Randal Hanna

This is the first store built in Port Andrew, Wisconsin by James Haney

Isabel Cora Haney born 28 February 1913 in Port Andrew, Richland County, Wisconsin the daughter of Cleve Haney and Mattie Kellogg Haney

Thomas Erwin Haney family on the farm.

Mary Susan Haney born March 1837 in Tazewell County , Illinois the daughter of James Haney and Santippa Ridgeway Haney

Family lived in Illinois. They owned a big farm and as usual in those days travelers would stop by to stay the night at the nearest farmhouse as towns were far apart.. This led to Abraham Lincoln first staying overnight at the Haney farm.

James Haney was a very intelligent man with very strong interest in politics. Abe was a Whig(later changed the name to Republican) James was a (dyed in the wool) Democrat.

But that did not keep the two men from liking each other allot. They would spend long hour’s evenings by the fireplace and in candle lit room arguing the best part of the night about politics.

Abe might be on his way on a speaking tour of other towns in Illinois. But he often stayed over a few days. Then he would read everything that had come into the house since he was last there
newspapers and periodicals and books.

While there he would rest his horse and himself. The girls and grandma would give him some of the clothes of James to wear while they gathered up all his clothes and washed and ironed and cleaned and pressed his clothes and suit. His dress shirt had many ruffles. He was very fond of small children and used to rock the baby while the women worked on his clothes.

He loved buttermilk and made many trips to the milk house. That was a house built over a spring. The water from the spring is very cold and shelves were built over the cold water. On these shelves were many pans of milk set to keep cold while the cream rose to the top. The women gathered the cream into a large churn and from that they churned butter. The butter rose to the top and was gathered into a solid roll of butter. The milk remaining in the bottom was known as buttermilk. This Abe liked very much and was real cool to drink.

Thompson's Greenwood Cemetery
AKA Shore Cemetery
Richwood Township, Richland County, Wisconsin USA

Mallie Haney taught school here.

This is a Tin Picture of Thomas Erwin Haney born 10 August 1849 in Tazewell County , Illinois the son of James Haney and Santippa Ridgeway Haney

Esmeralda "Mallie" Haney born 15 March 1897 in Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, USA the daughter of Thomas Erwin Haney and Arminta Chitwood Haney

William H Taylor
Born in Ohio
Resided Port Andrew.
Richland Co
Private/ Co H/ 11th
Regiment /Infantry
Enlisted Oct 15 1861
21 years of age, married
Mary Susan Haney

11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

The Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, WI, and mustered into the
service of the United States on October 16, 1861. It left the state on the 20th of November, proceeding directly
to St. Louis, where it was at once assigned to service patrolling and guarding railways. The regiment continued
in this line of duty until March 1862, when with other Union forces it participated in a number of expeditions into
Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri and took part in the actions at Bayou Cache, AR, July 7, 1862.

The winter of 1862-1863 was spent in Southern Missouri, occupied principally in patrol duty and guarding
railways and other lines of communication. On the 11th of March, 1863, the Eleventh moved to Memphis, TN,
and thence down the Mississippi River to Milliken's Bend, LA, occupying different positions. As a part of
Grant's forces the regiment crossed to the east side of the Mississippi below Vicksburg on April 30, and
moved forward at once and took part in the battle at Port Gibson, MS, on the 1st day of May, 1863. It was next
engaged in the battles of Champion's Hill, May 16, and Black River Bridge, MS, May 17, 1863, and took part in
the siege of Vicksburg which followed May 19 to July 4, 1863. After the surrender of Vicksburg the Eleventh
participated in the Jackson Campaign, MS, July 5-25, 1863. In August following under orders it proceeded to
Southern Louisiana and was assigned to the Thirteenth Army Corps and participated with this organization in
the operations in the Teche Country, LA, October 3 to November 30, 1863. In the latter part of November the
Eleventh was a part of the force engaged in an expedition to Brazos Santiago, TX, about six hundred miles
west of New Orleans.

Returning to Brashear City (now Morgan City, LA), the Regiment continued in active service until February 26,
1865, when it was assigned to the force sent to capture Mobile, AL. Here the Eleventh participated in the siege
of Spanish Fort, March 26 to April 8, 1865, the assault and capture of Ft. Blakely April 9, 1865, and the
occupation of Mobile, April 12. During the summer following the Eleventh was engaged in guard duty in
Southern Alabama. It was mustered out of service on the 4th of September and proceeded to Madison and
was disbanded September 28, 1865.

The histories above, unless otherwise noted, are adopted from Charles E. Estabrook, ed., Records and
Sketches of Military Organizations, (Madison, 1914).

He returned home and died shortly of his wounds he received in the war.

Julia Leota Haney born 7 April 1887 in Port Andrews, Richland County, Wisconsin the daughter of Thomas Erwin Haney and Arminta Chitwood Haney