Paul Gilbert "Bunyan" McMahan

1926 - 1961  (34 years)

• Name	Paul Gilbert "Bunyan" McMahan
  Born	5 Apr 1926	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	8 Jan 1961	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I38279	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	James Wilson De Arnold "Arnold" "Tubby" McMahan,   b. 25 Feb 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1963  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Stella Mollie Howard,   b. 27 Mar 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Oct 1976  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F14264	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Colleen Whitehead,   b. 9 Jun 1933, Tennessee
  Children	1. Paul Gilbert McMahan, Jr.,   b. 8 Mar 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jan 1961  (Age 7 years)   2. Mary Emily McMahan,   b. 27 Jul 1954, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Apr 1956  (Age 1 years)   3. Teresa Gail McMahan,   b. 22 Feb 1958,   d. STILLBORN
  Family ID	F14025	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Apr 1926 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 8 Jan 1961 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Killed in car wreck with son Paul Gilbert Junior. ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 35. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 262.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Paul G Mcmahon Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1926 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-21 Family Number: 156 Sheet Number and Letter: 11B Line Number: 48 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00554 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Arnold W Mcmahon M 47 Tennessee Wife Stella Mcmahon F 41 Tennessee Son Wayde Mcmahon M 20 Tennessee Son Paul G Mcmahon M 14 Tennessee Son Blane P Mcmahon M 9 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Jan 1961. McMahan, Paul Gilbert "Bunyan" 34 b. Apr 5 '26 Sev d. 1-8-1961 Sev truck driver Hiwassee Land Co f. Arnold McMahan m. Stella Howard Survivors: widow Colleen Whitehead R5 Sev parents Mr & Mrs Arnold McMahan Sev 2 bro Wade McMahan Sev Blaine McMahan Sev. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 427.