mcmahan, l a
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- L. A. McMahan; McMahan, L. A.
- Record count
- 26
- Sources
- life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Castor township; Dexter; Duck Creek; Duck Creek Valley; Poplar Bluff; Puxico
- First event date
- 1929-01-04
- Last event date
- 1931-12-11
Timeline — 49 events
- 1925-04-24 Dexter. L. A. McMahan and Charley Chenoweth made a business trip to Dexter Tuesday, per the Duck Creek News column Co-mentioned: Charley Chenoweth.
- 1925-06-19 Puxico. L. A. McMahan delivered a load of brooms to Puxico merchants Wednesday Quote: "L. A. McMahan delivered a load of brooms to Puxico merchants Wednesday."
- 1925-09-11 Bloomfield. L. A. McMahan and E. E. Grosg, school directors of Zoll and Hancock districts respectively, attended a meeting for trustees at Bloomfield, Thursday Co-mentioned: E. E. Grosg. Quote: "school directors of Zoll and Hancock districts, respectively, attended a meeting for trustees at Bloomfie…
- 1926-01-29 Duck Creek. After an 11-year absence the stork visited the home of L. A. McMahan and wife and left an 8 1/2 pound baby girl; mother and babe are doing fine
- 1926-04-09 Duck Creek. Sunday School at Hobbs will meet at L. A. McMahan's next Sunday Quote: "will be at L. A. McMahan's next Sunday"
- 1926-05-21 Duck Creek. Received word Monday that Mrs. Juanita Reasons of St. Louis was ill in a hospital Co-mentioned: Mrs. Juanita Reasons. Quote: "L. A. McMahan's folk received a message Monday, that Mrs. Juanita Reasons, of St. Louis, was quite ill"
- 1926-08-27 Duck Creek. F. A. Grave and family of Bloomington, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bruning of St. Louis and Herman Bruning of Wright City were guests of L. A. McMahan and family from Thursday till Sunday Co-mentioned: F. A. Grave; C. A. Bruning; Herman Bruning. Quote: "were guests from Thursday till Sunday…
- 1927-03-18 Dudley. L. A. McMahan passed through Dudley Saturday enroute to Dexter Quote: "L. A. McMahan passed through Dudley Saturday enroute to Dexter."
- 1927-11-18 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan lost a horse last week
- 1927-12-02 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan lost another horse last week; this was three in four months Quote: "This was three in four months"
- 1927-12-16 Bloomfield. L. A. McMahan was at Bloomfield Saturday, the 3rd, correcting an error in regard to 1921 taxes of the John Magnuson farm Co-mentioned: John Magnuson. Quote: "correcting an error in regard to 1921 taxes of the John Magnuson farm."
- 1928-02-10 Dexter. One day last week, two pups, only a few days old, were missed from their bed at L. A. McMahan's Quote: "One day last week, two pups, only a few days old, were missed from their bed at L. A. McMahan's."
- 1928-03-09 L. A. McMahan and Teddy Bekebrede each butchered a porker last week Co-mentioned: Teddy Bekebrede.
- 1928-04-20 Dexter. Wright, Batell and L. A. McMahan were at Dexter Wednesday on business Co-mentioned: Wright, Batell.
- 1928-05-18 L. A. McMahan's folk spent Sunday at P. L. Crowder's Co-mentioned: P. L. Crowder.
- 1928-06-15 Dexter. Was in the Dexter vicinity buying seed peas to use on the watermelon ground, also some sweet potato plants Quote: "L. A. McMahan was in Dexter vicinity buying seed peas to use on the watermelon ground"
- 1928-07-20 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan has purchased a Tin Henry and has so far succeeded in not getting in the other fellow's way, cross-ways or upside down
- 1928-07-20 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan had several malarial chills last week, now checked, and hopes to get some 'pick up from apothecary juice' during the next few weeks Quote: "L. A. McMahan had several malarial chills last week."
- 1928-09-21 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan's folk were shopping at the Bluff last week Quote: "L. A. McMahan's folk were shopping at the Bluff last week."
- 1928-10-19 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan has some sick hogs; the writer does not know whether it is caused by acorns or cholera Quote: "L. A. McMahan has some sick hogs."
- 1929-01-04 Duck Creek Valley. Santa Claus brought L. A. McMahans' folk a Victrola
- 1929-02-01 Puxico. L. A. McMahan delivered brooms to Puxico merchants Tuesday Quote: "L. A. McMahan delivered brooms to Puxico merchants Tuesday."
- 1929-02-15 Poplar Bluff. L. A. McMahan delivered a load of brooms to Poplar Bluff merchants Saturday Quote: "L. A. McMahan delivered a load of brooms to Poplar Bluff merchants Saturday."
