Aged 78 Yrs, 3 Mos, 26 Ds.
Note from Becky Doan: Son of John Hanes and Mary Myers. Married to Susanna Martin on 24 May 1804 at Middle Island Creek, Tyler Co, WV (now WV).
(Copied from The Hanes Report)
A Progress Report Based on research Done by several of his descendants and written up by Edith Foster, a 6th Generation Descendant
February 1963
Descendants of John and Mary Hanes
ABRAHAM - son of John
Abraham Hanes, son of John and Mary, was born 5 July 1783 in Loudoun County, Virginia (date from his family Bible). We know nothing of his early life until his marriage on 24 May 1804 to Susannah Martin, a native of New Jersey. This marriage took place on Middle Island Creek (presumably in what is now Tyler County, West Virginia) and Abraham and his wife continued to live there for a few years, then moved to the mouth of Fishing Creek (the present location of New Martinsville, W. VA) where they lived until about 1814, keeping hotel during the 1812 War. During this time Abraham evidently owned property in Belmont Co., Ohio, for his name appears on the Belmont Co. tax list for 1810, along with that of Jacob Hanes.
About 1814 Abraham and family settled a little below Proctor, at the mouth of Hanes Run (formerly called Narrows Run) where they stayed until death. The squared log cabin built by Abraham still stands as a landmark beside Route 2 just south of Proctor, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Tradition says it was built in 1814, and Mr. Palmer of New Martinsville, the present owner, whose father had it remodeled in the 1930's says the date "1814" was found carved up under the eaves. Mr. Palmer had the date carved where it now shows. This house is made of hand-hewn logs fastened together with hickory dowels. We have not been able to find any record of deeds in the name of Abraham Hanes before 1821, but it is quite possible that he could have lived there without owning the property, or that, as in the case of his father's 500 acre farm, the deed may have been recorded much later.
Ohio County Virginia tax records of 1811 and 1814 show Abraham Hanes' occupation as ferryman. He is listed on the 1850 Census of Wetzel County Virginia as a millwright owning property worth $5,200. By the time of the 1860 Census, he is listed as a farmer, with real estate worth $10,000 and personal property worth $1,180.
According to a letter written by Alva Martin Hanes (grandson of Abraham to Peter Hanes (son of Abraham's brother David) in 1902 "Grandfather and Uncle Jacob and Asa and Father built a mill for John Jones somewhere in the 40's on the Monongahela River at Little Falls, six miles above Morgantown." From this it is evident that some of Abraham's sons worked with him. "Father" referred to is Abraham's son David, and Jacob and Asa are also sons of Abraham. Alva goes on to say that one of his grandfather Hanes' sisters married Thomas Jones, and it was one of these Joneses for whom the mill was being built. Abraham probably did considerable traveling around in the course of his work of building mills, so that he was accustomed to some travel when word came in 1846 that his son Ephraim had died in Iowa. A letter written from Cincinnati by Abraham's brother Peter to their brother David in 1846 says -- "Brother Abe's son Abram went to Toway about one year ago and got married in April and was doing well, until August when he was taken sick and in about 10 days he died. Abe has gone to see about his wife and business." (Evidently going by way of Ohio River steamboat and stopping at Cincinnati to see Peter, as Peter goes on to say that Abraham reported the rest of his family well when he left home.)
I believe that Peter meant Abe's son Ephraim rather than Abram, as Abraham's Bible gives son Ephraims' marriage as April 8, 1846 in Beloit Wisconsin, and his death as August 12, 1846. They may have moved to Iowa from Wisconsin. Abraham's son Abraham was only sixteen at the time and lived until 1869.
Abraham was evidently still actively engaged as a millwright at 77, for he was putting up a mill over near Middlebourne in what is now Tyler County West Virginia in October, 1861 when he became ill and died suddenly. (The Abraham Hanes Bible gives the exact date as 31 October, 1861.) We have not been able to locate his grave, but when I asked his grand-daughter, Mrs. Daisy Headles, of New Martinsville, why he was not buried next to his wife in Williams Cemetery between New Martinsville and Proctor, she said the weather was too bad to bring him home and so he was buried next to his brother Nathan at Jug Handle (a loop in Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne).
