Mary M. Townsend

1848 - 1889  (40 years)

• Name	Mary M. Townsend
  Born	15 Sep 1848	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1860	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1870	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	22 Mar 1889
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I38931	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 May 2016

  
  

  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	Gilbert R. "Gib" McMahan,   b. 9 Jun 1851, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Oct 1938  (Age 87 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1867	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. John W. "Squire" McMahan,   b. 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Oct 1937  (Age 70 years)   2. Sara "Pud" McMahan,   b. 16 Jun 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Aug 1938  (Age 62 years) + 3. Nannie McMahan,   b. 4 Apr 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 1955  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F14288	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Sep 1848 - Tennessee Married - 3 Feb 1867 - , Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1870 - 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

  Mary is listed in 1860 Federal Census of Cocke County, Tennessee with parents and with husband Gilbert in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Sevier County, Tennessee. ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 33, 34. "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 73, 111, 112.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462b, 15 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0462b.gif [S92] Cocke County, Tennessee Census, 811-799, 2 Oct 1850. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cocke/census/1850cens.txt [S112] Census, 1850. name: Mary Townsend event: Census event date: 1850 event place: Cocke county, Cocke, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 0 marital status: race (original): race (standardized): birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1850 dwelling house number: 811 family number: 811 line number: 4 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: Mary Townsend Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: District No 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 11 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1849 Birthplace: [Blank] 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, 1870. Name Mary Mc Mahan Event Type Census Event Year 1870 Event Place Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 20 Race White Race (Original) W Birth Year (Estimated) 1849-1850 Birthplace Tennessee Page Number 4 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Gilbert Mc Mahan M 18 Tennessee Mary Mc Mahan F 20 Tennessee John W Mc Mahan M 2 Tennessee Archibald D Mc Mahan M 53 Tennessee Rebeca Mc Mahan F 44 Tennessee Nella Mc Mahan F 22 Tennessee Blackburn Mc Mahan M 14 Tennessee Mary R Mc Mahan F 11 Tennessee Sarah Mc Mahan F 9 Tennessee Martha C Mc Mahan F 6 Tennessee Laura Mc Mahan F 3 Tennessee [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 435.