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Male 1922 - 1994  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Norman Manis was born 20 Oct 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Horace M. Manis and Ottie Alice Dixon); died 25 Sep 1994; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Norman — Willene Campbell. Willene (daughter of Luther Campbell and Nancy Jane Reneau) was born 17 Sep 1925, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1986. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Norman Manis, Jr.
    2. Jerry Michael Manis was born 9 Feb 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1991; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Horace M. Manis was born Abt 1902, Tennessee (son of Andrew Carson Manis and Nannie McMahan); died May 1978.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 157.
    Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 2.

    Horace married Ottie Alice Dixon 4 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ottie (daughter of Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson and Nancy Williamson) was born 29 Apr 1905. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ottie Alice Dixon was born 29 Apr 1905 (daughter of Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson and Nancy Williamson).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 157.
    Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 2.

    Children:
    1. 1. Norman Manis was born 20 Oct 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1994; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Earl Manis
    3. Danny Manis
    4. Trudell Manis
    5. Jacqueline Manis
    6. Eulah Manis
    7. Tomilee Manis
    8. Chesteen Manis
    9. Gordon Manis died Bef 25 Sep 1994.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Andrew Carson Manis was born 24 Apr 1868, North Carolina (son of Andy Caldwell and Rissie T. Hannah); died 23 Aug 1945, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Aug 1945, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 34.
    Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 1, 2.

    Andrew — Nannie McMahan. Nannie (daughter of Gilbert R. "Gib" McMahan and Mary M. Townsend) was born 4 Apr 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 May 1955; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nannie McMahan was born 4 Apr 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Gilbert R. "Gib" McMahan and Mary M. Townsend); died 5 May 1955; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 34.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 262.
    Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 1, 2.

    Children:
    1. Arthur Haskell Manis was born 5 Jul 1892, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1971; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Minnie Elizabeth Manis was born Abt 1895, Tennessee; died Bef 29 Nov 2002.
    3. J. Elmer Manis was born Abt 1897, Tennessee; died Bef 29 Nov 2002.
    4. Charlies Gilbert Manis was born 22 Nov 1899, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1954; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 2. Horace M. Manis was born Abt 1902, Tennessee; died May 1978.
    6. Fred Manis was born Abt 1904, Tennessee.
    7. Ella Manis was born Abt 1906, Tennessee.
    8. Ota Manis was born Abt 1908, Tennessee; died Bef 29 Nov 2002.
    9. Millie Manis was born Abt 1909, Tennessee; died Bef 29 Nov 2002.
    10. Clyde Manis was born 15 Mar 1911, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1976; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Myrtle Manis was born 30 May 1912, South Carolina; died 27 Oct 1992; was buried Union Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Union County, South Carolina.
    12. Mayford Manis was born Abt 1914; died 29 Nov 2002, Scott County Hospital; was buried 2 Dec 2002, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Clay Manis was born 6 Jun 1914, Tennessee; died 5 May 1981; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Addie Manis died Bef 29 Nov 2002.

  3. 6.  Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee (son of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Rosa Lee Downey lists middle name as James.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 152, 156.

    Thomas — Nancy Williamson. Nancy (daughter of James P. Williamson and Lucinda Carver) was born 26 Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1957; was buried Laurel Branch Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Williamson was born 26 Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James P. Williamson and Lucinda Carver); died 4 Oct 1957; was buried Laurel Branch Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 152, 157.

    Children:
    1. James Horace Dixon was born 15 Oct 1903, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1989; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Ottie Alice Dixon was born 29 Apr 1905.
    3. William "Hubert" Dixon was born 24 Jan 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1995; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Andy Caldwell was born North Carolina.

    Andy — Rissie T. Hannah. Rissie (daughter of Hannah and Sarah Elvira) was born 2 Feb 1850, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Feb 1925, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rissie T. HannahRissie T. Hannah was born 2 Feb 1850, North Carolina (daughter of Hannah and Sarah Elvira); died 6 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Feb 1925, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 4. Andrew Carson Manis was born 24 Apr 1868, North Carolina; died 23 Aug 1945, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Aug 1945, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Gilbert R. "Gib" McMahan was born 9 Jun 1851, Tennessee (son of Archibald D. McMahan and Rebecca F. McMahan); died 28 Oct 1938; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 12, 33, 34.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112.

    Gilbert married Mary M. Townsend 3 Feb 1867, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Townsend and Mary "Polly" Baldridge) was born 15 Sep 1848, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1889; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary M. Townsend was born 15 Sep 1848, Tennessee (daughter of John Townsend and Mary "Polly" Baldridge); died 22 Mar 1889; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Mary is listed in 1860 Federal Census of Cocke County, Tennessee with parents and with husband Gilbert in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 33, 34.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 73, 111, 112.

    Children:
    1. John W. "Squire" McMahan was born 1867, Tennessee; died 15 Oct 1937; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sara "Pud" McMahan was born 16 Jun 1876, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1938; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 5. Nannie McMahan was born 4 Apr 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 May 1955; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Henry Dickson was born 4 Nov 1830, Tennessee (son of Alexander Dickson and Elizabeth "Peggy" Bohannon); died 9 Aug 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Probably born in South Carolina where parents lived before migrating in Sevier County, Tennessee, Middle Creek, Tennesse and died of stomach trouble.
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    Reference:"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 152.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    William married Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan Abt 1848/1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Died of kidney trouble and buried in Aaron Proffit Cemetery.

    SMHS lists death as 21 July 1914.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 119, 152.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143, 189, 199, 253.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 499.

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Dickson was born 19 Feb 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1922; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Dickson was born Abt 1852; died Abt 1853.
    3. Sarah E. Dickson was born 1853, Tennessee; died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy A. "Nan" Dickson was born 5 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jan 1938, Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ann Dickson was born 21 Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. William H. "Bill" Dixon was born 10 Sep 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1940; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 6. Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. David D. Dixon was born 2 Aug 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1937, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Celia Cornelia Dickson was born 20 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Prentice "Ples" Dickson was born 15 May 1867, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1957.
    11. Henry C. Dickson was born 25 Jul 1869, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1932.
    12. Joseph Crockett Dickson was born Jul 1871.
    13. Samuel Wesley Dickson was born 26 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1962; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Margaret M. Dickson was born 25 Aug 1876; died 12 Jan 1934; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  James P. Williamson was born Nov 1840, Tennessee (son of Reuben Williamson and Elizabeth "Betsy" Webb); died Bef 29 Apr 1917.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James — Lucinda Carver. Lucinda (daughter of Thomas Carver and Sarah) was born Feb 1840, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 May 1917, Grassy Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Lucinda Carver was born Feb 1840, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Carver and Sarah); died 29 Apr 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 May 1917, Grassy Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Sarah E. Williamson was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
    2. Phoebe Jane Williamson was born Feb 1864, Tennessee.
    3. Lila Williamson was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.
    4. John N. Williamson was born Abt 1869, Tennessee.
    5. Eli Williamson was born Abt 1872, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Nancy Williamson was born 26 Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1957; was buried Laurel Branch Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.
    7. Lewis E. Williamson was born 2 Jun 1877, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1960, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Jan 1961, Hilcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    8. Thomas Williamson was born Abt 1880, Tennessee.


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