Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed.,
1886.  Barren County.

JOHN H. MAGAN, the third of the five sons and four daughters of James W.
and Martha J. (Wade) Magan, was born August 24, 1840, in Bedford County,
Va., of which county his parents were also natives.  James W. Magan was
a farmer and slave owner, and immigrated with his family to Ohio County,
Ky., about 1848, where he purchased a farm and remained until his death,
in 1869, at the age of fifty-six years.  He was a son of James Magan, of
Virginia, and of Irish origin.  Mrs. Martha J. Magan was a daughter of
John and Gemima (Reynolds) Wade, who were born and reared in Virginia,
and immigrated to Ohio County, Ky., about 1846.  John H. Magan was
reared on a farm, and remained with his parents until of age, when he
commenced farming for himself in Ohio County.  In 1871 he embarked in
the goods business at Fordsville, same county; in 1879 he located at
Muldraugh Station, Meade County, and in 1883 located at Glasgow
Junction, where is now is successfully emgaged in the mercantile
business.  In February, 1869, he married Josephine Johnson, of Ohio
County, and a daughter of John and Sumira (Hale) Johnson.  Five children
were born to their union:  John H., Cora I., Helen, Anna May and
Josephine.  Mr. Magan and wife are members of the Baptist Church; he is
an active member of the Masonic fraternity; in politics he is a
Democrat, and cast his first presendential vote for Gen. MacClelan.

Hale Johnson Reynolds Wade Magan
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Muldraugh_Station-Meade-KY Ohio-KY Bedford-VA

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