Fanny E. Whitson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.
Fanny E. Whitson was born Mar 1886, Tennessee (daughter of William M. Whitson and Louisa).
Other Events:
Census: 1900, District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee

Generation: 2

William M. Whitson was born Jan 1842, Tennessee (son of William Manning Whitson and Delania McMahan); died 9 Apr 1924, North Carolina; was buried 10 Apr 1924, Fowlers Cemetery.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1900, District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee

William married Louisa Abt 1870. Louisa was born Jan 1846, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Louisa was born Jan 1846, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

Ely W. Whitson was born Mar 1883, Tennessee.
Clemmer Lee Whitson was born Jul 1884, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1965, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Hall Family Cemetery, Edwina, Cocke County, Tennessee.
1. Fanny E. Whitson was born Mar 1886, Tennessee.
Lydia Whitson was born Oct 1887, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

4.	William Manning Whitson was born Abt 1805, Tennessee. Other Events: Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee William — Delania McMahan. Delania (daughter of Eli McMahan) was born Abt 1806, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Delania McMahan was born Abt 1806, North Carolina (daughter of Eli McMahan).

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

Saunders Whitson was born Abt 1830, Tennessee.
James Whitson was born Abt 1832, Tennessee.
Casia Whitson was born Abt 1833, Tennessee.
Rosy Whitson was born Abt 1835, Tennessee.
Saris Whitson was born Abt 1836, Tennessee.
Stephen Whitson was born Abt 1837, Tennessee.
Lucinda Whitson was born Abt 1839, Tennessee.
Eli Whitson was born Abt 1841, Tennessee.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitson was born Aug 1845, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1905; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
2. William M. Whitson was born Jan 1842, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1924, North Carolina; was buried 10 Apr 1924, Fowlers Cemetery.
Noah Whitson was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

10.

Eli McMahan was born 1782, North Carolina (son of Archibald McMahan and Ann McNulty); died Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Lived in Sevier County, Tennessee in 1830, settled in Cocke County, Tennessee, and died near Bridgeport, Tennessee.

Mentioned in 5 November 1842 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church minutes Cocke, County, Tennessee page 17.

Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census 68 with son Saunders occupation farmer unable to read or write. Many of Eli's descendants are listed in the 1850 census that are not yet included in this database.
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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 63.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 4.
http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt

Children:

Anderson McMahan was born 1796, Virginia; died 29 Feb 1856, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Mar 1856, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Sanders McMahan was born 1801, North Carolina.
Lucinda McMahan was born Abt 1805, Tennessee.
5. Delania McMahan was born Abt 1806, North Carolina.
Sarah "Sallie" McMahan was born Abt 1806, Tennessee.
Eli McMahan was born 1810, North Carolina; died Tennessee; was buried Tennessee.
James McMahan was born 1811, North Carolina; died 1889; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Mansfield "Bill" McMahan was born 1814, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1903; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Sevier McMahan was born 1817, Tennessee.
McKinney McMahan was born 15 Jan 1821, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1891; was buried McKinney McMahan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Wilson "Wilse" McMahan was born Abt 1823, Cocke County, Tennessee.