Son of Jesse and Sineah (Williams) Hanna, David was born in Westmoreland County, PA about 1834. He is with his parents and siblings in Belle Prairie Twp. Livingston County, IL in the 1860 census. He married Laura Straight, who was born in New York about 1842, in Livingston County 12 Aug 1862.

Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

Name: David Hannah Rank: Private Company: G 129th Illinois Infantry

Height: 5' 9 ¾ Hair: BLACK Eyes: BLUE Complexion: DARK

Marital status: Married Occupation: Farmer

Birth Date: Abt 1834 Birth Place: Westmoreland CO, PA

Service Entry Age: 28 Date: 9 Aug 1862 Place: Pontiac, IL

Joined By Whom: A J CROPSY Period: 3 YRS

Muster In Date: 8 Sep 1862 Place: Pontiac, IL

Muster Out Date: 8 Jun 1865 Place: Washington, DC

Remarks: MUSTERED OUT AS CORPORAL

Residence Place: Bell Prairie, Livingston CO, IL

David and Laura are found in the Illinois State census of 1865 in Belle Prairie Twp. Jesse and Sineah are also listed there. Jesse died in 1868 and Sineah in 1875. They are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fairbury, IL. In 1870 David and Laura are listed in Bourbon County, Kansas, David is a farmer with $1700 worth of Real Estate. They are also there for the State census in 1875. David and Laura are next found at Fremont County, Colorado in the 1880 and 1900 census. In the 1880 Census David lists his occupation as “Dealer in fruits and confectionaries”. In the 1900 census Laura states that she has never had children. They are in Boise, Ada County, Idaho in the 1910 census. David dies in Ada County, Idaho 19 Aug 1915. His death certificate estimates his age as 82 and gives his occupation as “Veteran Civil War”. The informant was not David’s wife but E G Burnetts, address: Soldier’s Home. Cause of death: Senility. Laura died 29 Apr 1925 in Bingham County Idaho. The informant on her death certificate was R. W. Stevens, Clerk, Idaho Insane Asylum stating Laura was in the asylum for 11 years, 10 months, 13 days.