Amos Hahn

As printed in 1887

MOS HAHN is a prominent and successful farmer and a highly esteemed citizen of Franklin Township, where he owns and occupies a fine homestead. Mr. Hahn is a of Pennsylvania, born in Northampton County, Nov. 14, 1821. His father, Phillip Hahu, was a native of the same county, and his grandfather was born in Germany, and descended from a line of pure German ancestiy, possessing excellent and remarkable traits of character, which they transmitted to their descendants.

Amos Hahn was reared on the farm of his father and remained under the parental roof until his marriage. He then opened a store and was engaged in trade for six years, lie was not entirely satisfied with his condition and prospects and resolved to cross the Mississippi and examine the country from which were coming such glowing reports and tine promises. lie accordingly sold out in 18(12, crossed the Father of Waters, and came into Linn County. He purchased eighty acres of prairie land, wholly unimproved, upon which he built a house and made preparations to put in a crop, lie was ordinarily successful in his struggles with the virgin soil, and in 180!) disposed of this property to good advantage. He then purchased the farm upon which he now lives and which embraces a body of some of the best land in Linn County. He has greatly improved its condition since taking possession of it. and has a tine dwelling, good barns and outhouses, and all the conveniences for modern and systematic farming. He has accumulated considerable property, and both as a business man and in society, is considered a valuable member of the community.

As printed in Portrait and biographical album of Linn County, Iowa (1887). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.