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Descendants of Stephen Zackery Taylor Mahaney

Generation No. 1

1. STEPHEN ZACKERY TAYLOR³ MAHANEY (JOSEPH E.², JOSEPH R.¹) was born June 14, 1847 in Virginia ¹, and died 1927. He married MARY ANN STONE September 06, 1874 ², daughter of JOHN STONE and SARAH NUGENT. She was born April 1856 in Missouri ³, and died 1917.

Notes for STEPHEN ZACKERY TAYLOR MAHANEY:
[Trans2.FTW]

STEPHEN AND MARY ANN STONE MAHANEY

      It has been hard to find information about Stephen Mahaney's early ancestors, other than his grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mahaney
of West Virginia. The family was of Irish descent. His parents were John E.
and Sarah Mahaney, of Winchester, West Virginia.

      Stephen enlisted in the Confederate Army of the U.S. at the age of fourteen and was a drummer by for "Jessie's Scouts." He was injured, and as
a result, was discharged from the service. When he arrived home, he found
his parents and grandparents were dead. He re-enlisted at Grafton, Taylor Co., West Virginia, in 1863 as a private in Co "K", 17th regiment of West Virginia.

      The story is told that Stephen enlisted in the Civil War under his correct name of O'Mahaney. His commanding officer objected to the extra time
it took at roll call to call his name, so he dropped the "O" and stephen was known as Mahaney for the rest of his life.

      On June 14, 1863, Stephen's 16th birthday his company was taken captive somewhere between Kernston and Winchester West Virginia, in the Shennandoah Valley. He was released at the end of the war and discharged
from the Army in 1865.

      He returned home and went to live with his Uncle Harvey Mahaney. They had an argument over some land which Stephen was sure belonged to
his Dad, and by rights should be his. He took the deed to the property and started out to locate the land and settle down. He figured it must be close to
St. Louis, Missouri from the description. He lost the deed in a fire in a
rooming house where he was staying, so he never found the property. His wanderings brought him to Edmonson, Missouri where he met Mary Ann
Stone, Daughter of John M. and Sarah Jane Nugent Stone. Her Great Grandfather was Thomas Stone, Senator of Maryland, who signed the
declaration of Independence, in 1776.

      Stephen and Mary Ann were married at the home of her parents in 1874. In 1883 they moved to Windsor, Missouri. They bought a three room, weather-worn fram house, which became known as the "Little Black" house. Here they had a small garden to the side of the house which furnished them
with the greater part of their food- wild berries and nuts in a wooded area to
the rear of the lot- a good place to raise a family. They had ten children,
three dying in infancy. The living either our parents, aunts, or uncles; Rose, Mary France (Fanny), Sarah (Saidee), John Louella, Edith and Joe.

      Can you imagine nine people, plus an occasional cousin or two,
living in a three room house, with coal heating stove in the front room, a
coal stove in the kitchen for cooking and heating water? No lights except kerosene lamps. No phones, no running water, no indoor plumbing just
an out door toilet with a frost covered seat in the winter, and no radio or television?-- That was truly togetherness. Families had to learn to be
compatible without the aid of tranquilizer pills. Entertainment was self-made.

      Both Stephen and Mary were members of the Baptist church. Mr. Mahaney belonged to the Odd Fellows I.O.O.F. of Windsor, Missouri. They
both were well liked and respected by all who knew them. They taught their children to be loyal, honest, upright citizens, not afraid to pull their share of
the load and live by the Golden Rule. Their children profited by their parent's teachings and made his parents very proud--Don't you agree?

      Stephen was employed by the town paper "Windsor Review" from
1884 until 1914. He was also janitor of the school.

      Mary Ann Mahaney was a wonderful person. She taught her
daughters the art of cooking and sewing. She was a very understanding
person and always had a cousin or two living with them--Mr. Mahaney's motto--"always room for one more."

      Both Stephen an Mary Mahaney are buried at laurel Oak Cemetery
in Windsor, Missouri.

This was in a family tree prepaired some 20 years or more ago. It has only minor spelling and typo corections made, otherwise just as it was.
By Bob Sanders(4/24/1996)

More About STEPHEN ZACKERY TAYLOR MAHANEY:
Burial: Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Missouri
Fact 9: Baptist ⁴

Notes for MARY ANN STONE:
[Trans2.FTW]

STEPHEN AND MARY ANN STONE MAHANEY

      It has been hard to find information about Stephen Mahaney's early ancestors, other than his grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mahaney of West Virginia. The family was of Irish descent. His parents were John E. and Sarah Mahaney, of Winchester, West Virginia.

      Stephen enlisted in the Confederate Army of the U.S. at the age of fourteen and was a drummer by for "Jessie's Scouts." He was injured, and as a result, was discharged from the service. When he arrived home, he found his parents and grandparents were dead. He re-enlisted at Grafton, Taylor Co., West Virginia, in 1863 as a private in Co "K", 17th regiment of West Virginia.

      The story is told that Stephen enlisted in the Civil War under his correct name of O'Mahaney. His commanding officer objected to the extra time it took at roll call to call his name, so he dropped the "O" and stephen was known as Mahaney for the rest of his life.

      On June 14, 1863, Stephen's 16th birthday his company was taken captive somewhere between Kernston and Winchester West Virginia, in the Shennandoah Valley. He was released at the end of the war and discharged from the Army in 1865.

      He returned home and went to live with his Uncle Harvey Mahaney. They had an argument over some land which Stephen was sure belonged to his Dad, and by rights should be his. He took the deed to the property and started out to locate the land and settle down. He figured it must be close to St. Louis, Missouri from the description. He lost the deed in a fire in a rooming house where he was staying, so he never found the property. His wanderings brought him to Edmonson, Missouri where he met Mary Ann Stone, Daughter of John M. and Sarah Jane Nugent Stone. Her Great Grandfather was Thomas Stone, Senator of Maryland, who signed the declaration of Independence, in 1776.

      Stephen and Mary Ann were married at the home of her parents in 1874. In 1883 they moved to Windsor, Missouri. They bought a three room, weather-worn fram house, which became known as the "Little Black" house. Here they had a small garden to the side of the house which furnished them with the greater part of their food- wild berries and nuts in a wooded area to the rear of the lot- a good place to raise a family. They had ten children, three dying in infancy. The living either our parents, aunts, or uncles; Rose, Mary France (Fanny), Sarah (Saidee), John Louella, Edith and Joe.

      Can you imagine nine people, plus an occasional cousin or two, living in a three room house, with coal heating stove in the front room, a coal stove in the kitchen for cooking and heating water? No lights except kerosene lamps. no phones, no running water, no indoor plumbing just an out door toilet with a frost covered seat in the winter, and no radio or television?-- That was truly togetherness. Families had to learn to be compatible without the aid of tranquilizer pills. Entertainment was self-made.

      Both Stephen and Mary were members of the Baptist church. Mr. Mahaney belonged to the Odd Fellows I.O.O.F. of Windsor, Missouri. They both were well liked and respected by all who knew them. They taught their children to be loyal, honest, upright citizens, not afraid to pull their share of the load and live by the Golden Rule. Their children profited by their parent's teachings and made his parents very proud--Don't you agree?

      Stephen was employed by the town paper "Windsor Review" from 1884 until 1914. He was also janitor of the school.

      Mary Ann Mahaney was a wonderful person. She taught her daughters the art of cooking and sewing. She was a very understanding person and always had a cousin or two lining with them--Mr. Mahaney's motto--"always room for one more."

      Both Stephen an Mary Mahaney are buried at laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor, Missouri.

This was in a family tree prepaired some 20 years or more ago. It has only minor spelling and typo corections made, otherwise just as it was. (4/24/1996) By Bob Sanders

More About MARY ANN STONE:
Burial: Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windson, Missouri
Fact 9: Baptist⁴

Children of STEPHEN MAHANEY and MARY STONE are:

	i.	UNKNOWN⁴ MAHANEY.
	ii.	UNKNOWN MAHANEY.
	iii.	UNKNOWN MAHANEY.
2.	iv.	ROSE MAY MAHANEY, b. June 10, 1875, Benton County, Warsaw, Missouri; d. March 07, 1966, Windsor, Missouri.
	v.	MARY FRANCES MAHANEY⁴, b. September 1879, Missouri ^5,⁶; d. 1942⁶.

More About MARY FRANCES MAHANEY:
Occupation: 1910, Teacher in Public School ⁷

3.	vi.	SARAH JEANNETTE MAHANEY, b. February 03, 1882, Missouri; d. May 1939, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
4.	vii.	JOHN E. MAHANEY, b. February 1884, Missouri; d. 1950.
	viii.	LOUELLA C. MAHANEY⁸, b. March 1886, Missouri ^9,¹⁰; d. 1959.

More About LOUELLA C. MAHANEY:
Occupation: 1910, Nurse ¹¹

5.	ix.		EDITH VIRGINIA MAHANEY, b. February 22, 1888, Missouri; d. March 05, 1976, Utah.
6.	x.		JOSEPH TAYLOR MAHANEY, b. July 04, 1892, Missouri; d. October 1971, Missouri.

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