Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....Haas, Hiram M. 1846 - 

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HIRAM M. HAAS, who is one of the most energetic and progressive business men of

the town of Sunbury, is the well-known operator of the Sunbury Flour Mills and

is also extensively engaged in farming. He is a son of John S. and Margaret

(Deppen) Haas, and was born in Jackson township, Northumberland County, March

4,1846.



  The Haas family originated in Germany and our subject is the grandson of

Lawrence Haas, who was a man of considerable means, but lost nearly all his

wealth by unwisely going bail for supposed friends. He was the father of John S.

Haas, the father of our subject, who was born in Northumberland County in 1812,

and resided in Mahanoy and Jackson townships until 1850, when he moved to Upper

Augusta township, which is now within the corporate limits of Sunbury. His

occupation in life was that of a farmer, but he also owned and operated the mill

which is now conducted by his son. He was a good business man and was quite

successful in life. Politically he was a Democrat of the Jacksonian type and was

an ardent supporter of Jackson. Socially he was an Odd Fellow. He was united in

marriage to Margaret Deppen, and of the children born to them but one, Hiram M.,

our subject, grew to maturity. Mr. Haas closed his eyes in final sleep in 1875,

aged seventy-five years, and his beloved wife survived him until 1878, when she,

too, was called Home.



  Hiram M. Haas was but four years of age when he was brought to Upper Augusta

township by his parents, and he has made the township his home ever since. After

attending the public schools for several years he took special courses of study

in Sunbury Academy and filter in the Missionary Institute. After obtaining a

good education he left school in 1867 and spent five months in Eastman's

Business College, where he received an excellent business training. He then

returned home and worked upon his father's farm for a few years, after which he

operated the Sunbury Mills, continuing successfully until a few years after his

father's demise, when he leased the mill for a term of years and again took up

agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he again operated the mill in connection

with farming, and has since continued to operate the mill. He makes flour by

steam, water, and roller process, and it finds a ready sale on the market, being

of the highest grade. Mr. Haas is a man of exceptional business qualifications

and under his skilful guidance the affairs of the mill are in a thriving

condition and the business is netting the owner a handsome income. He has been

equally successful in the manipulation of his affairs upon his two farms, both

of which are located in Upper Augusta township, one consisting of 140 acres and

the other of 65. Mr. Haas stands high in the estimation of his fellow-citizens

and numbers his friends by the score.



  Our subject was joined in marriage to Rosetta Hull, a daughter of John Hull of

Snydertown, Northumberland County, on May 1, 1870, and their happy union is

blessed by the birth of eight children: John F., who married Harriet O. Detrich

of Sunbury, and is manager for his father; Edward L., of Sunbury; Isaac J., who

married Amy E. Fasold of Sun-bury; Hiram W.; Mary M.; Essie; Nellie M.; and

Marion V. Politically Mr. Haas is a firm supporter of the Democratic party,

taking an active interest in local politics. He has served as school director

and recorder. Socially he is a member of the Royal Arcanum.







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  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

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  Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)









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