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Merle McMahan

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Merle McMahan (daughter of Cleo Herbert McMahan and Exa Rose Valentine).

    Notes:

    No children.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    Merle — James Arlie "Bud" Messer, Jr.. James (son of James Arlie Messer and Martha Ann Watts) was born 16 May 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1989; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cleo Herbert McMahanCleo Herbert McMahan was born 18 Mar 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Berry McMahan and Miley Jane Green); died 2 Jan 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    For many years operated a grocery store on Pittman Road in the Catons Chapel community. They were still residing in that area in 1994.
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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 147.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 38.
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 135.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 146, 369.

    Cleo married Exa Rose Valentine 10 Jun 1934. Exa (daughter of Henry Lloyd Valentine and Margaret Louisa Whitted) was born 12 Jun 1917, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2014; was buried 7 Feb 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Exa Rose ValentineExa Rose Valentine was born 12 Jun 1917, Tennessee (daughter of Henry Lloyd Valentine and Margaret Louisa Whitted); died 3 Feb 2014; was buried 7 Feb 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pickney, Union County, South Carolina

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 147.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 38.
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 135.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 146, 369.

    Children:
    1. Harry C. McMahan
    2. Donald Theodore McMahan was born 22 Oct 1941; died 17 Feb 2009, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Feb 2009, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Merle McMahan
    4. James C. "Jim" McMahan
    5. Judy McMahan
    6. Hope McMahan


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Berry McMahan was born 13 Oct 1888, Tennessee (son of Archibald D. "Shiney Eye" McMahan and Martha McMahan); died 19 Nov 1921; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 38.

    Berry — Miley Jane Green. Miley (daughter of Milas L. Greene and Nancy H. Smelcer) was born 17 Sep 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 1995; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Miley Jane Green was born 17 Sep 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Milas L. Greene and Nancy H. Smelcer); died 20 May 1995; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 38.

    Children:
    1. Lena McMahan was born 4 Nov 1912; died 16 Dec 1916; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Cleo Herbert McMahan was born 18 Mar 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Leona McMahan was born Abt 1916, Tennessee.
    4. Mitchell W. McMahan was born 1918, Tennessee; died 18 May 1965; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Teddy R. McMahan was born Abt 1920, Tennessee; died Bef 20 May 1995.
    6. Ruth McMahan

  3. 6.  Henry Lloyd Valentine was born 6 Mar 1874, Tennessee (son of William R. Valentine and Sarah E. Dickson); died 18 Aug 1947; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 38, 87, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369, 388.

    Henry married Margaret Louisa Whitted 1898. Margaret (daughter of William Jesse Whitted and Rebecca Dunn) was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Louisa Whitted was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Jesse Whitted and Rebecca Dunn); died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pickney, Union County, South Carolina
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 87, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369, 388.

    Children:
    1. William Ernest Valentine was born 1 Jun 1900, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1983; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Rena Kansas Valentine was born 14 Mar 1902, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Avie Rebecca Valentine was born 19 Jan 1904; died 9 Oct 1935; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sanberry Valentine was born 10 Apr 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1990; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Arthur Henderson "Art" Valentine was born 10 May 1908, Tennessee; died 26 May 1968, Peshastin, Washington; was buried Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
    6. Sarah Jane Valentine was born 29 Apr 1910, Tennessee; died Bef 3 Feb 2014.
    7. Theodore R. "Ted" Valentine was born 15 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1978; was buried Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
    8. Dolly Angela Valentine was born 28 Dec 1914, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1978; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 3. Exa Rose Valentine was born 12 Jun 1917, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2014; was buried 7 Feb 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Wesley Lee Valentine was born 12 Aug 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 2002; was buried 17 Aug 2002, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Ora Mae Valentine was born 28 May 1921, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1979; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Archibald D. "Shiney Eye" McMahan was born 23 Aug 1848, Tennessee (son of Samuel McMahan and Martha Howard); died 12 Feb 1930; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 37, 38.

    Archibald married Martha McMahan 17 Jun 1868. Martha (daughter of Timothy Wilson "Wilse" McMahan and Lucinda Webb) was born 19 Mar 1853, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Feb 1920, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha McMahan was born 19 Mar 1853, Tennessee (daughter of Timothy Wilson "Wilse" McMahan and Lucinda Webb); died 14 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Feb 1920, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 37, 38.

