Hanna, Mrs. Caroline

HANNA

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Fairfield Ledger
Jan. 4, 1888
Page 3 col. 6

DEATH OF MRS. CAROLINE HANNA. The death of MRS. CAROLINE HANNA occurred at the home of her son, R. M. HANNA, in Peoria, Ill., on the morning of January 3, 1888, aged 70 years. The remains will arrive here this evening and be buried in the old cemetery by the side of her husband sometime tomorrow. MRS. HANNA was a resident of our city for many years, coming here in 1843, and lived with her husband, DAVID HANNA, in a house on the ground now occupied by the LEGGETT house. MR. HANNA died in 1868. The family consisted of two boys and two girls. The two sons, ROBERT M. and GEORGE D., survive and are here with the corpse of their mother. MRS. HANNA had resided with her children since her removal from Fairfield in 1869. She was a member of the Christian Church, but was never a regular attendant, having been an invalid for over 20 years. She was a good mother, and highly esteemed by those acquainted with her