Biographical Sketch of J. Hannan, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** J. Hannan, bridge superintendent on the St. Joseph and Western Rail- road, the subject of this sketch, is a native of Canada West, and was born February 28, 1841. He was partly raised in the country and learned his trade in Saginaw, Michigan, where he resided several years. In 1864, he enlisted in the Second Michigan Artillery; was taken prisoner near Nashville, Tennessee, but effected an escape soon after, and served until the close of the war, when he was honor- ably discharged. He returned to Michigan, thence to Pennsylvania, and in the spring of 1866, came to St. Joseph and commenced bridge work with the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, after which, for four years he was in the employ of the Missouri Valley Company, and has since been on the St. Joseph and Western Railroad. To Mr. Hannan much credit is due for the excellent condition which the bridges on this road are in. He married on February 8, 1868, Miss Mary McEvoy, of this city. By this union they have five children: Frank J., Eugene Elizabeth, George, Maud and James Mark. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================