James
Patterson
Machen
Sr.
Born in Washington, District of Columbia
Ancestors 
Son of Lewis Henry Machen
and Caroline (Webster) Machen
Brother of
Emeline Machen and Arthur Webster Machen I
Husband of
Georgianna Dent (Chichester) Machen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 82
in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Aug 2019
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Biography
James was born in 1831. He passed away in 1913.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kensey Johns Hammond, of Culpeper, and Mrs. Clarence E. Davidson, of Houma, La.; and two sons, Hon. Lewis H. Machen, of Alexandria, and Mr. James P. Machen, Jr., of Washington.
Wikipedia: John Gresham Machen
The following is from Find A Grave:
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The Washington Post
7 October 1913
MACHEN - On Monday, October 6, 1913, at 1147 Fifteenth street northwest, JAMES PATTERSON MACHEN, Sr., in the eighty-third year of his age.
Funeral Thursday, October 9, at St. John's Church, Centerville, Va., at 3:30 p.m.
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The Manassas Journal
Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia
Friday, October 10, 1913 (page 8)
Mr. James P. Machen, Sr., Confederate veteran and prominent citizen of Fairfax county, died at six o’clock Monday evening at the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, in Washington, where he had been a patient for many months.
Mr. Machen spent the greater part of the eighty two years of his life at Centerville, where he was a prosperous farmer, and was at one time Secretary of State Grange, with offices in Alexandria.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kensey Johns Hammond, of Culpeper, and Mrs. Clarence E. Davidson, of Houma, La.; and two sons, Hon. Lewis H. Machen, of Alexandria, and Mr. James P. Machen, Jr., of Washington.
The funeral services were conducted in St. John’s Episcopal church, Centreville, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, by the Rev. Frank Page, of Fairfax, and the remains were laid to rest in the churchyard.
Hon. and Mrs. Lewis H. Machen, Rev. and Mrs. Kensey Johns Hammond and Mr. James P. Machen, accompanied the cortege to Manassas and thence to Centreville.
— SOURCE for death notice and obituary is Find A Grave for James Patterson Machen. Obituary contributed by L. K. Perry (#47129998) – Transcribed by Morgan Breeden, RELIC Volunteer, Bull Run Regional Library, Manassas, VA
Sources
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Centreville, Fairfax, Virginia; Roll: M593_1645; Page: 238A; Family History Library Film: 553144
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