Is anyone else researching McGahan, etc. in Dearborn and/or Warren cos.
Indiana?
Thomas McGahan settled in Medina twp. abt. 1830 from Dearborn County, IN.
He was a resident of Dearborn County, Indiana, when he applied at the
Crawfordsville Land Office for land patent, certificate no. 14897. This
patent was for the west 1/2, SWq Sec. 1, Twp. 22 N, Range 7 W, containing 80
acres in Warren County, Indiana. The patent was dated June 6, 1832, and
signed Andrew Jackson by A. J. Donelson on April 5, 1833.
He was 50/60 in the 1830 census (probably closer to 60 as his widow was over
70 in 1840). He died in 1839 leaving a will which names the following
heirs:
wife, unnamed, but in 1840 census name is Rachel
sons John and Thomas
dau. Jane
and
gr. daus. Deborah and Mary Jane McGahan, which he said were "illegitimate
children."
Son Thomas (b. 1804 PA) married Lavina Gard in Dearborn Co., Aug. 18, 1837
and had children Hiram, Ezra, George, Simeon, Alexander and Thomas
Son John (b. abt. 1806) married Margaret Henry and they had children
Thomas, George W. and Eliza J.
John died 1847 in Warren Co., IN.
Dau. Jane (b. 1809 PA, my ancestor) married Nathaniel Lemming and they had
children
Lathena m. Michael Henry; John, Thomas, Wesley, Juliette m. Samuel Garrard
(mine); Rachel, Joel, Perry, Amand and Ephraim.
Gr. dau. Mary Jane married John Mitcham in 1847 in Warren Co.
Have found the following in the 1860 census records:
Warren County, Indiana - Medina Township - pg. 565 - P.O. Poolsville
09 - 807/823 - McGahan, Thomas - 56 - W - M - Farmer - PA
10 - 807/823 - McGahan, Lovina - 49 - W - F - IN
11 - 807/823 - McGahan, Hiram - 22 - W - M - Farmer - IN
12 - 807/823 - McGahan, Ezra - 19 - W - M - Farmer - IN
13 - 807/823 - McGahan, George - 15 - W - M - IN
14 - 807/823 - McGahan, Simeon - 14 - W - M - IN
15 - 807/823 - McGahan, Alexander - 10 - W - M - IN
Warren County, Indiana - Mound Township - pg. 659 - P.O. Baltimore and State
Line
23 - 589/579 - Gahan, John - 52 - W - M - Farmer - Ireland
24 - 589/579 - Gahan, Elen - 39 - W - F - IN
25 - 589/579 - Gahan, Joseph - 14 - W - M - IN
26 - 589/579 - Gahan, Mary E. - 11 - W - F - IN
27 - 589/579 - Gahan, Clea A. - 8 - W - F - IN
28 - 589/579 - Gahan, John W. - 7 - W - M - IN
29 - 589/579 - Gahan, Rachel - 5 - W - F - IN
30 - 589/579 - Gahan, David B. - 4 - W - M - IN
31 - 589/579 - Gahan, Martha - 1 - W - F - IN
32 - 589/579 - Gahan, William - 62 - W - M - Day Laborer - Ireland
Dearborn County, Indiana - Logan Township - pg. 595 - P.O. Logan
08 - 473/482 - McGahan, Ann - 83 - W - F - PA
Dearborn County, Indiana - Logan Township - pg. 598 - P.O. Logan
18 - 493/502 - McCan, Owen - 54 - W - M - Farmer - Ireland
19 - 493/502 - McCan, Ellen - 45 - W - F - Ireland
20 - 493/502 - McCan, James - 18 - W - M - Ireland
21 - 493/502 - McCan, Mary - 14 - W - F - Ireland
22 - 493/502 - McCan, Owen - 11 - W - M - Ireland
23 - 493/502 - McCan, Catherine - 6 - W - F - IN
24 - 493/502 - McCan, Dennis - 4 - W - M - IN
Dearborn County, Indiana - Miller Township - pg. 143 - P.O. Lawrenceburgh
36 - 1060/962 - McGahin, May R. - 45 - W - F - NY
37 - 1060/962 - McGahin, John - 23 - W - M - IN
Ripley County, Indiana - Otter Creek Township - pg. 132 - P.O. Holton and
Poston
40 - 932/932 - McGahan, Patrick - 30 - W - M - Laborer - England
Would love to hear from anyone researching this very difficult name!
Adina Dyer