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Iva Ruth Townsend

Female Abt 1921 - Bef 2002  (~ 81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Iva Ruth Townsend was born Abt 1921, Tennessee (daughter of James McCoully Townsend and Frances McMahan); died Bef 10 Aug 2002.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Iva — Wayne Blazer. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James McCoully Townsend was born 3 Jul 1883, Tennessee (son of Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend and Nancy Caroline Emert); died 4 Jan 1976.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.
    "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 194.

    James — Frances McMahan. Frances (daughter of William Peter McMahan and Nancy Marousie "Nannie" Henderson) was born 29 Jan 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1971, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Frances McMahan was born 29 Jan 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Peter McMahan and Nancy Marousie "Nannie" Henderson); died 18 Apr 1971, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 131.

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    Reference:
    "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 194.

    Children:
    1. John D. Townsend was born Abt 1914, Tennessee; died Bef 10 Aug 2002.
    2. 1. Iva Ruth Townsend was born Abt 1921, Tennessee; died Bef 10 Aug 2002.
    3. Mary E. Townsend was born Abt 1923, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 2002, Baptist Hospital; was buried 13 Aug 2002, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend was born 4 Jul 1859, Tennessee (son of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young); died 4 Dec 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Dec 1937, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    William D. Townsend was listed with parents in 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee
    Census.

    William Duett Townsend was a minister and farmer living on route 9, Shady
    Grove, 13th district, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    SMHS has middle initial listed as "M".
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 26, 28.
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group sheets.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 437.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 216.

    William — Nancy Caroline Emert. Nancy (daughter of James Daniel Emert and Asa Butler) was born 9 Feb 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Dec 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1934, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy Caroline Emert was born 9 Feb 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Daniel Emert and Asa Butler); died 13 Dec 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1934, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28.
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259.

    Children:
    1. 2. James McCoully Townsend was born 3 Jul 1883, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1976.
    2. Asa Evalina Townsend was born 19 Feb 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1963; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lillie Ethel Townsend was born 2 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. George Alexander Townsend was born 30 Aug 1892; died 27 Apr 1974.
    5. Lemnel Bognard "Lem" Townsend was born 28 Mar 1894; died 21 Feb 1948.
    6. June Westly Townsend was born 1 Jun 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1994; was buried Island Home Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Theresa Jane Townsend was born 7 Oct 1898, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1987; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  William Peter McMahan was born 3 Nov 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Peter McMahan and Nancy L. Henderson); died 27 Mar 1905; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Katherine Nichols lists burial in Shiloh Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 194.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 216, 262.

    William married Nancy Marousie "Nannie" Henderson 4 May 1876. Nancy (daughter of William Yett Henderson and Mary Mac Runyan) was born 23 Aug 1857, Henderson Spring, Texas; died 17 Feb 1932; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Marousie "Nannie" Henderson was born 23 Aug 1857, Henderson Spring, Texas (daughter of William Yett Henderson and Mary Mac Runyan); died 17 Feb 1932; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Katherine Nichols lists burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 194.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 262.

    Children:
    1. Birdie Mae McMahan was born 27 Apr 1877, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1951, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. Charles Mack McMahan was born 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1938; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Victor McMahan
    4. Grant McMahan was born 19 Apr 1881; died 14 Nov 1920; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    5. Maude Cleveland McMahan was born 16 Oct 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1931; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Callie McMahan was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Gallatin, Tennessee.
    7. 3. Frances McMahan was born 29 Jan 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1971, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    8. Rhea McMahan was born Nov 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1941, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    9. James P. McMahan was born 2 Aug 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Jul 1916, McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Gladys McMahan was born 2 Aug 1899, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1970.
    11. Benton H. "Ben" McMahan was born Dec 1900; died Apr 1965, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James M. Townsend was born 3 Sep 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of John Townsend and Mary "Polly" Baldridge); died 1 Apr 1876; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee Census near John and Polly Townsend.

    James M. Townsend served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was Private, 5th Tennessee Calvary enlisted for one year in 1862 discharged in 1863. James Townsend along with his brother Thomas were accused of murder in Blount County, Tennessee. He fled to Sevier County, Tennessee about 1869. No evidence was given to prove his guilt. The Sevier County, Tennessee Federal Census listed him as a farmer with $500 personal property and $179 worth of land.

    Charter member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee where he is buried with his wife.

