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F. B. Hannah is a native of the county, born in Washington in 1850, and is now one of the wide-awake and enterprising farmers of this section of the country. He is a son of Joel W. and Lucy A. (Morton) Hannah, natives of Charlotte County, Va., where they made their home until 1885, at which time they came to Hempstead, locating in the southern part of the county. He died near Washington November 15, 1885, at the age of sixty five years, a well-to-do farmer. He was a member of the Legislature about 1872, was a Presbyterian in faith, and was a son of George Hannah, who was born and spent his life in Virginia. Mrs. Lucy A. Hannah died February 6, 1883, having been a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years. F. B. Hannah is the youngest of three sons and three daughters, and is the only one of the family now living. After spending his early life on a farm and obtaining a good common-school education, he began farming for himself, at the age of nineteen years, an occupation to which he has since devoted his time and attention. Since his marriage, which occurred in 1879, he has lived on his present farm, and owns a one-half interest in 1,000 acres, 500 of which are under cultivation. His wife, whose maiden name was Maggie M. Muldrow, was a daughter of Warren A. and Martha A. Muldrow, born in South Carolina and came to Hempstead County in 1858, settling on the farm on which Mr. Hannah is now living, where the father died the same year and the mother in 1888, both members of the Presbyterian Church. Being a Democrat in politics, Mr. Hannah cast his first presidential vote for Greeley in 1872. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. His brother Robert served on Gen. Fagan’s staff during the war.