Martha Elizabeth "Eliza" Manis: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Martha Elizabeth "Eliza" Manis was born 18 Oct 1867, Tennessee (daughter of James R. "Jim" Manis and Eliza Sutton); died 23 Jan 1920; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 33, 34, 39.

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

Children:

James Wilson De Arnold "Arnold" "Tubby" McMahan was born 25 Feb 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1963; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Henry Russell McMahan was born 18 Nov 1894; died 29 Sep 1918, France; was buried 25 Apr 1921, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
R. Elzory McMahan was born 25 Feb 1898; died 23 Apr 1906; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dallas Redmond "Ras" McMahan was born 29 Mar 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George McKinley McMahan was born 11 May 1900, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1965; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Melinda L. McMahan was born 24 May 1903; died 1 Dec 1968; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Earl Winfred "Jack" McMahan was born 31 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1990; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Jane McMahan was born 6 Nov 1908, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1986; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

James R. "Jim" Manis was born Abt 1825, North Carolina; died 8 Apr 1911; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Also Known As: James M. Manis
Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Civil War Veteran.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 323.
Kindrick Ownby, kownby@humboldt1.com, 9 September 1996.

Information from the Registrar of Deeds in Sevier County, TN, when James sold 200 acres of land that he bought in 1840, dated June 28th, 1888 in Pigeon Forge, TN.

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Reference:
Carol Jane Sankus, csankus@bellsouth.net, 13 August 2001.

James — Eliza Sutton. Eliza was born Abt 1830, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Eliza Sutton was born Abt 1830, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Donald Reagan lists given name as Louisa.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 323.

Children:

Nancy Jane Manis was born 17 Apr 1842, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Aug 1918, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Manes was born 3 Sep 1846, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1903; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thomas D. "Tommy" Manis was born 22 Apr 1850, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jul 1918, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dialtha Manis was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
Rebecca Manis was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
William G."Bill" Manis was born 24 Mar 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jun 1923, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah Manis was born 3 Jun 1862, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Feb 1939, Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
1. Martha Elizabeth "Eliza" Manis was born 18 Oct 1867, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1920; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.