From "HISTORY OF RANDOLPH & MACON COUNTIES MISSOURI" Joseph A. Hannah (Farmer and Stock-raiser) If one had been on the road between Missouri and East Tennessee in 1835, he might have seen a mover's covered wagon slowly but surely wending it's way on to this state. In the wagon here referred to was Robert Hannah and wife, formerly a Miss Melinda Jenkins, both young then and immigrating to this new country to establish themselves a life. They came on and settled in Randolph county, and here, as the seasons came and went and decades grew into almost half a century, their industry and perseverance prospered them abundantly in the affairs of the world and Heaven blessed them with a numerous family of children. The father became one of the substantial and influential farmers and stock-raisers of the county and one of it's large land holders. He died here in a green old age on 4^th of March, 1876, honored for the long and useful life he had led and deeply mourned, now that the end had come. His good wife, worthy to have been the life-companion of such a man, preceded him to the grave in 1855. Both sleep beneath the sod of the county for which they had done so much and in which they will long be remembered for the valued and blameless lives they lived. Such parents children may cherish the memory of with the sweet sadness and sacredness of a happy dream. Six of their family of children are living: James M., now of California; Joseph A., the subject of this sketch; Sarah E., the wife of W. M. Baker; Louisa J., the wife of Elder J. E. Sharp, Julia A., the wife of S. R. King, of Saline county; and Emily E., the wife of E. H. Jett. Margaret F. grew to womanhood and became the wife of J. S. Howard, A.B. and A.M., a professor in Oxford Female College, of the state of Mississippi. She died in 1866. Joseph A. Hannah, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Lincoln county, Tenn., August 5, 1830, emigrated to Missouri in the spring of 1835 and was reared on his father's farm. Having decided to devote himself to farming before he reached manhood, he has ever since followed that occupation. He has a handsome place of nearly 300 acres, over half of which he has in pasturage, devoting his place largely to stock-raising. He handles cattle, hogs, sheep, and mules and is satisfactorily successful in all of these lines. Mr. Hannah is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Cairo and also of the A. F. and A. M. at that place. On the 14^th of September, 1853, He was married to Miss Isabella, a daughter of Lydia and William King. Mr. and Mrs. Hannah have six children: William E., James S., Joseph E., Julia Belle, Mattie F., and Susie B. But alas! there is no flock, howe'er watched and tended, but one dead lamb is there. Lydia A. lived but nine months, when, too fair to last, her little spirit was wafted to it's home on high. Mrs. Hannah is and exemplary member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.