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- John E. Haun was born in Tennessee, August 15, 1842 and died near Hoyleton on December 28, 1914. He came to the Hoyleton area, Washington County, probably in 1857. His adult years were spent on a farm south of Hoyleton. Pleasant Grove Methodist Church was built on a corner of his land. He was a faithful member of his church and served many years as superintendent of the JSunday School. John was the first president of the Hoyleton German State Bank which was organized November 3, 1906 and remained president until his death.
John E. was the oldest son of Adam Haun and Mary Ann Elliott. On November 13, 1864 he married Mary Ann Newman (1843-1876) daughter of Martin Newman. To this union were born Ada, married August Cohlmeyer (a former sheriff of Washington County); Jennie married George Cohlmeyer; Elmer married Luella Farmer (1874-1908), and Annabelle Allen; Bert married Mary Rainey; and Melvin married Mary E. Poole. On January 3, 1878 John E. married Mary Elizabeth Newman, daughter of John Newman and Hester Ann House, born April 21, 1853 in Washington County near Richview and died at Beaucoup on February 8, 1934. John E. and Elizabeth are both buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Beaucoup Twp. To this union were born two children, James Wesley who lived only three years, and Mary Alma who was born south of Hoyleton on October 16, 1881 and died at the same place April 4, 1932. She is buried in the North Prairie Cemetery in Hoyleton Twp.
On March 30, 1904, Alma married William Peithman, son of Herman and Louise (Schnake) Peithman. William was born December 22, 1878 on the Peithman-Schnake farm also south of Hoyleton. William and Alma lived on the farm with her parents for about four years. They purchased a farm in Richview Twp and lvied there until her father, John Haun, died. They moved with their family back to the Haun Homestead in 1915. This was the family home until 1979 when William at age of 92 went to Friendship Manor at Nashville. He was privileged to celebrate his centennial birthday on December 22, 1978. William and Alma were the parents of six children - Harlan and Mollie (Liese) Peithman, living at Normal, Illinois; Lois and Elmer Groennert, living in rural Nashville; bernice and Don Richert, living in Belvidere, Illinois; Elva and Ed Rhea, living in rural Waverly, Illinois; Marvin and Ruth (Rumig) Peithman, living in rural Richview; and Muriel and Wesley Brink, living in Belleville, Illinois. Alma and all six of her children were school teachers and each taught at some time in Washington County.
From 1979 Washington County History book
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1842 - 1914 (72 years)
