When Abner Mahan passed away on August 18, 1883 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, his death record noted his father was Alexander Mahan, and showed Abner's wife as Ann Mahan. Abner was born about 1804.
Abner married Ann Giles in Pittsylvania, Va. on November 15, 1830. Abner was shown as head of house in 1840 in Pittsylvania.
The 1850 and 1860 censuses of Pittsylvania combine to show Abner and Ann Mahan had at least the following children:
John 1833
Susan 1834
Rebecca 1835
Mary 1837
Elizabeth 1838
Abner 1840
Joseph 1844
Drucilla 1846
Angeline 1849
Arabelle 1850
Son John was in the 38th Virginia Infantry and sons Abner and Joseph were in the 57th Virginia Infantry. All were in Armistead's Brigade during Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, list Groom as Abner Mahan and Bride as Ann Giles, dated 15 Nov 1830 and list Bondsman as John Giles.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1767-1864, compiled by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 1937, p. 143.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abner by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abner: