Person:John Shawhan (2)

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Maj. John Shawhan
b.2 Apr 1811 Harrison, Kentucky, United States
d.2 Oct 1862 Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Betsey ShawhanAbt 1805 -
  2. Henry ShawhanAbt 1807 -
  3. Daniel ShawhanAbt 1809 -
  4. Maj. John Shawhan1811 - 1862
  5. Margaret ShawhanAbt 1813 -
  6. Rebecca ShawhanAbt 1815 -
  7. William ShawhanAbt 1817 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Maj. John Shawhan1811 - 1862
  • W.  Tabitha Rush1819 - 1857
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  1. Sarah Jane Shawhan1839 - 1927
  2. Joseph R Shawhan1844 - 1859
  3. Margaret Shawhan1844 -
  4. George H Shawhan1846 -
  5. Helena Shawhan1848 -
  6. John Shawhan1850 -
  7. Daniel Shawhan1852 - 1937
  8. Anna R Shawhan1855 - 1876
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Facts and Events
Name Maj. John Shawhan
Gender Male
Birth[1] 2 Apr 1811 Harrison, Kentucky, United States
Marriage to Tabitha Rush
Military[1] 1846 Mexican war - Captain of Company D
Military[1] 1862 Kentucky, United StatesCivil war - CSA, Major of 1st Ky. Battalion
Death[1] 2 Oct 1862 Morgan, Kentucky, United Stateskilled during the war by Bushwackers (guerrilla fighters)
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. (Chicago, IL, USA: O. L. Baskin, 1882)
    492.

    MAJOR JOHN SHAWHAN, deceased. The subject of this sketch was born Oct. 2, 1811, in Harrison County, Ky.; was a son of Joseph Shawhan and Miss Ewalt; Joseph being a son of Daniel Shawhan. ...

    John, in Harrison County; was a farmer, and served as Captain of Company D, in the Mexican war; was sheriff of this county, and represented both houses in the Legislature; run a distillery near Cynthiana; during the late war, in September, 1861, he raised a company of men and was promoted to Major of 1st Ky. Battalion; remained until Oct. 2, 1862; was killed by bushwhackers, in Morgan County, Ky.;

    his wife, Talitha [Tabitha] , daughter of George and Sallie (Anderson) Ruch [Rush], Tennessee. To John Shawhan and wife were eight children who arrived at maturity: Sarah, Joseph, Maggie, George H., Helena, John, Daniel, Anna R.; and Joseph, deceased. Sarah and George H. reside in this county. George H. married Maggie Redmon, daughter of John T. and Nancy (Speakes) Redmon; is also a resident of Bourbon County.

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    [1] Incorrect date. The Shawhans arrived in Bourbon County in the summer of 1788. [Filson Club Publication No. 27:121, ­­petition No. 57: a request of the inhabitants of Bourbon Co. for the establishment of a town at Bourbon C.H. lists the names of Daniel Shawhan, Daniel Shawhan, Jr., and John Shawhan, July 1788. [The Kentuckian-Citizen (Paris, KY), 28 Mar 1944, 2]

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