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William Theodore "Bill" Dockery

Male 1906 - 1964  (58 years)


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  1. 1.  William Theodore "Bill" Dockery was born 23 Oct 1906, Tennessee (son of Elihu Robert Grant Dockery, "LRG" and Ann L. E. McMahan); died 10 Dec 1964; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 93.

    William married Mary Jane Proffitt 16 Aug 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of A. Russell Proffitt and Eliza Jane Bailey) was born 20 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Mar 2003, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Apr 2003, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Anna Dockery was born Abt 1932, Tennessee; died Bef 1 Jul 2013.
    2. Hansel Grant Dockery was born 1 Jul 1937, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 2013, Sevier County Health Care Center; was buried 3 Jul 2013, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lowell Dockery was born Abt 1939, Tennessee.
    4. Oris Donald Dockery was born 7 Jul 1941, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1987; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Aileen Dockery
    6. Gail Dockery
    7. Charles Dockery

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elihu Robert Grant Dockery, "LRG" was born 16 Mar 1871, Greene County, Tennessee (son of Alfred L. Dockery and Rebecca Ann Lunsford); died 11 Feb 1945; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 243.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 78, 92, 155.

    Elihu — Ann L. E. McMahan. Ann (daughter of Rev. William H. "Bill" McMahan and Mary Ann Dickson) was born 30 Jan 1880, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1909; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ann L. E. McMahan was born 30 Jan 1880, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. William H. "Bill" McMahan and Mary Ann Dickson); died 11 Dec 1909; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 155.

    Children:
    1. Dockery was born 1903; died 1903; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Tempie Cordelia "Delia" Dockery was born 29 Nov 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1955; was buried Gib Proffitt Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. William Theodore "Bill" Dockery was born 23 Oct 1906, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1964; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Effie Clementine Dockery was born 4 Feb 1909, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1973; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Alfred L. Dockery was born 1836, Madison County, North Carolina (son of George Dockery and Nancy Lunsford); died 28 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Aug 1915, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 243.
    Flo A Dockery, TheOwlNest@aol.com, 6 June 2000.

    Alfred — Rebecca Ann Lunsford. Rebecca (daughter of Lunsford) was born 1840, North Carolina; died 23 Mar 1924. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rebecca Ann Lunsford was born 1840, North Carolina (daughter of Lunsford); died 23 Mar 1924.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 243.
    Flo A Dockery, TheOwlNest@aol.com, 6 June 2000.

    Children:
    1. George F. Dockery was born Mar 1861, North Carolina; died 25 Apr 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Apr 1930, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Henry Sherman Dockery was born 14 Mar 1865, North Carolina; died 15 Apr 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Apr 1951, Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Hester Jane Dockery was born May 1868, Tennessee; died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Malissia Dockery was born 10 May 1868, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1948; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 2. Elihu Robert Grant Dockery, "LRG" was born 16 Mar 1871, Greene County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1945; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Alfred Pinkney Dockery was born 23 Aug 1874, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1960; was buried Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
    7. John R. Dockery was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    8. Columbus Jackson "Lum" Dockery was born 14 Feb 1879, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1953; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Rev. William H. "Bill" McMahan was born 19 Oct 1856, Tennessee (son of Sanders M. "San" McMahan and Linda "Amanda" Huff); died 3 Jul 1932.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 63, 106, 152, 155.

    William married Mary Ann Dickson 24 Dec 1876. Mary (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan) was born 21 Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Ann Dickson was born 21 Aug 1857, Tennessee (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 63, 106, 152, 155.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 75.

    Children:
    1. Sanders "Alvin" McMahan was born 25 Sep 1877, Tennessee.
    2. Amanda Melsini McMahan was born 11 Oct 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1966; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Ann L. E. McMahan was born 30 Jan 1880, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1909; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy Jane McMahan was born 7 May 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1969, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Henry L. "Curtice" McMahan was born 10 Sep 1882, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1938; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Rodelary McMahan was born 27 Feb 1884; died 1 Mar 1885; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. William D. McMahan was born 11 Apr 1885; died 18 Oct 1885; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Robert Pleasant McMahan was born 25 Sep 1886; died 22 Aug 1894.
    9. Mary Maranda "Randy" McMahan was born 1 Feb 1888; died 19 Jul 1968.
    10. David Allen McMahan was born 8 May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Aug 1963; was buried Bays Mountain Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    11. Lakey Elzora McMahan was born 17 Feb 1892, Tennessee; died 21 Aug 1932; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Hettie McMahan was born 18 Feb 1893; died 18 Jul 1894.
    13. Joseph Wilson McMahan was born 29 May 1895, Tennessee.
    14. Dewey Otis McMahan was born 18 Jan 1899, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1961; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    15. Carrel McMahan was born 12 Feb 1900, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1900.
    16. Susie McMahan was born 7 Jul 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Oct 1979; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Dockery was born Abt 1806, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Flo A Dockery, TheOwlNest@aol.com, 6 June 2000.

