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William Mahan 1828–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Mar 1828

Birth Location: Mason CO KY

Death Date: 28 Apr 1897

Death Location: Sullivan County, Indiana

Father: Jeremiah Mahan

Mother: Jemima Browning

Spouse(s): Emily Phillips, Elizabeth Curry

Children(s): Marion Mahan, William Mahan, Jeremiah Mahan, Nancy Mahan, Sarah Mahan, Martha Mahan, Samuel Mahan

In 1828, William Mahan entered the world in Mason CO KY, born to Jeremiah Mahan And Jemima Browning. William Mahan married Elizabeth Jane Curry, Emily Martz Phillips, and had children including Jeremiah Bud Mahan, Marion S Mahan, Martha J Mahan, Nancy Jemima Mahan, Samuel Curry Mahan, Sarah Anne Mahan, William Sherman Mahan. William Mahan passed away in 1897 in Sullivan County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1828, William Mahan entered the world in Mason CO KY, born to Jeremiah Mahan And Jemima Browning.
  • William Mahan married Elizabeth Jane Curry, Emily Martz Phillips, and had children including Jeremiah Bud Mahan, Marion S Mahan, Martha J Mahan, Nancy Jemima Mahan, Samuel Curry Mahan, Sarah Anne Mahan, William Sherman Mahan.
  • William Mahan passed away in 1897 in Sullivan County, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Mahan
1806–1878
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, United States
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Jemima Browning
1810–1834
Birth Location: Mason, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emily Phillips
1835–1888
Birth Location: Orange, Indiana, United States
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Elizabeth Curry
1833–1870
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana
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Children(s)

Marion Mahan
1872–1962
Birth Location: Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
MM
William Mahan
1864–1935
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana
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Jeremiah Mahan
1855–1874
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
JM
Nancy Mahan
1855–1909
Birth Location: Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
NM
Sarah Mahan
1858–1896
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana
SM
Martha Mahan
1860–1876
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana
MM
Samuel Mahan
1862–1933
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana
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William Mahan's Ancestors

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William Mahan
1828–1897
Birth Place: Mason CO KY
Parents
Jeremiah Mahan
1806–1878
Mason County, Kentucky, United States
Jemima Browning
1810–1834
Mason, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John (Reed) Mahan
1773–1847
Hampshire County, Virginia Now West Virginia, British Colony, USA
Sarah ((Sally)) Pritchard
1778–1851
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mahan
1730–1787
Elizabeth McCalla
1748–1790
Isaac Sr
1751–1825
Rachel VanMeter
1753–1841
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

William Mahan's Descendants

1.
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William Mahan (09 Mar 1828–28 Apr 1897) m. Emily (Martz) Phillips (3 Sep 1835–22 Dec 1888) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Curry (20 Mar 1833–10 Apr 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
      1. 1. William (Guy) Mahan 1926–2018
      2. 2. George (Leonard) Mahan 1933–2012
    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

William Mahan's Timeline

2 Records

1828
09 Mar 1828
Birth of William Mahan in Mason CO KY
Mason CO KY
1897
28 Apr 1897
Age 69
Death of William Mahan in Sullivan County, Indiana
Sullivan County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Mason CO KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1897
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Indiana
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