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Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie"

Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie"

Female 1879 - 1971  (91 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie"Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie" was born 1 Oct 1879, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1971; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.
    J. R. McKenzie, Jr., Jrmckenz@flas.net, 25 July 1998.

    Elizabeth — Olen "Ernest" McMahan. Olen (son of Thomas Dearnold Wilson McMahan and Melinda Caldona Trotter) was born 31 Mar 1883, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1970; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Wilbur Wilson McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Oct 1904, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1984; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Glenn Fox McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1991; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Dorothy Malinda McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Dec 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Elizabeth Lawson McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1921; died 17 Jul 2016; was buried 21 Jul 2016, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Ernestine McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1924.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Wilbur Wilson McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 23 Oct 1904, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1984; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.

    Wilbur married Lucile Rogers Hatcher 22 Jun 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucile (daughter of John Alfred Hatcher and Ola Houk) was born 10 Aug 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1998; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Martin H. Wilson McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1948.
    2. 8. Susan Rogers McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Mar 1950.
    3. 9. Sharon Fox McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Glenn Fox McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 28 Sep 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1991; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Glen McMahan loved farming and started as a child when he was too small to lift
    the yoke over the oxens' head. At twelve he started plowing with a tractor. He
    and his brother, Wilbur, were the first farmers in Sevier County to raise red
    burley tobacco. In 1939 he bought the first wheat combine in Sevier County.

    Upon receiving a degree in agriculture from the University of Tennessee in
    1931, Glenn began a long career as a county agricultural and civic leader. He
    helped organize the Soil Conservation District of Sevier County and served as
    supervisor and president during the years 1954-1963. He helped organize the
    Sevier Farmers Co-op and served as one of the first directors as well as
    Vice-president. He served on the County Court Argiculture Committee and the
    Farm and Home Loan Association Committee.

    Glen served as a director of the Sevier County Farm Bureau for 25 years and as
    president from 1948-1950 and 1957-1971. He helped organize the Sevier County
    Pig Sale, and was the first bookkeeper
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.

    Glenn married Florita O'Neil Butler 28 Sep 1938. Florita (daughter of Ashley Wynn Butler and Mary Catherine "Kate" Whittle) was born 29 Dec 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1998, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Nov 1998, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Glenna Butler McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jun 1942.

  3. 4.  Dorothy Malinda McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 13 Dec 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Never married.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.


  4. 5.  Elizabeth Lawson McMahanElizabeth Lawson McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 1 Apr 1921; died 17 Jul 2016; was buried 21 Jul 2016, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Born on what is now Ernest McMahan Road. Elizabeth graduated from Sevier County
    High School in 1938, and the University of Tennessee with a BS in Home
    Economics in 1942. She went on to graduate from the Philadelphia School of
    Occupational Therapy (University of Pennsylvania) in 1944. For 43 years she
    worked as a registered occupational therapist for several private hospitals,
    the Dpartment of the Army, and the Veterans Administration. Upon retiring in
    1988, she returned home to Sevier County, Tennessee where in 1994 she was
    active in many organizations.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 231, 263.

    Elizabeth — Stanley Adamitis. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Ernestine McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born Abt 1924.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.

    Ernestine married Bryan B. Steele 31 Mar 1944, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Bryan was born Abt 1919; died Bef 17 Jul 2016. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Martin H. Wilson McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1948.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.

    Martin married Sharon Kay Mills 15 Aug 1998, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sharon (daughter of James Mills and Carrie) was born 28 Jul 1951; died 9 Jul 2011, LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Jul 2011, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Brent McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 8.  Susan Rogers McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 7 Mar 1950.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.

    Susan married Ted Kenneth "Kenny" Cheek, Jr. 9 Jun 1973, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ted (son of Ted Kenneth Cheek and Beatrice Bailey) was born 19 Sep 1950. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Bradley Cheek  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Nathan Andrew Cheek  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 9.  Sharon Fox McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.

    Sharon — Samuel Powel "Sam" Hale. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Andrew Powel Hale  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Nov 1983, Grayson County, Texas.
    2. 15. David Hale  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Daniel Hale  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 10.  Glenna Butler McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (3.Glenn2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 17 Jun 1942.

    Notes:

    Sevier County Heritage lists middle initial as "S".
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.

    Glenna married Dr. John Richard Semmer 20 Aug 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee. John (son of Fred Semmer) was born 7 Nov 1943. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Johnna Blythe Semmer  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Brent McMahan Descendancy chart to this point (7.Martin3, 2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1)

    Brent — Courtney. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Trent McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Brinley McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Jase James McMahan  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 12.  Bradley Cheek Descendancy chart to this point (8.Susan3, 2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1)

  3. 13.  Nathan Andrew CheekNathan Andrew Cheek Descendancy chart to this point (8.Susan3, 2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1)

    Nathan married Sarah Margaret Dunn 22 Dec 2012, Lake Forest Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. (daughter of John Robert Dunn, III) [Group Sheet]


  4. 14.  Andrew Powel Hale Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sharon3, 2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 20 Nov 1983, Grayson County, Texas.

    Andrew — Bridget. [Group Sheet]


  5. 15.  David Hale Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sharon3, 2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1)

  6. 16.  Daniel Hale Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sharon3, 2.Wilbur2, 1.Elizabeth1)

  7. 17.  Johnna Blythe SemmerJohnna Blythe Semmer Descendancy chart to this point (10.Glenna3, 3.Glenn2, 1.Elizabeth1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 263.

    Johnna married Robert Paul Leeman 10 Nov 2012, The King and Prince Hotel and Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia. (son of Anthony K. Leeman, Jr. and Karen) [Group Sheet]



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