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John Reed Mahan 1773–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA

Death Date: 24 March 1847

Death Location: Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Mahan

Mother: Elizabeth McCalla

Spouse(s): Sarah Pritchard

Children(s): Thomas Mahan, Benjamin MAHAN, Charles MAHAN, John Mahan, Jeremiah Mahan, Rachel Mahan, Thomas Mahan, Rachel Beck, William Mahan, George Mahan, Sarah Mahan, Asa Mahan, Elizabeth Mahan, Samuel Mahan, Isaac Mahan, Lucinda Knoy, Rachel MAHAN, Benjamin Mahan, Isaac Mahan, George Mahan

John Reed Mahan was born in 1773 in Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA, the child of James William Mahan And Elizabeth Betsey Mccalla. In 1840, John Reed Mahan resided in Sullivan, Indiana, USA. John Reed Mahan married Sarah Sally Pritchard, and had children including Asa Mahan, Benjamin B Mahan, Benjamin B Mahan, Charles Thornton Mahan, Elizabeth Mahan, George Mahan, George W Mahan, Isaac L Mahan, Isaac Mahan, Jeremiah Mahan, John R Mahan, Lucinda M Knoy, Rachel Ann Mahan, Rachel Vanmeter Beck, Rachel Vanmeter Mahan, Samuel Mahan, Sarah Mahan, Thomas B Mahan, Thomas S Mahan, William Pope Mahan. John Reed Mahan passed away in 1847 in Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Reed Mahan was born in 1773 in Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA, the child of James William Mahan And Elizabeth Betsey Mccalla.
  • In 1840, John Reed Mahan resided in Sullivan, Indiana, USA.
  • John Reed Mahan married Sarah Sally Pritchard, and had children including Asa Mahan, Benjamin B Mahan, Benjamin B Mahan, Charles Thornton Mahan, Elizabeth Mahan, George Mahan, George W Mahan, Isaac L Mahan, Isaac Mahan, Jeremiah Mahan, John R Mahan, Lucinda M Knoy, Rachel Ann Mahan, Rachel Vanmeter Beck, Rachel Vanmeter Mahan, Samuel Mahan, Sarah Mahan, Thomas B Mahan, Thomas S Mahan, William Pope Mahan.
  • John Reed Mahan passed away in 1847 in Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mahan
1730–1787
Birth Location: Ulster Provence, Armach, Ulster, Ireland
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Elizabeth McCalla
1748–1790
Birth Location: Hampshire Co., VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Pritchard
1778–1851
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Mahan
1802–1878
Birth Location: Mason Co, Kentucky
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Benjamin MAHAN
1809–1891
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, United States
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Charles MAHAN
1813–1900
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, United States
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John Mahan
1804–1865
Birth Location: Mason, Kentucky, United States
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Jeremiah Mahan
1806–1878
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, United States
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Rachel Mahan
1814–1844
Birth Location: Wesley, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Mahan
1804–1864
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Rachel Beck
1814–1898
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America
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William Mahan
1797–1878
Birth Location: Fleming, Fleming, Kentucky, United States
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George Mahan
1816–1846
Birth Location: Mason, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Mahan
1808–1880
Birth Location: Mason, Kentucky, USA
SM
Asa Mahan
1808–1894
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Mahan
1801–1888
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, USA
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Samuel Mahan
1799–1860
Birth Location: Fleming, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Isaac Mahan
1796–1877
Birth Location: Hampshire County, Virginia, USA
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Lucinda Knoy
1817–1871
Birth Location: N. Carolina
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Rachel MAHAN
1814–1898
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, United States
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Benjamin Mahan
1809–1891
Birth Location: Mason Co., Ky.
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Isaac Mahan
1795–1877
Birth Location: Hampshire County, Virginia, United States
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George Mahan
1816–1846
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, USA
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John Mahan's Ancestors

Self
John Mahan
1773–1847
Birth Place: Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA
Parents
James William Mahan
1730–1787
Ulster Provence, Armach, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth ((Betsey)) McCalla
1748–1790
Hampshire Co., VA, USA
Grandparents
William McCalla
1732–1815
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth McCalla
1733–1803
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
James McCalla
1710–1798
William Means
1694–1778
Elizabeth Means
1701–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mahan's Descendants

