Personal Facts[]
- Sex: Male
- Born: November 18, 1802 at PA
- Died: July 20, 1851 at Knox County, IL
- Buried: Cherry Grove Cemetery, Cedar Township, Knox County, Illinois
Family[]
- Father: Unknown
- Mother: Uknown
- Siblings: Unknown
- 1st Spouse: Mary Groten/Graaten (?-c1835)
- Married: February 9, 1826 VA
- Children:
- Margaret F Mahon (c1830-?)
- Mary Elizabeth Mahon (1832-1898)
- George Washington Mahon Sr. (c1834-1912)
- 2nd Spouse: Jane Rodgers (1808-1893)
- Children:
- Sarah H Mahon (1840-1886)
- Anna Eliza Mahon (1841-?)
- Virginia Mahon (c1844-?)
- Cornelia Mahon (1847-?)
- Neemia/Nelcia Mahon (c1850-?)
See also Descendants of Robert McMahon (1802-1851)
Public Records[]
- United States Census:
- 1840 - Greenbriar County, (West) Virginia
- Male 30-39 = Robert 38
- Female 30-39 = Jane 32
- Female 20-29 = ?
- Female 10-14 = ?
- Female 10-14 = Margaret 8
- Male 5-9 = George 6
- Female <5 = Sarah 0
- Male Slave 10-23
- Male Slave >10
- Female Slave >10
- 1850 - Township 10N, 1E, Knox Co., IL
- Robert McMahan, 48 PA
- Jane McMahan, 48 VA
- Mary E McMahan 22 VA
- Margaret S McMahan 20 VA
- Washington McMahan 16 VA
- Sarah H McMahan, 14 VA
- Ann E McMahan, 10 VA
- Virginia McMahan, 6 VA
- Cornelia McMahan, 4 VA
- Robert Wilson, 24 VA
- 1840 - Greenbriar County, (West) Virginia
Other Records[]
- None
Notes[]
There seems to be come confusion about the last name. On various websites I have seen it listed as Mayhan, Mahon and McMahon. In the 1850 census the recorder wrote down McMahen. Most of the descendants I have found in public record are listed as Mahon. It appears his tombstone also say Mahon.
--Will 00:00, 4 March 2007 (UTC)