4040 NICHOLAS CO - McMAHILL, WILLIAM - McMahill McIntyre Barnum Hall Hamilton Hogue Phillips Kepple Morris Ewings Hanks Sisson Morris #4040: EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH (WARREN CO IL) WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE OLD SETTLERS BY WILLIAM L. SNAPP, Copyright, 1905. Nicholas Co. William McMahill was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, December 23, 1806. He was a son of John and Susan (Burnet) McMahill. He was married in Kentucky, in 1827, to Mary Snapp. He was born February 22, 1806, and was a daughter of George and Sarah (McIntyre) Snapp. William McMahill and wife came to Sangamon county, Illinois, in 1830, where they resided until 1835, when they came to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois. To them the following-named children were born: George, born March 8, 1829; married Frances Barnum, about the year 1854. He resides at Riverside, California. Susan B., born March 26, 1831; married Leonard Hall, March 25, 1852. He died July 28, 1896. Sarah, born May 16, 1833; married William J. Hamilton. Nancy Jane, born April 6, 1835; married Andrew J. Sisson. Elizabeth, born June 2, 1837. She fell into a kettle of hot lard and was so badly burned that she died the next morning. This occurred in March, 1839. Her grave was the first one in the McMahill graveyard. John, born in 1839; married Emily Hogue, at Yates City, Illinois. Ann m., born in 1842; married Allen S. Phillips, January 26, 1868. Pinckney, married Mary Ewings. Her maiden name was Mary Hanks. Mary E., died with scarlet fever when she was only four or five years old. Lucinda, died in infancy. William McMahill, the subject of this sketch, was by occupation a farmer and stock raiser. In politics he was a republican. In religion he was early connected with the Methodist Episcopal church and was for many years a local preacher in that denomination. His wife was also a member of the same church. Many religious meetings were held at their house in the early days. Mary, wife of William McMahill. died August 31, 1877. He died June 6, 1881. Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 - E-fax (707)222-1210 - e-mail:sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html Barren Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl