Betsy Worth: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Betsy Worth (daughter of Hal McMahan Worth and Emma Lou Herlong). Notes: ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 115, 118. Betsy — Larry Ward. [Group Sheet] Children: Stefanie Ward-Cerny

Generation: 2

Hal McMahan Worth was born 24 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Washington Worth and Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" McMahan); died 2 May 2012, Lake City, Florida.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 115, 118.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 261.

Hal married Emma Lou Herlong 4 Dec 1948. Emma died Bef 4 Oct 2015. [Group Sheet]

3.
Emma Lou Herlong died Bef 4 Oct 2015.
Children:

George W. "Bill" Worth

1. Betsy Worth

Generation: 3

George Washington Worth was born 13 May 1890, Tennessee (son of James Thomas Worth and Nancy M. "Nan" Patterson); died 4 Oct 1966; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 115, 118.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 261.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", 1996, Vol XXII, No. 1, p 7, 10.

George married Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" McMahan 22 Sep 1920, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Archibald R. McMahan and Sarah "Sallie" Huff) was born 1 Oct 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1989; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" McMahan was born 1 Oct 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Archibald R. McMahan and Sarah "Sallie" Huff); died 2 Jan 1989; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 114, 118.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 261.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", 1996, Vol XXII, No. 1, p 7, 10.

Notes:

Marriage performed by Eli Thomas, Minister of God.

Children:

James Archibald "Nub" Worth was born 14 Sep 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1999; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Hal McMahan Worth was born 24 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 May 2012, Lake City, Florida.
Georgia Nell Worth was born 28 Mar 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 2015; was buried 8 Oct 2015, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Marie Worth was born 11 Jan 1930, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1930; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

James Thomas Worth was born 1 Feb 1853, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of John Worth and Elizabeth Manning); died 18 Apr 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Apr 1936, Parrotts Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

James married Nancy M. "Nan" Patterson 3 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of William D. Patterson and Margaret G. Ferguson) was born 12 Sep 1857, Tennessee; died 3 May 1916; was buried Parrotts Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy M. "Nan" Patterson was born 12 Sep 1857, Tennessee (daughter of William D. Patterson and Margaret G. Ferguson); died 3 May 1916; was buried Parrotts Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Children:

Carroll Lafayette Worth was born 29 Dec 1875, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1951; was buried Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Margaret Jane "Maggie" Worth was born 5 Apr 1878, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1969; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Jackson "Will" Worth was born 24 Mar 1885, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1966; was buried Fairgarden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. George Washington Worth was born 13 May 1890, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1966; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Worth

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Archibald R. McMahan was born 1 May 1852, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William "Bill" McMahan and Mary Malinda Black); died 16 Sep 1925, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Born in the "Mac Cove" (Jones Cove) on the tract settled by his grandfather Archibald McMahan (1772-1853). The only memory A. R. McMahan had of his father was riding the plow as he turned his garden.

A. R. McMahan greatly improved the farm of his father. The original log house was enlarged and modernized. There were two fine springs where they got water. He planted an orchard of apples, peaches and pears and had a drying house to preserve the fruit.

A. R. McMahan was a Baptist and a strong Republican.

In 1912 he contracted smallpox and it took his eyesight. Thereafter, his wife was his eyes, doing his reading for him. In his last years, the McMahans left Jones Cove and moved to Alcoa where Mr. McMahan died.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 48, 105, 114.
"Dr. Mac", Iva McMahan Moore, 1974, p 55.
"Shields Family", Christine B. Brown, 6 February 1980, p 81.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 187, 231, 261, 264.

Archibald married Sarah "Sallie" Huff 1883. Sarah (daughter of John Huff and Rebecca Large) was born 20 Sep 1857, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1945, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Sarah "Sallie" Huff was born 20 Sep 1857, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Huff and Rebecca Large); died 8 Jun 1945, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 105, 114.
"Dr. Mac", Iva McMahan Moore, 1974, p 55.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 231.

Children:

Bernard S. McMahan was born 1885; died 1952.
5. Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" McMahan was born 1 Oct 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1989; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Turner Cloy McMahan was born 31 May 1893, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1978; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Ray McMahan was born 25 Feb 1897; died 4 Nov 1926; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Rebecca L. McMahan was born 25 Aug 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Apr 1914, Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.