John H. McMahan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

John H. McMahan was born 7 Jan 1855, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 1921; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 7.

John — Sarah R. Fox. Sarah (daughter of Tilman Grady Fox and Elizabeth Emmett Trotter) was born 29 Oct 1862, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1943; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Mattie E. McMahan was born 1 Feb 1885; died 12 Dec 1969; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
3. James T. McMahan was born 12 Sep 1888; died 8 May 1923; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Dicie McMahan was born 6 Nov, Tennessee.
5. Grover McMahan
6. Inez McMahan

Generation: 2

Mattie E. McMahan

(1.John¹) was born 1 Feb 1885; died 12 Dec 1969; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 7.
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.

Mattie married Leonard Seaton McMahan 1 Feb 1903. Leonard (son of Rev. George W. McMahan and Harriet D. McMahan) was born 25 Mar 1876, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1956; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

3.	James T. McMahan (1.John¹) was born 12 Sep 1888; died 8 May 1923; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. Notes: ---------- Reference: "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.

Dicie McMahan

(1.John¹) was born 6 Nov, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.

Dicie — Dave P. Boyer. Dave was born 23 Apr 1858, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1910; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

7. Johnnie Sue Boyer was born Aug 1895.
8. Newton Boyer was born 15 May 1907; died 5 Jul 1907; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
9. Billie Taft Boyer was born 20 Jun 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Dicie — Walter Pollard. [Group Sheet]

5. Grover McMahan (1.John¹)
Notes:
Songwriter and inventor who went out west.
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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.
6. Inez McMahan (1.John¹)
Notes:
A musician and Home Economics teacher.
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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196-197.

Inez — Sipple. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 3

7. Johnnie Sue Boyer (4.Dicie², 1.John¹) was born Aug 1895.
Notes:
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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.

Johnnie — Pollard. [Group Sheet]

8.	Newton Boyer (4.Dicie², 1.John¹) was born 15 May 1907; died 5 Jul 1907; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Notes: ---------- Reference: "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.

9.	Billie Taft Boyer (4.Dicie², 1.John¹) was born 20 Jun 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee. Notes: Went to California. ---------- Reference: "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.