Abraham and Susannah (Martin) Hanes had fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters. The birth dates of Abraham and Susannah, and of their sons and daughters, and some of the marriages and deaths, are recorded in the Abraham Hanes Bible, a Bible which bears publication date 1830. (This means of course, that many entries were made some years after the events.) The family record seems to have been written at least in part in Abraham Hanes' handwriting, if one can judge from the fact that he refers to "My father John Hanes, cenier, died July A.D. 1814" and to "Mary Hanes, Mother, died Feb. 26, 1844".
Abraham Hanes died intestate, and it took at least ten years to complete the settlement of his estate. This is understandable, when one considers that there were eleven of his children who survived him and that they were well scattered by the time he died; also that he had property in at least two counties (Wetzel and Doddridge). His oldest son, Jacob collected powers of attorney from the following members of the family in 1865, empowering him to act on their behalf in the matter of their father's estate:
Maria, wife of Thomas W. Jenkins, of Scotland County, Missouri. (this power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later in 1867 Maria and Thomas sold their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River to Abraham W. Hanes, Maria's youngest brother, for $400). By the date of this deed, Sept. 1867, Maria and her husband had moved on to Knox County, Missouri.
Martha, wife of W.D. Mitchell of Warren County Missouri.
Mary, wife of William Jacobs, of Doddridge County West Virginia. This power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later that same year, William and Mary Jacobs deeded to Abraham W. Hanes, her brother, their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River.
Elizabeth, wife of Thomas McNair, of Jersey County, Illinois. This power of attorney was revoked in October, 1868 and a power of attorney then given to Abraham W. Hanes to sell lands inherited from the estate of Abraham Hanes, deceased.
Phebe, then widow of Samuel McKelvey, residing in Pike County, Missouri.
Nathan, of Wetzel County, West Virginia. (1821-1899, millwright, 14 children.)
David, of Marion County, West Virginia.
Naomi, then the wife of Abraham Lehew, Henderson County, Illinois.
Abraham W., the youngest son, of Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Jacob (who was in Warren County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 Census) went from Warren County, Illinois to West Virginia in 1865 to try to work out some kind of settlement, and Doddridge County records show that he did sell some of the Doddridge County property (on Meathouse Fork), but the estate was still not settled in 1870, when David, evidently impatient at the long delay, brought a suit for partition of Abraham's 700 acres in Wetzel County in the Chancery Court of Wetzel County and the Court ordered that the property be sold.
The property is described in the Court records as 700 acres (5 separate deeds) lying along the bank of the Ohio River below the land of Jacob Moore, including buildings and mills belonging to Abraham Hanes at the time of his death. This property was duly sold to Nathan Hanes and James W. Monroe for $3,950, and the net proceed ($3,800) divided among the heirs still left in the picture. The widow's share, determined by code based on her age and life expectancy, was $172.25. The share of each of the others was $362.84, but since Abraham W. Hanes (the youngest son) had bought out the shares of his sister Maria Jenkins and his sister Mary Jacobs before his death in 1869, his heirs received three shares of the final distribution. Jacob seems to have been holding some other moneys from the estate, as the judge decreed that Jacob's share of the $3,800 should be distributed among the others until such time as he made settlement of funds he owed to the estate.
In 1871, in connection with the above suit and the distribution of moneys from the sale of the land, Nathan Hanes was empowered to act for:
Deborah and her husband, William Henry Hill of Independence County, Arkansas.
Four children of Phebe McKelvey, who had evidently died between the time she gave her power of attorney to Jacob in 1865 and September 30, 1871, when these four children gave their power of attorney to Nathan. The four McKelvey children were: John McKelvey, Susan McKelvey Lea, Eleanor McKelvey McDonald, and Edward McKelvey, signed before a notary in Montgomery County, Missouri.
Martha and her husband, William D. Mitchell, who had moved to Vernon County, Missouri by 1871.
Elizabeth and her husband, Thomas McNair of Jersey County, Illinois.
Naomi S. Lehew of Henderson County, Illinois.
References for Abraham Hanes data:
H. H. Hardesty, Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Illustrated. (H. W. Hardesty & Co., Chicago and Toledo, 1883)
Wetzel County, West Virginia records; Ohio County, West Virginia records; Tyler County, West Virginia records; Doddridge County, West Virginia records; Belmont County, Ohio records.
U. S. Census, 1810, 1830, 1850, 1860.
Abraham Hanes Bible and material supplied by descendants.
