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- [S116] Birth Certificate.
Name Craig Allen Mcmahan
Event Type Birth
Event Date 14 Jan 1933
Event Place Falfurrias, Brooks, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Father's Name B C Mcmahan
Mother's Name Marjorie Mcada
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T4G-9217?cc=1803956&wc=M6RC-QN5%3A146792301 : 22 May 2014), 005035235 > image 1487 of 3510; State Registrar Office, Austin.
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name Craig Mcmahan
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Justice Precinct 1, Brooks, Texas, United States
Sex Male
Age 7
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace Texas
Birth Year (Estimated) 1933
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Bernie C Mcmahan Head M 52 Tennessee
Marjorie Mcmahan Wife F 32 Texas
Craig Mcmahan Son M 7 Texas
- [S142] Newspaper Article, Austin American Statesman (TX), 16 Aug 2006.
Craig Allen McMahan died Sunday, August 6th in Rockport, Texas, from heart failure related to Parkinson's disease. He was 73. "Pepper" McMahan was a wildlife biologist and conservationist who made important contributions to land and habitat conservation in the state of Texas during his 28-year career with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The only child of Bernie and Marjorie McMahan, Craig was born in 1933 and grew up in and near Falfurrias, Texas. In 1944 the family moved to the Tepeguaje Ranch, eighteen miles from Falfurrias, where Marjorie was employed as a gatekeeper. It was during his adolescent years on the ranch that Craig began to develop an interest in the regional ecosystems that sustain Texas's plant and animal life. After graduating from Falfurrias High School, Craig served for four years in the United States Navy. He attended college on the G.I. Bill, graduating from California's Humboldt State University in 1959. For the next eight years Craig was employed as a field biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, working on the protection of waterfowl habitat in the Laguna Madre area and deer habitat in the Texas Hill Country. He went on to earn a Master of Science from New Mexico State University in 1969 and a PhD from Texas A & M University in 1973. He returned to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1973, taking a position in the Wildlife Division at TPWD's Austin headquarters. He served as Director of Programs and Planning for TPWD's Wildlife Division prior to his retirement in 1993.
Craig was a proud Texan, an uncompromising conservationist, a devoted son to his widowed mother, and a generous father to his only daughter. He loved Texas, beer, music, dancing, fishing, and Aggie football. Craig had a sardonic sense of humor and a sometimes melancholy temperament. His often irreverent attitude toward human society and behavior was countered by a reverent appreciation for the beauty and intelligence of the natural world. He is survived by his wife, Doris McMahan; one daughter, Hillary McMahan; and many acres of Texas land that he helped to protect.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Craig 's memory to the Nature Conservancy or the Parkin- son's Foundation.
A memorial service and picnic is planned for Sunday, August 27th, 6:30 p.m. at McKinney Falls State Park, southeast of Austin. Please contact hillarylmc@yahoo.com for details.
Arrangements entrusted to Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc. Rockport/Fulton, Texas 1-800-428-2922.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name B C Mcmahan
Titles and Terms Mr
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 26 Aug 1931
Event Place Brooks, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Marjorie Mcada
Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss
Spouse's Gender Female
Page 181
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P32-DMB?cc=1803985&wc=3L3F-C68%3A1560379701 : accessed 16 November 2017), 004820764 > image 241 of 995; citing various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Service and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.
- [S131] Divorce Record.
Name Craig A Mcmahan
Event Type Divorce
Event Date 22 Sep 1978
Event Place Travis, Texas, United States
Age 45
Marriage Date 02 Oct 1965
Birth Year (Estimated) 1933
Spouse's Name Karol K Mcmahan
Spouse's Age 39
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1939
Number of Children Under Age 18 1
File Number 060096
Affiliate County Code 227
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Craig A Mcmahan
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 11 Jun 1998
Event Place Washoe, Nevada, United States
Residence Place Texas
Registration Date 15 Jun 1998
Registration Place Reno, , Nevada
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Doris Weaver
Spouse's Residence Place Texas
Page 1673
Book Number 1000
Instrument Number MA98-9810
Registration Year (Original) 1998
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