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John (Reed) Mahan (1773–24 March 1847) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Pritchard (1778–27 August 1851)
  1. 1. Thomas (S) Mahan 1802–1878 m. Elizabeth (Ann) McCammon 1815–1860 m. Mary (A) Berkley 1808–
    1. 1. John (Harvey) Mahan 1838–1914 m. Malinda (J) Sills 1844–1926
      1. 1. Roscoe (Edgar"Ross") Mahan 1870–1945 m. Carrie Dell 1874–1925
      2. 2. Mary (Audrey) Mahan 1867–1955 m. William (C.) McGrew 1865–
      3. 3. Burton (Eugene "Bert") Mahan 1880–1944 m. Bessie (E) Crawford 1882–1978
        1. 1. Leo (Crawford) Mahan 1902–1974 m. N. (Pauline) Carty 1906–1996
        2. 2. Ross (Harvey) Mahan 1909–1988 m. virginia (helen) meyer 1915–1995
        3. 3. Bernard Mahan 1905–1918
        4. 4. Mary (Geneva) Mahan 1911–1967
        5. 5. William (Billie Eugene) Mahan 1920–1988
        6. 6. Betty (J.) Gossage 1923–1991 m. Leonard (R) Gossage 1910–1985
        7. 7. Margaret (Katheryn "Marge") Mahan 1917–1970
        8. 8. Thurlow Mahan 1906–1906
      4. 4. Bessie (Mabel) Mahan 1884–1915
      5. 5. Ida (Ann) Mahan 1865–1888
      6. 6. Ira (Sylvester) Mahan 1873–1880
      7. 7. Joseph (Otis) Mahan 1875–1920 m. Mary (Catherine) Murphy 1875–1951
        1. 1. Joseph (Patrick) Mahan 1911–1990 m. Virginia (Josephine) Rich 1912–1999
        2. 2. Agnes (K) Mahan 1904– m. Joseph (Mickel Poledna) Sr 1902–1974
        3. 3. Bessie (L) Mahan 1906–
    2. 2. William (M) Mahan 1833–1893 m. Sarah (Maria) Ammerman 1835–1911
      1. 1. David (Edward) Mahan 1857–1928
      2. 2. Emily (J) Watson 1859–1907
      3. 3. Thirza (B) Mahan 1861–
      4. 4. Isaac Mahan 1864–
      5. 5. Lizzie Mahan 1867–
      6. 6. Cora (E) Mahan 1869–
    3. 3. Samuel (D) Mahan 1848–1911 m. Mary (E) Watts 1852–
      1. 1. Harry (Thurlo) Mahan 1886–
      2. 2. Eugene Mahan 1895–
      3. 3. Oliver Mahan 1873–
      4. 4. Tracey (Orathal) Mahan 1880–1938
    4. 4. Elizabeth (A.) Mahan 1844–1865
    5. 5. Margaret Baker 1835–1915 m. William (H.) Baker 1845–1910 m. William (E.) Baker 1835–1882
      1. 1. James (H.) Baker 1863–
      2. 2. John (M.) Baker 1872–
      3. 3. Martha (L.) Baker 1874–
      4. 4. Margaret (May "Maggie") Baker 1879–1915
    6. 6. Sarah (E.) Mahan 1849–1849
    7. 7. Benjamin (Sylvester) Mahan 1854–1923 m. Sarah (Jane Berlien) Mahan 1852–1929
      1. 1. Daniel (Haden) Mahan 1882–1960
      2. 2. Elsie (Merle Mahan) Waldrop 1890–1968
    8. 8. George (R.) Mahan 1847–1851
    9. 9. Mary (Lee Ann Mariah) Mahan 1857–1925 m. Thomas (T) Welch 1856–1927 m. James (William) Foreman 1854–1891
      1. 1. Pearl (Thomas) Foreman 1879–1942
      2. 2. Hazel (Decker) Foreman 1883–1912
      3. 3. Lola (Elizabeth) Chatt 1881–1971
    10. 10. Isaac (L) Mahan 1842–1919
    11. 11. Rachel (E Mahan) Baker 1836–1860 m. Henry Baker 1816–1839
    12. 12. Hamilton (Andrew) Mahan 1867–
    13. 13. Joseph (S) Mahan 1851–1851
    14. 14. William (F) Mahan 1854–1923
  2. 2. Benjamin (B) MAHAN 1809–1891 m. Elizabeth (Betsey A) MCCAMMON 1818–1860 m. Sarah ((Cochran)) Mahan 1818–1895 m. Mary (A) Berkley 1808–
    1. 1. Margaret MAHAN 1835–
    2. 2. Rachel (Malinda) Mahan 1858–1946
    3. 3. Benjamin (T. (Doc)) Mahan 1852–1940
    4. 4. Wesley (W.) Mahan 1861–1929 m. Laura (May SMITH) ...Mahan 1866–1936
      1. 1. Daisy (Dean MAHAN) ...Rudisel 1897–1988 m. Herbert Rudisel 1897–1987
        1. 1. Mildred (Marie) Rudisel 1923–1984
        2. 2. Glen (Archie) Rudisel 1930–2016 m. Sidania (Eugena) STEWART 1932–1984
        3. 3. Paul (Wesley) Rudisel 1927–1997 m. Betty (June) Moreford 1929–2004
      2. 2. Maud (M.) MAHAN 1882–
      3. 3. Tillman (Howard Mahan) 'Bundy' 1884–1956
      4. 4. Odie (Mae) MAHAN 1886–1968
      5. 5. Augusta (Mahan) 'Gus' 1894–1965
    5. 5. James (Thomas) Mahan 1846–1908
    6. 6. Charles (Howard) Mahan 1849–
