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  • Will of Hugh Hanna, Nov 1841.jpg

    Transcription:
    STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN!

    I, Hugh Hanna, planter of the District of Williamsburg and State aforesaid; being of sound mind and memory, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following; to wit.

    Item 1st. I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Calvin Hanna two (2) tracts of land on the Kill Branch; one of which he the said Calvin is now living on and; and the tract adjoining. I likewisegive and bequath unto the said Calvin Hanna the following named three (3) negroes, viz; Cupid, Young Scipo, and Elvira with the future increase of said Elvira, for and during his natural life, and at his death to the lawful issue of his body, begotten by him, if he dies leaving no lawful issue, begotten by him, I give and bequeath the abovetwo (2) tracts of land, and the above named three (3) negroes, with the issue of Elvira to my surviving children or, their children.

    Item 2nd. I give, devise and bequath unto my two (2) sons Samuel D. Hanna and Joseph F. Hanna, all of my remaining lands.

    Item 3rd. I give devise and bequeath unto my son Samuel D. Hanna, the following named three (3) negroes viz. Peter, Venus and Dinah, with the future issue and increase of the said females.

    Item 4th. I give devise and bequeath unto my son Joseph F. Hannathe following named three (3) negroes viz. Sam, Lizza and Crissa with the future issue and increase of the said females.

    Item 5th. I give devise and bequeath unto my two (2) sons Samuel D. Hanna and Joseph Franklin Hanna the following named two (2) negroesviz: Mercury and Juno.

    Item 6th. I give and devise and bequeath unto my two (2) sons Samuel D. Hanna and Joseph F. Hanna all of my Plantation tools and my wagon and team.

    Item 7th. I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Paisley the following named three (3) negroes viz; Young Mercury, Nellie and Young Juno with the future issue and increase of the said females.

    Item 8th. I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Barr, one (1) negro boy, Young Sam.

    Item 9th. I give devise and bequeath unto all of my children the remaining part of my negroes; to be equally divided between them, the two sons of my son Hugh viz James Hanna and Hugh Hanna to have one share, the same their father would draw if living. Said share to be divided between them.

    Item 9th. I give devise and bequeath unto all of my children all of my stock of cattle to be equally divided among them.

    Item 10th. I give devise and bequeath unto all of my children, all the money I may leave after the expense of my burial is discharged, to be equally divided among them.

    Item 11th. Should any of my children die without lawful issue, then all the above mentioned property assigned to them to be equally divided among my surviving heirs.

    Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends, James Graham, Sr., George Barr, William Hanna and James H. Stone, executors to this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills heretofore made by me, or for me at my request. I do hereby give my Executors or either of them full power to execute this my last Will. Also full power and authority to call in three freeholders to assist to appraise and divide my Estate without petitioning any court of Law or Equity for a division and such division made by any one or more of them shall be as binding on my heirs, as if it had been made by the authority of any Court in this State. In witness to all and each of the things herein contained, I hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth (13) day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-one (1841).

    Signed in the presence of HUGH Hanna (L.S)

    William Cox
    Robt. G. Thomson
    Joseph A. Thompson
    James H. Stone

    NOTE: This Will is on file and was probated in the office of the Probate Judge at Kingstree, County Seat of Williamsburg County, S. C.

    Hugh O. Hanna
    Attorney At Law
    Hampton, S. C.
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  • Thomas Franklin Hanna Family Tree.jpg

    Thomas Franklin Hanna married Nekoda Laharp Altman. Their children were:
    James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna 1900–1984
    Arles Timmons Hanna 1902–1986
    Webster Olee "Pete" Hanna 1904–1967
    Lucille Hanna 1908–1970
  • Lucille Hanna Eaddy color.jpg

    Lucille Hanna (1908-1970) Married Theron Eaddy (1908-1973).

