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James Sevier McMahan 1816–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: bef 1855

Death Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Eli McMahan

Mother: Rhonda McNabb

Spouse(s): Minerva Blanton

Children(s): Elizabeth McMahan, Jepetra McMahan, Margaret McMahan, McKinney McMahan, Matilda McMahan

James Sevier McMahan was born in 1816 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Eli Mcmahan And Rhonda Mcnabb. In 1840, James Sevier McMahan resided in Cocke, Tennessee, USA. In 1850, James Sevier McMahan resided in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. James Sevier McMahan married Minerva Blanton, and had children including Elizabeth Mcmahan, Jepetra Theodoshia Dosha Mcmahan, Margaret Mcmahan, Matilda Mcmahan, Mckinney Mcmahan. James Sevier McMahan passed away in 1855 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Sevier McMahan was born in 1816 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Eli Mcmahan And Rhonda Mcnabb.
  • In 1840, James Sevier McMahan resided in Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, James Sevier McMahan resided in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Sevier McMahan married Minerva Blanton, and had children including Elizabeth Mcmahan, Jepetra Theodoshia Dosha Mcmahan, Margaret Mcmahan, Matilda Mcmahan, Mckinney Mcmahan.
  • James Sevier McMahan passed away in 1855 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli McMahan
1775–1850
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Rhonda McNabb
1780–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina
RM

Spouses(s)

Minerva Blanton
1826–1899
Birth Location: Alabama
MB

Children(s)

Elizabeth McMahan
1839–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Jepetra McMahan
1846–1918
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
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Margaret McMahan
1848–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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McKinney McMahan
1850–
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
MM
Matilda McMahan
1838–1884
Birth Location: Tennessee
MM

James McMahan's Ancestors

Self
James McMahan
1816–1855
Birth Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Eli McMahan
1775–1850
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Rhonda McNabb
1780–1850
North Carolina
Grandparents
Archibald (Redmond) McMahan
1733–1826
County Meath, Ireland
Mary (Ann) McNulty
1750–1820
Virginia
David McNabb
1775–1826
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Taylor
1758–1848
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McMahan's Descendants