    7. 7. Nancy (Ellen) Mahan 1841–1895
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Mahan 1847–
    9. 9. William (Henry) Mahan 1840–1908
    10. 10. John (Riley) Mahan 1844–1913
    11. 11. John (S) Mahan 1852–1851
  3. 3. Charles (Thornton) MAHAN 1813–1900
  4. 4. John (R) Mahan 1804–1865 m. Nancy (Ellen) Jones 1816–1861 m. Ann (T.) Mahan –1850
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Mahan 1853–1894
    2. 2. Lemuel (L) Mahan 1863–1951
    3. 3. John (R) Mahan 1857–
    4. 4. George (Jackson) Mahan 1858–1936
    5. 5. Joan Mahan 1855–
    6. 6. Jerry (T.) Mahan 1861–
    7. 7. Matilda (Margaret) Mahan 1829–1903
  5. 5. Jeremiah Mahan 1806–1878 m. Nancy Cochran 1817–1861 m. Jemima Browning 1810–1834 m. Clarissa (Eldridge -) 02 1809–1893
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Mahan 1840–1906
    2. 2. Rachel Mahan 1836–1836
    3. 3. Margaret Mahan 1838–1859
    4. 4. George (W) Mahan 1837–1862
    5. 5. James Mahan 1830–1909
    6. 6. William Mahan 1828–1897 m. Emily (Martz) Phillips 1835–1888 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Curry 1833–1870
      1. 1. Marion (S) Mahan 1872–1962
      2. 2. William (Sherman) Mahan 1864–1935 m. Margaret (Jane "Maggie") Houston 1870–1953
        1. 1. Clarence (Leonard) Mahan 1894–1983 m. Alma (Consuelo) Johnson 1900–1991
        2. 2. Ross (William) Mahan 1904–1983
        3. 3. Hannah (Marie) Mahan 1898–1994
        4. 4. Virgil (C) Mahan 1909–2000
        5. 5. Lawrence (Edsel) Mahan 1907–1978
        6. 6. Elsie Mahan 1891–1965
        7. 7. Zora (Elizabeth) Mahan 1892–1954
        8. 8. Infant Mahan 1903–1903
        9. 9. Rudolph (Augustus) Mahan 1912–1913
        10. 10. Lucille (M) Mahan 1914–1915
        11. 11. Ethal Mahan 1897–1897
        12. 12. Rondale (S) Mahan 1901–1907
      3. 3. Jeremiah (Bud) Mahan 1855–1874
      4. 4. Nancy (Jemima) Mahan 1855–1909
      5. 5. Sarah (Anne) Mahan 1858–1896
      6. 6. Martha (J) Mahan 1860–1876
      7. 7. Samuel (Curry) Mahan 1862–1933
    7. 7. Caroline Mahan 1832–1912
    8. 8. John (Jackson) Mahan 1834–1891
    9. 9. Abraham Mahan 1830–
  6. 6. Rachel (Ann) Mahan 1814–1844
  7. 7. Thomas (B) Mahan 1804–1864 m. Sarah Mahan 1810–1891
    1. 1. Sarah (C.) Mahan 1843–1919
    2. 2. William (E.) Mahan 1850–
    3. 3. Hassan Mahan 1840–1863
    4. 4. Margaret (Ellen) Mahan 1835–
    5. 5. Peter (Frambes) Mahan 1846–1924
  8. 8. Rachel (Vanmeter) Beck 1814–1898
  9. 9. William (Pope) Mahan 1797–1878 m. Lucinda (M.) KNOY 1817–1871 m. Dorothea (Delly) Carrithers 1799–1845
    1. 1. James (A) Mahan 1829–
    2. 2. Caroline MAHAN 1828–
    3. 3. George MAHAN 1826–
    4. 4. John MAHAN 1821–
  10. 10. George (W) Mahan 1816–1846
  11. 11. Sarah Mahan 1808–1880
  12. 12. Asa Mahan 1808–1894
  13. 13. Elizabeth Mahan 1801–1888
  14. 14. Samuel Mahan 1799–1860
  15. 15. Isaac (L) Mahan 1796–1877
  16. 16. Lucinda (M.) Knoy 1817–1871
  17. 17. Rachel (Vanmeter) MAHAN 1814–1898
  18. 18. Benjamin (B.) Mahan 1809–1891
  19. 19. Isaac Mahan 1795–1877
  20. 20. George Mahan 1816–1846

John Mahan's Timeline

4 Records

1773
1773
Birth of John Reed Mahan in Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA
Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA
1840
1840
Age 67
John Reed Mahan resided here in Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1847
24 March 1847
Age 74
Death of John Reed Mahan in Hymera, Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
Hymera, Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
1848
16 Jun 1848
Age 75
John Reed Mahan resided here in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Sullivan, Indiana; Page: 59; Family History Library Film: 0007730

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1847
    Event Place: Hymera, Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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