Individual Details
William S. Mahar
(22 Mar 1848 - 13 Jun 1907)
Events
| Birth | 22 Mar 1848 | Collin County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 15 Nov 1850 | (Thomas Cornelius Mahar and Elvira Ellen Buckner) Collin County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 23 Jul 1860 | (Thomas Cornelius Mahar and Elvira Ellen Buckner) Mantua, Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 2 Aug 1870 | (Thomas Cornelius Mahar and Elvira Ellen Buckner) Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage License | 23 Sep 1872 | Josephine J. Mounts | | | |
| Marriage | 26 Sep 1872 | Collin County, Texas - Josephine J. Mounts | | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Jun 1880 | Collin County, Texas - Josephine J. Mounts | | | |
| Tax | 1893 | Collin County, Texas | | ||
| Census (family) | 22 Jun 1900 | Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas - Josephine J. Mounts | | | |
| Death | 13 Jun 1907 | Collin County, Texas | |||
| Burial | 14 Jun 1907 | Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Josephine J. Mounts (1853 - 1928) |
| Child | Grace Gertrude Mahar (1876 - 1960) |
| Child | Fred Mahar (1878 - 1927) |
| Child | Elvira Mahar (1880 - 1948) |
| Father | Thomas Cornelius Mahar (1814 - 1894) |
| Mother | Elvira Ellen Buckner (1813 - 1894) |
| Sibling | John Mahar (1840 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Thomas Mahar (1841 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Emma Sarah Mahar (1853 - 1926) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
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
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Census (family)-shared
Thomas Maher M 46 South Carolina - FarmerElvira Maher F 47 Missouri
Wm S. Maher M 12 Texas
Sarah E. Maher F 6 Texas
Census (family)-shared
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
Marriage License
W S MoharSex Male
Spouse's Name J J Mounts
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage [License] Date 23 Sep 1872
Marriage Place Collin, Texas, United States
Event Type Marriage [License]
Marriage
W S Mohar Or MaharSex Male
Spouse's Name J J Monitz
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Date 26 Sep 1872
Marriage Place Collin, Texas, United States
Event Type Marriage
Returned 3 Oct 1872
Census (family)
Wm. Mayherr M32 Texas - FarmerWife J. J. Mayherr F27 Texas - Keeping house
Daughter Gracy Mayherr F6 Texas
Son Fredrick Mayherr M1 Texas
Tax
Mahar, W. S.Collin County, Precinct No. 2
Residence: Van Alstyne
Original grantee: Creager, Wm.
Acres: 140
Value: $1,400.
Census (family)
Head William S Mahar M 51 Texas b. Mar 1849 - Livery stable keeperWife Josephine Mahar F 46 Texas b. Jun 1854
Daughter Grace Mahar F 25 Texas b. Aug 1875
Son Fred Mahar M 22 Texas b. Jul 1878 - Cattle
Daughter Eva Mahar F 19 Texas b. Dec 1881
Boarder Rufus Whittle M 55 Missouri b. Jan 1845 - Hostler, livery stable
Niece Sallie Grur (Greer?) F 21 Texas b. Jan 1879
1900 Census shows a niece named Sallie Greer living with the Mahars and their 3 children. Who is this niece Sallie? William had a niece named Sallie Pearl Greer, but she was living with her parents in Brazoria County, TX in 1900.
Burial
PLOT: Greer 1Funeral Notice.
The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services of W. S. Mahar at the family residence at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Interment at Van Alstyne Cemetery.
Van Alstyne, Texas, June 14, 1907.
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXLK-8Q3 : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Thos Mahar, 1850..
2. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFX-7MV : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Thomas Maher, 1860..
3. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXGP-Q27 : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Thomas Mahar, ..
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6. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFFB-DJC : accessed 27 Feb 2014), Wm. Mayherr, Precinct 3, Collin, Texas, United States; citing sheet 138B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1296.
7. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3G6-BVM : accessed 27 Feb 2014), William S Mahar, Justice Precinct 4 (voting precinct 34) Van Alstyne town, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 475, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241640..
8. Find A Grave Memorial# 10565119.