Martha Cordelia McMahan^[1]

1871 - 1939

• Born	15 Jun 1871	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	D0CE8F8B1197F44AA59CC7C937B83640D411
  Died	22 Mar 1939  [3]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I29975	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2005

  
  

  Father	Archibald D. McMahan,   b. 31 Mar 1817, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Aug 1883
  Mother	Rebecca F. McMahan,   b. 1824, , Tennessee ,   d. Abt 1871
  Family ID	F13225	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	David Britten Watson,   b. 20 Jul 1861, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Apr 1932
  Marriage License	22 Feb 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	16 Mar 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Watson,   b. Abt 1881,   d. See Notes   2. Sarah M. Watson,   b. May 1883 > 3. John Ollie Watson,   b. 5 Jul 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Aug 1939 > 4. West Paul Watson,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Oct 1976 > 5. Annie Elsie Nora Watson,   b. 21 May 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Dec 1955 > 6. Stephen Watson,   b. 10 Nov 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 1966 > 7. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Watson,   b. 10 Sep 1891,   d. 5 Apr 1928   8. Hubert McKinley "C. D." Watson,   b. 27 May 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1956 > 9. Melvin Richard Watson,   b. 10 Mar 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Nov 1979 > 10. Laura E. Watson   11. Mary Matilda Watson,   b. 30 Sep 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11109	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jun 1871 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 22 Feb 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 16 Mar 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Listed with parents in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee in 1882. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 168. "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 112.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 354B, 1880. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462b, 15 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0462b.gif [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 Mar 1939. Watson, Mrs Cordelia widow of Brit Watson b. Jun 15, 1871 Sevier d. Mar 22, 1939 Sevierville f. Arch McMahan b. TN m. Rebecca McMahan b. TN Shady Grove Cem Survivors: sons West Ollie K Mell Steve K McKinley K 2 dau Mrs John Christopher Sevierville Mrs Laura Knight. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437.