1.  RICHARD1 HANNA was born 1835 in Donegal County, Ireland, and died December 26, 1912 in Pickford, Chippewa County, Michigan.  He married CATHERINE MONTGOMERY.  She was born 1838 in Donegal County, Ireland, and died July 02, 1886 in Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan.

Notes for RICHARD HANNA:
The following was taken from A HISTORY OF PICKFORD, MICHIGAN, compiled by the Freshman High School Class of 1960
 

Richard HANNA was born in 1835 and died December 1912. He came to Lindsey, Ontario Canada with his parents at the age of 13. He married Catherine Montgomery who was born in 1838 and died in 1886. Both Richard and Catherine were born the county of Donegal, Ireland. Richard and Catherine, with their family of six came to Michigan in 1877 as homesteaders immigrating from Allenford, Ontario, Canada.  Catherine and the children resided in Donaldson near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with her sister and brother-in law by the name of CRAWFORD for several months while Richard cleared the land to build the shanty*.

In the spring of 1878 the family moved to the new location of what is today Stalwart, Michigan.

The first permanent settler in Stalwart was Mr. Richard Hanna. Two other men had filed claims prior to that but had not stayed. Mr. Hanna claimed his homestead in 1878 and moved his wife and three sons: John, William, and Wesley, and three daughters: Mary Anne, Margaret, and Elizabeth, to the site of the homestead in May of that year Mr. Hanna had previously constructed a crude log shanty there. Two years after they moved, the youngest and last child was born, Thomas Alexander.

As Mr. Hanna got some land cleared and necessary improvements made, he built another larger and more comfortable log house which still stands on the old homestead. All necessary household items, food items and mail were carried through the woods by blazed trail from Prentiss Bay, where it came by boat.

When "Alex" Hanna was still quite young, Mrs. Hanna's brother came to the home for a visit and brought with him the dread Black Smallpox. every member of the family was stricken and Mrs. Hanna and the oldest son died, as well as the carrier, Sandy Montgomery. The disease was so highly contagious and deadly that nobody came or left the place, thus necessitating their burial on the homestead. The platt was later set aside and is still on record in the Chippewa County Courthouse at Sault Ste. Marie.

The struggle for a mere existence in a new settlement was exacting and hard work. Mistakes were costly and everyone was on the alert at all times, because medical help, etc., was almost impossible to obtain on short notice. Thus, the early pioneers were constantly alert. Only the absolute necessities were carried in. Sugar was an unheard-of luxury. Maple trees were tapped in large quantity in spring and the sap boiled down into sugar for the family's use for the next year. Still in use on the old homestead are two old iron sugar kettles brought from Canada. More and more settlers moved in and eventually a sort of town council was formed. Mr Hanna was put in one of their magistrates. Trials were held for petty crimes in the community.

The last two members of the family are gone. Mrs. Elizabeth Sims, who was well up in her 80's, died in 1962. Miss Margaret Hanna was born Nov. 25, 1865, and died Jan. 15, 1964. She was 98.

Today the original homestead, located in Stalwart, Michigan is owned and operated by Melvin and Doris Hanna. In 1978, the Michigan Historical Commission designated the homestead as a centennial farm.

More About RICHARD HANNA:
Burial: Hanna Homestead Cemetery, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan
Cause of Death: Acute Entenitis Peritonitis
Employer: Self
Occupation: Homesteader, Farmer
Pl. of Residents: Hanna Homestead, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan
Soundex Number: H500

Notes for CATHERINE MONTGOMERY:
We don't know to much about Catherine MONTGOMERY. She was born in Donegal, Ireland and came to Ontario, Canada with her parents and three brothers, Alexander, John, and William.

Alexander MONTGOMERY died in Stalwart while visiting (Richard Hanna biography).

John MONTGOMERY, who was an educator, taught throughout the Chippewa County area and is now buried in the Bethel cemetery north of Pickford, Michigan.

William MONTGOMERY settled in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He and some of his family are buried in the Pine grove cemetery south of Sault Ste. Marie. As to who William married is not clear, but he did father four daughters and one son by that union. His oldest daughter, Edith married a gentleman by the name of PRICE. The second daughter, Myrtle, married Mr. BENEDICT, and the third daughter, Margaret married Albert GREGGS, a policeman for Sault Ste. Marie. Viola died at a young age, and John died in his early thirties.

