William Reed McMahan b. 17 May 1814 West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Dec 1901 Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

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Name	William Reed McMahan
Name		Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania This is an excerpt from the book. The full book can be found on Internet Archive
Birth	17 May 1814	West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Death	29 Dec 1901	Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 4]
Burial	31 Dec 1901	Oak Hill Cemetery (Pennsylvania) [3]
	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99207087/william-reed-mcmahan
		Headstone - McMahan, William Reed and Sarah Clark
		Headstone - McMahan, William Reed and Sarah Clark
Person ID	I331	Discovering My Ancestors
Last Modified	2 Feb 2023

Father Samuel McMahan
b. 8 Sep 1779, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 11 Jun 1854, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)

Mother Jane "Jennie" Reed
b. Abt 1783, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 18 Jul 1875, Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA (Age 92 years)

Marriage 17 Mar 1803 West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Age at Marriage He was 23 years old - She was ~ 20 years old. (Were Married 51 years).

Children 9 children

1. Polly Mary McMahan
b. Abt 1804, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 25 Dec 1866, Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

2. Jennie Murray "Jane" McMahan
b. 30 Oct 1805, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 17 Nov 1861, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA

3. Rebecca McMahan
b. Abt 1807, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

d. (date unknown)

4. James McMahan
b. Jan 1810, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 29 Oct 1900, Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

5. Margaret McMahan
b. 26 Feb 1812, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 13 Sep 1899, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

6. William Reed McMahan
b. 17 May 1814, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 29 Dec 1901, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

7. Samuel McMahan, Jr.
b. 24 Jul 1818, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 27 Jul 1906, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

8. Eliza Ann McMahan
b. 1821, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 18 Dec 1885, Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

9. John McMahan
b. 1823, West Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 25 Dec 1900, Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

Family ID F579 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Spouse Sarah Clark
b. 13 Jul 1819, Liberty, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 14 Jan 1884, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)

Marriage 19 May 1840 Potts Grove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [5, 6]

Age at Marriage He was 26 years old - She was 20 years old. (Were Married 43 years).

Children 9 children

	1. Samuel McMahan b. Abt 1841, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. (date unknown)
+	2. John Clark McMahan b. 8 Nov 1842, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Oct 1904, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)
+	3. Robert A. McMahan b. 12 Mar 1845, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Sep 1918, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
+	4. Margaret Louise McMahan b. 1 Sep 1848, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Jan 1926, Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
+	5. Emily Alice McMahan b. 29 Feb 1852, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Apr 1936, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years)
	6. William Hurley McMahan b. 6 Feb 1855, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Apr 1915, Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)
+	7. Thomas James McMahan b. 22 Jul 1856, Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Jun 1936, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
+	8. David Elwood McMahan b. 10 Mar 1859, Washingtonville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Mar 1940, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)
+	9. Sarah Ann "Sally" McMahan b. 13 Dec 1862, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Feb 1952, Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)

Last Modified 11 May 2017

Family ID F108 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S62] 1850 U.S. Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_801; Page: 330A; Image: 85.
[S168] Cemetery - Oak Hill Cemetery PA, http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/oakhilr9.htm.
McMahan W R May.17.1814 Dec.29.1901 McMahan Sarah July.13.181 9 Jan.14.1884 McMahan Hattie M 1869 1941 McMahan Mar y E 1847 1934 McMahan Robert A 1845 1918 McMahan Hurle y 1854 1915 McMahan Willie Sept.18.1866 July.9.1891 McMah an John Clark Nov.8.1842 Oct.27.1904 McMahan Lucy A Mar.20.184 4 May.22.1911
[S298] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
[S403] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 116 : 1915.
[S460] History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania, pg 199.
THOMAS J. CLARK, farmer, P. O. Moorsburg, was born July 13, 1837, so n of John and Margaret (Maxwell) Clark. John Clark, Sr., grandfather o f our subject, was born in Ireland, and from there came to Pennsylvani a, locating about 1786 in what is now Liberty Township, Montour County , where Mrs. Dr. Weaver now resides, and there lived the rest of his d ays. He served in the Revolutionary war and had a finger shot off (hi s brother, Robert, was a colonel in the same war). He and his wife ar e both buried in the Derry Presbyterian Church graveyard. They had tw o children John and Ann (both deceased). John Clark, Jr., the father o f our subject, was born in what is now Liberty Township, Montour Co. , Penn., and was here reared. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; wa s married October 23, 1818, by Rev. John Patterson, to Margaret, daugh ter of William and Jane (Bolles) Maxwell, later a daughter of Judge Bo lles, of Bollesburg, and they were the parents of the following name d children: Sarah, deceased wife of William McMahon; Robert Finney (de ceased), was a prominent lawyer of Bloomsburg, Penn.; John (deceased) ; Alexander, in Illinois; Samuel, an architect in Washington, D. C.; J ames, in Geneseo, Ill.; William, in Dallas County, Iowa, and Thomas J . The father died in 1870; his widow resided with Mr. and Mrs. Thoma s J. Clark. The subject of this sketch was reared in Liberty Township , and was married October 25, 1864, to Miss Margaret Kyle, a native o f Milton, Northumberland Co., Penn., and daughter of Samuel and Jane ( Auten) Kyle, both deceased and buried at Milton, the former dying in 1 878 and the latter in 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are the parents of nin e children: Eleanor H., Margaret Maxwell, Anna Gertrude, William Lowen burg, Charles Wallace, Edith Moore, Martha Hurley, Sarah Finney and Ge orge Edward. The parents are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. C lark has held the office of justice of the peace for ten years, and ha s also been school director. In politics he is a Democrat. The farm o n which he resides contains over 200 acres, and belongs to the heirs o f John Clark, which land, originally granted to the Presbyterian Churc h, was sold to Robin Finney, and has passed down in the family ever si nce, without any sale having been made.
[s129] Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236.

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