Ray Mahan

Male24 February 1886–February 1975

Brief Life History of Ray

When Ray Mahan was born on 24 February 1886, in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, Charles Mahan, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Bledsoe, was 38. He married Zeruah Priscilla Dopp on 31 March 1917, in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Jackson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died in February 1975, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Ray Mahan
1886–1975
Zeruah Priscilla Dopp
1892–1929
Marriage: 31 March 1917
Annabelle Mahan
1919–
Thomas Mahan
1921–

Sources (5)

  • Ray Mahan in household of Charles D Mahan, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ray F. Mahan, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Ray Mahan, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 March 1917Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 4

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

    Age 5

    Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 24

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    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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