Notes for Hugh Oliver HANNA, SR

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Notes for Hugh Oliver HANNA, SR

Hugh Oliver Hanna, was the great grandson of Hugh Hanna, Sr. of the
American Revolution and probably in the fifth generation from Thomas
Hanna of Dublin, Ireland. He secured his basic education in the public
schools of Gifford, SC and a B. A. from the University of SC in 1915. He
earned the M. A. degree in 1915 and in 1920 was awarded the Bachelor of
Laws Degree from the University of SC Law School.

Hugh Oliver Hanna was a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and
served as a member of the House of Representatives in South Carolina.

Papers from an anonymous author citing the "History of South Carolina",
American Historical Association, Inc., New York, NY, 1934 have provided
the following information regarding Hugh Hanna, Sr. (b. abt. 1759) and
Hugh Oliver Hanna, Sr., his great-grandson (b. February 2, 1894):

"Hugh Oliver Hanna's parental line is of interest. There is a
possibility that he is connected with the ancestry of the late Senator
Mark Hanna, illustrious figure at Washington, for Thomas Hanna, a
Scotch-Irishman, and great-great-grandfather of the Senator, is
progenitor in America, settled in Pennsylvania in 1765 and at his death
left children James, Robert, Hugh, Martha, and Thomas. Robert Hanna was
the Senator's (Mark Hanna) great-grandfather and in all probability some
of the Hanna's of South Carolina are descendants from the brother Hugh
Hanna. General Green coming from the north, recruited some of his army
in Pennsylvania a decade after the progenitor, Thomas Hanna, had settled
there. It is thought by many of the family that this Hugh Hanna was the
Hugh Hanna, (Sr.) of the American Revolution."

"Hugh Hanna (Sr.), soldier in the Revolution, came south with General
Green, joined Marion's Brigade, and was wounded in battle. The bullet
extracted was preserved by descendants. He was a large land and slave
owner and farmer on Lynches Lake. He erected the first water wheel for
operation of a rice and grain mill. These are established as facts, and
if this Hugh Hanna was the brother of Robert Hanna, and son of the
progenitor in America (Thomas Hanna), then the line connects from Thomas
Hanna to the line of the late Senator (Mark) Hanna."

Note: General Green of the Continental Army was known as "The Fighting
Quaker". It could therefore be assumed that he would be capable of
recruiting from among people of his religious persuasion "a few good men"
willing to fight for religious freedom in America. It is believed that
some of the children of Thomas Hanna were reared in the homes of Quakers
following his death.

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