Elberta "Bertie" Thompson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Elberta "Bertie" Thompson was born Apr 1881, Tennessee (daughter of George M. D. Thompson and Mary A. "Polly" Maples). Other Events: Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Elberta — T. H. Sanders. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

George M. D. Thompson was born 5 Oct 1844, Grundy, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1899; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 54.

George married Mary A. "Polly" Maples 25 Aug 1867. Mary (daughter of Guilford Russel "Gil" Maples and Elenore Brunetta "Nellie" McMahan) was born 10 Dec 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 May 1936; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary A. "Polly" Maples was born 10 Dec 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Guilford Russel "Gil" Maples and Elenore Brunetta "Nellie" McMahan); died 14 May 1936; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 54.
genserv2, Cliff Manis, 1994

Children:

Alice I Thompson was born 7 Jul 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1934; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Charlie M. Thompson was born 6 Apr 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Dec 1946, Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Halen Thompson was born 22 Dec 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 May 1934; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah Ella Thompson was born 13 Nov 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1947; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Frances Thompson was born 23 Jan 1876; died 8 Sep 1950; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Gilbert R. Thompson was born 6 Jan 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1952; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
1. Elberta "Bertie" Thompson was born Apr 1881, Tennessee.
George M. D. Thompson, Jr. was born 31 Dec 1884, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1909; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary O. Thompson was born 29 May 1893, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1983; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Guilford Russel "Gil" Maples was born 9 Dec 1818, Tennessee (son of Thomas Maples and Lydia Pauline Atchley); died 22 Oct 1900, Tennessee; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

First name may be Guilford. Also referred as G. R. Maples in census.
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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
genserv2, Cliff Manis, 1994
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 54.
L. T. .Slayden, tslayden@swbell.net, 18 June 2000.

Guilford — Elenore Brunetta "Nellie" McMahan. Elenore (daughter of David Crockett McMahan and Mary Large) was born 29 Jan 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elenore Brunetta "Nellie" McMahan was born 29 Jan 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of David Crockett McMahan and Mary Large); died 4 Dec 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
genserv2, Cliff Manis, 1994
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 54.

Children:

David Crockett Maples was born 22 Mar 1846, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1908.
3. Mary A. "Polly" Maples was born 10 Dec 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 May 1936; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lydia Maples was born 27 May 1851; died 23 Dec 1866; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Anna C. Maples was born 25 Aug 1853, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1886, Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Thomas Millard Filmore Maples was born 23 Aug 1856, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1907; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Gilbert Russell Maples, Jr. was born 19 Apr 1859, Tennessee; died 16 May 1914; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Halleck McClellan Maples was born 16 Mar 1862, Tennessee; died 28 May 1895; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah Eleanor Maples was born 11 Nov 1866, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1925, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Juliette Loretta Maples was born 5 Jul 1870, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1934, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Generation: 4

12.

Thomas Maples was born 20 Mar 1790, Virginia (son of Josiah Maples and Ruthea Sweeney); died 15 Mar 1871; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 215.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 284.
Cliff Manis

Thomas married Lydia Pauline Atchley 6 Dec 1809, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of Thomas Atchley, I and Lydia Richards) was born 22 Apr 1792, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1865; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Lydia Pauline Atchley was born 22 Apr 1792, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Atchley, I and Lydia Richards); died 11 Feb 1865; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 215.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 284.
Cliff Manis

Children:

Charlotte Maples was born 1810, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1880; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ephraim Maples was born 1812.
Lydia Maples was born 1814.
Cyril Maples was born 1816.
Mary Elizabeth Maples was born 26 Jul 1816, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1883, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Perry Maples was born 1818.
6. Guilford Russel "Gil" Maples was born 9 Dec 1818, Tennessee; died 22 Oct 1900, Tennessee; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rev. Preston William Maples was born 1821, Tennessee.
Thomas Maples, Jr. was born 1823, Tennessee.
Rev. Gideon M. Maples was born 8 Jul 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1904; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Noah Maples was born 1825.
Louisa Maples was born 25 Sep 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1913, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Gilbert Maples was born 1826.
Josiah Maples was born 1828.
Thurza Maples was born 27 Mar 1828, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1915; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Catherine Maples was born 3 Dec 1838; died 29 May 1894.

14.

David Crockett McMahan was born 10 Oct 1796, Grayson County, Virginia (son of Archibald McMahan and Elizabeth Byrd); died 4 Apr 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: NGC6-P7

Notes:

Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census 1 male 0-5 years, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40.

In 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee listed as farmer with property worth $3000. Others living in houshold are:

Richard Worthy 26 male laborer born in South Carolina,
Heny Rich 10 male born in Tennessee in school,
William Rich 8 male born in Tennessee in school,
Mary Pentleton 16 female race = M, born in Tennessee,
Martha Pentleton 14 female race = M, born in Tennessee.
William Pentleton 10 male race = M born in Tennessee,
Winna Phillips age 40 born in Tennessee.

David Crockett McMahan suffered from rheumatism and died of stomach trouble in Richardsons Cove.
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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
Cliff Manis
T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 63.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 7, 32.
John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 10.

David — Mary Large. Mary (daughter of Samuel Large and Sarah "Sallie" Gillian) was born 12 Oct 1798, South Carolina; died 29 Mar 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Mary Large was born 12 Oct 1798, South Carolina (daughter of Samuel Large and Sarah "Sallie" Gillian); died 29 Mar 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Location of birth may be Newberry County, South Carolina.

John Radford lists death as 20 March 1853.
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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
genserv2, Cliff Manis
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 7, 32.
John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 10.

Children:

Archibald D. McMahan was born 31 Mar 1817, Tennessee; was christened 24 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1883; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Samuel McMahan was born 1819, , Tennessee.
John McMahan was born 21 Nov 1821, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Apr 1892, , Madison, Alabama.
Redmond McMahan was born 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pearl Valley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
McNulty McMahan was born 19 Jun 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 May 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Elenore Brunetta "Nellie" McMahan was born 29 Jan 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Timothy Wilson "Wilse" McMahan was born 15 Aug 1831, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1909; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Harrison "Harry" McMahan was born Abt 1832, Tennessee.
Anna McMahan was born 1833, Tennessee.
Mary Elender McMahan was born 1835, Tennessee.
David Crockett McMahan, Jr. was born 28 Mar 1836, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1852; was buried Pearl Valley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.