Elizabeth Mahan

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Mahan was born in 1819, in Knox, Kentucky, United States, her father, James H Mahan Jr, was 28 and her mother, Alice Rebecca Jane Trosper, was 26. She married Perry J Smith on 28 March 1852, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in McLean, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Precinct 8 Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 27 December 1885, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Perry J Smith
1816–1898
Elizabeth Mahan
1819–1885
Marriage: 28 March 1852
James Mahan Smith
1853–1899
Margaret Smith
1855–1930
Mary A. Smith
1856–
Abraham Smith
1859–1934
Judy or July E Smith
1861–

Sources (12)

  • Elisabeth Mahan in household of James Mahan, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elisabeth Mahan, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Elizabeth Mahard, "Kentucky, Deaths, 1911-1967"

World Events (8)

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. 

1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens

In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.

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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