John Charles Hanneman (1876 - 1955)

Born 26 Dec 1876 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann Carda — married 17 Feb 1906 (to before 1926) in Windsor, Canada

Died 4 Feb 1955 at age 78 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Biography

John Charles Hanneman, known familiarly as "Jack", was born on 26 Dec 1876 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.^[1]

4 Feb 1955 John Charles “Jack” Hanneman passed away at the age of 78 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States.^[2]

Research Notes

" While John's marker shows his birth year as 1877, John was actually born on 26 Dec 1876. As a young boy he wanted to be able to have "his" birthday celebration not mixed in with Christmas and to be able to actually get birthday presents. John claimed 3 Jan 1877 as his birthday. This continued throughout his life.

So, when John died his son Ray showed the Jan dob on his death certificate and 1877 on John's marker. It was only in later years when the family ordered copies of John's baptismal and birth certificates that the truth would be learned." ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQKW-97H : 20 February 2021), John Charlie Naneman, 26 Dec 1876; citing item 3 p 215 rn 3268, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,450.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #15000758, Memorial page for John Charles “Jack” Hanneman (26 Dec 1876-4 Feb 1955.
   • John Charles “Jack” Hanneman
   • BIRTH: 26 Dec 1876 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
   • DEATH: 4 Feb 1955 (aged 78) in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
   • BURIAL: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
   • PLOT: Sec 16, Lot 556, grave 4
   • MEMORIAL ID: 15000758
   • INCLUDES: Links to the graves of

   His parents John Charles Hanneman and Anna Katherine Stellmacher Hanneman

   His wife Mary Ann Carda Hanneman Schwabrow

   Their son Raymond John Hanneman

   His siblings (10 of the 11) Carl Rudolph Hannemann, Gustav Charles Hanneman, Otto Edward Hannemann, Herman August Hannemann, Ernest Robert Hannemann, Martha Hanneman, Augustus Charles “Carl” Hanneman, Helena “Lena” Hanneman Hessler, Theresa Hanneman Hess and Clara Amanda Hanneman.

   • INCLUDES: A BIOGRAPHY

   • John Charles Hanneman was 1 of 12 children of John Charles & Anna Katherine (Stellmacher) Hanneman.

   • Before John was born his parents and brother Gustav came to America from Danzig, Prussia (present day Gdansk, Poland).

   • The German family was Roman Catholic. Before leaving Danzig in 1869 Church records showed the family spelled Hanneman with two nn at the end Hannemann. The spelling changed to Hanneman (1 n at the end) in America.

   • When they arrived in Detroit they settled and lived in various homes on the lower East side of Detroit. All of the places John lived in his entire life were within a 2.5 mile circle.

   • While John's marker shows his birth year as 1877, John was actually born on 26 Dec 1876. As a young boy he wanted to be able to have "his" birthday celebration not mixed in with Christmas and to be able to actually get birthday presents. John claimed 3 Jan 1877 as his birthday. This continued throughout his life.

   • So, when John died his son Ray showed the Jan dob on his death certificate and 1877 on John's marker. It was only in later years when the family ordered copies of John's baptismal and birth certificates that the truth would be learned.

   • His 12 Sept 1918 draft registration showed he was 5'2" tall and weighed 125 lbs. At that time John was working as a painter for the Detroit Board of Education and living his wife and son at 222 Illinois Street in the East side of Detroit.

   • When John grew up he became a house/commercial painter. In his off hours he loved to sing with the boys and was nicknamed Jack or Dugan.

   • When John was 29 on 17 Feb 1906 when he married Mary Ann Carda. In 1907 the couple had their only child, Raymond John Hanneman. Sadly the marriage ended with a divorce. John's need for being with the boys and singing contributed to the end of the marriage.

   • While they were divorced John's love for Mary did not end and he always talked well of her. For the rest of his life John remained a bachelor living in apartments or with members of his family.

• FamilySearch Person: L69J-MZN