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John Mahan 1782–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Whitley, Ky.

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Mahan

Mother: Nancy Goodwin

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John Mahan began in 1782 in Whitley, Ky.. John Mahan passed away in 1860 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Mahan began in 1782 in Whitley, Ky..
  • John Mahan passed away in 1860 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mahan
1755–1839
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia
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Nancy Goodwin
1760–1840
Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Mahan's Ancestors

Self
John Mahan
1782–1860
Birth Place: Whitley, Ky.
Parents
James Irvin Mahan
1755–1839
Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia
Nancy (Ann) Goodwin
1760–1840
Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
THOMAS ((MACMAHAN)) MAHAN
1731–1790
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, British Empire
MARGARET JAMES
1731–1768
Parish of Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James DAR
1705–1787
Margaret Branthwaite
1702–1787
JOHN JAMES
1672–1752
ELSPET THOMSON
1678–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew MacMahon
1680–1710
Edmund Branthwaite
1655–1702
Walter James
1642–1686
Margaret Innes
1644–1686
William Thompson
1660–1715
Margratt Geddes
1647–1717

John Mahan's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of John Mahan in Whitley, Ky.
Whitley, Ky.
1860
1860
Age 78
Death of John Mahan in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Whitley, Ky.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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