Parents: James Hannah & Sarah Gregg.
Son: James Hannah 28 September 1819-? (Died young)
His siblings include:
Abraham Gregg Hannah
Mary (Hannah) Willits
Anna (Hannah) Hildrup
Hugh Laughlin Hannah
William Crawford Hannah
Birth/Death dates and locations provided by Norma Faller
Jayne Beers (#48251190):
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Born: Dec. 1, 1789, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Died: Sept. 8, 1869, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Parents: James & Sarah (Gregg) Hannah
Siblings: Abraham Gregg, Mary, Anna, Hugh Laughlin, William Crawford
Spouse: married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop
Children: James, Israel Abram, Thomas King, Septimus Smith, Anna, Eliza Jane, Sarah, Ellen H., Alexander Moore, Henry Rairdon, William Pugh
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Title: Indiana Central Railroad Company directors elected officers in 1851--Samuel Hannah, Pres.
Abstract: Luther M. Feeger, NO. 122
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Subject Term: History-Wayne County
Newspaper Citation: Palladium Item (P.) 02 SEP 1953, section 2, page 15, column 1
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SAMUEL HANNAH was born Dec. 1, 1789, in the state of Delaware. At the age of six years he removed with his father's family to Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela river, thirty miles above Pittsburgh.
He was married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop, who died Sept. 26, 1864. In the spring of 1815, with his wife and two children, he went in a flat-boat to Cincinnati, and thence by wagons to Warren county, Ohio, where he taught school two years.
In 1817 he settled in the woods, in what is now the township of Washington. His cabin was one of the rudest of the rude, being for a time a mere shelter, without a door or chimney. In Dec., 1823, having been elected Sheriff of Wayne county, he removed from his farm to Centerville, the county seat.
Belonging to the society of Friends, and conscientiously opposed to the collection of fines for refusing to do military duty, he resigned his office in the spring of 1825. In August following he was elected as a representative in the legislature, He declined a re-election, but was in 1826 elected a justice of the peace, which office he held about four years, The county business being then done by the Board of Justices, he was chosen and continued President of the Board until 1829, when the Board of County Commissioners was restored.
He was appointed Postmaster at Centerville under the administration of John Quincy Adams, and held the office until removed under that of President Jackson, in 1829.
He was one of the three commissioners appointed by the legislature to locate the Michigan road from the Ohio river to the Lake, and to select the lands secured to the state by a treaty with the Indians, held on the upper Wabash in 1826.
In 1830 he was elected Clerk of Wayne county, and served seven years. In 1843 he was again elected to the legislature. In December, 1846,he was elected by the legislature Treasurer of State, and served three years. On his election he removed to Indianapolis, where he resided until his death, with the exception of a residence of about two years at Centerville, during the construction of the Indiana Central railway. In March, 1851, he was chosen first President of the company, but resigned in July following. He was the same summer elected Treasurer of the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad Company. In May, 1852, he accepted the office of Treasurer of the Indiana Central Railway Company, and held the office until January, 1864, when he retired from active life. He died Sept. 8, 1869, aged nearly 80 years.
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Son: James Hannah 28 September 1819-? (Died young)
His siblings include:
Abraham Gregg Hannah
Mary (Hannah) Willits
Anna (Hannah) Hildrup
Hugh Laughlin Hannah
William Crawford Hannah
Birth/Death dates and locations provided by Norma Faller
Jayne Beers (#48251190):
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Born: Dec. 1, 1789, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Died: Sept. 8, 1869, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Parents: James & Sarah (Gregg) Hannah
Siblings: Abraham Gregg, Mary, Anna, Hugh Laughlin, William Crawford
Spouse: married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop
Children: James, Israel Abram, Thomas King, Septimus Smith, Anna, Eliza Jane, Sarah, Ellen H., Alexander Moore, Henry Rairdon, William Pugh
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Title: Indiana Central Railroad Company directors elected officers in 1851--Samuel Hannah, Pres.
Abstract: Luther M. Feeger, NO. 122
(pic.)
