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Ruth Lowe

Female 1919 - 2006  (86 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ruth LoweRuth Lowe was born 9 Sep 1919 (daughter of William Robert Lowe and Mary Malinda McMahan); died 29 Mar 2006; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Ruth married Harrison Alexander Ailey, Jr. 14 Oct 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Harrison (son of Harrison Alexander Ailey, Sr. and Laura Ethel Miller) was born 26 Mar 1918, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1993; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Bobby Gean "Bob" Ailey was born 9 Aug 1938; died 26 Aug 2017; was buried 30 Aug 2017, Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Harry Ailey

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Robert Lowe was born 22 Jan 1890, Tennessee (son of William Robert Lowe and Hannah Sharp); died 16 Sep 1935; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, 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.

    William — Mary Malinda McMahan. Mary (daughter of Francis Marion McMahan and Harriet Maranda Townsend) was born 3 Jan 1885, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1967; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Malinda McMahan was born 3 Jan 1885, Tennessee (daughter of Francis Marion McMahan and Harriet Maranda Townsend); died 12 Feb 1967; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, 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.

    Children:
    1. Stella Mae Lowe was born 21 Jul 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1943; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Willie Frances Lowe was born 1910, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1937; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Zelma Lowe was born 30 Oct 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 2008; was buried 30 Jun 2008, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Pearl Lowe was born 15 Mar 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 2003; was buried 28 Nov 2003, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Ollie Lowe was born 26 Jul 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1995; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 1. Ruth Lowe was born 9 Sep 1919; died 29 Mar 2006; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Robert Lowe was born Tennessee.

    William married Hannah Sharp 27 Feb 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hannah (daughter of William Alexander Sharp and Mary "Polly" Carr) was born Abt 1857, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Hannah Sharp was born Abt 1857, Tennessee (daughter of William Alexander Sharp and Mary "Polly" Carr).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Nora Lowe was born 23 Sep 1884, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1959; was buried Stoney Point Cemetery.
    2. Luther John Lowe was born 7 Feb 1886, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1972; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. William Robert Lowe was born 22 Jan 1890, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1935; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Daisy Lowe
    5. Otha Harrison Lowe was born 25 Oct 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1965; was buried Stoney Point Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  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]


  4. 7.  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. 3. 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. Hettie McMahan was born 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1997; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  William Alexander Sharp was born Abt 1823, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    William — Mary "Polly" Carr. Mary was born Abt 1826, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary "Polly" Carr was born Abt 1826, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. John Sharp was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
    2. Mary E. Sharp was born 20 Oct 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 May 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 May 1923, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Sharp was born Abt 1854, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Hannah Sharp was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.

  3. 12.  Dr. Wilson R. "Cud" McMahan was born 29 Jan 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of J. B. McMahan); died 28 Feb 1907; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in William and Ludema Mize household as farmer with wife Nancy in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70.
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group sheets.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 277.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 296.

    Wilson married Nancy McMahan 21 Nov 1861. Nancy (daughter of Archibald D. McMahan and Rebecca F. McMahan) was born 1 Apr 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1872; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Nancy McMahanNancy McMahan was born 1 Apr 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Archibald D. McMahan and Rebecca F. McMahan); died 2 Nov 1872; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Rosa Downey lists death date as 1846, but she is listed in the 1850 census.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 12, 26, 33.

    Children:
    1. Mary Ellen McMahan was born 23 Nov 1862, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Francis Marion McMahan was born 26 May 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Nov 1941, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Marshall McMahan was born 13 Aug 1867, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1872; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rebecca McMahan was born 6 Mar 1872, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1916; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  James M. Townsend was born 3 Sep 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of John Townsend and Mary "Polly" Baldridge); died 1 Apr 1876; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee Census near John and Polly Townsend.

    James M. Townsend served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was Private, 5th Tennessee Calvary enlisted for one year in 1862 discharged in 1863. James Townsend along with his brother Thomas were accused of murder in Blount County, Tennessee. He fled to Sevier County, Tennessee about 1869. No evidence was given to prove his guilt. The Sevier County, Tennessee Federal Census listed him as a farmer with $500 personal property and $179 worth of land.

    Charter member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee where he is buried with his wife.

    Kathy Townsend lists parents as Thomas and Mary (Robinson) Townsend. However, based on Cocke County 1850 and 1860 census, James seems to be son of John and Mary "Polly" Townsend.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 15, 23, 26, 28, 111, 112.

    James — Mary Evalina Young. Mary (daughter of Young and Theresa Paine) was born 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Evalina Young was born 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee (daughter of Young and Theresa Paine); died 1 Oct 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 Census of Cocke County, Tennessee with husband and first son.

    Mary E. Townsend was listed as charter member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church of Sevier County, Tennessee on 24 March 1871.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28, 111, 112.

    Children:
    1. Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend was born 4 Jul 1859, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Dec 1937, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Millard Townsend was born 1 Mar 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1926; was buried Deep Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    3. Elbert Grovan Townsend was born 1 Mar 1863, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1904; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Townsend was born 10 Apr 1865; died 19 Apr 1865.
    5. 7. Harriet Maranda Townsend 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.
    6. George Matson Townsend was born 13 Sep 1869, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1937; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Theresa Angelina "Aunt Tex" Townsend was born 25 Aug 1871, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1941; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jettey Etter Townsend was born 28 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1918; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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