James Hawn
James Hawn is a son of John and Martha (Shank) Hawn, natives of Fayette County, Penn., who came to Holmes County in 1836, and located in Paint Township, where they still reside, engaged in farming. Our subject, the eldest son, was born in Fayette County, Penn., November 12, 1826, and came to Holmes County when ten years of age. He received a common-school education, attending the schools of his township, and has always been engaged in farming, locating on his present farm in 1860. During the War of the Rebellion he enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but, owing to family affairs, preferred to remain at home, and so sent a substitute.
In 1852 he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Lowe, and by this union there are two children now living, namely: Solomon, of Clark Township, Coshocton County, married to Miss Sophia Engle, and Oliver Grant, living with his father. Mr. Hawn is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and has filled various township offices. He was a class leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, but now belongs to the United Brethren Church. He has an excellent farm of 160 acres, and is engaged in raising stock and growing fruit. He has been successful, financially, and is now numbered among the most prominent and influential citizens of Mechanic Township.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889