Clarence E. Hahn

As printed in 1901

CLARENCE E. HAHN.

Among the sturdy, energetic and successful farmers and stock raisers of Franklin township, who thoroughly understand the vocation which they follow and are consequently enabled to carry on their calling with profit to themselves, is the subject of this sketch, whose farm is on section 16, Franklin township. He was born in Northampton county, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1858, and in 1862 came to Iowa with his parents, Amos and Henrietta (Barnes) Hahn, whose entire lives up to that time had been passed in the Keystone state. On the paternal side our subject"s ancestors came from Holland, but the Barnes family originated in Scotland. On coming to this state Amos Hahn first located near Lisbon, in Franklin township, Linn county, but later removed to section 3 in the same township, where he purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty-tive acres, making it his home throughout the remainder of his life. He died February 12, 1897, and his wife deli.ited this life December 20, 1896, both beinsburied in the Lisbon cemetery. They had five children: Sarah, now the wife of

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Clarence E. Hahn began his education in the Glenwood school, and completed it in the Mt. Vernon public school, and after laying aside his text books at the age of seventeen years he devoted his entire time and attention to the operation of the home farm. Six years later the family removed to the farm which he now owns and occupies, and he managed the same until his father's death. He has since purchased the interests of the other heirs, and has made many improvements upon the place, the model country residence being surrounded by beautiful trees, which forms a most attractive spot in the landscape.

At Anamosa, Iowa, August 31, 1899, Mr. Hahn married Miss Catherine McDonnell, wdio was born in Fairview township, Jones county, Iowa, January 22, 1865. Her father, John ilcDonnell, was a native of County Clare, Ireland, and in 1853 came to America on the British Queen, a sailing vessel, which wa three months in crossing the Atlantic at that time. He landed in New" York, and engaged in farming in the Empire state for seven years before coming to Iowa. Locating in Jones county, he worked as a farm hand imtil 1857, and then purchased eighty acres of land in Brown township, Linn county, where he still continues to reside. He has added to his original jjurchase from time to time, however, until he now has two hundred and forty acres of very valuable and productive land. His parents, two brothers and two sisters also came to the United States. While in New York he became acquainted with Margaret Lynch, Avho was working in the same family where he was employed, and their friendship ripening into love they were afterward married at Cascade, Jones county, Iowa. She was born in Countv Kilkenny, Ireland, and came to the new world in 1855 on the steamer Lucy Thompson, which sailed from Liverpool to New York. Two years later she went to Dubuque, where she made her home until her marriage. She died November 18, 1891. The McDonnell family lived originally in Scotland, and from that country went to Ireland. Mrs. Hahn is the third in order of birth in a family of eight children, the others being !Mary, who resides with her father; William, wdio died in 1889, at the age of twenty-seven years; Thomas, Avho died in 1893, at the age of twenty-eight; Margaret, also at home with her father; Alice, wife of Albert Dunn, of Linn township, this county; Lucy, at home; and Louis, who now manager his father's farm.

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As printed in Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.