Amanda McMahan^{[1, 2, 3]}

1872 - 1964  (~ 91 years)

• Name	Amanda McMahan
  Born	May 1872	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1920	Lawrence County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1940	District 14, Lawrence County, Tennessee   [6]
  Died	1964
  Buried	Y  [7]
  Person ID	I68165	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family 1	Elbert Martin Laws,   b. 12 Sep 1849, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 1953, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee  (Age 103 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1888	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Effie Mae Laws,   b. 4 May 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Feb 1962  (Age 74 years)   2. Ben B. Laws,   b. 20 Apr 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jul 1971  (Age 80 years) + 3. Marion Chief Laws,   b. 20 Sep 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Oct 1974  (Age 82 years) + 4. Hattie Laws,   b. Feb 1895, Tennessee + 5. Bertie J. Laws,   b. Jun 1897, Tennessee
  Family ID	F25418	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Henry H. Grindstaff,   b. 1 May 1857,   d. 22 Aug 1914, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 57 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1904	Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	1. Crawford Grindstaff,   b. Abt 1906   2. Stella Grindstaff,   b. 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 1958, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)   3. Pearlie Grindstaff,   b. Abt 1913, Tennessee  (Age ~ 111 years)
  Family ID	F25419	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - May 1872 - Tennessee Married - 21 Aug 1888 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 12 Sep 1904 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Lawrence County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in 1920 4th civil district, Lawrence County, Tennessee census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] A Piece of the Smokies in Middle Tennessee, Bruce D. Price, (24 August 1999), 2, 3. [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 159. [S58] Marriage Certificate. [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Amand Laws Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 13, Cocke, Tennessee Birth Date: May 1872 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Spouse: Elbert Laws Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Elbert Laws Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Years Married: 12 Estimated Marriage Year: 1888 Mother How Many Children: 8 Number Living Children: 5 Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0170 Page: 14 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 245 Reference Number: 21 Film Number: 1241562 Image Number: 00584 Household Gender Age Spouse Elbert Laws M Amand Laws F Child Lew Laws F Child Dora B Laws F Child Effie M Laws F Child Bennie B Laws M Child Marion C Laws M Child Hattie Laws F Child Birdie J Laws F [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Mandy Gindstaff Residence: , Lawrence, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1875 Age: 45 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Mother Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821752 Digital Folder Number: 4390886 Image Number: 00178 Sheet Number: 7 Household Gender Age Child Chief Laws M 25y Bertha Laws F 17y Mandy Gindstaff F 45y Crawford Gindstaff M 14y Stella Gindstaff F 9y Pearlie Gindstaff F 7y [S112] Census, 1940. Name Mandy Grindstaff Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 14, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States Sex Female Age 69 Marital Status Widowed Race (Original) WHite Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1871 Last Place of Residence Rural, Lawrence, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Mandy Grindstaff Head F 69 Tennessee Stella Grindstaff Daughter F 30 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-8QQG?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-G3X%3A792528401%2C793675501%2C792621101%2C800509001 : accessed 17 December 2017), Tennessee > Lawrence > Civil District 14 > 50-23 Civil District 14 > image 4 of 39; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 15313027). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Elbert M Laws Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 21 Aug 1888 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Amanda Mcmahan Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 956182 Digital Folder Number: 4485956 Image Number: 00401 [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Amanda Lans also known as: suffix: event: Marriage event date: 12 Sep 1904 event place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States gender: Female spouse: Henry Grindstaff spouse's also known as: spouse's prefix: spouse's suffix: page: 182