More About CATHERINE MONTGOMERY:
Burial: hanna Homestead Cemetery, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan
Cause of Death: Black Small Pox
 
Children of RICHARD HANNA and CATHERINE MONTGOMERY are:
 i. ROBERT2 HANNA, d. Canada.
2. ii. MARY ANNE HANNA, b. 1864; d. September 27, 1927.
 iii. MARGARET JANE HANNA, b. November 25, 1865; d. January 15, 1964.
 iv. JOHN E. HANNA, b. 1867; d. 1886.
3. v. WILLIAM J. HANNA, b. June 05, 1869; d. June 25, 1947.
4. vi. CATHERINE ELIZABETH HANNA, b. 1875; d. 1962.
 vii. RICHARD WESLEY HANNA, b. 1879; d. January 1944.
5. viii. THOMAS ALEXANDER HANNA, b. June 22, 1883, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; d. February 12, 1960, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.
 

2.  MARY ANNE2 HANNA (RICHARD1) was born 1864, and died September 27, 1927.  She married JOHN MCEVERS March 24, 1890.
 
Children of MARY HANNA and JOHN MCEVERS are:
 i. GEORGE RICHARD3 MCEVERS, b. 1891; d. 1961; m. ONIE CRAFT, June 24, 1924.
 ii. MARGARET MCEVERS, b. March 14, 1893; d. May 20, 1977; m. JAMES KIRKPATRICK; b. 1886; d. 1957.
 

3.  WILLIAM J.2 HANNA (RICHARD1) was born June 05, 1869, and died June 25, 1947.  He married ANNIE MALTAS.  She was born July 10, 1872 in Stalwart, Michigan, and died February 10, 1943.
 
Children of WILLIAM HANNA and ANNIE MALTAS are:
 i. ROBERT WESLEY3 HANNA, b. October 05, 1899; d. October 15, 1959, Rudyard, Michigan.
 ii. EVA KATHERINE HANNA, b. May 30, 1911; m. GEORGE KLATY, 1979.
 iii. CLATON WILLIAM HANNA, b. October 11, 1915; d. March 18, 1976; m. VIOLET CARLSTON, March 01, 1952.
 

4.  CATHERINE ELIZABETH2 HANNA (RICHARD1) was born 1875, and died 1962.  She married ALEXANDER SIMS.  He was born 1860, and died 1927.
 
Children of CATHERINE HANNA and ALEXANDER SIMS are:
 i. ANNA M.3 SIMS, b. Stalwart, Michigan; d. June 01, 1970, Moline, Illinois; m. ALBERT KINNEE; d. 1967.
 ii. CATHERINE SIMS, m. EARL DUNCAN.
 iii. EMILY SIMS, m. OTTO KINNEE.
 iv. DOUGLAS SIMS, m. (1) LENNA FORREST; m. (2) SUSAN STRONG.
 v. ETHEL SIMS, m. HERMAN KINNEE.
 vi. GEORGE SIMS, m. MARY SMITH.
 vii. MILDRED EVA SIMS, m. CHARLES ASHLEY SCOTT.
 viii. JEAN ELLEN SIMS, m. CECIL SHOBROOK.
 ix. ROBERT FRANCIS SIMS, b. May 05, 1898, Stalwart, Michigan; d. June 02, 1970, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; m. HELEN CRAWFORD, October 13, 1934, Pickford, Michigan.
 

5.  THOMAS ALEXANDER2 HANNA (RICHARD1) was born June 22, 1883 in Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan, and died February 12, 1960 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.  He married MARY AGNES PORTICE August 25, 1909 in Stalwart, Michigan, daughter of GEORGE PORTICE and ESTHER BARBER.  She was born February 29, 1888 in Pickford, Chippewa County, Michigan, and died September 15, 1960 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.

More About THOMAS ALEXANDER HANNA:
Burial: Hanna Homestead Cemetery, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Occupation: Farmer; Employed at the Soo Locks during World War Two
Pl. of Residents: Stalwart, Pickford, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan

Notes for MARY AGNES PORTICE:
Extract of Death from the records of Chippewa County  Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie.

