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Next pageThis family of Mahaffeys are probable descendants of John or Andrew Mahaffey of Westmoreland county line No. 1.
1404. 1ANDREW MAHAFFEY,1 of Highland and Adams county, Ohio, married first, ______ Ellison; afterwards, Maria Hughes. Moved to Mills county, Iowa, in 1856, and died at St. Joseph, [Buchanan Co.,] Mo., about 1858. He had several brothers [and a sister. The following list appears to have been numbered incorrectly, since if the names in the following list were Andrew Mahaffey’s siblings the numbering should have started with a superscript of “2” on the first name then sequentially to number 7 and the generation superscript number should have been “1” not “2.”]:
1409. 5SAMUEL MAHAFFEY,2 had a son who was in the Civil War.
1404. 1ANDREW MAHAFFEY,1 had at least four sons, two of whom fought in the Civil War.
| Conclusion. Jointly we have formed a chapter, As for kinship, we are not sure. This we know, our hopes are mutual — And may the name for’er endure. We feel proud that in Westmoreland, This Scotch-Irish name too, was found, Also glad we are included In this book, and together bound. M.E.M.C.
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1413. 1ALEXANDER MAHAFFEY,3 the progenitor of the Washington county, Pa., and of one branch of the Ohio Mahaffeys, was born in Washington county, Maryland about 1765.
Two generations preceded him in this locality. His father’s and grandfather’s Christian names have not been preserved. It is believed by his descendants that his Mahaffey forbears were of Scotch-Irish extraction. He was a Whig, and of Protestant faith. He prophesied that slavery would bring on one of the worst wars that the world had ever known. From his own lips the following record has been preserved:
“When the Revolutionary War was in progress, the people were greatly excited over the killing of the Colonists, and destruction of property by the British. There was a call for the people to defend their country. Father took his team and wagon, and taking two of his neighbors, beside two of his sons, one old enough for service, (whose name is not preserved), the other myself, to bring back the team we started for the front. (Name of the place not mentioned.)
“Before I could get away my team and myself were pressed into service to haul provisions, ammunition, etc. and it was two weeks before I reached home. I never saw my brother again, but father returned and lived the remainder of his life in Washington county, Maryland.”
After the death of the father, Alexander was appointed administrator of the estate. He fell heir to some slaves, as did also his brother William.
About this time, near the close of the century, they moved to Washington county, Pa. Alexander freed his slaves, and William took his and moved to Tennessee. He is supposed to be the progenitor of those of the name in the far south, unless otherwise accounted for.
Alexander married Margaret Kirkpatrick, who was born 1775. About 1820, they moved to Richland county, Ohio, where he purchased a farm and resided until the death of his wife in 1844. He then made his home with his daughter “Polly,” Mrs. Rodgers, near Amity, [probably in Knox Co.,] Ohio, where he died in 1851, and is buried beside his wife in Mt. Zion cemetery, thirteen miles from Mt. Vernon, [Knox or Lucas Co.,] Ohio.
He spelled his name “Mahaffey,” and it is believed that his forbears also spelled it the same way. He was a man of fair education, and was supreme ruler in his household, and never allowed a child to disobey him. He whipped a son much larger than himself for an act of disobedience.
There were twelve children born to Alexander and Margaret Kirkpatrick Mahaffey. The sons were large men and gifted with considerable talent for music. Their names were:
1Rebecca Mahaffey,4 m. ______ Helms, and had seven children.
2Mary (Polly) Mahaffey,4 m. _____ Rodgers and had four children.
3Margaret Mahaffey,4 m. Elijah Carson, had seven children, two of whom are living near Cadiz, [Harrison Co.,] Ohio, namely:
1421. 8HUGH MAHAFFEY,4 (Alexander3, ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Hugh Mahaffey, eighth child and third son of Alexander and Margaret Kirkpatrick Mahaffey, was born 1805, in Washington county, Pa. Moved with his parents to Ohio about 1820.