The preceding information was written up by Edith Foster, a 6th generation descendant of John Hanes' son Abraham, from research done by several of John Hanes' descendants (sons Nathan, David, and Abraham). February 1963
Note from Becky Doan: Son of John Hanes and Mary Myers. Married to Susanna Martin on 24 May 1804 at Middle Island Creek, Tyler Co, WV (now WV).
(Copied from The Hanes Report)
A Progress Report Based on research Done by several of his descendants and written up by Edith Foster, a 6th Generation Descendant
February 1963
Descendants of John and Mary Hanes
ABRAHAM - son of John
Abraham Hanes, son of John and Mary, was born 5 July 1783 in Loudoun County, Virginia (date from his family Bible). We know nothing of his early life until his marriage on 24 May 1804 to Susannah Martin, a native of New Jersey. This marriage took place on Middle Island Creek (presumably in what is now Tyler County, West Virginia) and Abraham and his wife continued to live there for a few years, then moved to the mouth of Fishing Creek (the present location of New Martinsville, W. VA) where they lived until about 1814, keeping hotel during the 1812 War. During this time Abraham evidently owned property in Belmont Co., Ohio, for his name appears on the Belmont Co. tax list for 1810, along with that of Jacob Hanes.
About 1814 Abraham and family settled a little below Proctor, at the mouth of Hanes Run (formerly called Narrows Run) where they stayed until death. The squared log cabin built by Abraham still stands as a landmark beside Route 2 just south of Proctor, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Tradition says it was built in 1814, and Mr. Palmer of New Martinsville, the present owner, whose father had it remodeled in the 1930's says the date "1814" was found carved up under the eaves. Mr. Palmer had the date carved where it now shows. This house is made of hand-hewn logs fastened together with hickory dowels. We have not been able to find any record of deeds in the name of Abraham Hanes before 1821, but it is quite possible that he could have lived there without owning the property, or that, as in the case of his father's 500 acre farm, the deed may have been recorded much later.
Ohio County Virginia tax records of 1811 and 1814 show Abraham Hanes' occupation as ferryman. He is listed on the 1850 Census of Wetzel County Virginia as a millwright owning property worth $5,200. By the time of the 1860 Census, he is listed as a farmer, with real estate worth $10,000 and personal property worth $1,180.
According to a letter written by Alva Martin Hanes (grandson of Abraham to Peter Hanes (son of Abraham's brother David) in 1902 "Grandfather and Uncle Jacob and Asa and Father built a mill for John Jones somewhere in the 40's on the Monongahela River at Little Falls, six miles above Morgantown." From this it is evident that some of Abraham's sons worked with him. "Father" referred to is Abraham's son David, and Jacob and Asa are also sons of Abraham. Alva goes on to say that one of his grandfather Hanes' sisters married Thomas Jones, and it was one of these Joneses for whom the mill was being built. Abraham probably did considerable traveling around in the course of his work of building mills, so that he was accustomed to some travel when word came in 1846 that his son Ephraim had died in Iowa. A letter written from Cincinnati by Abraham's brother Peter to their brother David in 1846 says -- "Brother Abe's son Abram went to Toway about one year ago and got married in April and was doing well, until August when he was taken sick and in about 10 days he died. Abe has gone to see about his wife and business." (Evidently going by way of Ohio River steamboat and stopping at Cincinnati to see Peter, as Peter goes on to say that Abraham reported the rest of his family well when he left home.)
I believe that Peter meant Abe's son Ephraim rather than Abram, as Abraham's Bible gives son Ephraims' marriage as April 8, 1846 in Beloit Wisconsin, and his death as August 12, 1846. They may have moved to Iowa from Wisconsin. Abraham's son Abraham was only sixteen at the time and lived until 1869.
Abraham was evidently still actively engaged as a millwright at 77, for he was putting up a mill over near Middlebourne in what is now Tyler County West Virginia in October, 1861 when he became ill and died suddenly. (The Abraham Hanes Bible gives the exact date as 31 October, 1861.) We have not been able to locate his grave, but when I asked his grand-daughter, Mrs. Daisy Headles, of New Martinsville, why he was not buried next to his wife in Williams Cemetery between New Martinsville and Proctor, she said the weather was too bad to bring him home and so he was buried next to his brother Nathan at Jug Handle (a loop in Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne).
Abraham and Susannah (Martin) Hanes had fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters. The birth dates of Abraham and Susannah, and of their sons and daughters, and some of the marriages and deaths, are recorded in the Abraham Hanes Bible, a Bible which bears publication date 1830. (This means of course, that many entries were made some years after the events.) The family record seems to have been written at least in part in Abraham Hanes' handwriting, if one can judge from the fact that he refers to "My father John Hanes, cenier, died July A.D. 1814" and to "Mary Hanes, Mother, died Feb. 26, 1844".
