Puffer Genealogy
MCKAUGHAN\ MCKOIN, George P.[1, 2]
1805 - 1871 (66 years)-
Name MCKAUGHAN\ MCKOIN, George P. Birth 1805 Rowan County, NC 
Gender Male _COLOR 2 Death 22 Jul 1871 Person ID I20589 Puffers Last Modified 20 Jul 2020
Father MCKAUGHAN, Hugh, b. Abt 1779, Rowan, NC 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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