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William Alexander Baxter

Male 1850 - 1884  (33 years)


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  1. 1.  William Alexander Baxter was born 5 Dec 1850, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Holloway Baxter and Margaret Green); died 20 Mar 1884; was buried Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    William — Margaret Grindstaff. Margaret was born 15 Oct 1849, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1919; was buried Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Mary J. Baxter was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.
    2. James Isaac Baxter was born 20 Oct 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1955, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Rhoda Baxter was born 12 Nov 1873, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1930, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina; was buried 13 Mar 1930, Welcome Cemetery, Staunton Heights, Greenville County, South Carolina.
    4. Annie E. Baxter was born Abt 1876, Tennessee.
    5. Baxter

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Holloway Baxter was born 1829, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of James Baxter and Rhoda Giles); died 22 Nov 1863; was buried Green Lawn Military Cemetery, Indiana.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 167.

    Holloway — Margaret Green. Margaret (daughter of William Green and Sarah "Sallie" McMahan) was born 27 Dec 1822, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1922; was buried Baxters Cemetery. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret Green was born 27 Dec 1822, Tennessee (daughter of William Green and Sarah "Sallie" McMahan); died 22 Sep 1922; was buried Baxters Cemetery.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 167.

    Children:
    1. John Baxter was born 1849, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. William Alexander Baxter was born 5 Dec 1850, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1884; was buried Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. James "Big Jim" Baxter was born Mar 1852, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Oct 1933, Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rhoda Baxter was born 30 Aug 1855, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1928, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Jul 1928, Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. David Baxter was born 1858.
    6. Dovie Baxter was born 28 Mar 1858, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1941, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Mar 1941, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah Baxter was born 13 Jul 1861, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Mar 1928, Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    8. Pameliah C."Millie" Baxter was born May 1862, Tennessee; died 1906.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James BaxterJames Baxter was born 1792/1793, Georgia (son of William Baxter and Rachel Bayne); died 1 Feb 1866, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Old Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    James married Rhoda Giles 2 May 1816, Cocke County, Tennessee. Rhoda (daughter of Seth Giles and Alice Joyce) was born 1796, North Carolina; died 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Old Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rhoda GilesRhoda Giles was born 1796, North Carolina (daughter of Seth Giles and Alice Joyce); died 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Old Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. John Baxter was born 1817, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary "Polly" Baxter was born Abt 1819, Tennessee; died 1898; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ann Baxter was born 22 Feb 1821, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1890; was buried Matthews-Baxter Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Loyd Baxter was born 1821; died INFANT.
    5. William Alexander Baxter was born 19 Jul 1823, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1883; was buried Matthews-Baxter Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rev. Jesse Baxter was born 11 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1885; was buried Matthews-Baxter Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 2. Holloway Baxter was born 1829, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1863; was buried Green Lawn Military Cemetery, Indiana.
    8. James Baxter, Jr. was born 1833, Tennessee.
    9. Sanders Baxter was born 1836, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1863.
    10. Perry Baxter was born 1838, Tennessee.
    11. Elizabeth "Betty" Baxter was born 17 Jul 1843, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1922.

  3. 6.  William Green was born Abt 1796, Tennessee (son of Green).

    William — Sarah "Sallie" McMahan. Sarah (daughter of Eli McMahan) was born Abt 1806, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sarah "Sallie" McMahan was born Abt 1806, Tennessee (daughter of Eli McMahan).
    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Green was born 27 Dec 1822, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1922; was buried Baxters Cemetery.
    2. Mary "Polly" Green was born Abt 1823, Tennessee.
    3. James Green was born Abt 1832, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy Green was born 8 Mar 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1915; was buried Grooms Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Green was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Green was born Abt 1843, Tennessee.
    7. Milly Rachel Green was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Baxter

    William — Rachel Bayne. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rachel Bayne
    Children:
    1. 4. James Baxter was born 1792/1793, Georgia; died 1 Feb 1866, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Old Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Seth Giles

    Seth — Alice Joyce. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Alice Joyce
    Children:
    1. 5. Rhoda Giles was born 1796, North Carolina; died 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Old Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Green

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

    Children:
    1. Rebecca Green was born Abt 1794, Tennessee.
    2. 6. William Green was born Abt 1796, Tennessee.
    3. Dorcus Angeline "Darkey" Green was born Abt 1800, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  6. 14.  Eli McMahan was born 1782, North Carolina (son of Archibald McMahan and Ann McNulty); died Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Lived in Sevier County, Tennessee in 1830, settled in Cocke County, Tennessee, and died near Bridgeport, Tennessee.

    Mentioned in 5 November 1842 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church minutes Cocke, County, Tennessee page 17.

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census 68 with son Saunders occupation farmer unable to read or write. Many of Eli's descendants are listed in the 1850 census that are not yet included in this database.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 63.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 4.
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt

    Children:
    1. Anderson McMahan was born 1796, Virginia; died 29 Feb 1856, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Mar 1856, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Sanders McMahan was born 1801, North Carolina.
    3. Lucinda McMahan was born Abt 1805, Tennessee.
    4. Delania McMahan was born Abt 1806, North Carolina.
    5. 7. Sarah "Sallie" McMahan was born Abt 1806, Tennessee.
    6. Eli McMahan was born 1810, North Carolina; died Tennessee; was buried Tennessee.
    7. James McMahan was born 1811, North Carolina; died 1889; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William Mansfield "Bill" McMahan was born 1814, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1903; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. Sevier McMahan was born 1817, Tennessee.
    10. McKinney McMahan was born 15 Jan 1821, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1891; was buried McKinney McMahan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    11. Wilson "Wilse" McMahan was born Abt 1823, Cocke County, Tennessee.


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