Abraham Hanes died intestate, and it took at least ten years to complete the settlement of his estate. This is understandable, when one considers that there were eleven of his children who survived him and that they were well scattered by the time he died; also that he had property in at least two counties (Wetzel and Doddridge). His oldest son, Jacob collected powers of attorney from the following members of the family in 1865, empowering him to act on their behalf in the matter of their father's estate:
Maria, wife of Thomas W. Jenkins, of Scotland County, Missouri. (this power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later in 1867 Maria and Thomas sold their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River to Abraham W. Hanes, Maria's youngest brother, for $400). By the date of this deed, Sept. 1867, Maria and her husband had moved on to Knox County, Missouri.
Martha, wife of W.D. Mitchell of Warren County Missouri.
Mary, wife of William Jacobs, of Doddridge County West Virginia. This power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later that same year, William and Mary Jacobs deeded to Abraham W. Hanes, her brother, their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River.
Elizabeth, wife of Thomas McNair, of Jersey County, Illinois. This power of attorney was revoked in October, 1868 and a power of attorney then given to Abraham W. Hanes to sell lands inherited from the estate of Abraham Hanes, deceased.
Phebe, then widow of Samuel McKelvey, residing in Pike County, Missouri.
Nathan, of Wetzel County, West Virginia. (1821-1899, millwright, 14 children.)
David, of Marion County, West Virginia.
Naomi, then the wife of Abraham Lehew, Henderson County, Illinois.
Abraham W., the youngest son, of Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Jacob (who was in Warren County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 Census) went from Warren County, Illinois to West Virginia in 1865 to try to work out some kind of settlement, and Doddridge County records show that he did sell some of the Doddridge County property (on Meathouse Fork), but the estate was still not settled in 1870, when David, evidently impatient at the long delay, brought a suit for partition of Abraham's 700 acres in Wetzel County in the Chancery Court of Wetzel County and the Court ordered that the property be sold.
The property is described in the Court records as 700 acres (5 separate deeds) lying along the bank of the Ohio River below the land of Jacob Moore, including buildings and mills belonging to Abraham Hanes at the time of his death. This property was duly sold to Nathan Hanes and James W. Monroe for $3,950, and the net proceed ($3,800) divided among the heirs still left in the picture. The widow's share, determined by code based on her age and life expectancy, was $172.25. The share of each of the others was $362.84, but since Abraham W. Hanes (the youngest son) had bought out the shares of his sister Maria Jenkins and his sister Mary Jacobs before his death in 1869, his heirs received three shares of the final distribution. Jacob seems to have been holding some other moneys from the estate, as the judge decreed that Jacob's share of the $3,800 should be distributed among the others until such time as he made settlement of funds he owed to the estate.
In 1871, in connection with the above suit and the distribution of moneys from the sale of the land, Nathan Hanes was empowered to act for:
Deborah and her husband, William Henry Hill of Independence County, Arkansas.
Four children of Phebe McKelvey, who had evidently died between the time she gave her power of attorney to Jacob in 1865 and September 30, 1871, when these four children gave their power of attorney to Nathan. The four McKelvey children were: John McKelvey, Susan McKelvey Lea, Eleanor McKelvey McDonald, and Edward McKelvey, signed before a notary in Montgomery County, Missouri.
Martha and her husband, William D. Mitchell, who had moved to Vernon County, Missouri by 1871.
Elizabeth and her husband, Thomas McNair of Jersey County, Illinois.
Naomi S. Lehew of Henderson County, Illinois.
References for Abraham Hanes data:
H. H. Hardesty, Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Illustrated. (H. W. Hardesty & Co., Chicago and Toledo, 1883)
Wetzel County, West Virginia records; Ohio County, West Virginia records; Tyler County, West Virginia records; Doddridge County, West Virginia records; Belmont County, Ohio records.
U. S. Census, 1810, 1830, 1850, 1860.
Abraham Hanes Bible and material supplied by descendants.
The preceding information was written up by Edith Foster, a 6th generation descendant of John Hanes' son Abraham, from research done by several of John Hanes' descendants (sons Nathan, David, and Abraham). February 1963
Aged 78 Yrs, 3 Mos, 26 Ds.