    Children:
    1. Laura F. McMahan was born 7 Apr 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1950; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mollie C. McMahan was born 21 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1922; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. W. A. McMahan was born Abt 1880, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Berry McMahan was born 13 Oct 1888, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1921; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Milas L. Greene was born 7 Feb 1867, North Carolina (son of Jackson Marion Green and Sallie Elizabeth Messer); died 3 Nov 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Nov 1944, Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 158, 252.

    Milas married Nancy H. Smelcer Abt 1893. Nancy (daughter of Adam Jackson "Bud" Smelcer and Alpha "Appie" King) was born 10 Dec 1878, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Jan 1929, Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy H. Smelcer was born 10 Dec 1878, Tennessee (daughter of Adam Jackson "Bud" Smelcer and Alpha "Appie" King); died 16 Jan 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Jan 1929, Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 243.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 158, 252.

    Children:
    1. James Arthur Greene died Bef 13 Oct 2003.
    2. 5. Miley Jane Green was born 17 Sep 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 1995; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lora Addie Green was born 22 Oct 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Dec 1991; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Charles Austin Greene was born 29 Dec 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1965; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Minnie Lee Green was born 28 Dec 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1976; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Adam Jackson Green was born 4 Feb 1905, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1973; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rosa Appie Green was born 1 Feb 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 2008, Palmetto General Hospital, Miami Springs, Florida; was buried 16 Nov 2008, Breeden-Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. John Henry Green was born 12 Feb 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 2003; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Dave Greene was born Abt 1912, Tennessee; died Bef 13 Oct 2003; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Woodrow Wilson Greene was born 20 Feb 1913; died 14 Dec 1982; was buried Sherwood Cemetery.
    11. Nellie A. Green was born Abt 1914, Tennessee; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Leva M. Green was born 12 Nov 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 2003, Highline Care Center, East Wenatchee, Tennessee; was buried 15 Aug 2003, Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
    13. Ponhee A. Green was born 27 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 2014, Maple Lodge Adult Family Home; was buried 2 Jan 2015, Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
    14. Berry Green was born Abt 1924, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William R. Valentine was born 12 Dec 1854, Tennessee (son of William C. Valentine and Mary Ann Shamblin); died 3 Apr 1939; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, 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 152, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    William married Sarah E. Dickson 2 Jan 1872. Sarah (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan) was born 1853, Tennessee; died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah E. Dickson was born 1853, Tennessee (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, 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 152, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    Children:
    1. Juda Caroline Valentine was born 30 Oct 1872; died 23 Jul 1943; was buried Dye Mound Cemetery, Montague County, Texas.
    2. 6. Henry Lloyd Valentine was born 6 Mar 1874, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1947; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Ann Valentine was born 1878.
    4. Thomas H. Valentine was born 1879; died 1880; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sanders D. "San" Valentine was born 10 Nov 1880, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1965; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Pearl Valentine was born 1 Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Jul 1921, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nathan "Nath" Valentine was born Jul 1895, Tennessee.
    8. Sam Valentine

  7. 14.  William Jesse Whitted was born Abt 1857/1858, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Vardelin "Vardy" Whitted and Margaret).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 191, 369, 388.

    William married Rebecca Dunn 26 Dec 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Berry Williams and Louisa A. Dunn) was born 24 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1930; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Rebecca Dunn was born 24 Aug 1861, Tennessee (daughter of Berry Williams and Louisa A. Dunn); died 16 Jan 1930; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 191, 369, 388.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 212.

    Children:
    1. 7. Margaret Louisa Whitted was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ida Whitted was born 12 Jun 1881.
    3. Callie Whitted was born 16 Sep 1883, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1970; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Steve Greene was born 16 Sep 1885.
    5. William Berry Whitted was born 13 Apr 1886, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1959; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Henry Whitted was born 15 Mar 1887, Tennessee; died 30 May 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John Thomas Whitted was born 5 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1940; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Miles Whitted was born 16 Nov 1894, Tennessee.
    9. Queenie B. Whitted was born 15 Mar 1896, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1958; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Pinkney Jessie "Pink" Whitted was born 6 Jun 1899, Tennessee; died 27 May 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 May 1927, Whitted Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Susan Whitted was born 6 Apr 1900; died 6 Apr 1900.
    12. Dollie Whitted was born 5 Feb 1904, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1982; was buried Highland Hills Memorial Park.