1.
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James (Sevier) McMahan (1816–bef 1855) m. Minerva Blanton (abt 1826–5 Feb 1899)
  1. 1. Elizabeth McMahan 1839– m. Green (Berry) Netherton 1828–1915
    1. 1. Ella (Belle) Netherton 1860–1879 m. Samuel (B) Jameson 1855–1879
      1. 1. Lewis (Calvin) Jameson 1878–1926 m. Malinda (Sophia) Herring 1881–1954
        1. 1. Ella (Belle) Jameson 1900–1990 m. Roy (Eldon "Buck") White 1900–1993
        2. 2. Baby Jameson 1902–1902
        3. 3. Henry (Allen) Jameson 1904–1972 m. Glennie (Rea) Marrs 1904–1989
        4. 4. Ethel (Malinda) Jameson 1906–1956 m. William (Patrick Denny) Sr 1898–1954
        5. 5. Lewis (Charles) Jameson 1909–2005 m. Alta (Delilah) Gray 1909–2004
    2. 2. Howard Netherton 1862–1955 m. Hattie (Ann) Perry 1867–1943
      1. 1. Maggie (Mary) Netherton 1887–1965 m. Arch Hamilton 1886–1979
        1. 1. John (Howard) Hamilton 1912–1990 m. Ruth (Lee) Brady 1922–2011
        2. 2. Aleene Hamilton 1916–2007
        3. 3. Agatha Hamilton 1908–1992
        4. 4. Harold (Homer) Hamilton 1919–2001
        5. 5. Jesse (Dudley) Hamilton 1914–1999 m. Dorothy (May) Carroll 1916–2004
        6. 6. James (Weldon) Hamilton 1921–2005 m. Willie (Imogene) Dixon 1925–2006 m. Estelle (J) Jackson 1921–2012
        7. 7. Robert (Randall) Hamilton 1925–2006 m. Dollie (Nell) Thomas 1928–2006
        8. 8. Durward (Archie) Hamilton 1910–1991 m. Myrtle Franks 1917–2000
      2. 2. Jesse (Jerome) Netherton 1889–1979 m. Sadie (Elizabeth) Brooks 1892–1988
        1. 1. Dorthy (Elizabeth) Netherton 1924–2010
      3. 3. Grace (N) Netherton 1890–1976 m. George (M) Smith 1885–1955
        1. 1. Howard (M.) Smith 1912–1940
        2. 2. Jesse (Garland) Smith 1915–1960 m. Leola Murphy 1922–1978
        3. 3. Hattie (Marguerite) Smith 1917–2010 m. Nathan (W) Taylor 1911–1991
        4. 4. George (Alvin) Smith 1926–2006
      4. 4. Mabel Netherton 1892–1974 m. James (Monroe) McDonald 1885–1956
        1. 1. Pauline McDonald 1912–1997 m. Harris (Austin) Latham 1909–1997
        2. 2. Maurine McDonald 1914–1985 m. Charles (Ladell) Newton 1914–1981
      5. 5. James (Alonzo) Netherton 1894–1970 m. Cassandra (Elizabeth) Lowrie 1899–1976
        1. 1. Jimmie (Pauline) Netherton 1924–2010
        2. 2. Winnie (Evelyn) Netherton 1922–2012 m. Charles (I.) Poole 1921–2004
      6. 6. Eunice Netherton 1898–1961 m. Troy (Alexander) Hector 1893–1957
        1. 1. Garvel (Troy) Hector 1921–1981 m. Kathryn (Lucille) Close 1920–1986
        2. 2. Perry (Gene) Hector 1932–2001 m. Wynelle (Lee) Learn 1936–2008
        3. 3. Eddie (Wayne) Hector 1934–1993
    3. 3. Mary (Coralee) Netherton 1859–1948 m. William (Taylor) Williams 1851–1901
      1. 1. Frederick (Alonzo "Fred" Williams) Sr 1890–1943 m. Evelyn (May "Effie") Griffith 1894–1986
        1. 1. Beauford (Griffith) Williams 1926–1981 m. Shirley (Bell) Clayton 1928–1992 m. Mary (Lorine) Laffitte 1931–2007
        2. 2. Frederick (Icom) Williams 1923–1978 m. Lola (Bernice) Miller 1925–2001
        3. 3. Mae (Evelyn) Williams 1929–1995 m. Maurice Duke 1910–1996
        4. 4. Doris (Marie) Williams 1915–2001
      2. 2. Howard ("Sherman") Williams 1894–1974
      3. 3. Horace (C) Williams 1900–1975
      4. 4. Bolley (Benton) Williams 1888–1964
      5. 5. Barry (Bishop) Williams 1880–1950
      6. 6. Samuel (Henry) Williams 1883–1910
      7. 7. Jerome (Lewis "J.L." Williams) Sr. 1886–1959 m. Ida (Louise) Sumerford 1890–1960 m. Lucille Serazzins 1905–
        1. 1. Jerome (Lewis Williams) Jr. 1926–1997 m. Bobby (Jean) Crowley 1927–1982
        2. 2. Albert (Milton) Williams 1907– m. Ruth (Denney) Williams 1920–
        3. 3. Maybell Williams 1916–2007
        4. 4. Lewis (T) Williams 1913–
        5. 5. Bettie (Jean) Willians 1927–1939
    4. 4. Matilda Netherton 1866–1960 m. William (Pierre) LaGrange 1864–1914
      1. 1. Alonzo (Jack La) Grange 1891–1951 m. Mary (Eliza) Holloway 1894–1988
        1. 1. Mary (Edwina) LaGrange 1912–2002 m. Sam Cobb 1908–1999
        2. 2. William (Pierre George) LaGrange 1914–1974 m. Lucina (Carolyn) Staab 1915–2011
        3. 3. Jack (La) Grange 1919–2005 m. Marguerite Edwards 1920–1973
      2. 2. Mabel (B.) LaGrange 1906–1993
      3. 3. Howard (Pierre) LaGrange 1894–1936
      4. 4. Bert (A) LaGrange 1885–1923 m. Rosa ("Rosie" Ethel) O'Dell 1891–1984
        1. 1. Roy (A.) LaGrange 1913–1944
        2. 2. Jack (Raymond) LaGrange 1915–1986
        3. 3. Ethel (A) LaGrange 1918–
        4. 4. Mable (Lucille) LaGrange 1919–2008
      5. 5. Meddie (Ethel) LaGrange 1898–1991 m. Floyd (E) Bushey 1896–1988
        1. 1. Ferdinand (Eugene) Bushey 1918–1956
        2. 2. Wanda (Matilda) Bushey 1925–2014
      6. 6. Iona (A.) LaGrange 1900–1985 m. Roland (Earley) Jameson 1903–1994
      7. 7. Billie (M.) LaGrange 1896–1980 m. William (Eugene Ward) Jr 1894–1984
      8. 8. Maud (W La) Grange 1896–1980 m. James (Marion Saylors) Sr 1893–1981
    5. 5. Alonzo ("Lon") Netherton 1875–1917 m. Elizabeth (Ellen "Lizzie") Woodman 1880–
      1. 1. Son Netherton 1905–1905
  2. 2. Jepetra (Theodoshia "Dosha") McMahan 1846–1918 m. Abraham (B) Allen 1841–1917
    1. 1. Robert (Blanton) Allen 1867–1957 m. Claris (Estella "Stella") Cox 1872–1947
      1. 1. Louie (Dee) Allen 1911–1985
      2. 2. Beulah (Mae) Allen 1891–1983
      3. 3. Bessie (Elizabeth "Earle") Allen 1894–1970
      4. 4. Johnnie (Geneva) Allen 1901–2003
      5. 5. Gladys (Naoma "Chet" Allen) Adams 1906–1982
      6. 6. Otto (Raymond "Jack") Allen 1898–1970
      7. 7. Charles (Bunyan) Allen 1914–1979
      8. 8. Clifford (Cecil) Allen 1903–1965
      9. 9. Lonnie (Virgil) Allen 1908–1981 m. Ruby (Frances) Fagg 1910–1996
        1. 1. Frances (Lonett) Allen 1944–1962
      10. 10. Ernest (Blanton Allen) Sr 1890–1914
    2. 2. George (Taylor) Allen 1875–1955
    3. 3. Virgil (D) Allen 1879–
    4. 4. H (McMahan) Allen 1871–1873
  3. 3. Margaret McMahan 1848–
  4. 4. McKinney McMahan 1850–
  5. 5. Matilda McMahan 1838–1884

James McMahan's Timeline

4 Records

1816
1816
Birth of James Sevier McMahan in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 24
James Sevier McMahan resided here in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
James Sevier McMahan resided here in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1855
bef 1855
Age 39
Death of James Sevier McMahan in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 271; Family History Library Film: 0024542

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 874; Page: 415b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1855
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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