“Thomas Hanna, D. D.” from History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America
Was born near Kilmarnock, Ayershire, Scotland, August 14, 1806. His parents were exemplary members of the Covenanter Church, from whom he received the best training. He received the elements of an excellent education, and graduated from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1832. He studied theology in the Paisley Seminary, was licensed by the Glasgow Presbytery, March 4, 1835, and preached with much acceptance in the vacancies of Scotland for six years.
He came to America in the summer of 1841, and was received as a licentiate, by Synod, October 6, 1841. He was ordained by the Southern Presbytery, and installed pastor of the Conococheague congregation, Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1842, and resigned this charge, October 29, 1844, and was stated supply at Wilkinsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1850.
He was installed pastor of the Slippery Rock and Camp Run congregation, Rose Point, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1852, and resigned this charge, October 29, 1861.
For many years he resided in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and occasionally preached.
He connected with the United Presbyterian Church, being received by the Stamford Presbytery of that body, October 10, 1872, and he removed to Williamsford, Ontario, Canada, where he preached as opportunity afforded. Here he died of an acute form of inflammation of the lungs, June 7, 1881, and was buried in the Presbyterian graveyard at Chatsworth, Canada.
He was thrice married. First to Mrs. Elizabeth (Mowry) McCracken, of Allegheny, Pennsylvania; second to Miss Margaret Sproull, of the same city ; and third to Miss Kate McGilvray, of Wellsville, Ohio. He was a theologian and scholar of no ordinary attainments, an acceptable preacher and a devoted student of the Bible. In the later years of his life he became eccentric, and his mind weakened. During his residence in Canada he conducted religious services in his own house, and in such places as the people would gather to hear him.
W. Melancthon Glasglow. History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America. Baltimore: Hill and Harvey, Publishers, 1888, pp. 534–535.