Woodson Mahan

Woodson Mahan, b. 10 Nov 1828, d. 23 Nov 1899. His parents were John Mahan Jr. and Nancy Woodson. They were married, 8 June 1813 in Mercer Co., KY and moved to New Winchester, Hendricks Co., IN about 1833. Woodson was born near Danville, Boyle, Co., KY and died near Thorntown, Boone Co., IN. He farmed 200 acres of land adjacent to the Old Bethel / Precinct Cemetery where he and wife Cordelia Cumings Mahan are buried. They were married in Boone Co., IN, 21 Aug 1851 and had 10 children. His obituary says he dealt in fast horses. His mother Nancy, daughter of Jacob Woodson is listed on pg. 160 of the book, “The Woodson's and their Connections” by Henry Morton Woodson, 1915. Nancy’s lineage goes back to Dr. John Woodson a surgeon on the ship George that came to Fleur de Hundred, Virginia in 1619. His grandfather John Mahan Sr. married Sara Clark, 29 Jan 1786 in Lincoln Co., KY. John Sr. may have been an associate of James Harrod the founder of Harrodsburg in Mercer, Co., KY, per the Draper papers and land records. Woodson’s grandmother Sara was the daughter of Francis Clark, the first Methodist minister of Kentucky.

Researched and written by: Argil Mahan
 

Submitted: November 11, 2008
Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2008. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Mahan, Argil. "Biography of Woodson Mahan." 2008.