William Hanna

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 5, 1812 in Union Co., Indiana
Married: Rebekah Cresswell (m. 1848)
Children: Samuel, Sarah, Jacob, Mary, Isabel, John L., Rachel, and William J.
Died: October 10, 1894 in Gilroy, CA

1868-1870s: Member, Gilroy City Council
1876: Mayor, City of Gilroy

• PLACENAME: Hanna Street in Gilroy is named for Hanna (and marked one of the boundaries of his ranch.

Source: "Pen Portraits" Compiled by R.R. Parkinson, Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton as part of the California Genealogy & History Archives