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John Wesley Hanes I

John Wesley Hanes I
Born(1850-02-03)February 3, 1850
DiedSeptember 23, 1903 (1903-09-24) (aged 53)
Resting placeSalem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Occupation(s)Tobacco manufacturer, textile manufacturer
Known forHanes Hosiery
SpouseAnna Jannette Hodgin (1857–1947)
Children1) Daisy (b. 1880)
2) Alexander Stephen (1881–1944)
3) Frederick Moir (1883–1946)
4) James Gordon (1886–1972)
5) Robert March (1890–1959)
6) John Wesley II (1892–1987)
7) Edward (b. 1892) (twin)
8) Ralph Phillip (b. 1892) (twin)
9) Lucy Hodgin (1895–1949)
ParentAlexander Martin Hanes & Jane March
RelativesPleasant Henderson Hanes (brother)
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John Wesley Hanes (February 3, 1850 – September 23, 1903) was an American businessman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina who ran a tobacco company before founding Shamrock Mills in 1901, the company that became Hanes Hosiery Mills.[1]


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