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Marion Allen "M. A." Valentine

Male 1873 - 1941  (68 years)


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  1. 1.  Marion Allen "M. A." Valentine was born 17 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron H. Valentine and Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt); died 2 Sep 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Marion attended Murphy College in Sevierville, Tennessee following high school. He served on the Equalization Board, was Census Enumerator, and was elected to serve on the Road Commision of Sevier County, Tennessee in 1908. An avid genealogist, Marion collected data on the Valentine and allied families, most of which was lost when his house in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee burned while he was away in Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1920s.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 95, 96.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368, 370.

    Marion — Ollie Emmert. [Group Sheet]

    Marion — Betty Johnson. Betty (daughter of Jonathan Boyd Johnson and Victoria Tipton) was born 14 Nov 1875, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1969; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Marion married Catherine Rachel L. Rollins 4 Jul 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee. Catherine (daughter of William M. Rollins and Bertha Jane Davis) was born 22 Nov 1883, Blount County, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Jun 1915, Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Walter Lee Valentine was born 26 May 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1987.
    2. Buford Ederse Valentine was born 3 Mar 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1899.
    3. Lawson Randolph Valentine was born 14 Mar 1901; died 1976.
    4. Otis Ray Valentine was born 18 Nov 1903; died 17 Sep 1972, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Aileen Valentine was born 6 Aug 1906; died Abt 1959.
    6. Naomi Valentine was born 18 Oct 1908; died Abt 1973.
    7. Reba May Valentine was born 29 May 1911, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1930.
    8. Wilma Ruby Valentine was born 29 May 1913; died 1984.
    9. Willie Mae Valentine was born 9 Jun 1915; died 1918, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Aaron H. Valentine was born 20 Nov 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William C. Valentine and Mary Ann Shamblin); died 12 Nov 1933; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Owned a rugged mountain farm in the first district of Sevier County, Tennessee where their twelve children were born and raised. They built their own log house near a spring that furnished a stream of water.

    SMHS lists death date as 12 November 1935.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Aaron married Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt 10 Feb 1872. Elizabeth (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-3K

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 370.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Children:
    1. 1. Marion Allen "M. A." Valentine was born 17 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sherrod H. Valentine was born 16 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1940; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Valentine was born 27 Jun 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1944.
    4. Lawson Valentine was born 28 Feb 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1957; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Susan Ann Valentine was born 2 Jul 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1955; was buried Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Luther Valentine was born 12 Aug 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. W. Curtis Valentine was born 7 Aug 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William Levi Valentine was born 10 Mar 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1961; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Jackson C. "Jack" Valentine was born 17 Apr 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1974; was buried Prospect Cemetery.
    10. Laura Jane Valentine was born 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923.
    11. Bernard Arthur Valentine was born 31 Dec 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1972; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Bertha Valentine was born 13 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1975; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William C. ValentineWilliam C. Valentine was born 5 May 1827, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of William M. Valentine and Rebecca Green); died 7 Jan 1915; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    County of birth not confirmed.

    Federal Soldier 1862-65 Saddler Co. 12 Regt Tn. Cav.

    William made shoes and farmed.

    Living in household #80 in 1870 Sevier County, Tennessee Census.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.

    William — Mary Ann Shamblin. Mary (daughter of Aaron H. Shamblin and Juda Bryant) was born 1827, Alabama; died 1885; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Ann ShamblinMary Ann Shamblin was born 1827, Alabama (daughter of Aaron H. Shamblin and Juda Bryant); died 1885; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Possibly born in Alabama or Tennessee, rumored to have been part Indian, but there is no proof of this.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.

    Children:
    1. 2. Aaron H. Valentine was born 20 Nov 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1933; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William R. Valentine was born 12 Dec 1854, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1939; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Judy Rebecca Valentine was born 16 Apr 1857, Tennessee; died Bef 1952.
    4. Martha Ann Valentine was born 8 May 1859, Tennessee; died Bef 1956.
    5. Nancy Elizabeth Valentine was born 8 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died Bef 1956.
    6. Robert Rosen Crane Valentine was born Abt 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1955.
    7. Margaret Lizzie Eliza Valentine was born Mar 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1962.
    8. John H. Valentine was born 1 Nov 1868, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1903; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. RB Rhoda C. Valentine was born Abt 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1970.

  3. 6.  James Jackson ProffittJames Jackson Proffitt was born 28 Jun 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benajah Proffitt and Sarah Byrd Webb); died 20 Jun 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried 1863, Stones River National Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-WF

    Notes:

    Co E, 2nd Regiment of Tn. Cal.

    Died of typhoid fever in Civil War and is buried in National Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 58, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 195.

    James married Celia McMahan 4 Mar 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee. Celia (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina; died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Celia McMahan was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-XL

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 58, 64, 105.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 195.

    Children:
    1. Benijah "Ben" Proffitt was born 25 Nov 1841, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ann "Polly" Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1842, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1910, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt was born 11 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. David Proffitt was born 14 Feb 1847, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Pleasant P. Proffitt was born 2 Jun 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. William M. "Bill" Proffitt was born 8 Aug 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Proffitt was born 1852; died See Notes.
    9. 3. Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Aaron Whaley Proffitt was born 7 May 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Martha S. Proffitt was born 18 Nov 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William M. Valentine was born Abt 1787, South Carolina (son of Valentine).

