greene County, but did not complete the work as it was financially a failure. He was quite successful, however, in business, and was the owner of a large and well improved farm in Richhill Township, where he resided a part of each year. He also owned two business blocks in Cannonsburg, and a splendid winter residence at Beck's Mills, Pennsylvania, and had considerable personal property.

He and his wife had ten children; only three were still living in 1888.

1 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 836.

2 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 837.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 127.