Walter Ball: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Walter Ball (son of Alfred Fine Ball and Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan); died See Notes.
Notes:
Died young.
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 266.

Generation: 2

Alfred Fine Ball was born 13 Feb 1851, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 11 May 1915, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Middlebrook Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 266.

Alfred married Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan 20 May 1894, , Collins, Texas. Mary (daughter of Redman McMahan and Annie Simms) was born 15 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1924, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan was born 15 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Redman McMahan and Annie Simms); died 1 Jun 1924, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 266.

Children:

Bertha Lavina Ball was born 25 Feb 1895, Texas; died 28 Nov 1962; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Maude Birdie Ball was born 1 Jun 1896, Texas; died 25 Jan 1987, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Roseberry Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Dora Catherine Ball was born 4 Mar 1898, Texas; died 17 Jul 1944; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Alfred Redman Ball was born 21 Jan 1900, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1940, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Nov 1940, Lynch Bethel Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
1. Walter Ball died See Notes.
Rosie Laviga Ball was born Abt 1905, Texas.
Mary Ann Ball was born Abt 1909, Elida, New Mexico.
Morgan Ball was born Elida, New Mexico; died See Notes, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Redman McMahan was born 30 Sep 1842, Richardson Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Samuel McMahan and Martha Howard); died 6 Oct 1926, Denton County, Texas; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas.

Notes:

Moved to Carson Springs, Cocke County, Tennessee near Annie Sims family.

In 1893 moved to Texas.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 37.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 266.

Redman married Annie Simms 28 Sep 1863. Annie (daughter of Elliott Simms, Jr. and Phobe Jones) was born 28 Mar 1839, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1900, Denton County, Texas; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Annie Simms was born 28 Mar 1839, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Elliott Simms, Jr. and Phobe Jones); died 9 Sep 1900, Denton County, Texas; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 37.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 266.

Children:

William Harrison McMahan was born 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1919, Denton County, Texas; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas.
3. Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan was born 15 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1924, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Sarah Casenia McMahan was born 9 Nov 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1905, Denton County, Texas; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas.
Martha M. McMahan was born Abt Dec 1869, Tennessee.
Catherine "Kassie" McMahan was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1900, Van Alstyne.
Robert McMahan was born 3 Oct 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Apr 1934, Denton County, Texas; was buried 11 Apr 1934, Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas.

Generation: 4

12.

Samuel McMahan was born 1819, , Tennessee (son of David Crockett McMahan and Mary Large).

Notes:

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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 37.

Samuel — Martha Howard. Martha was born 19 Mar 1817, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Martha Howard was born 19 Mar 1817, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 37.

Children:

David McMahan was born 16 Mar 1840, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1865; was buried Pearl Valley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary McMahan was born 1841, Tennessee.
6. Redman McMahan was born 30 Sep 1842, Richardson Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1926, Denton County, Texas; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas.
Sarah McMahan was born 1845, Tennessee.
Nancy Elizabeth McMahan was born 1847, Tennessee.
Archibald D. "Shiney Eye" McMahan was born 23 Aug 1848, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John McMahan was born 1849, Tennessee; died Bef 1860.
Samuel M. McMahan was born 1853, Tennessee.
Anna McMahan was born 1855, Tennessee.
Martha Eleanor McMahan was born 1856, Tennessee.
Susanah Matilda McMahan was born Oct 1859, Tennessee.

14. Elliott Simms, Jr.
Notes:
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 266.

Elliott married Phobe Jones 4 Nov 1833, , Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Phobe Jones

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 266.

Children:

7. Annie Simms was born 28 Mar 1839, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1900, Denton County, Texas; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Denton County, Texas.