Sam Russell McMahan

1922 - 1973  (50 years)

• Name	Sam Russell McMahan
  Born	12 Apr 1922	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	22 Jan 1973  [3]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I36551	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	John Wilson "Clubfoot" McMahan,   b. 16 Jan 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Aug 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Asa Evalina Townsend,   b. 19 Feb 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jan 1963  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F13267	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Zola Evelina Whaley,   b. 27 Jan 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 2008  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Brenda Kaye "Bea" McMahan + 2. Archie Ray McMahan,   b. 27 Jul 1954, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Aug 1987  (Age 33 years) + 3. Kenneth McMahan   4. Jimmy McMahan + 5. Trina Joy McMahan,   b. 14 Oct 1962, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Oct 2011  (Age 49 years) + 6. Connie Ann Elaine McMahan,   b. 21 Apr 1966, , Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 58 years) + 7. Teresa Dawn McMahan,   b. 1966  (Age 58 years)   8. Lisa Fawn McMahan,   b. 1966  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F13310	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Apr 1922 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - 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

  
  

• Notes

  In U.S. Navy (CSE1) Died on his tractor. ---------- Reference: "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 33. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 31, 32.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. name: Sam Mcmahan event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 8 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1922 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0016 family number: 144 sheet number and letter: 8A line number: 45 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00928 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Asa Mcmahan F 44 Tennessee son Chel Mcmahan M 9 Tennessee son Sam Mcmahan M 8 Tennessee son George Mcmahan M 6 Tennessee stepdaughter Anna Mcmahan F 21 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: Sam R Mcmahon titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 18 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Son birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1922 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 78-21 family number: 49 sheet number and letter: 4A line number: 39 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00539 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Asa Mcmahon F 54 Tennessee son William C Mcmahon M 19 Tennessee son Sam R Mcmahon M 18 Tennessee son George Mcmahon M 16 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 Jan 1973. McMahan, Sam Russell 50 b. 4/12/22 TN d. 1/22/73 DOA SCH farmer f. John McMahan m. Asa Townsend Shady Grove Cem Survivors: wife Zula Whaley R2 Sev 3 sons Archie Kenneth Jimmy 5 dau Miss Brenda Miss Trina Miss Connie Miss Tereasa Miss Lisa 1 bro Clell 2 ½ bro Beecher McMahan Steve McMahan 4 ½ sis Mrs Dean Metcalf Mrs Mary Watson Mrs Elizabeth Townsend Mrs Ann Wilson. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 435.