Second day of November [sic] he married Rachel McCraimer, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1810, of Protestant-Irish parents, who came to this country about 1806, located in New York State, were driven from there by Black Plague, her father having lost two sisters by that disease, located in Harrison county with his parents, and died in 1881, and is buried in Mt. Zion cemetery, Knox county.
Hugh Mahaffey, and family now located near Amity, was a man of great strength, but died from injuries received at a barn raising in which he sought to excel in strength. He died 1844, and his wife 1880. They were the parents of eight children:
1422. 9ELIZA MAHAFFEY,4 (Alexander3, ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Eliza Mahaffey, daughter of Alexander and Margaret Kirkpatrick Mahaffey, and twin sister of Joseph, was born 1807. Was married to James Kirkpatrick, of Knox county, Ohio. They moved to Illinois in 1854, and are both deceased. Seven children were born to them:
1423. 10JOSEPH MAHAFFEY,4 (Alexander3, ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Joseph Mahaffey, son of Alexander and Margaret Kirkpatrick Mahaffey, was born in Washington county, Pa., 1807, and lived there until he served his time at the blacksmith trade.
He located in Harrison county, Ohio, where he married Letitia Wells, who was born 1808.
He was a pioneer of Knox county, locating there in 1831 or ’32. He was a man of high morals, and always ready to defend the right under all circumstances. He died 1872, and his wife 1876.
This account of how he “licked” the Knox county bully is told in his own language:
“One day as I was talking with a friend on the street a large man, unknown to me, driving a team of horses, drove his horses almost upon me, commanding me with an oath, to get out of his way or he would drive over me.
“I replied, ‘I guess not.’ He replied, with an oath that he would, and that I had insulted him once before any way, and jumped out of his wagon and rushed at me. I told him he was mistaken in his man; that I had never seen him before. He told me that I was a d---n liar, and I told him if he said that again I would ‘muzzle’ him. He attempted to repeat it, but before he could do so, I did ‘muzzle’ him, and he went to the grass.
“Having on my best clothes, I attempted to remove my coat, when a party from behind caught me by the skirt of my new spike tail coat and tore it up the back to my neck. I grabbed the party who tore my coat and threw him to the middle of the street, took off what was left of my coat and met the first party who was up and coming at me. I reached for his throat and in so doing I got my finger in his mouth. I twisted my thumb in his mouth inside his teeth and held him so tight he could not bite me, and ‘By Molly’ I sent in a few in the short ribs, and every time I hit him I could feel him wilt.
“I let go of him and he went down in a pile, and to my surprise I learned I had ‘licked’ the ‘Bully’ of Knox county without getting a scratch, or becoming angry, because I was positive that he was mistaken.
“He became my friend and one of my best customers.”
Joseph Mahaffey died at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, June, 1872, was buried in Mt. View cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and hs wife was born in Harrison county, 1808, died in Mt. Vernon in 1876; is buried in the same cemetery as her husband. To this union was born seven children:
1424. 11WILLIAM MAHAFFEY,4 (Alexander3, ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
William Mahaffey, eleventh child of Alexander and Margaret Kirkpatrick Mahaffey, was born 1810, in Washington county, Pa. He went to Ohio with his family in 1820. In 1830, married Harriet Ourant, who was born at New Lisbon, Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1810. They lived in Harrison county for about twenty years, then removed with their family to Tuscarawas county, locating on a farm in Rush township. They were members of the M. E. Church. William died in 1877, his wife remaining on the farm with her son George and daughter Elizabeth.
She spent the last few years of her life with her daughter Elizabeth, Mrs. George M. Orr. She died in 1894. They are buried in Kennedy Cemetery.
William and Harriet Ourant Mahaffey were the parents of nine children:
1429. 1JAMES MAHAFFEY,5 (Hugh,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
James Mahaffey, eldest child of Hugh and Rachel McCraimer Mahaffey, was born October 6, 1827. Married Sophia Jackson, Knox county, Ohio.
