Abner Mahan^{[1, 2]}

1804 - 1882  (78 years)

• Name	Abner Mahan
  Born	1804	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1882
  Person ID	I3663	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Alexander W. Mahan,   b. 22 Aug 1767, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Ball,   b. 9 Aug 1769, Tomahawk, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Married	26 Jun 1790	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	Marriages of Pitts. CO. VA 26 Jun 1790 Alexander Mahan and Catherine Ball, dau of John Ball who consents. Sur. George Robinson p. 13
  Family ID	F2119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Giles,   b. Est 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Nov 1830	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Rebecca Ann Mahan,   b. 12 Feb 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Aug 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F2437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Portrait of William H. Ramsey, Son-in-law of Abner Mahan, Husband of Abner Mahan's Daughter, Rebecca Ann Mahan 3663AbnerMahan.jpg
  		Portrait of Abner and Ann Giles Mahan 3663-6136Mahan&Giles.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Pittsylvania County Census T1132_14-00026.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  William Edward Ramsey: Facebook Abner was born on 24, March 1804. He died on 28 May, 1882. His wife, Ann Giles was born on 9 June 1807 and died on 1 May, 1884. They had 11 children, one of whom was Rebecca Ann Mahan, born 12 Feb. 1835 and died 20 August, 1907. Rebecca was my great grandmother. Rebecca married Lt. Col. William Henry Ramsey, my great grandfather. Rebecca and William Henry are buried in a family cemetery on Rt. 644, Cooksburg Rd. in Pittsylvania Co. I help to care for this cemetery. I am attaching pictures of Rececca Mahan, Col William Henry, their gravesite and their marriage license.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. Photo came into my possession several years ago...via Mary Jane McDaniel. She had it copied in Waco, Texas, and sent to me. Pictured in the photo are reported to be Abner and Ann Giles Mahan. Researcher Eveline Anderson wrote that she had seen this as a tintype and comments on the cap. Any Giles or Mahan researchers out there that can comment on this couple? (Abner 1804-1882 m. Ann(e) Giles 15/18 Nov 1830; John Giles, Surety, Pittsylvania Co. Marriages) WWWWWWWWWWWWWW William Edward Ramsey John Wilson Mahan: James Lanier Carter has John and Matilda Ann Cook marrying on 15 Dec 1853 He was a Confederate soldier and died in action at the battle of Gettysburg. The obituary of his son, John Albert Mahan, said that his father died a prisoner during the civil war in Fort Delaware Prison. The death records of Pittsylvania County, Virginia state that the following children of John W. Mahan died in September, 1862, in Pittsylvania County of diphtheria: Ida F., age 1, Christianna, age 4, Margaret, age 6, and Wilmoth, age 8 as reported by their grandfather, Abner Mahan. Matilda Ann Cook Mahan started her first marriage to Mahan with much hardship. She had five children in 9 years. They were born in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia between November 1852 and April, 1861. Then came the war. Probably, while her husband was off fighting in the war, she lost her first four children to diphtheria in six days in the terrible month of September, 1862. The following year she lost her husband, John Wilson Mahan, in the battle of Gettysburg. Matilda survived the best she could for the next 9 years alone raising her only surviving son, John Albert Mahan. In 1871 she remarried Harmon Cook IV (her 1st cousin) who was a 45 year old widower. Matilda was 40. Two years later they left their extensive family behind and moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Matilda had two more children by Harmon Cook, IV in Texas. (one was Vivian and the other may have been Nannie). Anna Evans in Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 17, #1 says Martha Cook Mahan Cook also had a daughter Salley who remained in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the great-grandmother of Fred Blair of Gretna, Virginia. On 24 Oct 1871 when Matilda Ann was 39, she second married Harmon COOK (17) , son of Thomas COOK (ca 1796-) & Nancy Ann BOLLING (10) (ca 1805-), in Pittsylvania County, VA. Born on 5 Sep 1825. died on 15 Oct 1915 in Keller, TX. Buried in Bourland Cemetery, Keller, Texas. Lived in Moved To Keller, Texas in 1882. *************** Abner A Mahan (sixth child of Abner and Ann Giles Mahan) Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 10 March 1862 in Sandy Level, VA Enlisted in Company E, 57th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 10 March 1862 On rolls on 15 February 1863 at POW on 03 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA Wounded on 03 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA Paroled on 15 July 1863 at (Estimated day) Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. (VARosterC) Published in 1987 ----- Living with son John Rufus at time of 1930 Census; Mine is Rececca Ann Mahan, so I guess we are fourth cousins? My dad knew many of the Mahan's in Pittsylvania Co., but I have not known any in my area of Virginia. I think they were McMahan's a generation or two or three before Abner. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. do you happen to have the proofs of those 11 children of Abner and Anne Mahan? February 21 at 9:39am ?·William Edward Ramsey I have more information on most, some from census data, but not good sources: John Wilson: 2 August, 1832-2 Oct. 1863 (Gettysburg). Susan Jane: 16 Oct. 1833-10 Feb.1910. Rebecca Ann: 12 Feb. 1835-20 Aug. 1907. Mary Catherine (Kitty): 5 July 1830. Elizabeth: 24 Nov.1837-5 March 1882. Abner Alex: 3 March 1840-9 Nov. 1931. William Henry: 28 Dec. 1841-1844 (choked on Watermelon seed). Joseph Carr: 24Dec. 1843-11 Nov. 1920. Drucilla: 27 Sept1845-5 June 1923. Angeline: 10 Aug. 1848-24 Jan. 1926. Arabella Ellen: 25 Nov. 1850-24 Jan. 1924.