    Their children were:
    Lois Veda Eaddy 1926–2000
    Billy Joe Eaddy 1933–1983
    Laura Jean Eaddy 1939–2003
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  • Veda and Vander.jpg

    Cousins Veda Eaddy and Vander Hanna pose for a photo on the Hanna family farm on Vox Highway.
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  • Thomas an Nekoda Hanna color.jpg

    Thomas Franklin Hanna (1881-1938) and Nekoda Laharp Altman Hanna (1882-1941) owned a large farm bound roughly by the Lake City Highway, Deerfield Road, and the Midway Highway.
    Their children were:
    James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900–1984)
    Arles Timmons Hanna (1902–1986)
    Webster Olee "Pete" Hanna (1904–1967)
    Lucille Hanna (Eaddy) (1908–1970)
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  • Pete Hanna.jpg
  • Lucille Hanna and Theron Eaddy.jpg

    Lucille Hanna (1908-1970) Married Theron Eaddy (1908-1973).
    Their children were:
    Lois Veda Eaddy 1926–2000
    Billy Joe Eaddy 1933–1983
    Laura Jean Eaddy 1939–2003
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  • Lillian and Bubba Sunday Morning.jpg

    Lillian Day Newell (1915-2006) and husband James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900-1984). Bubba was one of the founding members of Johnsonville First Baptist Church
  • Lillian and Bubba Hanna  Plowing.jpg

    Lillian Day Newell (1915-2006) and husband James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900-1984). Bubba was one of the founding members of Johnsonville First Baptist Church
  • John Morgan Hanna.jpg

    John Morgan Hanna (1864-1942) was the son of Joseph Franklin Hanna (1817–1891) and Mary Ellen Timmons (1842–1876)

    He married Penelope Maybelle Carter (1873–1950) in 1888.

    Their children were:
    Joseph Morgan "Jode" Hanna 1888–1973
    Ottoe Wetious "Weet" Hanna 1889–1970
    Mary Verline Hanna 1892–1892
    Emmie Hanna 1897–1897
    Odia May Hanna 1898–1902
    Mabel Florence Hanna 1900–1979
    Pauline Hanna 1904–1904
    Willie Hanna 1905–1905
    Cullen H Hanna 1907–1940
    An Infant Daughter 1909–1909
    Lena May Hanna 1912–1992
    John Udell Hanna 1914–1974
  • James Rothy Grier and Arthur Hanna.jpg

    James Rothy Grier(1879-1935) and Arthur S. Hanna (1886-1945) were brothers-in-law. Rothy married Arthur's sister Margaret E Hanna (1883-1915) and remarried after her death.
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  • Franklin Evander Hanna and Julia Grier Hanna.jpg

    Franklin Evander "Vander" Hanna (1858-1918) and Julia Ann Grier Hanna (1850-1900) were farmers who owned most of the land along the Vox and Midway Highways and bound by Deerfield Road and Lynches River.

    Prior to 1870, Vander's family owned land in what is now Indiantown. Vander was the son of Joseph Franklin Hanna and Mary Ellen Timmons and the grandson of Hugh Hanna, who most Hannas in the Johnsonville/Vox area are descended from.

    Their children were:
    Thomas Franklin Hanna (Nekoda Laharp Altman) 1881–1938
    Margaret E Hanna (James Rothy Grier) 1883–1915
    Arthur Seabrook Hanna (Mary Ether Brown) 1886–1945
    Barney Mack Hanna (Annie Sue Haselden) 1887–1959
    Floyd McCoy Hanna 1892–1919
  • Buster and Linnie Ruth Hanna.jpg
  • Bubba with Mules.jpg

    James Franklin "Bubba" Hanna (1900-1984). Bubba was the son of Thomas and Nekoda Hanna and was one of the founding members of Johnsonville First Baptist Church. He farmed on the Hanna family farm between the Vox and Lake City Highways outside of Johnsonville
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  • Barney and Annie Sue Hanna.jpg

    Barney Hanna (1887-1959) married Annie Sue Haselden (1887-1959)

    Their children were:
    Nadine Hanna 1912–?
    Louise Hanna 1912–1918
    Leola Hanna 1914–1915
    Alleta Hanna 1917–1918
    William Allen Hanna 1919–1997
    Harvey James Hanna 1920–1976
    Harry Hanna 1921–?
    Herbert Harris Hanna 1922–
    Letha Mae Hanna 1922–1923
    Lois Norman Hanna 1930–2014
  • Arthur and Mary Ether Brown Hanna.jpg

    This photo of Arthur and Mary Ether Hanna was made on their wedding day in 1909.
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  • Arles Timmons Hanna.jpg

    Arles Timmons Hanna (1902-1986), son of Thomas Franklin Hanna and Nekoda Laharp Altman. This portrait made circa 1920.
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  • Midway Dry Cleaners - owner Ora Lee Springs Hanna.jpg

    Pictured in front of Midway Cleaners is owner, Ora Lee Springs Hanna
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