John L. Mahan (abt. 1815 - 1901)

Born about 1815 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Husband of Barbara B. (Brenneman) Mahan — married 7 Dec 1837 in Brooke, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Biography

John was born in about 1815 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of William B Mahan and Nancy (Jones) Mahan.

1850 U.S. Census Virginia Hancock District 26 pp304^[1]

Mahan, John L 35 Maryland farmer

Barbara B 30 Virginia

Lorenzo F 12

Ann E 10

Wm C 8

Mary A 5

Barbara J 2

1860 United States Federal Census > Virginia > Hancock P.O. Linton, OH^[2]

The History of West Virginia, Old and New

Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,

Chicago and New York, Volume III,

pg. 231

Hancock County

William's sons John and Thomas later having established a grist mill on

King's Creek in the present Hancock County.

John Mahan established his residence on the farm now

owned and occupied by his son Lorenzo P., of this review,

near the Village of Arroyo, and the saw and grist mill

which he here erected and operated was later used as a

vinegar manufactory.His landed estate here comprised

576 acres. He became one of the owners also of a line

of river boats, including barges and the steamboats "Oil

City" and "Iron City," which were built in Hancock

County. Later he became one of the owners of the navi-

gation business conducted under the title of the Cumber-

land Tow Boat Company. He was one of the vigorous

and resourceful business men of his day and did much to

further the advancement of his home community and county.

He and his sons eventually converted the saw and planing

mill into a vinegar factory, which they operated successfully.

John L. Mahan settled here in 1840. In early years he

operated a saw and grist mill, and he also built barges and

was part owner of the Cumberland Tow Boat Company.

He did a large timber and barge business. He was an

early convert to apple growing on a commercial scale, and

the efforts he put forth in this line of development have been

continued on his old farm ever since. He died in 1901, at

the age of eighty-seven, having lived retired for some

years.

He owned about 600 acres in his farm, what is now

Arroyo Station, and during his lifetime he planted about

100 acres of that to a commercial orchard. His old home

was on the river bank, close to the station, which is four

miles north of New Cumberland. The old Mahan residence

stood near the Ohio River.

Book: History of Mingo Junction 1937

In that same year(1756), Jacob Walker Tomahawked a claim on the presentsite of Steubenville which was then a dense forest. He also bought a farmin Brooke County, W.Va. from Mr. Greathouse, for which he paid sixteencents per acre. He helped to build Ft. Decker in what was later Mahan'sOrchard opposite Mingo. This fort was one of a chain of forts andblockhouses extending along the Ohio River opposite Jefferson Co. and tothe site of Wheeling. Included were fortifacations at Holiday's Cove,Decker's, Cox's, Cross Creek, Short Creek, Beech Bottom and Ft.Henry

Licences to Travelling Merchants, Boat Stores, Pedlars in ohio

Name In What Way Length of time Expiration Dollars

John L Mahan store boat 3 mo Jan 10,1841 7

NESSLY CHAPEL CEMETERY, Hancock county, WV

Mahan Alexander E 1879 1941

Mahan Alexander E b Jul 22 1920 d Oct 24 1947

MahanBarbara B.b. 1820d. 1887Mother

MahanHelen M.b. 1883d. 1970MahanJohn L.b. 1814d. 1901Father

MahanLorenzo Franklinb. 1838d. 1924

Mahan Mary Margaret v Feb 28 1852 d Sep 29 1920

Mahan Sadie B b 1890 d 1956

Mahan W. Chester b. 1843d. 1908G.A.R.

John was buried after 15 March 1901 in Nessly Chapel Cemetery, Hancock County, WV.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DQ-32F : 23 December 2020), Barbara B Mahan in household of John L Mahan, Hancock, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41H-7WP : Tue Oct 03 13:40:02 UTC 2023), Entry for John L Mahan and Barbara B Mahan, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16173596/john-l-mahan: accessed 17 January 2024), memorial page for John L. Mahan (1814–1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #16173596, citing Nessly Chapel Cemetery, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Janet Ryan Waite (contributor 46869097).

• Gerberich, Albert H. The Brenneman History. Scottsdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1938. Page 636