Melville Stuart Hanna (1899 - 1982)

Born 10 Jul 1899 in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Grace Marie (Donnelly) Hanna — married 27 Mar 1919 in Vancouver, Washington, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1982 at age 83 in Redmond, Oregon, USA

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Biography

Melville S. Hanna ^{[1] [2]} was born in Wellington County and began his life in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

He married Grace, daughter of Patrick Donnelly and Elizabeth Richardson, in Vancouver, Washington on Mar. 27, 1919. She was born in Thornton, Washington. They lived in various places in Oregon from Roseburg to Tumalo. Melville was a rancher and farmer and at various times was in dairy cattle, hogs, turkeys, beef cattle and sheep.^[3]

He served on Lane County school boards and was a charter member of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Posse. He was a lifetime member of Presbyterian churches and was a member of Myrtle Creek Masonic Lodge and Bend Eagles Lodge 2089. He is buried at the Oddfellows Cemetery in Myrtle Creek.^[4][5]

He and Grace died in Redmond, Oregon.^[6]

Footnotes

1. ↑ Source: #S1533453650 Ancestry Record 60901 #629843665
2. ↑ Source: #S1550191770 Latah County Recorder's Office; Moscow, Idaho; Latah County Idaho Marriage Records, 1921-1925 Ancestry Record 61480 #163330
3. ↑ Information contributed by Donna Hanna, Sept., 2014.
4. ↑ Information submitted by LeRoy Hanna in a letter to Tom Loghrin, Mar. 18, 2011.
5. ↑ Melville Stuart Hanna (1899-1982), Find a Grave Memorial #141466034
6. ↑ Information contributed by Donna Reed

Sources

• Melvile S. Hannah, 1911 Census of Canada
• Idaho county marriage records, 1864-1967

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Donna Reed for creating Hanna-615 on 8 Aug 13.