He served as cavalryman of the 4th Ohio Reg. through the Civil War, and died June 27, 1900, and is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, [Knox or Lucas Co.,] Ohio. His wife is still living [in 1914], and to them were born five children:
1431. 3WILLIAM MAHAFFEY,5 (Hugh,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
William Mahaffey, third son of Hugh and Rachel McCraimer Mahaffey, was born September 16, 1831; married January 1, 1852, to Margaret Jane Rogers, who was born March 7, 1832.
He was a soldier in the war between the States, and was a blacksmith by occupation. His wife died in 1900, and he died 1803. To this union were born seven children:
1Mary Mahaffey,6 b. Oct. 22, 1852, d. Dec. 7, 1911, m. W. H. Tiffany, who died 1891.
2Charles M. Mahaffey,6 b. Aug. 2, 1854. Graduated from Cleveland Medical College, 1877; married Ida A. Carey, of Bristolville, [Trumbull Co.,] Ohio (deceased).
3Gilmore Osborne Mahaffey,6 b. Feb. 21, 1857. Also studied medicine and practiced for years in Jefferson, Ohio; m. Jennie Wood in 1888.
4Joseph Fremont Mahaffey,6 b. July 15, 1859, m. Lydia Runk, of McKeesport. He was a musician, the violin being his specialty. He was [a] teacher of music and leader in orchestra, played in theater for some time in McKeesport, [Allegheny Co.,] Pa. He died March 30, 1913.
5William E. Mahaffey,6 b. March 6, 1862, m. Francis B. Miller, of Mt. Vernon, O., who now lives in Dormont, [Allegheny Co.,] Pa. He was a pharmacist and a man of lovable disposition, with countless friends. He died January 8, 1906.
6Edwin C. Mahaffey,6 b. Jan. 14, 1867. Has been in the postal service for twenty-three years. Married Pearl Knowlton, of Rock Creek, [Ashtabula Co.,] Ohio, who was born Oct. 22, 1891. They had five children:
(This family resides at Mt. Vernon, Ohio.)
1432. 4CAROLINE MAHAFFEY,5 (Hugh,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Catherine Mahaffey, eldest daughter and fourth child of Hugh and Rachel McCraimer Mahaffey, was born October 27, 1833; married at Mt. Vernon, [Knox Co.,] Ohio, to James E. Oram, a Canadian, who was born 1829. He was a soldier in the Civil War, and a carpenter and car builder by trade. She died in 1912, and he in 1914. They are buried at Mt. View Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. To this marriage was born two children:
1434. 6MILTON MAHAFFEY,5 (Hugh,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Milton Mahaffey, sixth child of Hugh and Rachel McCraimer Mahaffey, was born April 25, 1838, is a veteran of the Civil War, and a blacksmith by trade.
Is the only one living of his family and is in fair health at 76 years of age. He married December 9, 1858, Mary A. Sutton, who was born in Cornwall county, England, March 20, 1838, and came to this country with her parents in 1840. She died at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, March 28, 1876. She was the mother of three children.
September 2, 1878, he married Florence Kime, born in Knox county, February 22, 1859, and born to them one son. The following children were born to these marriages:
1Perry D. Mahaffey,6 b. Jan. 13, 1860, m. to Cora M. Karch, of Millersburg, [Holmes Co.,] Ohio. They have four daughters:
1A. Kennith Miller,8 b. June 8, 1913.
2Marcedes [sic] R. Mahaffey,7 b. Aug. 11, 1889.
3Bessie L. Mahaffey,7 b. Dec. 11, 1891.
4Fay G. Mahaffey,7 b. Aug. 19, 1906.