Note from Becky Doan: Son of John Hanes and Mary Myers. Married to Susanna Martin on 24 May 1804 at Middle Island Creek, Tyler Co, WV (now WV).
(Copied from The Hanes Report)
A Progress Report Based on research Done by several of his descendants and written up by Edith Foster, a 6th Generation Descendant
February 1963
Descendants of John and Mary Hanes
ABRAHAM - son of John
Abraham Hanes, son of John and Mary, was born 5 July 1783 in Loudoun County, Virginia (date from his family Bible). We know nothing of his early life until his marriage on 24 May 1804 to Susannah Martin, a native of New Jersey. This marriage took place on Middle Island Creek (presumably in what is now Tyler County, West Virginia) and Abraham and his wife continued to live there for a few years, then moved to the mouth of Fishing Creek (the present location of New Martinsville, W. VA) where they lived until about 1814, keeping hotel during the 1812 War. During this time Abraham evidently owned property in Belmont Co., Ohio, for his name appears on the Belmont Co. tax list for 1810, along with that of Jacob Hanes.
About 1814 Abraham and family settled a little below Proctor, at the mouth of Hanes Run (formerly called Narrows Run) where they stayed until death. The squared log cabin built by Abraham still stands as a landmark beside Route 2 just south of Proctor, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Tradition says it was built in 1814, and Mr. Palmer of New Martinsville, the present owner, whose father had it remodeled in the 1930's says the date "1814" was found carved up under the eaves. Mr. Palmer had the date carved where it now shows. This house is made of hand-hewn logs fastened together with hickory dowels. We have not been able to find any record of deeds in the name of Abraham Hanes before 1821, but it is quite possible that he could have lived there without owning the property, or that, as in the case of his father's 500 acre farm, the deed may have been recorded much later.
Ohio County Virginia tax records of 1811 and 1814 show Abraham Hanes' occupation as ferryman. He is listed on the 1850 Census of Wetzel County Virginia as a millwright owning property worth $5,200. By the time of the 1860 Census, he is listed as a farmer, with real estate worth $10,000 and personal property worth $1,180.
According to a letter written by Alva Martin Hanes (grandson of Abraham to Peter Hanes (son of Abraham's brother David) in 1902 "Grandfather and Uncle Jacob and Asa and Father built a mill for John Jones somewhere in the 40's on the Monongahela River at Little Falls, six miles above Morgantown." From this it is evident that some of Abraham's sons worked with him. "Father" referred to is Abraham's son David, and Jacob and Asa are also sons of Abraham. Alva goes on to say that one of his grandfather Hanes' sisters married Thomas Jones, and it was one of these Joneses for whom the mill was being built. Abraham probably did considerable traveling around in the course of his work of building mills, so that he was accustomed to some travel when word came in 1846 that his son Ephraim had died in Iowa. A letter written from Cincinnati by Abraham's brother Peter to their brother David in 1846 says -- "Brother Abe's son Abram went to Toway about one year ago and got married in April and was doing well, until August when he was taken sick and in about 10 days he died. Abe has gone to see about his wife and business." (Evidently going by way of Ohio River steamboat and stopping at Cincinnati to see Peter, as Peter goes on to say that Abraham reported the rest of his family well when he left home.)
I believe that Peter meant Abe's son Ephraim rather than Abram, as Abraham's Bible gives son Ephraims' marriage as April 8, 1846 in Beloit Wisconsin, and his death as August 12, 1846. They may have moved to Iowa from Wisconsin. Abraham's son Abraham was only sixteen at the time and lived until 1869.
Abraham was evidently still actively engaged as a millwright at 77, for he was putting up a mill over near Middlebourne in what is now Tyler County West Virginia in October, 1861 when he became ill and died suddenly. (The Abraham Hanes Bible gives the exact date as 31 October, 1861.) We have not been able to locate his grave, but when I asked his grand-daughter, Mrs. Daisy Headles, of New Martinsville, why he was not buried next to his wife in Williams Cemetery between New Martinsville and Proctor, she said the weather was too bad to bring him home and so he was buried next to his brother Nathan at Jug Handle (a loop in Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne).
