Arriving in Virginia from Ireland and England between the mid-1600's and early 1700's, our ancestors gradually migrated south through the Carolinas and Georgia and west through [West] Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. By the early 1800's they had entered Alabama, settling in areas that became Bibb, Shelby, Chilton, and Coosa Counties. Though individual members continued the western migration to Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and other destinations, future generations largely remained in central Alabama and are still there today. Primary focus of research includes the MAHAN, GILES, WILLIS, FORD, ROBINSON/ROBERTSON families and numerous related surnames (Klinner, Scott, Shankle, Goodgame, Davis, Williams, Sammons, Crowson, Sledge, and others).

I have been interested in genealogy for about 25 years and have invested considerable time and energy in developing my family tree, available as a public tree (#5751580) on Ancestry.com, entitled "My Alabama Roots". In the last year I have turned my attention to the Find-a-Grave project to document the grave sites of family members.

When possible, I will fulfill photo requests and will transfer memorials that I manage if the individual is not related to our family lines.

Linda L. Mahan
My Alabama Roots

Arriving in Virginia from Ireland and England between the mid-1600's and early 1700's, our ancestors gradually migrated south through the Carolinas and Georgia and west through [West] Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. By the early 1800's they had entered Alabama, settling in areas that became Bibb, Shelby, Chilton, and Coosa Counties. Though individual members continued the western migration to Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and other destinations, future generations largely remained in central Alabama and are still there today. Primary focus of research includes the MAHAN, GILES, WILLIS, FORD, ROBINSON/ROBERTSON families and numerous related surnames (Klinner, Scott, Shankle, Goodgame, Davis, Williams, Sammons, Crowson, Sledge, and others).

I have been interested in genealogy for about 25 years and have invested considerable time and energy in developing my family tree, available as a public tree (#5751580) on Ancestry.com, entitled "My Alabama Roots". In the last year I have turned my attention to the Find-a-Grave project to document the grave sites of family members.

When possible, I will fulfill photo requests and will transfer memorials that I manage if the individual is not related to our family lines.

Linda L. Mahan
My Alabama Roots