    Kathy Townsend lists parents as Thomas and Mary (Robinson) Townsend. However, based on Cocke County 1850 and 1860 census, James seems to be son of John and Mary "Polly" Townsend.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 15, 23, 26, 28, 111, 112.

    James — Mary Evalina Young. Mary (daughter of Young and Theresa Paine) was born 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Evalina Young was born 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee (daughter of Young and Theresa Paine); died 1 Oct 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 Census of Cocke County, Tennessee with husband and first son.

    Mary E. Townsend was listed as charter member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church of Sevier County, Tennessee on 24 March 1871.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28, 111, 112.

    Children:
    1. 4. Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend was born 4 Jul 1859, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Dec 1937, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Millard Townsend was born 1 Mar 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1926; was buried Deep Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    3. Elbert Grovan Townsend was born 1 Mar 1863, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1904; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Townsend was born 10 Apr 1865; died 19 Apr 1865.
    5. Harriet Maranda Townsend was born 5 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 1919; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. George Matson Townsend was born 13 Sep 1869, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1937; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Theresa Angelina "Aunt Tex" Townsend was born 25 Aug 1871, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1941; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jettey Etter Townsend was born 28 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1918; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  James Daniel Emert was born 11 Dec 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Frederick Sanders Emert and Malinda D. Maxwell); died 27 Sep 1870; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 258, 259.

    James married Asa Butler Abt 1852, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Asa (daughter of Horatio B. Butler and Mary Jane Trotter) was born 24 Nov 1832, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1910; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Asa Butler was born 24 Nov 1832, Tennessee (daughter of Horatio B. Butler and Mary Jane Trotter); died 6 Sep 1910; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 258, 259.

    Children:
    1. Mary E. Emert was born 1853, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Melinda Jane Emert was born 3 Oct 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 1899; was buried Roberts Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Giles Caton Emert was born 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1938; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Nancy Caroline Emert was born 9 Feb 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Dec 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1934, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha B. Emert was born 24 Aug 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1898; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. John Redmond Emert was born 23 Apr 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1922; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lemuel B. "Lem" Emert was born 6 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1910; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James L. "Jim" Emert was born 23 Sep 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1952; was buried New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James Peter McMahan was born 22 Aug 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Robert McMahan and Hulda Hatcher); died 27 Mar 1870; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Katherine Nichols lists burial in Shiloh Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 193.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 216.

    James married Nancy L. Henderson Abt 1851. Nancy (daughter of William H. Henderson and Mary Catherine Cannon) was born 13 Dec 1827, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1897; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Nancy L. HendersonNancy L. Henderson was born 13 Dec 1827, Tennessee (daughter of William H. Henderson and Mary Catherine Cannon); died 30 Nov 1897; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1870 Sevier County, Tennessee Census.

    Katherine Nichols lists burial in Shiloh Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 193.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 215, 216.

    Children:
    1. Robert A. McMahan was born 12 Dec 1851, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1873; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Rebecca A. McMahan was born 1853, , Tennessee.
    3. 6. William Peter McMahan was born 3 Nov 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1905; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Elizabeth McMahan was born 1857, Tennessee.
    5. James McMahan was born 1859.
    6. Nancy Amanda McMahan was born 16 Feb 1863, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1887; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Siler P. McMahan was born 14 Jan 1868, Tennessee; died 30 Jun 1885; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. M. B. McMahan was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
    9. Martha V. McMahan was born 1869, Tennessee.
    10. McMahan

  7. 14.  William Yett Henderson was born 7 Dec 1833, Tennessee (son of George McLin Henderson and Sarah "Sally" Yett); died 16 Mar 1919, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 216.

    William married Mary Mac Runyan 6 Jan 1855. Mary (daughter of Aaron Alexander Runyan and Esther Porter) was born 21 Sep 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Mac Runyan was born 21 Sep 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Alexander Runyan and Esther Porter); died 17 Nov 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

    Children:
    1. Sara E. Henderson was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Nancy Marousie "Nannie" Henderson was born 23 Aug 1857, Henderson Spring, Texas; died 17 Feb 1932; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. George Mac Henderson was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.
    4. Dr. James Aron Henderson was born 19 Jun 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1894, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William Y. Henderson was born 12 Jul 1863, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1863; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary J. Henderson was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.
    7. Grant Henderson was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
    8. Cora V. Henderson was born Abt Feb 1870, Tennessee.


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