    George — Nancy Lunsford. Nancy was born Abt 1813, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Lunsford was born Abt 1813, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Children:
    1. 4. Alfred L. Dockery was born 1836, Madison County, North Carolina; died 28 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Aug 1915, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Elijah Dockery was born Abt 1838, North Carolina.
    3. Elisha Dockery was born Abt 1838, North Carolina.
    4. Mary "Polly" Dockery was born 1840, North Carolina; died 13 Dec 1908; was buried Sid Lunsford Cemetery, Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina.
    5. Tabitha Dockery was born Abt 1842, North Carolina.
    6. Temp Dockery was born 1842, North Carolina; died 1 Oct 1916, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Oct 1916, Haney Cemetery.
    7. Franklin Dockery was born Abt 1844, North Carolina.
    8. Nancy Dockery was born Abt 1846, North Carolina.
    9. Annie Dockery was born Abt 1848, Madison County, North Carolina; died 23 Jul 1922, Cherokee County, North Carolina; was buried 24 Jul 1922, Marble, North Carolina.
    10. James Dockery was born Abt 1850, North Carolina.

  3. 10.  Lunsford was born Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Sallie Lunsford was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    2. 5. Rebecca Ann Lunsford was born 1840, North Carolina; died 23 Mar 1924.

  4. 12.  Sanders M. "San" McMahan was born 25 Aug 1832, Tennessee (son of William "Bill" McMahan and Rhoda Elizabeth Williams); died 8 Jul 1914; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as attending school.

    Sanders McMahan was second lieut. Co. E, 2nd Tennessee Cav. in the Civil War and buried in his Union uniform.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20, 105, 106.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 35.
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt

    Sanders — Linda "Amanda" Huff. Linda (daughter of Rev. John Huff and Nancy Allen) was born 5 May 1837, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1915; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  5. 13.  Linda "Amanda" Huff was born 5 May 1837, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. John Huff and Nancy Allen); died 2 Mar 1915; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Amanda McMahan's will mentioned a child, "Willie Matthews," she reared. He was 12 years old in October 1914.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 105, 106.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 35.

    Children:
    1. George McMahan was born 1854.
    2. 6. Rev. William H. "Bill" McMahan was born 19 Oct 1856, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1932.
    3. Allen McMahan was born 8 Jul 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1901; was buried Allen McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Curtis McMahan was born 24 May 1866, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1883; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  6. 14.  William Henry Dickson was born 4 Nov 1830, Tennessee (son of Alexander Dickson and Elizabeth "Peggy" Bohannon); died 9 Aug 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Probably born in South Carolina where parents lived before migrating in Sevier County, Tennessee, Middle Creek, Tennesse and died of stomach trouble.
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    Reference:"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 152.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    William married Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan Abt 1848/1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Died of kidney trouble and buried in Aaron Proffit Cemetery.

    SMHS lists death as 21 July 1914.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 119, 152.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143, 189, 199, 253.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 499.

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Dickson was born 19 Feb 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1922; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Dickson was born Abt 1852; died Abt 1853.
    3. Sarah E. Dickson was born 1853, Tennessee; died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy A. "Nan" Dickson was born 5 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jan 1938, Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 7. Mary Ann Dickson was born 21 Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. William H. "Bill" Dixon was born 10 Sep 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1940; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. David D. Dixon was born 2 Aug 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1937, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Celia Cornelia Dickson was born 20 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Prentice "Ples" Dickson was born 15 May 1867, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1957.
    11. Henry C. Dickson was born 25 Jul 1869, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1932.
    12. Joseph Crockett Dickson was born Jul 1871.
    13. Samuel Wesley Dickson was born 26 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1962; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Margaret M. Dickson was born 25 Aug 1876; died 12 Jan 1934; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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