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Thomas James Mahan 1804–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 July 1804

Birth Location: Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1879

Death Location: Nottingham (Chester County), Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Richard Rev

Mother: Mary Short

Spouse(s): Sarah Matthews

Children(s): Robert Mahan, Margaret Crery, John Mahan, Jane Mahan, Mary Mahan, Thomas Mahan, Elizabeth Mahan, Sarah Mahan, James Mahan

Thomas James Mahan was born in 1804 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA, the child of Richard Mahan Rev And Mary Short. Thomas James Mahan married Sarah Matthews, and had children including Elizabeth Mahan, James Mahan, Jane Mahan, John Mahan, Margaret A Mc Crery, Mary Mahan, Robert J Mahan, Sarah Mahan, Thomas H Mahan. Thomas James Mahan passed away in 1879 in Nottingham (Chester County), Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas James Mahan was born in 1804 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA, the child of Richard Mahan Rev And Mary Short.
  • Thomas James Mahan married Sarah Matthews, and had children including Elizabeth Mahan, James Mahan, Jane Mahan, John Mahan, Margaret A Mc Crery, Mary Mahan, Robert J Mahan, Sarah Mahan, Thomas H Mahan.
  • Thomas James Mahan passed away in 1879 in Nottingham (Chester County), Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Mahan's Ancestors

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Thomas Mahan
1804–1879
Birth Place: Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Richard Mahan Rev
1781–1858
Elkton, Cecil, Maryland
Mary Short
1785–1830
MD
Grandparents
William (Mahan) (?)
1755–1820
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Mahan's Descendants

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Thomas (James) Mahan (17 July 1804–30 May 1879) m. Sarah Matthews (11 November 1801–29 June 1894)
  1. 1. Robert (J.) Mahan 1826–1918 m. Mary (Jane) Kennedy 1837–1902
    1. 1. James (Thomas) Mahan 1856–1928 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shaw 1855–1938
      1. 1. William (Chester) Mahon 1888–1961 m. Minerva (Catherine) POWELL 1894–1930 m. Gladys (A) Powell 1907–1997 m. Agnes (Pauline) Watkins 1908–1971
        1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Mahan 1919–2013 m. Charles (E) Schroeder 1916–1981 m. James (Nolan) Vandomelen 1920–2000
        2. 2. Minerva (Louise) Mahan 1917–2007 m. David (L) Lewis 1914– m. Schuyler (Lot) Harris 1907–1971
        3. 3. William (P.) Mahan 1920–2001 m. Barbara Gardnier 1924–1998
        4. 4. Jack (R) Mahan 1927–2002
        5. 5. Robert (L) Mahan 1910–
      2. 2. Robert (J.) Mahan 1880–1950
      3. 3. Emma (A Mahan) (Anderson) 1881–1956
      4. 4. Merton (C) Mahan 1885–1926
    2. 2. Anna (A.) Mahan 1858–1939
    3. 3. Clara (Jane) Mahan 1867–1948
    4. 4. Mary Mahan 1869–1944 m. Frank (Miller) Lemmon 1857–1911
      1. 1. Nellie (R) Lemmon 1887–1941
      2. 2. Norman (Edward) Lemmon 1900–1978
    5. 5. William (DeHaven) Mahan 1862–1936
    6. 6. Frank (Clyde) Mahan 1882–1953
    7. 7. Chester Mahan 1878–1878
  2. 2. Margaret (A Mc) Crery 1848–1934
  3. 3. John Mahan 1829–1918
  4. 4. Jane Mahan 1832–1918
  5. 5. Mary Mahan 1833–1918
  6. 6. Thomas (H.) Mahan 1836–1921
  7. 7. Elizabeth Mahan 1840–1920
  8. 8. Sarah Mahan 1838–
  9. 9. James Mahan 1828–

Thomas Mahan's Timeline

2 Records

1804
17 July 1804
Birth of Thomas James Mahan in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
1879
30 May 1879
Age 75
Death of Thomas James Mahan in Nottingham (Chester County), Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nottingham (Chester County), Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1804
    Event Place: Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1879
    Event Place: Nottingham (Chester County), Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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