Abraham and Susannah (Martin) Hanes had fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters. The birth dates of Abraham and Susannah, and of their sons and daughters, and some of the marriages and deaths, are recorded in the Abraham Hanes Bible, a Bible which bears publication date 1830. (This means of course, that many entries were made some years after the events.) The family record seems to have been written at least in part in Abraham Hanes' handwriting, if one can judge from the fact that he refers to "My father John Hanes, cenier, died July A.D. 1814" and to "Mary Hanes, Mother, died Feb. 26, 1844".
Abraham Hanes died intestate, and it took at least ten years to complete the settlement of his estate. This is understandable, when one considers that there were eleven of his children who survived him and that they were well scattered by the time he died; also that he had property in at least two counties (Wetzel and Doddridge). His oldest son, Jacob collected powers of attorney from the following members of the family in 1865, empowering him to act on their behalf in the matter of their father's estate:
Maria, wife of Thomas W. Jenkins, of Scotland County, Missouri. (this power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later in 1867 Maria and Thomas sold their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River to Abraham W. Hanes, Maria's youngest brother, for $400). By the date of this deed, Sept. 1867, Maria and her husband had moved on to Knox County, Missouri.
Martha, wife of W.D. Mitchell of Warren County Missouri.
Mary, wife of William Jacobs, of Doddridge County West Virginia. This power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later that same year, William and Mary Jacobs deeded to Abraham W. Hanes, her brother, their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River.
Elizabeth, wife of Thomas McNair, of Jersey County, Illinois. This power of attorney was revoked in October, 1868 and a power of attorney then given to Abraham W. Hanes to sell lands inherited from the estate of Abraham Hanes, deceased.
Phebe, then widow of Samuel McKelvey, residing in Pike County, Missouri.
Nathan, of Wetzel County, West Virginia. (1821-1899, millwright, 14 children.)
David, of Marion County, West Virginia.
Naomi, then the wife of Abraham Lehew, Henderson County, Illinois.
Abraham W., the youngest son, of Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Jacob (who was in Warren County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 Census) went from Warren County, Illinois to West Virginia in 1865 to try to work out some kind of settlement, and Doddridge County records show that he did sell some of the Doddridge County property (on Meathouse Fork), but the estate was still not settled in 1870, when David, evidently impatient at the long delay, brought a suit for partition of Abraham's 700 acres in Wetzel County in the Chancery Court of Wetzel County and the Court ordered that the property be sold.
The property is described in the Court records as 700 acres (5 separate deeds) lying along the bank of the Ohio River below the land of Jacob Moore, including buildings and mills belonging to Abraham Hanes at the time of his death. This property was duly sold to Nathan Hanes and James W. Monroe for $3,950, and the net proceed ($3,800) divided among the heirs still left in the picture. The widow's share, determined by code based on her age and life expectancy, was $172.25. The share of each of the others was $362.84, but since Abraham W. Hanes (the youngest son) had bought out the shares of his sister Maria Jenkins and his sister Mary Jacobs before his death in 1869, his heirs received three shares of the final distribution. Jacob seems to have been holding some other moneys from the estate, as the judge decreed that Jacob's share of the $3,800 should be distributed among the others until such time as he made settlement of funds he owed to the estate.
In 1871, in connection with the above suit and the distribution of moneys from the sale of the land, Nathan Hanes was empowered to act for:
Deborah and her husband, William Henry Hill of Independence County, Arkansas.
Four children of Phebe McKelvey, who had evidently died between the time she gave her power of attorney to Jacob in 1865 and September 30, 1871, when these four children gave their power of attorney to Nathan. The four McKelvey children were: John McKelvey, Susan McKelvey Lea, Eleanor McKelvey McDonald, and Edward McKelvey, signed before a notary in Montgomery County, Missouri.
Martha and her husband, William D. Mitchell, who had moved to Vernon County, Missouri by 1871.
Elizabeth and her husband, Thomas McNair of Jersey County, Illinois.
Naomi S. Lehew of Henderson County, Illinois.
References for Abraham Hanes data:
H. H. Hardesty, Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Illustrated. (H. W. Hardesty & Co., Chicago and Toledo, 1883)
Wetzel County, West Virginia records; Ohio County, West Virginia records; Tyler County, West Virginia records; Doddridge County, West Virginia records; Belmont County, Ohio records.
U. S. Census, 1810, 1830, 1850, 1860.
Abraham Hanes Bible and material supplied by descendants.
The preceding information was written up by Edith Foster, a 6th generation descendant of John Hanes' son Abraham, from research done by several of John Hanes' descendants (sons Nathan, David, and Abraham). February 1963
Note from Becky Doan: Son of John Hanes and Mary Myers. Married to Susanna Martin on 24 May 1804 at Middle Island Creek, Tyler Co, WV (now WV).