2Lucien Mahaffey,6 b. July 3, 1866, m. Minnie Sapp, June 10, 1888, and they had born to them six children:
1435. 7JOSEPH MAHAFFEY,5 (Hugh,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Joseph Mahaffey, seventh child of Hugh and Rachel McCraimer Mahaffey, was born March 28, 1840, was a soldier in the Civil War, married in 1864 to Mary Boland, of Pennsylvania, and located in Wyandotte, Kansas. He died while on a visit to his brother in Ohio, August 18, 1913, and was buried in the Mt. View Cemetery at Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Six children were born to Joseph and Mary Boland Mahaffey, only two living:
1452. 2ALEXANDER MAHAFFEY,5 (William,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Alexander Mahaffey, second son of William and Harriet Ourant Mahaffey, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1833, married in 1860 to Isabel Kennedy, who was born 1837.
They were members of the Christian Union Church. Alexander was a farmer; he and his wife were charter members of the Rush Grange, continuing for thirty years. Later in life, Mrs. Mahaffey joined the M. E. Church. He died in 1903, after a long illness. She died very suddenly at the home of her son, J. C. Mahaffey, in 1910.
Nine children were born to this union:
1454. 4JAMES H. MAHAFFEY,5 (William,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
James Mahaffey, fourth child of William and Harriet Ourant Mahaffey, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, March 27, 1837, moved with his parents to Tuscarawas county and later to Crawford county, Ohio. In 1857, he married Susan Kliver, who was born in 1839. They had six children. His wife died May 6, 1876. August 1, 1881, James H. married Susie Bosworth, and to them were born two children.
James H. Mahaffey was a soldier in the Civil War, enlisted in Company E., 136th O.V.I., May, 1864; was discharged in August on account of sore eyes, but he soon re-enlisted and served to close of war. He died suddenly at his home in Galion, [Crawford Co.,] Ohio, 1906. His second wife died Nov. 5, 1913.
They were members of the Baptist church; the names of his children were as follows:
1Hattie Mahaffey,6 b. Oct. 5, 1859, m. in 1878, to Charles Conts; she died in 1882, and her husband in 1887; they had two children:
1455. 5JOHN E. MAHAFFEY,5 (William,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
John E. Mahaffey, fifth child of William and Harriet Ourant Mahaffey, born July 20, 1846. In ’61, he enlisted in Co. M., 3rd Ohio Vol. Cav. The 3rd Ohio, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cav. Corps. was part of the Army of the Cumberland, and saw very active service. His company took part in the battles of Shiloh, Chicakamauga, and numerous others. They saw some lively times at Atlanta. He was honorably discharged Oct. 11, 1864. He never missed a day in the whole three years.
He settled to quiet civilian life again and in 1866 married Rebecca Gilmore. She was the mother of three children. She died Nov. 1, 1875. In 1878 he married Mary Kail, and to them was born one son. They moved to Kansas in 1884 and later to Yadkin, [sic] [Randolph Co., probably now part of Ravenden Springs] Ark. The children born to these marriages are:
Lewis Emmet married the second time, March 13, 1913, Bertha Ramsey, born April 1, 1892, at Thayer, [Oregon Co.,] Mo. They have one child:
1457. 7ELIZABETH ANN MAHAFFEY,5 (William,4 Alexander,3 ______,2 ______ Mahaffey.1)
Elizabeth Ann Mahaffey, seventh child of William and Harriet Ourant Mahaffey, was born July 25, 1846, married Alpheus Roberts, of Harrison county, Ohio.
Was married again to George M. Orr, in 1880. She died Jan. 1, 1912, and her husband, March 4, 1912; children as follows:
1483. 1SARAH MARGARET MAHAFFEY,6 (Alex.,5 William,4 Alexander,3 _____,2 _____ Mahaffey.1)
Sarah Margaret Mahaffey, eldest child of Alexander and Isabel Kennedy Mahaffey, was born Sept. 30, 1861, in Harrison county, Ohio. Was a member of the Christian Union Church, but later joined the M. E. Church. She married Nov. 9, 1881, John E. Burroway, who was born March 15, 1861. She was a gentle, sweet spirited woman, and a friend and neighbor indeed. She died March 14, 1907. They were the parents of six children:
1Charles Burroway,7 b. 1882, enlisted in United States Navy six years ago. Has been on active duty in Cuba, the Phillipines and has made two trips to China.