Subject Term: History-Wayne County
Newspaper Citation: Palladium Item (P.) 02 SEP 1953, section 2, page 15, column 1
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SAMUEL HANNAH was born Dec. 1, 1789, in the state of Delaware. At the age of six years he removed with his father's family to Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela river, thirty miles above Pittsburgh.
He was married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop, who died Sept. 26, 1864. In the spring of 1815, with his wife and two children, he went in a flat-boat to Cincinnati, and thence by wagons to Warren county, Ohio, where he taught school two years.
In 1817 he settled in the woods, in what is now the township of Washington. His cabin was one of the rudest of the rude, being for a time a mere shelter, without a door or chimney. In Dec., 1823, having been elected Sheriff of Wayne county, he removed from his farm to Centerville, the county seat.
Belonging to the society of Friends, and conscientiously opposed to the collection of fines for refusing to do military duty, he resigned his office in the spring of 1825. In August following he was elected as a representative in the legislature, He declined a re-election, but was in 1826 elected a justice of the peace, which office he held about four years, The county business being then done by the Board of Justices, he was chosen and continued President of the Board until 1829, when the Board of County Commissioners was restored.
He was appointed Postmaster at Centerville under the administration of John Quincy Adams, and held the office until removed under that of President Jackson, in 1829.
He was one of the three commissioners appointed by the legislature to locate the Michigan road from the Ohio river to the Lake, and to select the lands secured to the state by a treaty with the Indians, held on the upper Wabash in 1826.
In 1830 he was elected Clerk of Wayne county, and served seven years. In 1843 he was again elected to the legislature. In December, 1846,he was elected by the legislature Treasurer of State, and served three years. On his election he removed to Indianapolis, where he resided until his death, with the exception of a residence of about two years at Centerville, during the construction of the Indiana Central railway. In March, 1851, he was chosen first President of the company, but resigned in July following. He was the same summer elected Treasurer of the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad Company. In May, 1852, he accepted the office of Treasurer of the Indiana Central Railway Company, and held the office until January, 1864, when he retired from active life. He died Sept. 8, 1869, aged nearly 80 years.
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Parents: James Hannah & Sarah Gregg.
Son: James Hannah 28 September 1819-? (Died young)
His siblings include:
Abraham Gregg Hannah
Mary (Hannah) Willits
Anna (Hannah) Hildrup
Hugh Laughlin Hannah
William Crawford Hannah
Birth/Death dates and locations provided by Norma Faller
Jayne Beers (#48251190):
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Born: Dec. 1, 1789, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Died: Sept. 8, 1869, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Parents: James & Sarah (Gregg) Hannah
Siblings: Abraham Gregg, Mary, Anna, Hugh Laughlin, William Crawford
Spouse: married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop
Children: James, Israel Abram, Thomas King, Septimus Smith, Anna, Eliza Jane, Sarah, Ellen H., Alexander Moore, Henry Rairdon, William Pugh
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Title: Indiana Central Railroad Company directors elected officers in 1851--Samuel Hannah, Pres.
Abstract: Luther M. Feeger, NO. 122
(pic.)
Subject Term: History-Wayne County
Newspaper Citation: Palladium Item (P.) 02 SEP 1953, section 2, page 15, column 1
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SAMUEL HANNAH was born Dec. 1, 1789, in the state of Delaware. At the age of six years he removed with his father's family to Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela river, thirty miles above Pittsburgh.
He was married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop, who died Sept. 26, 1864. In the spring of 1815, with his wife and two children, he went in a flat-boat to Cincinnati, and thence by wagons to Warren county, Ohio, where he taught school two years.
In 1817 he settled in the woods, in what is now the township of Washington. His cabin was one of the rudest of the rude, being for a time a mere shelter, without a door or chimney. In Dec., 1823, having been elected Sheriff of Wayne county, he removed from his farm to Centerville, the county seat.
Belonging to the society of Friends, and conscientiously opposed to the collection of fines for refusing to do military duty, he resigned his office in the spring of 1825. In August following he was elected as a representative in the legislature, He declined a re-election, but was in 1826 elected a justice of the peace, which office he held about four years, The county business being then done by the Board of Justices, he was chosen and continued President of the Board until 1829, when the Board of County Commissioners was restored.
