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John Harvey Mahan 1838–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1838

Birth Location: Hymera, Sullivan County, IN

Death Date: 03 Nov 1914

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

Father: Thomas Mahan

Mother: Elizabeth McCammon

Spouse(s): Malinda Sills

Children(s): Roscoe Mahan, Mary Mahan, Burton Mahan, Bessie Mahan, Ida Mahan, Ira Mahan, Joseph Mahan

The story of John Harvey Mahan began in 1838 in Hymera, Sullivan County, IN. In 1840, John Harvey Mahan resided in Sullivan, Indiana, USA. In 1850, John Harvey Mahan resided in District 105, Sullivan, Indiana, USA. John Harvey Mahan married Malinda J Sills, and had children including Bessie Mabel Mahan, Burton Eugene Bert Mahan, Ida Ann Mahan, Ira Sylvester Mahan, Joseph Otis Mahan, Mary Audrey Mahan, Roscoe Edgar Ross Mahan. John Harvey Mahan passed away in 1914 in Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Harvey Mahan began in 1838 in Hymera, Sullivan County, IN.
  • In 1840, John Harvey Mahan resided in Sullivan, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1850, John Harvey Mahan resided in District 105, Sullivan, Indiana, USA.
  • John Harvey Mahan married Malinda J Sills, and had children including Bessie Mabel Mahan, Burton Eugene Bert Mahan, Ida Ann Mahan, Ira Sylvester Mahan, Joseph Otis Mahan, Mary Audrey Mahan, Roscoe Edgar Ross Mahan.
  • John Harvey Mahan passed away in 1914 in Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mahan
1802–1878
Birth Location: Mason Co, Kentucky
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Elizabeth McCammon
1815–1860
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Malinda Sills
1844–1926
Birth Location: Jackson Twp., Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
MS

Children(s)

Roscoe Mahan
1870–1945
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
RM
Mary Mahan
1867–1955
Birth Location: Indiana
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Burton Mahan
1880–1944
Birth Location: Hymera, Sullivan, Indiana
BM
Bessie Mahan
1884–1915
Birth Location: Jackson Twp., Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
BM
Ida Mahan
1865–1888
Birth Location: Jackson Twp., Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
IM
Ira Mahan
1873–1880
Birth Location: Jackson Twp., Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
IM
Joseph Mahan
1875–1920
Birth Location: Hymera, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
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John Mahan's Ancestors

Self
John Mahan
1838–1914
Birth Place: Hymera, Sullivan County, IN
Parents
Thomas S Mahan
1802–1878
Mason Co, Kentucky
Elizabeth (Ann) McCammon
1815–1860
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Reed) Mahan
1773–1847
Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA
Sarah ((Sally)) Pritchard
1778–1851
Virginia, USA
William McCammon
1796–1848
Jessamin, Kentucky, United States
Patience McCammon
1797–1855
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Mahan
1730–1787
Elizabeth McCalla
1748–1790
Isaac Sr
1751–1825
Rachel VanMeter
1753–1841
Matthew McCammon
1757–1841
Martha Galey
1774–1805
John Chesnut
1774–1850
Elizabeth Blake
1778–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McCalla
1732–1815
Elizabeth McCalla
1733–1803
Jacob Prickett
1722–1797
Dorothy Springer
1726–1785
Henry VanMeter
1720–1803
Martha VanMeter
1728–1825
Joseph McCammon
1735–1830
Mary McCammon
1739–1833
Capt. Sr
1749–1805
Patience Chesnut
1746–1825
Peter Blake
1750–1819
Sarah Donaghe
1757–1792

John Mahan's Descendants

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John (Harvey) Mahan (23 September 1838–03 Nov 1914) m. Malinda (J) Sills (11 Feb 1844–25 Nov 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
      1. 1. Joseph (Mickel Poledna) Jr 1927–2003 m. Gloria (Jean) Johnson 1928–2002
      2. 2. George (Edwin) Poledna 1933–1965
      3. 3. Robert (Thomas) Poledna 1935–1998
    3. 3. Bessie (L) Mahan 1906–

John Mahan's Timeline

10 Records

1838
23 September 1838
Birth of John Harvey Mahan in Hymera, Sullivan County, IN
Hymera, Sullivan County, IN
1840
1840
Age 2
John Harvey Mahan resided here in Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
John Harvey Mahan resided here in District 105, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
District 105, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
John Harvey Mahan resided here in Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 25
John Harvey Mahan resided here in Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
1870
1870
Age 32
John Harvey Mahan resided here in Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
John Harvey Mahan resided here in Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
John Harvey Mahan resided here in Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 72
John Harvey Mahan resided here in Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1914
03 Nov 1914
Age 76
Death of John Harvey Mahan in Jackson Twp., Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
Jackson Twp., Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1838
    Event Place: Hymera, Sullivan County, IN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: 312; Page: 420B; Enumeration District: 313
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: M593_361; Page: 185B; Family History Library Film: 545860
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1240405
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: M653_298; Page: 1083; Family History Library Film: 803298
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: T624_381; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0174; FHL microfilm: 1374394
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 105, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: M432_173; Page: 237B; Image: 239
    [8] 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; Roll: 94; Page: 54; Family History Library Film: 0007730

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 105, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 105, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: M432_173; Page: 237B; Image: 239

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: M653_298; Page: 1083; Family History Library Film: 803298

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: M593_361; Page: 185B; Family History Library Film: 545860

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: 312; Page: 420B; Enumeration District: 313

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1240405

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: T624_381; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0174; FHL microfilm: 1374394

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greencastle, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Jackson Twp., Sullivan Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    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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