Mahoy - George
Source: 1913 AW Bowen History Montgomery County, Indiana p 978
We are glad
to write of a man who has lived for something more than the mere boarding of
dollars, although it would seem that necessity makes this the first
requirement, but in supplying our natural wants it is not necessary to neglect
all other of life's good things such as helping one's neighbors, cultivating
the mind, making better the moral and spiritual attributes and, in short, living
as the Creator intended for us to live. One of the highly respected families of
Montgomery County, whose members have tried to do their full duty in the
affairs of the locality since they came here in the pioneer epoch is the MAHOY
family, who are certainly deserving of our attention at this time, one of the
best known of the present generation being George Mahoy, successful farmer of
Sugar Creek Twp whose name forms the caption of this sketch. Mr. Mahoy was b.
in this twp. and co. April 5, 1856, and here he has been content to spent his
life. He is a son of George and Lydia (DAUGHERTY) Mahoy. These parents were
both born in the state of Ohio, the father in 1820. There they grew to
maturity, received meager educations, and were married, and they spent their
lives engaged in farming, coming to Montgomery Co. in an early day and
establishing the permanent home of the family in Sugar Creek Twp. The death of
the father occurred on April 5, 1875. They were the parents of 12 children, six
of whom are living: Mrs. Margaret HULVEY, Mrs. Alice COOK, Mrs. Vena GRAY, Mrs.
Iva BOOTS, Joe and George of this review. Mr. M. was married Aug 22, 1889, to
Margaret BAER, who was born Feb 28, 1860 in Tippecanoe Co Indiana. She is a
daughter of Joseph and Ada (SUMMERS) Baer. The father' s death occurred in
1884. The mother was b. Jan. 1, 1830 and d. in 1904. Mrs. M. grew to womanhood
in the native community and received her educ. in the common schools. 5 children
have been born to Mr. & Mrs. Mahoy, namely: Willard born Feb 1, 1890 is at
home; Harry O born Dec 14, 1891, died March 18, 1894; Zola F, born Dec 20, 1894
is at home; Mary F born June 30, 1897 is attending school; Haven born Aug 11,
1901 is also attending school. Mr. Mahoy has always followed farming, moving on
his present place in the spring of 1901, prior to that he had lived for 2 years
on a farm near Garfield, Indiana and before that in Tippecanoe County. He is
the owner of 80 acres, all tillable well fenced and well tiled and otherwise
properly improved, and he carries on general farming and breeding, keeping an
excellent grade of livestock and no small part of his annual income is derived from
this source. He understands well the care and handling of stock and takes a
delight in this kind of work, and his fine stock is much admired by all. He has
a good home, which he built himself. Politically, Mr. M. is a Republican;
fraternally, a member of the Knights of Pythias at Darlington and a member of
the Potato Creek Methodist Episcopal church, being a trustee of the same.