James Emmett Mahanay (1897 - 1953)

Born 15 Oct 1897 in Vichy, Maries, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian Irene (Honea) Mahanay — married 28 Apr 1927 in Harris, Texas, United States

Died 22 Oct 1953 at age 56 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States

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Biography

James Mahanay was a Missourian.

James Mahanay was a Texan.

James Emmett Mahanay was born on October 15, 1897 in Vichy, Maries County, Missouri. ^[1]

At age 2, James lived in Johnson, Maries County, Missouri. ^[2] Sometime when he was just a small child, the family moved to Texas. In 1910, he lived on Sledgefield and Pleasant Road in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. This is where he would spend the remainder of his youth growing up. ^[3]

When he was 20 years old, he still lived at home working on the family farm in Johnson County. As a young man, he had a medium physical appearance, medium height, light colored hair and blue eyes. ^[4]

Emmett married Lillian Irene Honea on April 28, 1927 in Harris County, Texas. ^[5] The following year his daughter Martha Joe was born. In 1930, he lived on Weaver Street in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. He rented his home for $8 dollars a month. The family owned a radio set, considered a luxury item of the time. He worked as a salesman in the oil industry. ^[6] James continued to live in Avarado the following decade. He owned his own home now. We worked in sales like his past, except now he was working for himself as an agent in the wholesale and retail oil industry. He also employed others to work for him. ^[7]

In 1942, Emmett continued to live in Avarado, Texas. He worked for the Sinclair Refining Company in the same town. At age 44, he stood five feet and eleven inches tall, weighed about 175 pounds, and had a light brown complexion with blonde hair and blue eyes. On his registration draft card, he indicated one foot was shorter than the other, perhaps an indication he had polio during his development years. ^[1]

James died on October 22, 1953 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. ^[8] He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. ^[9]

TimeLine

Birth 1897

James Emmett Mahanay was born on October 15, 1897 in Vichy, Maries County, Missouri. ^[1]

Residence 1900

James Emmett Mahanay lived in Johnson, Maries County, Missouri. ^[2]

Residence 1910

James Emmett Mahanay lived on Sledgefield and Pleasant Road in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. ^[3]

Residence 1918

James Emmett Mahanay lived on Sledgefield and Pleasant Road in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. ^[4]

Residence 1920

James Emmett Mahanay lived in Justice Precinct 4, Johnson County, Texas. ^[10]

Marriage 1927

James Emmett Mahanay married Lillian Irene Honea on April 28, 1927 in Harris County, Texas. ^[5]

Residence 1930

James Emmett Mahanay lived on Weaver Street in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. ^[6]

Residence 1940

James Emmett Mahanay lived on Weaver Street in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. ^[7]

Residence 1942

James Emmett Mahanay lived in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. ^[1]

Death 1953

James Emmett Mahanay died on October 22, 1953 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. ^[8]

Burial

James Emmett Mahanay was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 929 Ancestry Record 2238 #20845225
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Johnson, Maries, Missouri; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240874 Ancestry Record 7602 #79359751
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Alvardo, Johnson, Texas; Roll: T624_1569; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1375582 Ancestry Record 7884 #125913472
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Johnson County Ancestry Record 6482 #17315940
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965: Harris County Clerk's Office; Houston, Texas; Harris County, Texas, Marriage Records Ancestry Record 9168 #26534253
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Alvarado, Johnson, Texas; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342098 Ancestry Record 6224 #62518954
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Alvarado, Johnson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04082; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 126-17 Ancestry Record 2442 #156664127
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000: Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit. Ancestry Record 4876 #6891684
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51159865/james-emmett-mahanay : accessed 08 January 2022), memorial page for James Emmett Mahanay (15 Oct 1898–22 Oct 1953), Find A Grave: Memorial #51159865, citing Glenwood Cemetery, Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Beverly Mahanay~Short (contributor 47149599)
10. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Johnson, Texas; Roll: T625_1821; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 46 Ancestry Record 6061 #62913579