Wilse McMahan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

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Generation: 1

Wilse McMahan was born 30 Apr 1887 (son of William "Will" McMahan and Lydia Burke); died 12 Jun 1965.

Other Events:

Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Cocke County, Tennessee

Notes:

Buried in Norris Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 19.

Wilse — Emma Dunn. Emma was born 1889; died 4 Aug 1958. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Albert Ray McMahan died 29 Jan 1966.

Generation: 2

2. William "Will" McMahan was born Abt 1856, Tennessee (son of McKinney McMahan and Sarah Nancy Holder).
William — Lydia Burke. Lydia was born Abt 1859, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lydia Burke was born Abt 1859, Tennessee.

Children:

Zora McMahan was born Abt 1877, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1959, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Andrew J. McMahan was born 1879, Tennessee; died 16 May 1913; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
James Hiram McMahan was born 23 Aug 1882; died 12 Jan 1956, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Richard D. "Dick" McMahan was born 1884; died 1966; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
1. Wilse McMahan was born 30 Apr 1887; died 12 Jun 1965.

Generation: 3

McKinney McMahan was born 15 Jan 1821, Tennessee (son of Eli McMahan); died 3 Sep 1891; was buried McKinney McMahan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as farmer, land valued at $800, unable to read or write.

Lt. in the Confederacy.
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Reference:
http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 5.
Doug Wilson, Brsm@aol.com, 11 April 1998.

McKinney — Sarah Nancy Holder. Sarah was born 1841; died 1870. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Nancy Holder was born 1841; died 1870.

Notes:

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Reference:
James Douglas Wilson, BRSM@aol.com, 11 April 1998.

Children:

2. William "Will" McMahan was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.
Elisabeth McMahan was born Abt 1859, Tennessee.
Nancy McMahan was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
Mckiney McMahan was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.
Ann McMahan was born 1869, Tennessee; died 1948.
Laura Lee McMahan was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

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.
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.
4. 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.