- 1929-03-29 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan is making a trailer for his car, which he will take along when he goes fishing to 'haul 'em home in.' Quote: "He will take it along when he goes fishing to 'haul 'em home in.'"
- 1929-04-12 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan with E. E. Groshong shipped two veals through the Puxico association last Tuesday; surname partly at line edge Co-mentioned: E. E. Groshong. Quote: "shipped two veals thru the Pur-ico association last Tuesday"
- 1929-04-26 St. Louis. L. A. McMahan is spending this week in St. Louis and Troy, Mo
- 1929-05-17 Duck Creek. Visited relatives in St. Louis and at Troy, Mo., recently Quote: "L. A. McMahan visited relatives in St. Louis and at Troy, Mo., recently"
- 1929-05-31 Duck Creek Valley. Had another chill last week Quote: "had another chill last week"
- 1929-06-21 Puxico. L. A. McMahan sold a cow and calf to Mr. Mattox of near Puxico for $80 Co-mentioned: Mr. Mattox.
- 1929-07-05 Duck Creek Valley. Had bilious fever all last week, but is able to spunk up to snap beans and new potatoes again this week Quote: "L. A. McMahan had bilious fever all last week"
- 1929-07-19 Puxico; Poplar Bluff. L. A. McMahan sold brooms to some merchants at Puxico and Poplar Bluff last week
- 1929-09-27 Duck Creek. L. A. McMahan sold a sow and 8 pigs to Hy. Burris Wednesday, for $25.00 Co-mentioned: Hy. Burris. Quote: "L. A. McMahan sold a sow and 8 pigs to Hy. Burris Wednesday, for $25.00."
- 1929-10-11 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan traded a bunch of goats to J. C. Jones for a bunch of hay recently; J. C. then wished them off onto Bill Duncan for real money Co-mentioned: J. C. Jones; Bill Duncan.
- 1930-01-31 Poplar Bluff. Went to Poplar Bluff Monday for broom supplies Quote: "L. A. McMahan went to Poplar Bluff Monday for broom supplies."
- 1930-03-21 L. A. McMahan shipped a calf to St. Louis Wednesday thru the Association at Poplar Bluff Quote: "L. A. McMahan intends to plant about 10 acres of broom corn this spring." Quote: "L. A. McMahan shipped a calf to St. Louis Wednesday thru the Association at Poplar Bluff."
- 1930-03-28 Castor township. L. A. McMahan appointed census taker for part of Castor township Quote: "L. A. McMahan, part of Castor township"
- 1930-04-11 Dexter. Planted broom corn last week Quote: "L. A. McMahan planted broom corn last week"
- 1930-07-04 Dexter. Is ailing this week with something like a bilious attack
- 1930-09-12 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan dropped a steel washer into his struggle buggy and had to draw the motor to get it out
- 1930-09-26 Duck Creek. L. A. McMahan began jerking broom corn in July and has been at it off and on since then; as the brush matures irregularly, it is necessary to go thru the field four or five times in order to harvest an even quality of corn
- 1931-09-18 Duck Creek Valley. Herbert Ragsdale and Nat Moran helped him jerk broomcorn last week Co-mentioned: Herbert Ragsdale. Quote: "helped L. A. McMahan jerk broomcorn last week"
- 1931-09-18 Dexter. Bill Duncan and L. A. McMahan made a business trip to Dexter last week Co-mentioned: Bill Duncan.
- 1931-11-20 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan, prominent farmer and broom manufacturer, of the Duck Creek Valley community, was in Dexter on business, Wednesday
- 1931-12-11 Duck Creek Valley. L. A. McMahan has been repairing some bad roads so he can come and go from here and there to yonder
- (undated) Fisk. L. A. McMahan sold a load of cotton in bolls at Fisk, Saturday at $2.35 Quote: "L. A. McMahan sold a load of cotton in bolls at Fisk, Saturday at $2.35."
- (undated) Duck Creek. Timber is fast disappearing in this section but still there are a few logs to be seen that are four feet in diameter; there is a stump on the L. A. McMahan farm about seven feet across at the ground. (Duck Creek News)
- (undated) Puxico. L. A. McMahan delivered a load of brooms to Puxico merchants last Thursday
- (undated) Duck Creek. L. A. McMahan, ill this week, is now able to be up and to the table Quote: "Last reports are that all are now able to be up and to the table."
- (undated) Dudley. L. A. McMahan and family of Hobbs Chapel visited Dudley Thursday Quote: "L. A. McMahan and family of Hobbs Chapel visited Dudley Thursday."
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