Nancy Jane McMahan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Nancy Jane McMahan was born 5 Sep 1886, Tennessee (daughter of Simeon "Sim" McMahan and Sarah Matilda Shepherd); died 25 Dec 1975; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Nancy — Pryor Hurst. Pryor (son of Byram Hurst and Mary Hurst) was born 1868; died 1931; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Roy Ardest Hurst was born 28 Jul 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1996; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Simeon "Sim" McMahan was born 1867, Tennessee (son of Thomas Dearnold "Tom" McMahan and Nancy Henry); died 15 Aug 1937; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 107.

Simeon — Sarah Matilda Shepherd. Sarah (daughter of James W. Shepherd and Rebekah Morris) was born 1861, , Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Matilda Shepherd was born 1861, , Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James W. Shepherd and Rebekah Morris).

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 107.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 338.

Children:

John McMahan
1. Nancy Jane McMahan was born 5 Sep 1886, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1975; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Frances "Frankie" McMahan

Generation: 3

Thomas Dearnold "Tom" McMahan was born 18 Jul 1830, Tennessee (son of William "Bill" McMahan and Rhoda Elizabeth Williams); died 17 Jan 1915; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as farmer attending school.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 105, 107.
http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt

Thomas married Nancy Henry Jan 1857. Nancy (daughter of Hugh Henry and Lydia Jenkins) was born Sep 1839, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1889; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Henry was born Sep 1839, Tennessee (daughter of Hugh Henry and Lydia Jenkins); died 10 Jul 1889; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 105.

Children:

Wiley McMahan was born 1859, Tennessee.
Malinda "Sis" McMahan was born 1864, Tennessee.
Fama McMahan was born 1866, Tennessee.
2. Simeon "Sim" McMahan was born 1867, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1937; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Clearcy McMahan was born 13 Jun 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1940; was buried Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Curtis "Curt" McMahan was born 1871.
Archibald "Arch" McMahan was born 1874, Tennessee.
Wilson "John" McMahan was born 13 Apr 1876, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1937; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Steve McMahan was born 1879, Tennessee; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

James W. Shepherd was born 15 Dec 1827, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Father's surname may have been Dean.

Buried in Dockery Cemetery.
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Reference:
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 464.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 338.

James married Rebekah Morris 18 Oct 1853, , Jefferson, Tennessee. Rebekah was born Abt 1833, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1911; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Rebekah Morris was born Abt 1833, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1911; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Morristown was named after Rebekah's family.
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Reference:
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 464.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 338.

Children:

Elihue Lacy Shepherd was born 30 Jul 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 May 1927; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cyntha Shepherd was born 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Pleasant Shepherd was born 3 Feb 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1926; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Sarah Matilda Shepherd was born 1861, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Eliza Shepherd was born 1867, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Shepherd was born 1869, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

William "Bill" McMahan was born 1804, North Carolina (son of Archibald McMahan and Elizabeth Byrd); died 1866; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Received by experience into Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Cocke County, Tennessee 3 June 1843.

Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as farmer with land valued at $600 birth in North Carolina.

Sevier County Heritage lists birth in Buncombe County, North Carolina and death as 1856.

The 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census also lists a female age 8 born in Tennessee Jane McMahan.
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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 8, 64, 105.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 261.
http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt

William — Rhoda Elizabeth Williams. Rhoda (daughter of Jordon Williams and Nancy Ann) was born Abt 1800/1810. [Group Sheet]

Rhoda Elizabeth Williams was born Abt 1800/1810 (daughter of Jordon Williams and Nancy Ann).

Notes:

Received by experience into Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Cocke County, Tennessee 3 June 1843.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 8, 105.

Children:

Rhoda McMahan was born 1828, , Tennessee.
James "Jim Bunt" McMahan was born 15 Nov 1829, , Tennessee; died 2 Dec 1911.
4. Thomas Dearnold "Tom" McMahan was born 18 Jul 1830, Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1915; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sanders M. "San" McMahan was born 25 Aug 1832, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1914; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan was born 1835, Tennessee; died Abt 1894.
Nancy McMahan was born 1837, Tennessee.
William "Gulger Bill" McMahan was born 1838, Tennessee.

10.

Hugh Henry was born 5 May 1786, Virginia (son of William Henry and Elizabeth Jones); died 22 Nov 1872; was buried Henry Cemetery #1, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 6.
John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 15.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20, 107.

Hugh married Lydia Jenkins 11 Sep 1827, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lydia was born 10 Jan 1806, North Carolina; died 6 Jul 1888; was buried Henry Cemetery #1, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Lydia Jenkins was born 10 Jan 1806, North Carolina; died 6 Jul 1888; was buried Henry Cemetery #1, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 6.
John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 15.

Children:

Synthia Henry was born 1828, , Tennessee.
John Gooston Henry was born Mar 1830, Tennessee; died Sep 1905; was buried Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James "Jim" Henry was born 16 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 May 1911; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Henry was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
Mary Henry was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.
5. Nancy Henry was born Sep 1839, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1889; was buried John McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Clerisa Henry was born Abt 1842, Tennessee.
Lucy Henry was born Abt 1844, Tennessee.
Susan Henry was born 1 Jun 1846, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1886/1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.