Emma Mae France: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Emma Mae France was born 20 Apr 1931 (daughter of Oliver William "OL" France and Myrtle Arrington); died 3 Aug 1988.

Emma married James William "Jay" Briggs 1947. James (son of Pierce Harold Briggs and Fannie) was born 13 Nov 1929; died 29 May 1990. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Briggs was born 23 Jul 1948.
James Edward "Eddie" Briggs was born 25 Nov 1949.
Roger Dale Briggs was born 9 Nov 1958.

Generation: 2

Oliver William "OL" France was born 4 Feb 1906, Tennessee (son of James Daniel France and Betsy Elizabeth Dunn); died 25 Mar 1961; was buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee

Oliver — Myrtle Arrington. Myrtle was born 2 Jan 1906; died 14 Aug 1954; was buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Myrtle Arrington was born 2 Jan 1906; died 14 Aug 1954; was buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Children:

Margaret Lucille France was born 30 Nov 1925; died 25 Dec 1998, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Dutch Bottoms Church Cemetery.
1. Emma Mae France was born 20 Apr 1931; died 3 Aug 1988.
Clarence France died Bef 25 Dec 1998.
Dorothy France
William France

Generation: 3

James Daniel France was born 9 Feb 1882, Tennessee (son of George France and Elizabeth Allen); died 10 Mar 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Mar 1952, Cave Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee

James married Betsy Elizabeth Dunn 19 Jul 1903, Cocke County, Tennessee. Betsy (daughter of Manson "Mance" Dunn and Mary Sims) was born 4 Nov 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1922, Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Betsy Elizabeth Dunn was born 4 Nov 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Manson "Mance" Dunn and Mary Sims); died 8 Apr 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1922, Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

Allie France was born 1 Mar 1904, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1972; was buried France Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
2. Oliver William "OL" France was born 4 Feb 1906, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1961; was buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Robie France was born Abt 1909, Tennessee.
Cordia France was born 19 Mar 1911, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1988, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried France Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

8.
George France was born 1857/1870, Tennessee.
Other Events:
Census: 1900, District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee

George — Elizabeth Allen. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Allen

Children:

4. James Daniel France was born 9 Feb 1882, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Mar 1952, Cave Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

10.

Manson "Mance" Dunn was born Abt 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Arch Dunn and Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan).

Other Events:

Also Known As: Mansfield
Census: 1860, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 108.

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Reference:
Amy Large, largea@planetc.com, 4 July 1999.

Manson — Mary Sims. Mary was born Abt 1851, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Mary Sims was born Abt 1851, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Amy Large, largea@planetc.com, 4 July 1999.

Children:

Arch E. Dunn was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
Pheobe Dunn was born 10 Oct 1878, Tennessee; died 18 May 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 19 May 1928, Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
William Hyson Dunn was born 1880; died 1931; was buried Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
5. Betsy Elizabeth Dunn was born 4 Nov 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1922, Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.