(Copied from The Hanes Report)
A Progress Report Based on research Done by several of his descendants and written up by Edith Foster, a 6th Generation Descendant
February 1963
Descendants of John and Mary Hanes
ABRAHAM - son of John
Abraham Hanes, son of John and Mary, was born 5 July 1783 in Loudoun County, Virginia (date from his family Bible). We know nothing of his early life until his marriage on 24 May 1804 to Susannah Martin, a native of New Jersey. This marriage took place on Middle Island Creek (presumably in what is now Tyler County, West Virginia) and Abraham and his wife continued to live there for a few years, then moved to the mouth of Fishing Creek (the present location of New Martinsville, W. VA) where they lived until about 1814, keeping hotel during the 1812 War. During this time Abraham evidently owned property in Belmont Co., Ohio, for his name appears on the Belmont Co. tax list for 1810, along with that of Jacob Hanes.
About 1814 Abraham and family settled a little below Proctor, at the mouth of Hanes Run (formerly called Narrows Run) where they stayed until death. The squared log cabin built by Abraham still stands as a landmark beside Route 2 just south of Proctor, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Tradition says it was built in 1814, and Mr. Palmer of New Martinsville, the present owner, whose father had it remodeled in the 1930's says the date "1814" was found carved up under the eaves. Mr. Palmer had the date carved where it now shows. This house is made of hand-hewn logs fastened together with hickory dowels. We have not been able to find any record of deeds in the name of Abraham Hanes before 1821, but it is quite possible that he could have lived there without owning the property, or that, as in the case of his father's 500 acre farm, the deed may have been recorded much later.
Ohio County Virginia tax records of 1811 and 1814 show Abraham Hanes' occupation as ferryman. He is listed on the 1850 Census of Wetzel County Virginia as a millwright owning property worth $5,200. By the time of the 1860 Census, he is listed as a farmer, with real estate worth $10,000 and personal property worth $1,180.
According to a letter written by Alva Martin Hanes (grandson of Abraham to Peter Hanes (son of Abraham's brother David) in 1902 "Grandfather and Uncle Jacob and Asa and Father built a mill for John Jones somewhere in the 40's on the Monongahela River at Little Falls, six miles above Morgantown." From this it is evident that some of Abraham's sons worked with him. "Father" referred to is Abraham's son David, and Jacob and Asa are also sons of Abraham. Alva goes on to say that one of his grandfather Hanes' sisters married Thomas Jones, and it was one of these Joneses for whom the mill was being built. Abraham probably did considerable traveling around in the course of his work of building mills, so that he was accustomed to some travel when word came in 1846 that his son Ephraim had died in Iowa. A letter written from Cincinnati by Abraham's brother Peter to their brother David in 1846 says -- "Brother Abe's son Abram went to Toway about one year ago and got married in April and was doing well, until August when he was taken sick and in about 10 days he died. Abe has gone to see about his wife and business." (Evidently going by way of Ohio River steamboat and stopping at Cincinnati to see Peter, as Peter goes on to say that Abraham reported the rest of his family well when he left home.)
I believe that Peter meant Abe's son Ephraim rather than Abram, as Abraham's Bible gives son Ephraims' marriage as April 8, 1846 in Beloit Wisconsin, and his death as August 12, 1846. They may have moved to Iowa from Wisconsin. Abraham's son Abraham was only sixteen at the time and lived until 1869.
Abraham was evidently still actively engaged as a millwright at 77, for he was putting up a mill over near Middlebourne in what is now Tyler County West Virginia in October, 1861 when he became ill and died suddenly. (The Abraham Hanes Bible gives the exact date as 31 October, 1861.) We have not been able to locate his grave, but when I asked his grand-daughter, Mrs. Daisy Headles, of New Martinsville, why he was not buried next to his wife in Williams Cemetery between New Martinsville and Proctor, she said the weather was too bad to bring him home and so he was buried next to his brother Nathan at Jug Handle (a loop in Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne).
Abraham and Susannah (Martin) Hanes had fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters. The birth dates of Abraham and Susannah, and of their sons and daughters, and some of the marriages and deaths, are recorded in the Abraham Hanes Bible, a Bible which bears publication date 1830. (This means of course, that many entries were made some years after the events.) The family record seems to have been written at least in part in Abraham Hanes' handwriting, if one can judge from the fact that he refers to "My father John Hanes, cenier, died July A.D. 1814" and to "Mary Hanes, Mother, died Feb. 26, 1844".
