| b 20 Oct 1875, , Sevier, Tennessee | ||||
| d 30 Jul 1935, Waycross, , Georgia | Archibald 'Redmond' McMahan | bur Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee | Archibald McMahan | McNulty |
| William 'Bill' McMahan | b 1773 | George Byrd | ||
| | b 1804 | Elizabeth Byrd | Mary | ||
| Archibald R. McMahan | d 1866 | b 1777 | ||
| |b 01 May 1852 | | | John Black | ||
| |d 16 Sep 1925 | Mary Malinda Black | b 1795 | ||
| | | b 1830 | Mary | ||
| John Walter McMahan, [Dr.] | d 1899 | b 1800 | Robert Shields | > |
| |Sara 'Iota' McMahan | Richard S. Shields | Sabra White | > | |m 02 May 1901 | John Tipton 'Jack' Shields | b 25 Sep 1794 |
| |Knoxville, , Tennessee | |b 27 Sep 1825 | Susanna Thurman | ||
| Sarah Emma 'Sallie' Shields | d 29 Oct 1907 | b 12 Mar 1801 | Joseph Hill | |
| b 05 Oct 1858 | | | Joseph Hill | ||
| d 20 Jul 1881 | Margaret Quintina Hill | b 23 Jul 1778 | ||
| b 06 Apr 1827 | Susannah McMinn | |||
| d 20 Oct 1878 | b 31 Aug 1789 | |||
| 1 | < | Iva McMahan | 2 | < | Sara Emma McMahan |
The grief over losing his mother at age six inspired him to become a doctor. He received his midical degree in 1900 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He did his post graduate work at Louisville (Kentucky) Medical School, New York City Hospital, and Mayo Clinic.
Dr. McMahan practiced in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, 1900-1902, Newport, Tennessee, 1902-1905, Crestmont, North Carolina, 1905-1916 (with the exception of 1909-1910), and Alcoa, Tennessee, 1916-1930. During the years 1917-1927, he was medical director of the Aluminum Company of America. He and his wife operated the first hospital in Blount County, Tennessee, 1921-1927. Dr. McMahan practiced back in Sevier County, Tennessee 1928-1930.
He served two terms in the Tennessee Legislature. He represented Cocke County, Tennessee in the General Assembly, 1905-1907, and Blount County, Tennessee in the State Senate, 1919-1920. He was one of the instigators on the bill which incorporated Alcoa. In 1910 he was private secretary to Congressman Z. D. Massey.
In 1930, Dr. McMahan moved his practice to Alma, Georgia.
He was a 32nd degree Mason, Shriner, Odd Fellow, Woodman of the World, Kiwanian, and a Lion. He served as president of the Blount County Medical Society, as well as the East Tennessee Medical Society.
He was a Southern Baptist and at the time of his death he was Moderator of the Smyrna Baptist Association. He was interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Alma, 1931-1933.
Buried in Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery.
Source: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 48, 114, 115. 'Dr. Mac', Iva McMahan Moore, 1974, p 83. 'In the Shadow of the Smokies', Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 336. 'Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage', 1994, p 261.