Nancy Townsend

1846 - 1922  (75 years)

• Name	Nancy Townsend
  Born	13 Sep 1846	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1860	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1900	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1910	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Died	2 Sep 1922	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8, 9, 10]
  Buried	3 Sep 1922	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [11]
  Person ID	I36536	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	John Townsend,   b. Abt 1813, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Jan 1890  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Baldridge,   b. 16 Dec 1813, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Apr 1875  (Age 61 years)
  Notes	31 January 1835 Charleston Observer Married at Bugby, Wadmalaw Island on Thursday 22d (22 Jan 1835) inst., by the Rev. Mr. Hanckel, John Townsend Esq. of Edisto Island, to Mary Caroline, only daughter of the late Richard Jenkins, of Johns Island.
  Family ID	F17375	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Francis Marion McMahan,   b. 26 May 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 56 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1866	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Mary Rebecca McMahan,   b. 4 Feb 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Oct 1901  (Age 34 years)   2. Nellie L. McMahan,   b. 7 Dec 1869, Tennessee + 3. Fanny Jane McMahan,   b. 5 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 40 years)   4. Sanders McMahan,   b. 28 May 1874, Tennessee   5. Jane McMahan,   b. 24 Apr 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1915  (Age 36 years) + 6. Casmer D. "Cad" McMahan,   b. 3 Jan 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F13301	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Sep 1846 - Tennessee Census - 1860 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 4 Mar 1866 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 2 Sep 1922 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 3 Sep 1922 - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Nancy Wife of Marion McMahan Born Sept. 18, 1846 Died Sept. 2, 1922

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in the 1850 Cocke County, North Carolina Census with parents. Listed in the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee Federal Census with parents and her husband in the 1870 Federal Census of 13th District, Sevier County, Tennessee as house keeper unable to read or write. Charter member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee. Application for Reimbursement from Civil War pension lists cause of death as "old age and hurt from fall" and last sickness beginning 1 May 1922. She resided on Rural Route #9 at the time of her death. A $50.00 reimbursement was approved to Eddie Clabo (grandchild) and Charity Clabo. ---------- Reference: "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 33, 111, 112. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 33. F. Marion McMahan Civil War pension papers.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462b, 15 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0462b.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 353, 1880. http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page601880.html [S112] Census, 1850. name: Nancy Townsend event: Census event date: 1850 event place: Cocke county, Cocke, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 4 marital status: race (original): race (standardized): birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1846 dwelling house number: 811 family number: 811 line number: 3 nara publication number: M432 nara roll number: 874 film number: 24565 digital folder number: 004191100 image number: 00339 Household Gender Age Birthplace John Townsend M 34 North Carolina Polly Townsend F 34 North Carolina Penelope Townsend F 16 Tennessee James Townsend M 14 Tennessee William Townsend M 12 Tennessee Philip Townsend M 10 Tennessee Nancy Townsend F 4 Tennessee Mary Townsend F 0 Tennessee Nancy Baldridge F 70 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1860. Name: Nancy Townsend Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: District No 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 13 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1847 Birthplace: Tennessee Page: 105 Household ID: 762 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 GS Film Number: 805244 Digital Folder Number: 004296184 Image Number: 00359 Household Gender Age Birthplace John Townsend M 50 North Carolina Mary Townsend F 50 North Carolina Phillip Townsend M 20 Tennessee Nancy Townsend F 13 Tennessee Mary Townsend F 11 [Blank] John W Townsend M 9 [Blank] Royal S Townsend M 7 [Blank] Margaret E Townsend F 5 [Blank] [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Nancy Mcmahan Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 148 Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Sep 1846 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Years Married: Marriage Year (Estimated): Mother of how many children: 7 Number of Living Children: 7 Immigration Year: Page: 4 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 70 Reference ID: 89 GS Film number: 1241596 Digital Folder Number: 004118730 Image Number: 00214 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Nancy Mcmahan F 54 Tennessee Daughter Nellie L Mcmahan F 31 Tennessee Son Chad Mcmahan M 15 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Nancy Mcmahon Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Widowed Race : White Gender: Female Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 69 Page Number: 5 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Nancy Mcmahon F 62y Tennessee Edd Clabough M 8y Tennessee Mary Henry F 9y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Nancy Mcmahon Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1840 Age: 80 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00477 Sheet Number: 5 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Nancy Mcmahon F 80y Tennessee Mary J Henry F 19y Tennessee Eddie Clabo M 18y Tennessee [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Sep 1922. McMahan, Mrs Nancy Sep 3, 1922 [S87] Death Certificate. MCMAHAN, Nancy age 76 b.TN fa John Townsend (NC) mo Nary Baldridge (NC) d.1922 #170 [S87] Death Certificate. Name Nancy Monahan Death Date 02 Sep 1922 Death Place Sevier, Tennessee Gender Female Marital Status Widowed Race or Color White Age 76 Estimated Birth Year Birth Date 13 Sep 1846 Birth Place Tennessee Spouse Father John Townsend Father's Birth Place Nc Mother Mary Baldridge Mother's Birth Place Nc Occupation House Keeper Street Address Residence Cemetery Shady Grove Burial Place Burial Date 03 Sep 1922 Informant Additional Relatives Digital Folder Number 4184089 Image Number 1060 Film Number 1299749 Volume/Page/Certificate Number v 47 cn 170 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 435.