He was appointed Postmaster at Centerville under the administration of John Quincy Adams, and held the office until removed under that of President Jackson, in 1829.
He was one of the three commissioners appointed by the legislature to locate the Michigan road from the Ohio river to the Lake, and to select the lands secured to the state by a treaty with the Indians, held on the upper Wabash in 1826.
In 1830 he was elected Clerk of Wayne county, and served seven years. In 1843 he was again elected to the legislature. In December, 1846,he was elected by the legislature Treasurer of State, and served three years. On his election he removed to Indianapolis, where he resided until his death, with the exception of a residence of about two years at Centerville, during the construction of the Indiana Central railway. In March, 1851, he was chosen first President of the company, but resigned in July following. He was the same summer elected Treasurer of the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad Company. In May, 1852, he accepted the office of Treasurer of the Indiana Central Railway Company, and held the office until January, 1864, when he retired from active life. He died Sept. 8, 1869, aged nearly 80 years.
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Son: James Hannah 28 September 1819-? (Died young)
His siblings include:
Abraham Gregg Hannah
Mary (Hannah) Willits
Anna (Hannah) Hildrup
Hugh Laughlin Hannah
William Crawford Hannah
Birth/Death dates and locations provided by Norma Faller
Jayne Beers (#48251190):
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Born: Dec. 1, 1789, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Died: Sept. 8, 1869, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Parents: James & Sarah (Gregg) Hannah
Siblings: Abraham Gregg, Mary, Anna, Hugh Laughlin, William Crawford
Spouse: married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop
Children: James, Israel Abram, Thomas King, Septimus Smith, Anna, Eliza Jane, Sarah, Ellen H., Alexander Moore, Henry Rairdon, William Pugh
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Title: Indiana Central Railroad Company directors elected officers in 1851--Samuel Hannah, Pres.
Abstract: Luther M. Feeger, NO. 122
(pic.)
Subject Term: History-Wayne County
Newspaper Citation: Palladium Item (P.) 02 SEP 1953, section 2, page 15, column 1
==============================
SAMUEL HANNAH was born Dec. 1, 1789, in the state of Delaware. At the age of six years he removed with his father's family to Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela river, thirty miles above Pittsburgh.
He was married July 11, 1811, to Eleanor Bishop, who died Sept. 26, 1864. In the spring of 1815, with his wife and two children, he went in a flat-boat to Cincinnati, and thence by wagons to Warren county, Ohio, where he taught school two years.
In 1817 he settled in the woods, in what is now the township of Washington. His cabin was one of the rudest of the rude, being for a time a mere shelter, without a door or chimney. In Dec., 1823, having been elected Sheriff of Wayne county, he removed from his farm to Centerville, the county seat.
Belonging to the society of Friends, and conscientiously opposed to the collection of fines for refusing to do military duty, he resigned his office in the spring of 1825. In August following he was elected as a representative in the legislature, He declined a re-election, but was in 1826 elected a justice of the peace, which office he held about four years, The county business being then done by the Board of Justices, he was chosen and continued President of the Board until 1829, when the Board of County Commissioners was restored.
He was appointed Postmaster at Centerville under the administration of John Quincy Adams, and held the office until removed under that of President Jackson, in 1829.
He was one of the three commissioners appointed by the legislature to locate the Michigan road from the Ohio river to the Lake, and to select the lands secured to the state by a treaty with the Indians, held on the upper Wabash in 1826.
In 1830 he was elected Clerk of Wayne county, and served seven years. In 1843 he was again elected to the legislature. In December, 1846,he was elected by the legislature Treasurer of State, and served three years. On his election he removed to Indianapolis, where he resided until his death, with the exception of a residence of about two years at Centerville, during the construction of the Indiana Central railway. In March, 1851, he was chosen first President of the company, but resigned in July following. He was the same summer elected Treasurer of the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad Company. In May, 1852, he accepted the office of Treasurer of the Indiana Central Railway Company, and held the office until January, 1864, when he retired from active life. He died Sept. 8, 1869, aged nearly 80 years.
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