Bonita McMahan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Bonita McMahan (daughter of Willard Caron McMahan). Notes: 2089 Broadway Clearwater, Florida 34615 ---------- Reference: "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 20. Bonita — Rough. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Willard Caron McMahan was born Nov 1898, Tennessee (son of Allen McMahan and Maranda Henry).

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 20.

Children:

1. Bonita McMahan

Generation: 3

Allen McMahan was born 8 Jul 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Sanders M. "San" McMahan and Linda "Amanda" Huff); died 18 Jan 1901; was buried Allen McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Allen's children are recorded with Henry cousins, Jim Bally McMahan descendants.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20, 106.

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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 36.

Allen — Maranda Henry. Maranda (daughter of James "Jim" Henry and Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan) was born 18 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Maranda Henry was born 18 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James "Jim" Henry and Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan); died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in Old Henry Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20, 106.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 471.

Children:

Amanda Elzora McMahan was born 8 May 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1947; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
James M. McMahan was born 17 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1917, Camp Sevier, Greenville County, South Carolina; was buried 14 Dec 1917, Allen McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Ernest "Ern" McMahan was born 30 Jul 1891, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Nov 1952, Rays Chapel Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Lenley Freeman "Free" McMahan was born 6 Apr 1894, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 1928; was buried Allen McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Freddie Clay McMahan was born 14 Jun 1897, Tennessee; died 18 May 1958; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
2. Willard Caron McMahan was born Nov 1898, Tennessee.
Sarah "Sally" McMahan

Generation: 4

Sanders M. "San" McMahan was born 25 Aug 1832, Tennessee (son of William "Bill" McMahan and Rhoda Elizabeth Williams); died 8 Jul 1914; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as attending school.

Sanders McMahan was second lieut. Co. E, 2nd Tennessee Cav. in the Civil War and buried in his Union uniform.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20, 105, 106.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 35.
http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt

Sanders — Linda "Amanda" Huff. Linda (daughter of Rev. John Huff and Nancy Allen) was born 5 May 1837, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1915; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Linda "Amanda" Huff was born 5 May 1837, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. John Huff and Nancy Allen); died 2 Mar 1915; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Amanda McMahan's will mentioned a child, "Willie Matthews," she reared. He was 12 years old in October 1914.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 105, 106.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 35.

Children:

George McMahan was born 1854.
Rev. William H. "Bill" McMahan was born 19 Oct 1856, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1932.
4. Allen McMahan was born 8 Jul 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1901; was buried Allen McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Curtis McMahan was born 24 May 1866, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1883; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

James "Jim" Henry was born 16 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Hugh Henry and Lydia Jenkins); died 10 May 1911; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in Old Henry Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 20.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 471.

James — Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan. Elizabeth (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 25 Apr 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1899; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan was born 25 Apr 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 27 Nov 1899; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in Old Henry Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 471.

Children:

5. Maranda Henry was born 18 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah M. Henry was born 9 Jul 1858, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1931; was buried Henry Town, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John McNulty "Mink Eye" Henry was born 31 May 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1947, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Mar 1947, White Pine Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Isaac Reece "Ike" Henry was born 8 Dec 1861, , Cocke County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1921; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
David C. Henry was born 30 Nov 1886, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1940; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.