Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hann, Austin M., 1947 

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AUSTIN MARTIN HANN 

NEW JERSEY NATIVE ENDEARS HIMSELF TO HIS ADOPTED COUNTY (PICTURE) 

   Seldom has an adopted son of a community endeared himself to his associates 
more than died the late Austin Hann, whose sudden death on Monday June 18, 
grieved the residents of this area.

   Following a period of service in the Navy during World War One, Mr. Hann 
came to Franklin from his native state, New Jersey, to begin the local branch 
of the business which was begun by his ancestors in New Jersey.

   Under has able management this firm has grown from a small project to one 
of the foremost enterprises of the Tidewater area.

   His name wherever known stood for the highest standards of personal and 
business integrity.

   He was acutely conscious of the needs of others, and was ready at all times 
of want or misfortune to give of his service and his substance without thought 
of material gain or recognition.

   His loss will be keenly felt by the congregation of Tucker Swamp Baptist 
Church, of which he was a consistent and faithful member.

   It was fitting that his last resting place should be the Edwards family 
cemetery, the years of residence in his wife’s paternal home having 
strengthened the bonds of mutual love and understanding.

   The hosts of friends from far and near who came to express sympathy and pay 
tribute to his memory, and the wealth of floral tokens, all bespoke the love 
and esteem in which this worthy citizen was held.


Austin Martin HANN, Franklin businessman, Navy veteran of WW-I, 
b. 8 Mar 1897, Pattenburg, NJ, d. 18 Jun 1947, near Franklin, 
interred in the EDWARDS family cemetery*, Unity Rd., 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 4, 1947, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-4): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 


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