2Clyde Alexander Burroway,7 b. 1884, is employed in P. R. R. shops at Dennison, [Hamilton Co.,] Ohio; is married and has four daughters.
3Elva Bell Burroway,7 b. 1886, m. A. J. Reidenbach, and born to them three children.
4Alma Bessie Burroway,7 b. 1891, m. Joseph F. Huebner, and they have two children.
5Lloyd Verne Burroway,7 b. 1893, has been in the U.S. Army for two years; belongs to Co. 19, C. A. C. located at Fort Caswell, [Brunswick Co.,] N.C.
6John Frederick Burroway,7 b. 1895, enlisted in Troop G, 12th Cav., U.S.A., and located at Fort Robinson, [Dawes Co.,] Neb.
1484. 2JOHN CYRUS MAHAFFEY,6 (Alex,5 William,4 Alexander,3 _____,2 _____ Mahaffey.1)
John Cyrus Mahaffey, eldest son of Alexander and Isabel Kennedy Mahaffey, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, October 18, 1862; married in 1883 to Joicy Hannah Haver, who was born Dec. 15, 1864. He was a bridge carpenter and worked for the B. O. R. R. for eight years. They now reside at Ulrichsville, [sic probably Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas Co.,] Ohio, on a farm and are members of the M. E. Church, and for over two years four of their children — Carrie, Lena, John, Jr., and Mary have attended Sabbath-school without missing a single Sunday.
John C. and J. Hannah Haver Mahaffey had born to them nine children:
5Huldah Edith Mahaffey,7 b. Nov. 5, 1892, was married Jan. 31, 1913 to Millard Fillmore Calderwood, Jr., a boiler maker in the P.R.R. shops at Dennison, [Tuscarawas Co.,] Ohio. They have one daughter:
1Virginia Dale Calderwood,8 b. Nov. 1, 1913.
1485. 3WILLIAM JASPER MAHAFFEY,6 (Alex,5 William,4 Alexander,3 _____,2 _____ Mahaffey.1)
William Jasper Mahaffey, third child of Alexander and Isabel Kennedy Mahaffey, was born in Harrison county, Ohio, Jan. 22, 1864; married Aug. 9, 1891, to Susie McMillen, who was born Feb. 16, 1873.
They live on their farm near the old historical town of Guadenhutton (meaning, tents of grace) [probably Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas Co.,] where were burned ninety Christian Indians on the banks of the Tuscarawas river. To them were born nine children:
1487. 5DAVID WASHINGTON MAHAFFEY,6 (Alex,5 William,4 Alexander,3 _____,2 _____ Mahaffey.1)
David Washington Mahaffey, fifth child of Alexander and Isabel Kennedy Mahaffey, was born April 27, 1866. When quite young his mother was very ill with typhoid fever. The paternal grandparents came and took the baby home and kept him until his mother recovered. They brought the baby back and returned home, but the next day came for him, as they became so attached to him that they could not live without him. The parents consented and the grandparents kept and reared him.
In 1884 he went with his uncle, John E. Mahaffey, to Pawnee county, Kansas, but a year later returned to Ohio. He married September 1, 1887, Olive Janet Huston, who was born Jan. 8, 1864. They live on a farm in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. Six children blessed this marriage:
3Mary May Mahaffey,7 b. Feb. 6, 1892.
4Mildred Elanore Mahaffey,7 b. May 4, 1895, m. Frank E. Enos, May 18, 1913.
5David Washington Mahaffey, Jr.7 b. Aug. 14, 1899, infant, deceased.
6Marvel Irena Mahaffey,7 b. Aug. 3, 1901.
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