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Dianna was born September 29, 1822 [sic], in Tennessee. She married Stephen Courtney
(later known as Andrew Jackson Haun) on December 23, 1845. They lived in Tennessee
north of Knoxville for a few years, and in 1852 they moved to Johnson Co. MO. During
the Civil War residents of that area were in jeopardy from raiders and told to move
into Kansas for safety. Dianna and family fled in 1864 to Olathe, Johnson Co. KS, and
Stephen served a stint in the Missouri Militia. They also lived in Miami Co.
Their son, James Courtney, served the Union Army (age 18) but when the War ended and he had mop up duty he deserted and came home. (He later left home and went to Texas and raised a family.) This desertion, the only reason the family can figure out, caused the family so much shame that they changed their name to Haun and moved to the interior of Kansas in Morris Co. Haun Creek in the area was named for them. Stephen was a preacher. Dianna lived to be 95 and repapered her house by herself at age 90+. She and her husband are buried at Parkerville KS. -Merriam Morrison Kokojan, 1985 Andruss Family History |