Henry Hain (1812-1894)
[Notary Public and Marian Co. Recorder, Auditor, Infirmary Directory, and Justice of the Peace]
And wife Susannah (Susan) Barnhart Hain (c. 1824-1872)
Considerable information about Henry Hain is available in a standard history of Marion Co. - see below.
These individuals were a long married couple - at least 30 years and likely longer. They never had any children. Henry Held several elected offices for Marion County, including county recorder and county auditor.
Henry Hain was born in PA about 1812 and came to Marion Co., OH as a youth. His OH-born wife Susannah (Susan) was about 10 years younger than he. This was Henry Hain's second marriage. His first one had ended tragically with the death of his wife and two young children (see below). Census records show the following:
- In 1840 Henry Hain was shown living in Pleasant Twp. not far from Marion, the County seat of Marion Co., head of a household of 5 individuals.
- In 1850 he was living in Marion proper, age 37 and working as a "clerk." His wife Susannah was 26.
- In 1860 he and Susannah were 10 years older, and his occupation was listed as "merchant." Apparently he did well enough for himself that the could afford to have a live-in domestic servant, Elizabeth Doxwell, age 32.
- In 1870 Henry and Susannah were living in Prospect, Marion Co. An 87-year-old retired farmer Samuel Landron was also living in the household with them.
- In 1880 Henry was a widowed "retired merchant" living as a boarder in the home of Isaac Huffman in Prospect, Marion Co.
Henry Hain was the subject of a biography in a standard history of Marion Co. (The History of Marion County Ohio Containing a History of the County; its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, etc ... etc. Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1883, p. 925) , which we excerpt here:
HENRY HAIN, Esq., Notary Public at Prospect Village, was born in what is now Liverpool Township, Perry County, Penn , August 2, 1812. His parents' names were Daniel and Elizabeth (Young) Hain, both natives of Pennsylvania, and mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Henry Hain was raised on a farm and worked out at different kinds of labor until twenty-one years of age, his father receiving the proceeds. When he became of age, he was working at a steam mill, and remained there until December 23, 1833, when he obtained a position as clerk with T. M. Sloan, of Marion, with whom he remained three years. During this time, January 31, 1835, he was married to Hannah Noble, of Pleasant Township; by this marriage there were two children. He lost his wife by death, September 25, 1843; one child had preceded her, and the other child died June 25, 1844, aged about four years. He was married again, November 14, 1844, to Susannah Barnhart, who died in Clay County, Ind., June 30, 1872. For several years after 1835, he followed clerking at various places - some fifteen months at Norton, Delaware County, and six months at Letimberville. His health having failed, he followed farming three years, living in the house where he was married. On regaining his health, he returned to Marion, and commenced clerking for T. Search & Son; while with them in 1844, he was elected Recorder of Marion County, which office he filled for nine years, also attending to his duties as Clerk at the same time. In 1853, he was elected Auditor of the county, serving two years, and in 1859 was elected Infirmary Director, which office he filled for six years, and since his residence in Prospect Township has acted as a Justice of the Peace for twelve years and a half. He is now a Notary Public, this making the fourth year that he has filled that office. Since 1830, Mr. Hain has, with the exception of three years spent in Indiana and fifteen months in Norton, been a continuous resident of Marion County up to this time. He is very popular in the section where he resides, and is honored and respected by all who know him. He has been fairly successful in a financial sense, having a comfortable fortune for his support and enjoyment, and follows out the maxim " to live and let live," both in theory and practice.