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William Chester Mahon 1888–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1888

Birth Location: Chester Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Warren, Columbia County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: James Mahan

Mother: Margaret Shaw

Spouse(s): Minerva POWELL, Gladys Powell, Agnes Watkins

Children(s): Dorothy Mahan, Minerva Mahan, William Mahan, Jack Mahan, Robert Mahan

William Chester Mahon was born in 1888 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, the child of James Thomas Mahan And Margaret Elizabeth Shaw. William Chester Mahon married Agnes Pauline Watkins, Gladys A Powell, Minerva Catherine Powell, and had children including Dorothy Mae Mahan, Jack R Mahan, Minerva Louise Mahan, Robert L Mahan, William P Mahan. William Chester Mahon passed away in 1961 in Warren, Columbia County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Chester Mahon was born in 1888 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, the child of James Thomas Mahan And Margaret Elizabeth Shaw.
  • William Chester Mahon married Agnes Pauline Watkins, Gladys A Powell, Minerva Catherine Powell, and had children including Dorothy Mae Mahan, Jack R Mahan, Minerva Louise Mahan, Robert L Mahan, William P Mahan.
  • William Chester Mahon passed away in 1961 in Warren, Columbia County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mahan
1856–1928
Birth Location: Chester Oc, Pennsylvania
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Margaret Shaw
1855–1938
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Minerva POWELL
1894–1930
Birth Location: Saco Village, Valley County, Montana
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Gladys Powell
1907–1997
Birth Location: Albany, Oregon
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Agnes Watkins
1908–1971
Birth Location: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa
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Children(s)

Dorothy Mahan
1919–2013
Birth Location: Lewiston, Montana, USA
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Minerva Mahan
1917–2007
Birth Location: Big Spring, Fergus, Montana, USA
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William Mahan
1920–2001
Birth Location: Victor, Ravalli, Montana, USA
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Jack Mahan
1927–2002
Birth Location: Corvallis, Ravalli, Montana, USA
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Robert Mahan
1910–
Birth Location: California
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William Mahon's Ancestors

Self
William Mahon
1888–1961
Birth Place: Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
James Thomas Mahan
1856–1928
Chester Oc, Pennsylvania
Margaret (Elizabeth) Shaw
1855–1938
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (J.) Mahan
1826–1918
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Jane) Kennedy
1837–1902
Strickerville, Chester, PA
James Shaw
1823–1882
Ireland
Susan Robinson
1834–1882
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mahan
1804–1879
Sarah Matthews
1801–1894
James Kennedy
1785–1860
Catherine DeHaven
1794–1882
James Robison
1796–1857
Sarah Cooke
1800–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rev
1781–1858
Mary Short
1785–1830
Edward Kennedy
1756–1794
Magdalene PLUCK
1774–1838
John Major
1771–1858
Sarah Cooke
1771–1852

William Mahon's Descendants

1.
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William (Chester) Mahon (1888–1961) m. Minerva (Catherine) POWELL (29 Oct 1894–Jul 1930) m. Gladys (A) Powell (7 Jan 1907–17 Sep 1997) m. Agnes (Pauline) Watkins (30 Nov 1908–8 Mar 1971)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Mahan 1919–2013 m. Charles (E) Schroeder 1916–1981 m. James (Nolan) Vandomelen 1920–2000
    1. 1. Jean ("Jeannie" Louise) Schroder 1940–2014 m. Frederick (Gene) Lundin 1949–2018
  2. 2. Minerva (Louise) Mahan 1917–2007 m. David (L) Lewis 1914– m. Schuyler (Lot) Harris 1907–1971
    1. 1. Charlyne Lewis 1937–2006
  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–

William Mahon's Timeline

10 Records

1888
6 Mar 1888
Birth of William Chester Mahon in Lancaster, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1888
abt 1888
Birth of William Chester Mahon in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1888
1888
Birth of William Chester Mahon in Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Chester Co., Pennsylvania
1900
1900
Age 12
William Chester Mahon resided here in Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 32
William Chester Mahon resided here in Big Spring, Fergus, Montana, USA
Big Spring, Fergus, Montana, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
William Chester Mahon resided here in Corvallis, Ravalli, Montana, USA
Corvallis, Ravalli, Montana, USA
1940
1940
Age 52
William Chester Mahon resided here in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
William Chester Mahon resided here in Columbia, Oregon, USA
Columbia, Oregon, USA
1961
29 Jul 1961
Age 73
Death of William Chester Mahon in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
1961
1961
Age 73
Death of William Chester Mahon in Portland OR
Portland OR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Lancaster, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, Marriage Records, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Marriage Certificates; Collection Title: Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03392; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 37-405
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Spring, Fergus, Montana; Roll: T625_969; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 85
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Corvallis, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: 1260; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340995
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1241425
    [6] Montana, County Marriages
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1993
    [9] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987, Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
    [10] Montana, Birth Records, 1897-1919, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana, Birth Records, 1919-1986
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Columbia, Oregon; Ro
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1888
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Chester Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1241425

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Big Spring, Fergus, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Spring, Fergus, Montana; Roll: T625_969; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 85

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Corvallis, Ravalli, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Corvallis, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: 1260; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03392; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 37-405

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Columbia, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Columbia, Oregon; Ro

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03392; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 37-405

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1961
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Portland OR

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Columbia County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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