Obedience "Biddie" Mahan

Brief Life History of Obedience "Biddie"

When Obedience "Biddie" Mahan was born on 26 March 1817, in Knox, Kentucky, United States, her father, James H Mahan Jr, was 26 and her mother, Alice Rebecca Jane Trosper, was 24. She married Luke Moore Sr. on 9 May 1838, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Precinct 6 Martin Springs, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 10 October 1899, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Clio, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Luke Moore Sr.
1816–1886
Obedience "Biddie" Mahan
1817–1899
Marriage: 9 May 1838
James Edward Moore
1839–1915
Granville L Moore
1841–1895
John Carew Moore
1843–1919
Rebecca Jane Moore
1845–1927
Materson Adams Moore
1847–1899
Luke Moore Jr.
1849–1917
William Harrison Moore
1851–1920
Gilson Dick Moore
1853–1892
Jincin P Moore
1854–
Samuel B Moore
1855–1857
Julia Ann Moore
1858–1943
Obedience Josephine Moore
1860–1935
T J Moore
1867–1869

Sources (24)

  • Obedience Moore in household of Luke Moore, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Obediana Mahon, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Obedience Mahan Moore, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1818

Historical Boundaries 1818: Knox, Kentucky, United States 1818: Whitley, Kentucky, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Irish: from Ó Macháin, a variant of Ó Mocháin, see Mohan .

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

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