It is Sunday afternoon as I begin this article. It is also Easter Sunday and many signs of Spring have shown up on this lovely day where is its over 60 degrees here on the central Oregon coast. I have a dinner in the oven, and the house will soon be filled with the aroma of baking old-fashioned ham... so plans are, that can I prepare today's writing with ease so dinner is on time. Let me say that I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.
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John Christopher Haner was born about 1772 and his place of birth is suggested as Fayette County, Ohio. Records of this time are scarce, but I continue to look for something I can share with you. Of interest is that John Sr. fought in the War of 1812 and afterwards pioneered near Lexington, McLean County, Illinois. It is suggested that he was awarded the land that he settled on as bounty land for his service during the war. The United States was young and there wasn't allot of money to reward the men who had served, but... there was a lot of land so land plats were awarded and John Sr. was a part of this activity in our history. I am curious if that is true for John, that he was awarded bounty land; another project I work on.
John Christopher Haner, Sr. was my 4x great grandfather and I have yet to learn the names of his parents. That places him as my father's, mother's father's father's, etc. The lineage is this:
- Darlene Marie Johnson (1946-)
- William Richard Johnson (1930-2010), who married Marilyn Eileen Brown
- Olena Marie Haner (1903-1996), who married first Alfred Mariam Johnson
- Warren Warner Haner (1873-1938), who married Anna Malena Ostrom
- James Haner (1836-1895), who married Sarah Malantha Loss
- William Haner (1796-1859), who married Mary Jane Steele
- John Christopher Haner (1772-1846), who married first Catherine Weaver
I am going to transcribe the entry for John Haner from a book that I found on the internet. I initially found this book on a website called archive.org, that had only the text in OCR format, but I recently found it as a digital image on HathiTrust.org, having been digitized by Internet Archive with the original from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here is the permanent link to the full book at HathiTrust: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiuo.ark:/13960/t40r9vd32.
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| IMAGE 40 of 75 from the digital files of "Soldiers of the Revolution and the War of 1812 buried in McLean," compiled by Milo Custer (1880-1952) in 1912. Highlighting the entry for John Haner Sr. |
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Haner, John, Sr. b. Fayette (?) County, Ohio, ........., 17... [Sergeant, Capt. William Kilgore's Company, Col. John McDonald's Regt. Ohio Militia, (Fayette County, Ohio,) July 28, 1813 to Sept. 5, 1813.] Settled in McLean County, Ill. about 1828, d. in what is now Lexington Township, Dec. 28, 1846. Buried in Indian Field Cemetery, Sec. 20, Lexington Twp. McLean County, Ill. (See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 674, Box 7, Case 286, Estate Files, McLean County, Ill. and Adjutant-Generals Records, State of Ohio.)
Wife, Mary (..........) Haner, ch. John Haner, Jr. Catherine (Haner) Brumhead, Jacob Haner, William Haner, Mary (Haner) Flesher, Elizabeth (Haner) Ashabran, Isaac Haner.
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These two short paragraphs give us a lot of information about John Sr. I read a suggested a birth place, his rank, what regiment he served in and his commanders and his dates of service. The date and location of where he settled in Illinois. When he died and where he was buried. It also gives the name of his wife and children along with his daughters' married name. This would be his second wife, Mary Neloland, who John married in 1843. His first wife, Caroline Weaver and the mother to all of his children is not mentioned. It is possible that John had another wife following Caroline as it is common to marry again, especially if there are young children.
I am also pleased it gives me three more places to look for more information about John Sr. for me to locate, submit a request for copy as appropriate and get back with you on my findings. They are:
- Dr. E. Duis' "Good Old Times in McLean County, Illinois;" printed in 1874, pg 674
- Box 7, Case 286, Estate Files for McLean County, Illinois
- Adjutant-General's Records, State of Ohio
Transcribing helps me to learn what a document contains. I have learned over time that I have a tendency to "skim" over an item; a bad trait for a researcher who needs to learn even the smallest details documented records contain. Transcribing helps me to slow down and "smell the Easter lilies," [at this time of year :-) ] and to capture all aspects of the paper in hand. It also gives me a better opportunity to share the document with you.
An interesting little entry for us to look at. Don't you agree? Thank you for stopping by today. I am hoping everyone has a good week and I look forward to next time. Please wish me luck as I locate the suggested items.
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