HAUN, Adam
ADAM HAUN
Source: The Lebanon Pioneer, Thursday, July
20, 1899
Adam H. Haun died at
midnight, last Thursday at his home on North Meridian street, in his sixty-fourth
year. He had been rapidly declining health since last January, and on the
evening of the 19th of June suffered a partial stroke of paralysis. A
second stroke on Monday night of last week hastened the end, which came
peacefully as the clock tolled the hour of low twelve, on July 13, 1899.
Adam H. Haun was one of
a family of twelve children born unto Abraham and Nancy Haun, who came from
Tennessee and settled near Thorntown early in the history of Boone
county. He was born in this county, August 14, 1835. Of the
brothers and sisters only three survive him, viz: Mrs. Margaret Shepard, now
residing with her daughter at Galesburg, Ill., Mrs. Sophia Kenworthy, of this
city, and Rev. Milton Haun, of Sedgwick Kansas. Those deceased who were
well known here are Mrs. W.W. Witt, Mrs. F.M. Busby and Mrs. A.J. Twiford.
On the first day of
January, 1856 Mr. Haun and Mrs. Mary Cline were united in marriage at
Thorntown. Two sons and one daughter were the fruits of this union.
The wife and daughter, Mrs. John Hutchings, survive. One son died in
infancy and the second, Carl Haun, died six or seven years ago.
The deceased has for a
third of a century been a conspicuous figure in the Methodist Episcopal church
in Lebanon, nearly the whole of that time sustaining some official relation to
the organization. For many years be superintended the Sunday school and
conducted the singing, and at the time of his death was leader of the morning
choir. He had a remarkably musical voice, and the charm of his singing,
testimony or prayer was the melody of his voice. For many years he held a
license as an exhorter and later as a local preacher. In his own hand he
leaves a record of the beginning of his Christian live in the family Bible as
follows: "Joined the M.E. Church in my twentieth year, on February 4,
1856. Soundly and clearly converted to God February 6, 1856."
This was in the old Methodist church at Thorntown. His life was one of
the greatest concerns for the prosperity of the church, which he loved above
any other earthly institution.
At the age of fourteen
he began work in the old water-power grist mill of his brother, near Thorntown,
and followed this business almost continuously until fourteen or fifteen years
ago. Two or three years after his marriage he moved to Colfax and for a
short time engaged in the mercantile business. From Colfax he removed to
Pine Village, Warren county, and from there to Covington, where in enlisted in
the army and served until the close of the war in Co. C, 154th Indiana.
Returning from the war he located at Williamsport, but soon removed to Lebanon
and then to Danville, where he resided four years. Returning to Lebanon
he spent the remainder of his days here. Fourteen of fifteen years ago he
gave up milling and engaged in the real estate and loan business.
In politics Mr. Haun
was a Republican the greater part of his life, although he at one time was so
out of harmony with his party that he identified himself with the Greenbackers,
and was their candidate for clerk in 1888. He after wards returned to his
party, but frequently voted for personal friends with whom he differed
politically. He never held a public office, except that of jury
commissioner, to which he was appointed by Judge Higgins.
The death of Adam H.
Haun removes from among us a man who possessed many noble traits of
character. He was a companionable, courteous gentleman, frank and
open-hearted in his relations with men. He was liberal in the support of
the church, and the needy never appealed to him in vain. In fact he
anticipated the needs of his fellows and relieved wants that were never
expressed, slopping money into the hand of some poor fellow who was sick or out
of work, or sending baskets of food and clothing into homes where he thought
there was distress.
The remains were taken
form his late home to the Methodist church at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, where they
were viewed by hundreds of people. The funeral services were conducted
from the church at 3 o'clock by the pastor, Dr. D.M. Wood. The burial was
at Oak Hill.- kim h