Abraham Hanes died intestate, and it took at least ten years to complete the settlement of his estate. This is understandable, when one considers that there were eleven of his children who survived him and that they were well scattered by the time he died; also that he had property in at least two counties (Wetzel and Doddridge). His oldest son, Jacob collected powers of attorney from the following members of the family in 1865, empowering him to act on their behalf in the matter of their father's estate:
Maria, wife of Thomas W. Jenkins, of Scotland County, Missouri. (this power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later in 1867 Maria and Thomas sold their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River to Abraham W. Hanes, Maria's youngest brother, for $400). By the date of this deed, Sept. 1867, Maria and her husband had moved on to Knox County, Missouri.
Martha, wife of W.D. Mitchell of Warren County Missouri.
Mary, wife of William Jacobs, of Doddridge County West Virginia. This power of attorney was revoked in 1867, and later that same year, William and Mary Jacobs deeded to Abraham W. Hanes, her brother, their interest in the 700 acres on the Ohio River.
Elizabeth, wife of Thomas McNair, of Jersey County, Illinois. This power of attorney was revoked in October, 1868 and a power of attorney then given to Abraham W. Hanes to sell lands inherited from the estate of Abraham Hanes, deceased.
Phebe, then widow of Samuel McKelvey, residing in Pike County, Missouri.
Nathan, of Wetzel County, West Virginia. (1821-1899, millwright, 14 children.)
David, of Marion County, West Virginia.
Naomi, then the wife of Abraham Lehew, Henderson County, Illinois.
Abraham W., the youngest son, of Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Jacob (who was in Warren County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 Census) went from Warren County, Illinois to West Virginia in 1865 to try to work out some kind of settlement, and Doddridge County records show that he did sell some of the Doddridge County property (on Meathouse Fork), but the estate was still not settled in 1870, when David, evidently impatient at the long delay, brought a suit for partition of Abraham's 700 acres in Wetzel County in the Chancery Court of Wetzel County and the Court ordered that the property be sold.
The property is described in the Court records as 700 acres (5 separate deeds) lying along the bank of the Ohio River below the land of Jacob Moore, including buildings and mills belonging to Abraham Hanes at the time of his death. This property was duly sold to Nathan Hanes and James W. Monroe for $3,950, and the net proceed ($3,800) divided among the heirs still left in the picture. The widow's share, determined by code based on her age and life expectancy, was $172.25. The share of each of the others was $362.84, but since Abraham W. Hanes (the youngest son) had bought out the shares of his sister Maria Jenkins and his sister Mary Jacobs before his death in 1869, his heirs received three shares of the final distribution. Jacob seems to have been holding some other moneys from the estate, as the judge decreed that Jacob's share of the $3,800 should be distributed among the others until such time as he made settlement of funds he owed to the estate.
In 1871, in connection with the above suit and the distribution of moneys from the sale of the land, Nathan Hanes was empowered to act for:
Deborah and her husband, William Henry Hill of Independence County, Arkansas.
Four children of Phebe McKelvey, who had evidently died between the time she gave her power of attorney to Jacob in 1865 and September 30, 1871, when these four children gave their power of attorney to Nathan. The four McKelvey children were: John McKelvey, Susan McKelvey Lea, Eleanor McKelvey McDonald, and Edward McKelvey, signed before a notary in Montgomery County, Missouri.
Martha and her husband, William D. Mitchell, who had moved to Vernon County, Missouri by 1871.
Elizabeth and her husband, Thomas McNair of Jersey County, Illinois.
Naomi S. Lehew of Henderson County, Illinois.
References for Abraham Hanes data:
H. H. Hardesty, Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Illustrated. (H. W. Hardesty & Co., Chicago and Toledo, 1883)
Wetzel County, West Virginia records; Ohio County, West Virginia records; Tyler County, West Virginia records; Doddridge County, West Virginia records; Belmont County, Ohio records.
U. S. Census, 1810, 1830, 1850, 1860.
Abraham Hanes Bible and material supplied by descendants.
The preceding information was written up by Edith Foster, a 6th generation descendant of John Hanes' son Abraham, from research done by several of John Hanes' descendants (sons Nathan, David, and Abraham). February 1963
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