John Lindsay Hanna and Emily A. Roberts

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Husband John Lindsay Hanna ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 5 Feb 1824 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 2 3
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         Father: James Hanna (1796-1883) 1 4
         Mother: Rebecca [2] Lindsay (1803-1851/1854) 2

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       Marriage: 29 Sep 1858 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1 5 6

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Wife Emily A. Roberts ^{1 5}

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         Father: Richard Roberts (      -      ) 1 5
         Mother: Rachel Hays (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Richard Judd Hanna ^{3 5}

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         Spouse: Virginia Wright (      -      ) 3

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2 M Charles Duffield Hanna ^{3 5}

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         Spouse: Clara E. Robison (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 16 Oct 1884 - Waterloo, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Bertha Oakes (      -      ) 3

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3 M John Lindsay Hanna, Jr. ^{3 5}

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           Born:  - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: Clara Elizabeth Moore (      -      ) 3 7
           Marr: 25 Jul 1902 - ? Venango Co, PA 3

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4 F Harriet R. Hanna ^{3 5}

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5 F Mary Hanna ³

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Emily A. Hanna ⁵

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         Spouse: James Vincent Smith (1869-      ) 9
           Marr: 29 May 1894 - ? Venango Co, PA 8

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7 F Jane Hanna ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - John Lindsay Hanna

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Until twenty-one years of age he remained on the farm. For some time he was connected with the Licking furnace, in Clarion County, PA. He then read medicine with Dr. Judd, of Greenville, for two years. Following this he was in the in­surance business in Utica. He was the first resident agent in Venango County. He, after three years, removed to Franklin and continued the insurance business, in connection with real estate, until 1862. Subsequently he became an operator and pro­ducer in the oil line. In 1864, he engaged in the manufacture of brick in order to obtain the same for the brick block, known as the Opera House, on the corner of 13th and Elk streets. He was later engaged in oil, farming, making cheese, at his N. Sandy cheese factory, real estate, and the brick business. [HVC 1879, 487]

He received his education in the common schools. In 1855 he removed to Franklin, PA, and engaged in the real estate and insurance busi­ness, which he continued until 1863. After that date his attention was given, in part, to dealing in real estate. In 1863 he organized the Franklin Gas Company and the Venango Water Company, and was president of the latter twenty-five years. In 1864 he, with others, organized the Exchange Hotel Company, whose building was destroyed by fire in 1870. In 1865 he erected the Hanna block on Thirteenth street, which was burned in 1886. In its day it was the largest and finest building in Franklin. He also established a brickyard in the Third ward of Franklin, and carried on that business for twenty years.

He received a good education and remained on the farm until he attained the legal age, then went to Clarion County, Penn­sylvania, and became connected with the Lick­ing Furnaces; later he went to Greenville, Mercer County, where he studied medicine with Dr. Judd. He never followed the medical profession, however, but located at Utica, Venango county, where he established himself in the insurance business, being the first resident agent in the country. After a successful business in Utica he moved to Franklin, Pennsylvania, where he continued the insurance business, adding real estate and operating in oil production. In 1864 he en­gaged in brickmaking, building the Hanna Block in Franklin with brick from his own yard. Even into his eighty-seventh year, he was active and vigorous, retaining all his facul­ties of mind and body. He was an active mem­ber of the Presbyterian church, and for many years was an elder. Politically he was a strong Democrat. [GPHAV, 963]

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General Notes: Wife - Emily A. Roberts

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from Sugarcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 487.

2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 775.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 963.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 775, 1011.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 776.

6 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 100.

7 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 815.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 512.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 512, 963.