Thomas McMahill

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas McMahill was born about 1788, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John McMickell, was 40 and his mother, Mrs John McMickell, was 38. He married Elizabeth Clarke on 31 October 1809, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Montgomery Township, Owen, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1841, at the age of 54.

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Thomas McMahill
1788–1841
Elizabeth Clarke
1790–1845
Marriage: 31 October 1809
Minerva McMahill
1810–
Nancy McMahill
1813–1880
Eliza McMahill
1817–1883
Armilda Susan McMahill
1822–
William McMahill
1826–1904
Martha Jane McMahill
1829–1894
Matilda Ann McMahill
1832–1901

Sources (11)

  • Thomas McMahill, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Thomas McMihil, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Thomas Mc Mahill, "United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955"

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Scottish or Irish: possibly anAnglicized form of Gaelic Mac Micheáil, usually Anglicizedas McMichael , or of a patronymic from apersonal name found in Ó Machail (which is Anglicized asMackle).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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