Isaac Henry Haney was born on 14. Aug. 1836 at Coitsville, Mahoning County, Ohio. He began military service in 1862; Co. "H' 25th Regt. Wisc. Vol. Inf. Sandy Complexion, Hazel Eyes, Chestnut Hair. He married
Melvina Ann Day, daughter of
Leicester Day and
Christine Curley, on 4. Jul. 1863 at Ellenboro, Grant County, Wisconsin. Co. "B" 43rd Wisc. Vol in 1864. Isaac Henry Haney died on 29. Oct. 1898 at Burrton, Harvey County, Kansas, at age 62; Heart Disease. ISAAC H. HANEY, farmer, Section 20, P. O. Burrton, owns 160 acres, 150 in cultivation, ten acres in pasture; one and one-half miles of hedge; dwelling 16 x 24, L 10 x 24, kitchen 10 x 16; porch, 10 x 24; barn, 24 x 32. Has fifteen acres bearing orchard, five acres cultivated timer; also one mile of cottonwood hedge. His farm is in a fine state of cultivation. Has seven horse and mules, ten head of cattle and thirty hogs. Also owns property in Burrton valued at $1,500. Was born in Ohio, August 14, 1836, and moved with his parents to Wisconsin, when a child of nine years of age. In July, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-fifth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, but was discharged for disability in the same year. Enlisted again in 1864, in Company B, Forty-third Wisconsin and with his regiment served in Kentucky and Tennessee, and resisted Hood's advance from Bridgeport, Ala., back to Franklin and Nashville, and was taken sick after the Nashville fight and sent to the hospital at Quincy, and mustered out for total disability in the spring of 1865. He came to Kansas in December, 1871, and located his present claim after traveling over portions of Harvey, Sedgwick and Reno counties. Homestead entry was made January 3, 1872. He then returned to Wisconsin and sold what effects he could not bring with him and started to Kansas, March 21, with his family, in two wagons with fifty-six dollars in money. After a hard and laborious trip over muddy roads, he landed on his present farm, with his family of himself and wife and two small children, with only $2.50 and nothing to live upon. The prospect was gloomy, but they went to work in earnest. His wife hired to work out and he engaged at freighting from the end of the railroad to Hutchinson and in a short time had enough to build a small house and in the spring broke ten acres of ground. About this time his horses, not being acclimated, gave out, so he had to go to work on the railroad three months. In the fall, he put up a sod stable and still worked on the railroad and by overwork, cleared $85.00 in two months. When the road reached Fort Dodge he left and returned home and on his way saw the whole county filled with an immence herd of buffalo.The next spring he put in a crop and hunted buffalo and got his meat and fifty dollars from this source. This year the grasshoppers ate him out. He got a job whenever he could of any description. When the Mennonites came in, he hauled lumber for them at a very low rate and managed to get enough to live upon; having two teams, he put his little boy, only seven years old, on one and he took the other and managed in this way. When the aid came for those who were in need, he never applied for or received any and the only thing he ever got in this way was a government overcoat as he felt entitled to that as an old soldier. Since that time he has been steadily advancing in means, every year doing something more on his place and while his team were resting at noon he was planting out trees and at night while others were in bed he was making improvements on his place. Was married, July 2, 1863, to Miss Malvina Day, a native of Ohio. They have two children -- Estella and Alva. He is a member of the G. A. R. and has served on the School Board for three years, having been one of the first board on organization of the district.
Reference:
History of the State of Kansas, Harvey County, Part 12 by William G. Cutler
OBIT
I. H. HANEY DEAD
Isaac Henry Haney died last Friday at his home north-west of Burrton, of heart trouble, after an illness of only a few days. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, August 14, 1836, moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1845. Was married to Melvina A. Day, his now bereaved widow, in 1863. He was one of the pioneers in this part of the country, locating near Burrton in 1872. He was a soldier of the civil war, serving in Co. B, 43rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers.
He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his departure from this life. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning, in charge of Rev. McLain of the Christian church in Halstead.
Burrton Graphic November 4, 1898.