Ray County, Missouri Biographies - Joseph J. Hannah (b. 1826)

Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.648


J. J. HANNAH

Joseph J. Hannah was born in Clarke county, Ohio, August 11, 1826. He is the son of David
and Jane Hannah. His father was a native of Virginia, and his mother of the state of Ohio.
He received a common school education, and at the age of twenty-one years, left home and
went to Illinois, where he remained for three years, engaged in farming. He then returned
to Ohio. Mr. Hannah was married August 22, 1850, to Miss Mary Calley, daughter of Nicholas
and Nancy Calley. She was born February 24, 1832. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Hannah moved
to Champaign county, Illinois, and purchasing a farm, resided there for about fifteen years.
Then in the year 1865, he emigrated to Ray county, Missouri, and settled upon the beautiful
place he now owns, overlooking the Missouri river, (section thirteen, township fifty-one,
range twenty-nine). This farm contains three hundred and thirty acres of very rich and
productive land, well fenced and improved, and stocked with the best varieties of horses,
cattle, hogs, and sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Hannah became the parents of ten children, all but
two of which are now living: James S., born August 9, 1851, died August 26, 1851; Nancy J.,
born July 12, 1853, married J. T. Conyers, and is now living in the county; Sarah M., born
May 27, 1856; Charlotte, born Mary 12, 1858, married J. W. Rector, and lives in Caldwell
county, Missouri; William A., bornApril 11, 1860, now in Colorado; John W., born February
10, 1862, died November 1, 1862; Livona Isabella, born April 5, 1863, marrid Charles McGaugh,
now living in this county; Joseph C., born May 19, 1867; Lily, born October 18, 1869; Riley
N., born June 18, 1870. Mr. Hannah is a prosperous, well to do farmer, and a valuable
citizen of the county.

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