Edward Mahan

Abt 1812 - 1881  (69 years)

• Name	Edward Mahan  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1812	Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Brickmaker
  Death	15 Nov 1881	Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I14457	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Lydia McFarland,   b. Abt 1814, Coitsville, Trumbull (later Mahoning), Ohio, USA d. 22 Apr 1897, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1835	Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Children	1. William A Mahan,   b. 1836, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Ann Mahan,   b. 1839, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas E Mahan,   b. 1841, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Dickinson Mahan,   b. Feb 1843, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA d. Aft 1910 (Age > 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mary Elizabeth Mahan,   b. Dec 1844, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA d. Aft 1934 (Age > 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Edward M Mahan,   b. 18 Apr 1846, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA d. 18 Aug 1912 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. James Price Mahan,   b. 1848, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Bennitte Franklin Mahan,   b. Mar 1850, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Newton Vance Mahan,   b. 1852, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Clinton Armstrong Mahan,   b. Apr 1854, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA d. DECEASED  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Almira Mahan,   b. 1856, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Lydia Martha Mahan,   b. May 1859, Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. Maggie Mahan,   b. 1870, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Children: William A Mahan b: 1836 in Liberty, Ohio Margaret Ann Mahan b: 1839 in Liberty, Ohio Thomas E Mahan b: 1841 in Liberty, Ohio John Dickinson Mahan b: FEB 1843 in Liberty, Ohio Mary Elizabeth Mahan b: DEC 1844 in Liberty, Ohio Edward M Mahan b: 1846 in Liberty, Ohio James Price Mahan b: 1848 in Liberty, Ohio Bennitte Franklin Mahan b: MAR 1850 in Liberty, Ohio Newton Vance Mahan b: 1852 in Liberty, Ohio Clinton Armstrong Mahan b: APR 1854 in Liberty, Ohio Almira Mahan b: 1856 in Liberty, Ohio Lydia Martha Mahan b: MAY 1859 in Liberty, Ohio Maggie Mahan b: 1870 in Pennsylvania EDWARD MAHAN (1812 to between 1882 AND 1900) - BRICKMAKER (Research by Peter Folsom McFarlin - May, 2012) The following was written in 1881-1882 (*1 p 443) "...Edward's fathe r Thomas came to America in 1833. He went directly to Liberty, Ohio, w here his son resided. Thomas remained there several years, before goin g to Guernsey co, where he died in 1 841. There were nine children in h is family, five boys and four girls. Six of the children came to thi s country. Mrs Mahan died in Bristol some years after the death of M r Mahan. "Mr Edward Mahan came to America in 1831, landing in Quebec after a pe rilous voyage of five weeks and four days...He always lived in Libert y with the exception of eighteen months in Guernsey county. He learne d the brickmakers' trade and followe d this for over thirty years, the n went upon the farm where we now find him. He was married in 1835 t o Miss Lydia McFarland, daughter of William McFarland, of Coitsville , Mahoning county. They have had twelve children, all of whom are no w livi ng..."(*1 p 444). Edward was found in all the Liberty censuses through 1880, and not i n 1900, so may have died before then. (Research):PFM's SOURCES for Edward Mahan; Scots-Irish Immigrant, Ohio Brickmake r and Farmer 1840 census; Youngstown, p 238 (his age 20-30) 1850 census; Liberty, Ohio p 131 (his age 39, a farmer, born in Irelan d, real value $4,000) 1860 census; Liberty, Ohio p 221 (his age 48, a farmer, born in Irelan d) 1870 census; Liberty, Ohio p 263 (his age 68sic, a farmer, born in Ire land, real value $3,330, pers value $700) 1880 census; Liberty, Ohio p 482 (his age 66, farmer, born in Ireland , both parents born in Ireland) 1890 census; not extant 1900 census; Edward not found Other REFERENCES *1 History of Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Williams, 1882 v 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/;;;;;;), McFarland, John -Online tree by Peter Folsom McFarlin. [S55] Peter Folsom McFarlin, Descendants of John McFarland, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: John McFarland descendants (no notes).pdf rec: 6 Dec 2010;;;;;;).