Death # 217, of 1960, volume 4, page 167

More About MARY AGNES PORTICE:
Burial: Hanna Homestead Cemetery, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan
Cause of Death: Cancer of the pancress
Medical Information: Fell, broke hip, Jaundice
Nationality/ Reli: Irish/ Presbyterian
Occupation: Farm Wife, Mother
 
Children of THOMAS HANNA and MARY PORTICE are:
 i. ESTHER CATHERINE3 HANNA, b. July 17, 1910, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; d. April 28, 1991, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; m. WEBSTER SMART TOMPSETT, June 22, 1935, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; b. August 01, 1910, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; d. December 06, 1993, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

More About ESTHER CATHERINE HANNA:
Baptised: March 16, 1969, Grace Baptist (Southern) Church/ Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Burial: May 02, 1991, Oaklawn Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Colon
Education: 1932, Graduated Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Michigan
Employer: Rudyard Public Schools, School Teacher
Interests: Knitting, Sewing,  Church Activites
Medical Information: Cancer, Diabetes
Nationality/ Reli: Irish/ Southern Baptist
Occupation: Teacher, Cosmotologist, Grocery store owner
Pl. of Residents: August 1969, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Notes for WEBSTER SMART TOMPSETT:
Occupations: Entertainer, Radio Gospel Singer - CJIC Radio, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, "Northwestern Leather Co." , Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Owned and operated "Web's Grocery" 1958 - 1968, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Partnership in "I-75 Truck Stop Restaurant", 1963 - 1968, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
 

More About WEBSTER SMART TOMPSETT:
Burial: December 07, 1993, Oaklawn Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the Prostate
Employer: 1964, Employed at Western Michigan University
Interests: Woodworking, Painting
Medical Information: Medical Discharge from the U.S. Navy, 2 July 1943 for a knee problem.  Discovered in later years that only one kidney formed and developed at birth.
Nationality/ Reli: Welsh, English/ Presbyterian
Notes: (2): Discrepancy of birth date: (1 August or 2 August 1910)
Occupation: 1964, Western Michigan University House Keeper
Pl. of Residents: 1964, Kalamazoo, Michigan

 ii. MELVIN RICHARD HANNA, b. November 17, 1912, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; d. March 26, 1995, St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan; m. DORIS ROSING, February 23, 1936, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; b. September 01, 1920, Cedarville, Mackinac County, Michigan; d. June 30, 1990.

More About MELVIN RICHARD HANNA:
Burial: March 28, 1995, Hanna Homestead Cemetery, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan
Cause of Death: Cancer of the organs
Interests: Snowmobiling, Farming, Traveling
Nationality/ Reli: Irish
Occupation: Dolmite Lime Stone Quarry
Pl. of Residents: Hanna Homestead, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan

More About DORIS ROSING:
Burial: Hanna Homestead Cemetery, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan
Pl. of Residents: Hanna Homestead, Stawart, Chippewa County, Michigan

 iii. JOHN CLARK HANNA, b. December 16, 1914, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; d. October 17, 1988, Allen Park, Wayne Co., Michigan; m. ELNA SILVERSTONE, October 31, 1940; b. May 04, 1915; d. May 03, 1997, Allen Park, Wayne Co., Michigan.

More About JOHN CLARK HANNA:
Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure

More About ELNA SILVERSTONE:
Cause of Death: Massive Stroke during Pre-Op for Pace maker

 iv. WINIFRED JEANICE HANNA, b. June 23, 1918, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; m. FRED J. MCCARRON, February 09, 1945, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; b. 1899, McCarron, Chippewa Co., Michigan; d. March 20, 1976, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.
 v. KERMITH ALEXANDER HANNA, b. August 15, 1920, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; m. MILDRED LEACH, November 12, 1942, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; b. December 21, 1922, Rudyard, Chippewa Co., Michigan.
 vi. ELDON PORTICE HANNA, b. February 09, 1925, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; d. November 29, 1999, Hobart, Lake Co., Indiana; m. GLENNA SHARPE, August 26, 1950, Central United Church, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; b. November 19, 1927, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

More About ELDON PORTICE HANNA:
Burial: December 02, 1999, Portage, Lake Co., Indiana

 vii. MARY MARGUERITE HANNA, b. July 04, 1927, Stalwart, Chippewa County, Michigan; m. (1) HILLARD MORAN, March 16, 1945, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; b. July 21, 1917, Drummond Island, Chippewa Co., Michigan; d. April 26, 1963, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; m. (2) JOHN ALLEN, January 23, 1988, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan; b. April 25, 1915, Nebbish Island, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa Co., Michigan; d. June 12, 1999, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa Co., Michigan.