Mahala Elizabeth Lykins (1844 - 1918)

Born 6 Feb 1844 in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua W Lykins — married 7 Oct 1865 (to 11 Jan 1887) in Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1918 at age 74 in Bangs, Brown, Texas, United States

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Biography

Mahala Elizabeth Lykins was born on February 6, 1844 in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, daughter of Elizabeth Lykins and Milton Lykins.

In the 1850 census Mahala (age 6) was in Morgan, Kentucky.^[1]

Milton Lykins M 31 Kentucky

Elizabeth Lykins F 26 Kentucky

Carline Lykins F 8 Kentucky

Mahala Lykins F 6 Kentucky

Louisa Lykins F 4 Kentucky

Willis Lykins M 1 Kentucky

In the 1860 census Mahala (age 16) was in Division 2, Morgan, Kentucky.^[2]

Milton Lykins M 41 Ky

Elizabeth Lykins F 42 Ky

Mahala Lykins F 16 Ky

Louisa Lykins F 14 Ky

Willis Lykins M 11 Ky

Mary L Lykins F 9 Ky

James F Lykins M 4 Ky

Francis M Lykins M 2 Ky

William Ferguson M 16 Ky

Miles Ferguson M 12 Ky

In the 1870 census Mahala (age 27) was in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky.^[3]

Joshua W Lykins M 29 Kentucky

Mahala Lykins F 27 Kentucky

Ellen Lykins F 4 Kentucky

Horatio S Lykins M 2 Kentucky

Mahala's son Joseph L Lykins was born on January 27, 1874 in Morgan, Kentucky.^[4]

In the 1880 census Mahala (age 36), keeping house, was the wife of J. W. Lykins in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky.^[5]

J. W. Lykins M 38 Married Head Farmer Kentucky, United States

Mahala Lykins F 36 Married Wife Keeping House Kentucky, United States

Louisa E. Lykins F 13 Single Daughter Kentucky, United States

Alex H. Lykins M 12 Single Son Farmer Kentucky, United States

Willis Lykins M 8 Single Son Kentucky, United States

Joseph L. Lykins M 6 Single Son Kentucky, United States

Raney M. Lykins M 5 Single Son Kentucky, United States

William F. Lykins M 2 Single Son Kentucky, United States

C. M. Prusell M 30 Single Other Servant Kentucky, United States

Elizabeth Lykins F 51 Single Other Servant Kentucky, United States

In the 1910 census Mahala (age 66) was the married mother of Henry H Lykins in Justice Precinct 1, Coleman, Texas.^[6]

Henry H Lykins M 25 Married Head Texas

Janie M Lykins F 17 Married Wife Arkansas

Mahala E Ware F 66 Married Mother Kentucky

Lula Mc Daniel F 4 Single Sister-in-law Texas

Roddy Mc Daniel M 19 Single Brother-in-law Arkansas

Mahala died on March 8, 1918 and was buried in 1918 in Mukewater Cemetery, Bangs, Brown County, Texas.^[7][8]

Mahala's daughter Lillie Prudence Moore died on December 27, 1918 in Gannon, Fisher, Texas.^[9]

Mahala's son Henry H. Lykins died on June 12, 1949 in Monterey, California.^[10]

Mahala's son Raney Milton Lykins died on March 14, 1966 in Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M65N-MT1 : accessed 25 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-68DS-9CX, Entry for Milton Lykins and Elizabeth Lykins, 1850; citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 36.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZBX-D32 : accessed 25 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9J-9KV6, Entry for Milton Lykins and Elizabeth Lykins, 1860; citing Page: 9; Affiliate Publication Number: M653.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MXWR-JTV : accessed 25 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-64J4-1N Image number 00064, Mahala Lykins in entry for Joshua W Lykins, 1870; citing Page: 16; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 20; FHL microfilm: 000545989; Record number: 2385.
4. ↑ Birth of son Joseph L Lykins: "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, (FamilySearch Record: FWK9-XVH : accessed 25 July 2023), Mahala Lykins in entry for Joseph L. Lykins, 1874; citing FHL microfilm: 174932.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MCZJ-RXJ : accessed 25 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYB-WCD Image number 00085, Mahala Lykins in household of J. W. Lykins, Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M2M6-XL5 : accessed 25 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB6-X11, Entry for Henry H Lykins and Janie M Lykins, 1910; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T624.
7. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index", database, (FamilySearch Record: QVV4-JGJC : accessed 25 July 2023) Find A Grave: Memorial #8975662, Mahala Elizabeth Lykins Weir, 1918; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
8. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #8975662 : accessed 25 July 2023), Memorial page for Mahala Elizabeth Lykins Weir (6 Feb 1844-8 Mar 1918), citing Mukewater Cemetery, Bangs, Brown County, Texas, USA; Maintained by David Reese ne' Likins (contributor 47131508).
9. ↑ Death of daughter Lillie Prudence Moore: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: K389-RN7 : accessed 25 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GY14-73SJ Image number 02707, Mahala Lykins in entry for Lillie Prudence Moore, 1918; citing FHL microfilm: 2073464; Record number: 55973.
10. ↑ Death of son Henry H Lykins: "California Death Index, 1940-1997", database, (FamilySearch Record: VP7S-8LX : accessed 25 July 2023), Ware in entry for Henry H Lykins, 12 Jun 1949.
11. ↑ Death of son Raney Milton Lykins: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: K3XT-PS7 : accessed 25 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB1-QJH3, Mahala Lykins in entry for Raney Milton Lykins, 14 Mar 1966; citing certificate number 14705, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,925.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L89W-GHP