Abner Hackleman, son of Abraham and Margaret (Tyner) Hackleman was born October 16, 1802 in Scott Co., Ky. Abner Hackleman married his cousin Elizabeth Lines in Rush Co. Indiana Feb 3, 1824 . Abner taught school from 1828 to 1831 in Rush Co. In 1836, he moved to Des Moines Co., Iowa, and served two terms for his district in the territorial legislature 1838-1842.
Abner Hackleman left his family in Iowa in 1845, as he led a wagon train to Oregon. The Terrible Trail by Clark and Tiller states that Abner's train was probably the last group to leave St. Joseph, Mo., in 1845. The New London Emigration Company had 52 wagons. Details of the 1845 wagon train are also given in the book, The Brazen Overlanders of 1845 by Donna Wojcik. He was a good hunter, and wrote a letter on the Oregon trail describing a grizzly bear, which took 8 shots to bring down. The Oregon Historical Society pioneer card lists him as a physician and farmer.
Abner returned to Iowa to pick up his family in 1846, but fell ill and died October 30, 1846. Later, his family moved to Oregon, and settled in Albany. Records of his family in Oregon note that his name was Abner, not Abraham. (information from Jon Ridgeway - [email protected])
Abner Hackleman, son of Abraham and Margaret (Tyner) Hackleman was born October 16, 1802 in Scott Co., Ky. Abner Hackleman married his cousin Elizabeth Lines in Rush Co. Indiana Feb 3, 1824 . Abner taught school from 1828 to 1831 in Rush Co. In 1836, he moved to Des Moines Co., Iowa, and served two terms for his district in the territorial legislature 1838-1842.
Abner Hackleman left his family in Iowa in 1845, as he led a wagon train to Oregon. The Terrible Trail by Clark and Tiller states that Abner's train was probably the last group to leave St. Joseph, Mo., in 1845. The New London Emigration Company had 52 wagons. Details of the 1845 wagon train are also given in the book, The Brazen Overlanders of 1845 by Donna Wojcik. He was a good hunter, and wrote a letter on the Oregon trail describing a grizzly bear, which took 8 shots to bring down. The Oregon Historical Society pioneer card lists him as a physician and farmer.
Abner returned to Iowa to pick up his family in 1846, but fell ill and died October 30, 1846. Later, his family moved to Oregon, and settled in Albany. Records of his family in Oregon note that his name was Abner, not Abraham. (information from Jon Ridgeway - [email protected])
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There is a question as to his full name, until more is found the name will remain as Abner Abraham.
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