Individual Details
Thomas Cornelius Mahar
(10 Apr 1814 - 15 Nov 1894)
Mother's Birthplace: England
Born 10 Apr 1814 South Carolina
Fought in Mexican War 1836-1837
Arrived in Republic of Texas as a single man 12 Sept 1837
640 Acres, Bowie Co., File #35, Issued Red River Co. 7 Sept 1838, Clarksville, Gregg, Texas.
Served in Coast Guard during Civil War, Quintana, Brazoria, Texas.
Died 15 Nov 1894 Texas (date of birth from tombstone)
Burial: Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas. Find-a-Grave Memorial 10565116
Tax assessment 1850 Collin County, Texas
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-T3XF
Thomas Mahar is listed as agent for S. Collom. Thomas owns 640 acres.
Census 15 Nov 1850 Collin County, Texas, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXLK-8Q3
Census 23 Jul 1860 Mantua, Collin County, Texas, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFX-7MV
Census 2 Aug 1870 Collin County, Texas, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXGP-Q27
Census 16 Jun 1880 Collin County, Texas, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFFB-DNR
Occupation: Farmer
Events
| Birth | 10 Apr 1814 | South Carolina - South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1839 | Elvira Ellen Buckner | |||
| Tax-shared | 1847 | (Margaret Louise Collom) Bowie County, Texas |  |  | |
| Tax | 1849 | Bowie County, Texas | | | |
| Tax | 1850 | Assessment - Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family) | 15 Nov 1850 | Collin County, Texas - Elvira Ellen Buckner | | | |
| Census | 16 Jul 1860 | Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family) | 23 Jul 1860 | Mantua, Collin County, Texas - Elvira Ellen Buckner | | | |
| Voter Registration | 13 Jul 1867 | McKinney, Collin County, Texas | |||
| Tax | 1868 | Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Tax | 1870 | Assessment - Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family) | 2 Aug 1870 | Collin County, Texas - Elvira Ellen Buckner | | | |
| Tax | 1877 | Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Jun 1880 | Collin County, Texas - Elvira Ellen Buckner | | | |
| Tax | 1893 | | | ||
| Death | 15 Nov 1894 | Texas | |||
| Burial | Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elvira Ellen Buckner (1813 - 1894) |
| Child | John Mahar (1840 - 1845) |
| Child | Thomas Mahar (1841 - 1845) |
| Child | William S. Mahar (1848 - 1907) |
| Child | Emma Sarah Mahar (1853 - 1926) |
| Father | Michael Mahar (1785 - 1865) |
| Mother | Marie Magnet (1785 - 1831) |
| Sibling | Minerva Mahar (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Nora Mahar (1816 - ) |
| Sibling | Kizziah Mahar (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | Evelyn Mahar (1820 - ) |
Notes
Tax-shared
1847 Bowie County Tax AssessmentThos. Mahar:
2214 acres valued at $553. Original grantee: C. M. Collom
640 acres valued at $300. Original grantee: Thos. Mahar
6 horses $190.
Total value $1043.
State tax: $2.08
County tax: $1.04
as agent of M. E. Collom:
2390 acres valued at $596. Original grantee: C. M. Collom
State tax: $1.19
County tax: 59.5 cents
Tax
1849 Tax Assessment Bowie County, TexasThos. Mahair:
640 acres valued at $320. Original grantee: Collom
Total value $320.
State tax 64 cents
County tax 32 cents
as agent of M. Collom:
2222 acres valued at $560. Original grantee: C. M. Collom
178 acres valued at $890. Original grantee: C. M. Collom
2222 acres valued at $560. Original grantee: C. M. Collom
Town Lot 2. Value $60.
4 horses $150.
30 cattle $135.
Total value $1554.
State tax $4.11
County tax $2.05 1/2
Tax
Thomas Mahar owns 640 acres valued at $160. He is the original grantee of this land.Thomas Mahar is listed as agent for S. Collom, who owns 2214 acres worth $554.
Census (family)
Thos Mahar M 36 South Carolina - FarmerE Mahar F 37 Missouri
M Collom F 16 Texas
Wm S Mahar M 2 Texas
Thomas Mahar does not own any slaves.
The 16-year-old female, M. Collom, is living with the family in 1850. She may be Margaret Louise Cullum, 28 Dec 1835 - 12 Dec 1884 [L5VR-JGL] Find-a-Grave Memorial 5463837, wife of Thomas Calhoun Boone, and a possible relative of Elvira Buckner and/or Thomas Mahar. The tax roles for 1850 show Thomas Mahar as agent for S. Collom. Ancestry.com indicates that several of Margaret's descendants share DNA with Rex Wilson: https://www.facebook.com/jesse.couk.3
https://www.facebook.com/joseph.couk
https://www.facebook.com/jwjustice1
https://www.facebook.com/shirley.winston
Census
Thomas Mahar (owner)UNKNOWN (black) Male 15
Thomas Mahar owns one 15-year-old black male slave in 1860.
Census (family)
Thomas Maher M 46 South Carolina - FarmerElvira Maher F 47 Missouri
Wm S. Maher M 12 Texas
Sarah E. Maher F 6 Texas
Tax
Thomas MaharOriginal grantee: Collins, C. M.
Acres: 969 in Bowie County
Value: $484.
State ad valorem tax $0.72
County tax $0.72
Original grantee: Mahar, Thos.
Acres: 320 in Bowie County
Value: $160.
State ad valorem tax $0.24
County tax $0.24
Tax
Thomas Mahar owns two parcels of land in Bowie County of 969 acres and 230 acres valued at $800.State tax $1.20, County tax $0.60.
Census (family)
Thomas Mahar M 56 South Carolina - FarmerElvira Mahar F 56 Missouri - Keeping house
William Mahar M 22 Texas - Farm laborer
Emma Mahar F 15 Texas - at home
Tax
Thomas MaharOriginal grantee: Roberts, M. R.
Acres rendered: 287
Value: $14.40
Original grantee: Craiger, Wm.
Acres rendered: 140
Value: $11.20
One carriage valued at $1.40
Census (family)
Thomas Maherr Self M 64 Alabama - FarmerFather's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: England
Elvira Maherr Wife F 67 Missouri - Keeping House
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Tax
Thos MaharCollin County, Precinct No. 2
Residence: Van Alstyne
Original grantee: Roberts, M. R.
Acres: 240
Value: $1,640.
Taxes Assessed:
State ad valorem $2.46
State school $2.05
County ad valorem $7.70
Total taxes $12.21
Burial
PLOT: Mckinney sectionEndnotes
1. Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBMR-17B.
2. Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBMT-8FJ.
3. "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-T3XF : accessed 13 August 2015), Thomas Mahar, 1850; citing Collin County, Texas, United States, State Archives, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,282,144..
4. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXLK-8Q3 : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Thos Mahar, 1850..
5. United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTT-W5ZM.
6. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFX-7MV : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Thomas Maher, 1860..
7. Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-YMKL.
8. Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-Y784.
9. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXGP-Q27 : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Thomas Mahar, ..
10. Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-YC3V.
11. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFFB-DNR : accessed 16 Aug 2013), Thomas Maherr, 1880..
12. Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-M2ZC.
13. Find A Grave Memorial# 10565116.