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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Stephen Christopher was born 27 Oct 1959 (son of Billie Loman Christopher and Shirley Jean Gann).

    David married Wanda Faye Barnes 5 Oct 1987, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 4 Aug 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    David married JoAnn Justus 27 Jun 1998, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 26 Oct 2011, Sevier County, Tennessee. JoAnn (daughter of Crawford Reed Justus and Grace Flynn) was born 21 Nov 1960. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Billie Loman ChristopherBillie Loman Christopher was born 3 Apr 1935, Tennessee (son of Willie D. Christopher and Edna Mae Pickens); died 11 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Billie married Shirley Jean Gann 18 Jan 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee. Shirley (daughter of James Willie "Bill" Gann and Hettie McMahan) was born 27 Apr 1940. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Shirley Jean Gann was born 27 Apr 1940 (daughter of James Willie "Bill" Gann and Hettie McMahan).
    Children:
    1. 1. David Stephen Christopher was born 27 Oct 1959.
    2. Kim Denise Christopher


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Willie D. Christopher was born 3 Mar 1902, Tennessee (son of James W. Christopher and Cinthy Alice Spurgeon); died 30 May 1970; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 67.

    Willie married Edna Mae Pickens 18 Jun 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee. Edna (daughter of Sam Wiley Pickens and Minnie Myrtle Tarwater) was born 5 Jan 1908, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1974; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Edna Mae Pickens was born 5 Jan 1908, Tennessee (daughter of Sam Wiley Pickens and Minnie Myrtle Tarwater); died 16 Jul 1974; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. James Albert Christopher was born 7 Jun 1923, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2002; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Billie Loman Christopher was born 3 Apr 1935, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Edna Christopher was born 4 Aug 1941, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2018; was buried 31 Mar 2018, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  James Willie "Bill" GannJames Willie "Bill" Gann was born 31 May 1904, Tennessee (son of Charlie Trotter Gann and Rebecca Connatser); died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 27.

    James married Hettie McMahan 13 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hettie (daughter of Francis Marion McMahan and Harriet Maranda Townsend) was born 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1997; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Hettie McMahanHettie McMahan was born 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee (daughter of Francis Marion McMahan and Harriet Maranda Townsend); died 28 Mar 1997; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 27.

    Notes:

    Marriage performed by J. A. Watson, Justice of the Peace.

    Children:
    1. Benny Gann
    2. Ethel Louise Gann was born Abt 1925, Tennessee.
    3. Jessie Lee Gann was born 18 May 1933, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 2015; was buried 8 Feb 2015, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 3. Shirley Jean Gann was born 27 Apr 1940.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James W. Christopher was born 1880, Tennessee (son of James Ervin Christopher and Sarah Lewelling).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Cinthy Alice Spurgeon Abt 1898; divorced Yes, date unknown. Cinthy (daughter of Zachariah T. Spurgeon and Mary J. Webb) was born 27 Apr 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1961, Bell County, Kentucky; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Cinthy Alice Spurgeon was born 27 Apr 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Zachariah T. Spurgeon and Mary J. Webb); died 13 May 1961, Bell County, Kentucky; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Lillard Christopher was born 10 Feb 1898, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1973; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lula Christopher was born 3 May 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1983, North Carolina; was buried 5 Jan 1983, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Willie D. Christopher was born 3 Mar 1902, Tennessee; died 30 May 1970; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Elmer Christopher
    5. Pearl Christopher
    6. Walter Christopher
    7. Ruth Christopher
    8. Minnie Christopher was born Abt 1920; died 4 Aug 2010; was buried 7 Aug 2010, Swans Chapel Baptist Cemetery.

  3. 10.  Sam Wiley Pickens was born 22 Nov 1884, Tennessee (son of William M. Pickens and Sarah "Sally" Latham); died 29 Aug 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Aug 1927, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Sam — Minnie Myrtle Tarwater. Minnie (daughter of William D. Tarwater and Rebecca Jane Jenkins) was born 28 Nov 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1942; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Minnie Myrtle Tarwater was born 28 Nov 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William D. Tarwater and Rebecca Jane Jenkins); died 1 Feb 1942; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 5. Edna Mae Pickens was born 5 Jan 1908, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1974; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Stanley "Bill" Pickens was born 16 Sep 1909, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1983; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Ruben Pickens was born 12 Oct 1911, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1958; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rev. Samuel Wiley Pickens was born 30 May 1914, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1969; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. George Washington Pickens was born 20 Mar 1916, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1987; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Herman Oliver Pickens was born 22 Nov 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Aug 1995; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Charlie Trotter Gann was born 7 Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James "Jim" Gann and Margaret Myers); died 30 Aug 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Aug 1941, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Charlie married Rebecca Connatser 27 Sep 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Rev. Mace Connatser and Elizabeth Green) was born 10 Mar 1875, Tennessee; died 10 May 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 1937, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Rebecca Connatser was born 10 Mar 1875, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Mace Connatser and Elizabeth Green); died 10 May 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 1937, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Maude Martha Irene Gann was born 27 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1951; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lilly Mae Gann was born 14 Oct 1898, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1972; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ola Mae Gann was born 10 Apr 1903, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1987; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. James Willie "Bill" Gann was born 31 May 1904, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ethel Gann was born 16 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 2001; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Hubert C. Gann was born Abt 1920, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Francis Marion McMahan was born 26 May 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Dr. Wilson R. "Cud" McMahan and Nancy McMahan); died 29 Nov 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Nov 1941, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed with parents in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26, 27.

    Francis — Harriet Maranda Townsend. Harriet (daughter of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young) 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. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Harriet Maranda Townsend was born 5 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young); died 20 May 1919; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Baptized in Shady Grove Baptist Church with Mary Rebecca McMahan and Thursey A. Townsend.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 26, 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26, 27.
    Shady Grove Baptist Church minutes.

    Children:
    1. Mary Malinda McMahan was born 3 Jan 1885, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1967; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John McMahan was born 23 Feb 1887, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1928, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1928, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. David Hugh McMahan was born 1888; died 15 Dec 1969.
    4. William Julius McMahan was born 24 Dec 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1943; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jettie McMahan was born 25 Feb 1896, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1931; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Elbert "Jim" McMahan was born 8 Feb 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1958; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 7. Hettie McMahan was born 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1997; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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