[p. 926] general farmer, residing on his well-cultivated farm of forty acres, which is situated eight miles south of New Castle, in Big Beaver Townshp, was born on his father's farm in Wayne Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Thomas and Martha P. (Work) Hennon.
On both sides of the family, Mr. Hennon's grandfathers were of Irish descent. Joseph Hennon came to Wayne Township at a very early day, acquiring farming land and lived on it until his death in old age. Thomas Hennon was born in Wayne Township, in 1807, and spent the greater part of his life in that section of Lawrence County. He helped to clear off the home property and also worked for a time at the tanner's trade, but after his marriage he bought a farm of his own. His first purchase was thirty acres in Wayne, Township, to which he later added fifty acres, all of that being situated in Shenango Township. His barn was located on the first tract and his fine residence he built on the second tract, his immediate home buildings thus being situated in different townships. There his wife died, in 1864, aged fifty-four years and his death followed two years later. He married Martha P. Work and they had nine children, as follows: Sophia, who was killed in the army during the Civil War; Amaziah P.; Josiah, who was a member of Company E, Roundhead Regiment, one of note from Pennsylvania in the Civil War; Thomas J. and William, both of whom were soldiers, the latter losing his life; Nancy, deceased, was the wife of Joseph Callahan; James P., who resides in Iowa; and Martha, who married Samuel Mack.
A. P. Hennon remained at home and helped his father when the other sons went into the army, and when the father died he took entire charge of the home farm. As the management of the property did not require all of his time, he learned the carpenter trade and worked at that for several years and when particularly busy he rented out the farm. After purchasing the home place he retained it for a time and then sold and bought fifty acres in Taylor Township and subsequently sold that to his brother Josiah. His next investment was in the McConahay farm, adjoining on the north, and this he also sold and then bought a farm from Milton Gaston, near Beaver. This farm he sold to advantage and in 1904 he purchased his present farm from Robert Miller. It is known as the old Paden farm, an excellent property.
On May 4, 1887, Mr. Hennon was married to Martha Hasely, who is a daughter of John and Mary (Peplow) Hasely. Mr. and Mrs. Hasely settled at New Castle, Pennsylvania, after they came from England, and in that little town which then had no railroads, Mrs. Hennon was born, the other children of that family being: Elizabeth, John Henry, Alice, Lewis, James and Alfred. Mr. and Mrs. Hennon have three children: Alice, Eddie and Olive. In politics, Mr. Hennon is a Democrat.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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