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James Adam McMahan 1924–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1924

Birth Location: Jackson County, North Carolina

Death Date: 5 Apr 2002

Death Location: New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Savannah, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jim None

Mother: Ida Higdon

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Children(s):

The story of James Adam McMahan began in 1924 in Jackson County, North Carolina. James Adam McMahan passed away in 2002 in New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Savannah, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Adam McMahan began in 1924 in Jackson County, North Carolina.
  • James Adam McMahan passed away in 2002 in New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Savannah, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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James McMahan's Ancestors

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James McMahan
1924–2002
Birth Place: Jackson County, North Carolina
Parents
Jim
1885–1957
Gay, Jackson County, North Carolina
Ida (Etta) Higdon
1888–1970
Jackson County, North Carolina
Grandparents
James (E.) McMahan
1854–1927
Webster, Jackson, North Carolina
"Margaret"
1868–
Oconee Twp., Macon County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John McMahan
1822–1913
"Froney"
1824–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Boone
1802–1885
Margaret McMahan
1802–1870

James McMahan's Timeline

2 Records

1924
7 May 1924
Birth of James Adam McMahan in Jackson County, North Carolina
Jackson County, North Carolina
2002
5 Apr 2002
Age 78
Death of James Adam McMahan in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina
Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1924
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 2002
    Event Place: Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery, Savannah, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Apr 0002

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