Puffer Genealogy
MCKAUGHAN, George Pope[1, 2]
1801 - 1871 (70 years)-
Name MCKAUGHAN, George Pope Birth 25 Feb 1801 TN 
Gender Male FindaGrave Address:
40820238_COLOR 11 Death 22 Jul 1871 Forsyth County, NC Burial Winston-Salem, NC Address:
Hickory Grove Methodist CemeteryPerson ID I20589 Puffer 062124 Last Modified 8 Jun 2024
Father MCKAUGHAN, Hugh, b. Abt 1779, Arcadia, TN d. Abt 1845, Nacogdoches, TX (Age 66 years) Mother POPE, Phebe, b. 7 Aug 1783, Guilford County, NC d. 16 Sep 1867, Guilford County, NC (Age 84 years) Marriage 29 Mar 1804 Rowan County, NC [3] Family ID F3682 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - It was this generation, around 1870 when men were changing their bundle some, immigrant name s to the American version. They changed it to how i t was pronounced in the locality where th ey settled. Apparently the G aelic pronounciation of McKaughan sounded like McCoin for that i s the m ost popular way to spell the name now.
On Tombstone: George McKaughan Born February 25, 1804 Died July 22, 1871 "Blessed are the Dead Which Die in the Lord"
- It was this generation, around 1870 when men were changing their bundle some, immigrant name s to the American version. They changed it to how i t was pronounced in the locality where th ey settled. Apparently the G aelic pronounciation of McKaughan sounded like McCoin for that i s the m ost popular way to spell the name now.
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