Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....McMAHAN, William Leo 
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Cemetery:           Resurection Cemetery, Madison, Dane Co., Wi.
Name:               William Leo McMAHAN
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McMAHAN, William Leo
Born in Clyde, Iowa Co., Wi. on 14 Apr 1888
Died 26 Sep 1972 in Madison, Dane Co., Wi.
Son of Owen Thomas and Catherine (FINNEGAN) McMAHAN
Married Bernice ? bef 1920.
Married Vivian Harriet HARVEY abt 1929.
William McMahan is the paternal grandfather of movie/t.v.
actor Bruce Boxleitner. Birth:Baptism:From parish baptismal
register, St. Philips, highland, Wi. Sponsers:Michael Bennet
and Mary McWeeney.
 
From a chat with Leo McMahan, he said of all Owen's
generation, Willie was the only one without the "McMahan" work
ethic. That the other brothers would get mad that the women
doted on him. Willie eventually was a sucessful barber, even
though he had no formal training.
 
Obituary, The Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Dane Co., WI, Sept.27, 1972:
William McMahan, 84, of 400 Starling Lane, was found dead late
tuesday night(Sept. 26, 1972) in his mobile home at the Oak
Park Trailer Court. Coroner Clyde Chamberlain Jr. said death
was caused by a heart ailment for which Mr. McMahan had been
treated several months. There are no known survivors in the
Madison area, Chamberlain said. The funeral will be arranged
at the Joyce Funeral Home, 540 W. Washington Ave.
 
Obituary, The Capital Times, Madison, Dane Co., WI, Sept. 27, 1972:

W.L. McMahan is Dead at 84 William L. McMahan, 84, of 400
Starling Lane, was found dead late Tuesday night in his mobile
home at the Oak Park Trailer Court. He was a retired Madison
barbershop operator. Coroner Clyde Chamberlain Jr., said death
was caused by a heart ailment for which Mr. McMahan had been
treated several months. Born in Clyde, Iowa Co. in 1888, he
had lived in Madison most of his life. He moved to Prairie du
Chien in 1969, but moved back to Madison in July of this year.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Clifford Boxleitner, Mt.
Prospect, Ill; a son Keith, in Hawaii, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Patrickk's Catholic Church here, with Msgr Francis E. Doherty
officiating. Burial will be in Ressurection cemetery. There
will be no visitation. The Joyce Funeral Home, 540 W.
Washington Ave., is in charge of the arrangements.

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