    Notes:

    One Census had William's birth as North Carolina.

    William was a tanner.

    William came with his brother Henry to Cocke County, Tennessee about 1810/1815 and lived in the Cosby, Webb's Creek, and Jones Cove areas. They were on page 262 of the 1830 Cocke County, Tennessee Census.

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as farmer unable to read or write born in North Carolina.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 370.
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusv.txt
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncocke/1830ctmp.htm

    William — Rebecca Green. Rebecca (daughter of Green) was born Abt 1794, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Green was born Abt 1794, Tennessee (daughter of Green).

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as unable to read or write.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368, 370.
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censuss.txt

    Children:
    1. David Valentine was born Abt 1824, Tennessee.
    2. 4. William C. Valentine was born 5 May 1827, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1915; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Darcas Valentine was born Abt 1830, Tennessee.
    4. Henry Valentine was born 17 Jun 1833, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1916; was buried Waters Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Betsy Valentine was born Abt 1834.
    6. Dr. Robert Valentine was born 1 Mar 1836, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1917, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Nov 1917, Valentine Cemetery.
    7. Sally Valentine was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Aaron H. Shamblin was born Abt 1810, Virginia (son of John Shamblin and Eleanor); died 1880/1889; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    In household #79 with wife in 1870 Sevier County, Tennessee Census.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

    Aaron — Juda Bryant. Juda (daughter of Randolph Bryant and Polly Alexander) was born Abt May 1815/1816, Tennessee; died Mar, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Juda Bryant was born Abt May 1815/1816, Tennessee (daughter of Randolph Bryant and Polly Alexander); died Mar, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Born in Tennessee or Alabama. It is believed that Juda may have been part native American.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Ann Shamblin was born 1827, Alabama; died 1885; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Benajah Proffitt was born 1794, North Carolina (son of James Proffitt and Mary Lawson); died 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-3F

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 7.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 325.

    Benajah married Sarah Byrd Webb 1811. Sarah was born 17 Sep 1799, Virginia; died 20 Apr 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah Byrd Webb was born 17 Sep 1799, Virginia; died 20 Apr 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-4L

    Notes:

    In 1850 age 56.

    Some researchers list birth as 1794 and death as 1859.
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    Reference:
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 7.

    Children:
    1. 6. James Jackson Proffitt was born 28 Jun 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried 1863, Stones River National Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
    2. James Proffitt was born 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Jane "Patsy" Proffitt was born 24 Jun 1827, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Elizabeth Proffitt was born 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1859; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Elizabeth Proffitt was born 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan was born 1798, , Virginia (son of Archibald McMahan and Elizabeth Byrd); died 14 Dec 1887, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BGW1-D9

    Notes:

    James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan went from Sevier County, Tennessee to Greenville, South Carolina via Yancy County, North Carolina to help his father, Archibald McMahan II, taking a drove of mules to market. In Yancy County, North Carolina Ned Wilson, father of Polly Ann, had a "stop" (a place for drovers to bed down, and a pen to keep the livestock). Jim Bally and his father stopped at Wilson's. Polly Ann helped serve breakfast the next morning. Jim Bally liked her looks so much that when his father paid him for his work, he bought himself a fine suit of clothes and came back to Wilson's, as Granny Mc said, "this time he came a-courting." Later they were married and he took his bride to Sevier County, Tennessee to live.

    Jim Bally McMahan was at the home of McNulty McMahan, Richardson Cove, Tennessee when he took sick and died (according to what Mrs. Lillie Templin told Fred O. McMahan).

    He was buried in a little cemetery at the top of a hill in Richardson Cove near his brother, David. A native slate stone marks his grave with no inscription.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 63.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 8, 13, 147."Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 426.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

    James married Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack" Yancey County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Ned Wilson and Mary Ann Gilbert) was born 24 Nov 1796, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 25 Mar 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack" was born 24 Nov 1796, Yancey County, North Carolina (daughter of Ned Wilson and Mary Ann Gilbert); died 25 Mar 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BGW1-FG

    Notes:

    Born on Black Cane River and died of pneumonia.

    Rosa Lee Downey states that Granny Mc's parents came from Ireland, via England, when she was six years of age, and that one of her sisters was buried at sea. She was past 97 when she passed away.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 63.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 8, 13, 147.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 195.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Annie "Sally" McMahan was born 20 Mar 1825, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1845; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Celia McMahan was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina; died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Willis McMahan was born 1830, Tennessee; died Apr 1878.
    4. Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan was born 25 Apr 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1899; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. David Balford McMahan was born 1834, Tennessee; died 1880; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. Clearisa McMahan was born 1840, Tennessee; died 1860.
    8. William Marvin McMahan was born Mar 1843, Tennessee; died Mar 1856.
    9. Lucinda McMahan was born 1850, Tennessee.


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