Hugh H Hanna
Submitted by:  Lynn Mack
 
Hugh H. HANNA is one of the many farmers in Polk county who are
carrying on agriculture along scientific lines and his efforts have
resulted in a substantial measure of success.  He is the owner of a
valuable farm situated one mile north of Independence and is
extensively engaged in the raising of hops, which is becoming one of
the most important and profitable industries of the state.  Mr. Hanna
is a native of Pennsylvania.  He was born July 14, 1866, and is a son
of James and Bethsheba (FAILS) HANNA, who were also born in that
state, where the father followed farming throughout his active life.
He passed away in 1915 and the mother's demise occurred in March,
1920.
 
Their son, Hugh H. HANNA, was reared and educated in the Keystone
state and remained with his parents until he reached the age of
twenty-three years.  He then worked as a woodman in the lumber camps
for a number of years and in 1892 made his way to Oregon, taking up
his residence in Mill City, where he became an employe [sic] of the
Mill City Lumber Company, and for fifteen years was identified with
lumbering interests.  On the expiration of that period he removed to
Independence, where, in association with his three brothers, he
established a hardware business, continuing active in its conduct for
three years.  They then purchased a farm of one hundred and
eighty-seven acres located one mile north of the town, on which they
engaged in the growing of hops.  Later Mr. Hanna acquired the
interests of his brothers in the property, which he has since operated
most successfully.  He has made a close study of the soil in relation
to the production of crops here and his tract is now rich and
productive, yielding bountiful harvests.  He has added many
improvements to the farm, utilizing the most modern equipment in its
cultivation, and everything about the place is indicative of the
careful supervision and progressive methods of the owner. He is
devoting one hundred acres of his land to the raising of hops, having
six hop houses and conducting his operations along that line on a most
extensive scale.  He also raises pure bred Holstein cattle, finding
them well adapted for dairy purposes, and his unremitting energy,
close application and study of the business to which he has turned his
attention have brought to him substantial financial returns.
 
On the 26th of April, 1896, Mr. Hanna was united in marriage to Miss
Lela SIMPSON and they became the parents of two children, namely:
Wayne, residing at home; and Lena, who died when but seven years of
age.  Mrs. HANNA passed away the year following the demise of her
daughter and on the 16th of October, 1912, Mr. Hanna wedded Maggie
POMROY, by whom he has three children:  Lida May, Hugh Pomroy and
Robert Ida.
 
In his political views Mr. HANNA is a republican, and fraternally he
is identified with the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the
World, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the
Methodist Episcopal church.  His fellow citizens number him among the
self-made men of Polk county, for when he arrived in this state he was
entirely without capital and is today the possessor of a substantial
competence, which he has acquired through methods that neither seek
nor require disguise.  On the contrary his course is one which may
profitably be followed by others, and his example should serve as a
source of inspiration and encouragement to those who must start out in
the world without financial assistance, as he did.
 
History of Oregon, Biographical, Vol. III, The Pioneer Historical
Publishing Company, 1922, Page 730-731
 
 
 
 

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