Grady Allen McMahan^[1]

1914 - 1989  (74 years)

• Name	Grady Allen McMahan
  Born	25 Jul 1914	Texas
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Precinct 4, Dallas County, Texas   [2]
  Census	1930	Garland, Dallas County, Texas   [3]
  Census	1940	Precinct 3, Dallas County, Texas   [4]
  Died	6 Jan 1989	Dallas County, Texas   [5, 6]
  Buried	Restland Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas   [7]
  Person ID	I71208	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Wiley C. McMahan,   b. Mar 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Aug 1951, Dallas County, Texas  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Clemmie Bell Ridner,   b. May 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Oct 1956  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Family ID	F26483	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Eunice Marie Estes,   b. 8 Oct 1917, Dallas, Texas ,   d. 18 Apr 2003  (Age 85 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1934	Rockwall County, Texas   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Richard Allen McMahan,   b. 1 Oct 1936, Dallas County, Texas  (Age 88 years) + 2. David Cecil McMahan,   b. 14 Oct 1942, Dallas County, Texas  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F26484	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Jul 1914 - Texas Died - 6 Jan 1989 - Dallas County, Texas Buried - - Restland Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 10. [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Grady A Mc Mahan Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Dallas, Texas, United States Gender: Male Age: 5 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Birthplace: Texas Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Wiley Mc Mahan Head M 37 Tennessee Clemmie Mc Mahan Wife F 36 Tennessee Lucy Mc Mahan Daughter F 13 Texas Grady A Mc Mahan Son M 5 Texas [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Grady A Mcmahan Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Birthplace: Texas Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Wylie C Mcmahan Head M 47 Tennessee Clemmie B Mcmahan Wife F 48 Tennessee Grady A Mcmahan Son M 15 Texas Fannie N Mcmahan Daughter F 2 Texas [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Grady A Mcmahan Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Garland, Justice Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas, United States Gender: Male Age: 25 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Texas Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Grady A Mcmahan Head M 25 Texas Eunice M Mcmahan Wife F 22 Texas Richard A Mcmahan Son M 3 Texas Glenn Ward Rowe Lodger M 20 Texas [S142] Newspaper Article, The Dallas Morning News (TX), 7 Jan 1989. Services for Grady Allen McMahan , first chief of the Garland Police Department and a retired Dallas County sheriff's deputy, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Restland Memorial Chapel in Dallas. Burial will be at Restland Memorial Park. McMahan , 74, died Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas after a lengthy illness. McMahan , a native of Wills Point, Van Zandt County, moved to Garland in 1924 and became a Dallas County sheriff's deputy in 1942. He was appointed Garland constable in 1948 and served for two years. In the early 1950s, he received his police officer's training at Texas A&M University and became the first police chief in Garland. In 1956, he went back to the Dallas County sheriff's office as chief jailer and was later transferred to the bailiff department. He retired in 1981. In 1950, he became the first county official to receive the "Officer of the Year' award. He is survived by his wife, Marie Estes McMahan of Garland; two sons, Richard Allen McMahan of Longview and David McMahan of Southlake; two sisters, Lucy Beverly Nalls of Anna, and Pannie Nell Cripps of Garland; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Restland Memorial Chapel. [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Grady Allen Mcmahan Gender: Male Event Date: 06 Jan 1989 County: Dallas Event Place: Dallas, Texas, United States [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 71584112). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Grady Mcmahon Spouse's Name Miss Marie Estes Event Date 23 Nov 1934 Event Place , Rockwall, Texas "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QS-4X5R?cc=1803985&wc=3L3K-W36%3A1560358001 : accessed 19 November 2017), 005788314 > image 538 of 950; citing various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Service and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.