Sarah "Gerina" Loposser^{[1, 2, 3]}

1892 - 1931  (38 years)

• Name	Sarah "Gerina" Loposser
  Born	20 Sep 1892	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	14 Sep 1931  [5]
  Buried	Ivy Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I131253	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel A. "Sam" Loposser,   b. 3 Jun 1866, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Mar 1926  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Amanda E. Walsh,   b. 15 Apr 1869, McMinn County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jun 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F41473	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Joe Michel Franklin,   b. 30 Apr 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jun 1956  (Age 71 years)
  Children	+ 1. Gilford Murrell Franklin,   b. 9 Aug 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 1958  (Age 49 years)   2. Alfred Franklin,   b. Abt 1911, Tennessee  (Age ~ 113 years) + 3. Ellen Elizabeth Franklin,   b. 8 Mar 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Mar 1959  (Age 46 years) + 4. Dora Franklin,   b. 25 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Nov 1951  (Age 36 years) + 5. Minnie Franklin,   b. Abt 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 4 Nov 2001  (Age ~ 83 years) + 6. Bruce Cordial Franklin,   b. 15 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jul 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 28 years) + 7. Flossie Franklin,   b. 4 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Apr 1995  (Age 72 years)   8. Joe A. Franklin,   b. 30 Aug 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Oct 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 14 years) + 9. Viola Neva "Bobie" Franklin,   b. 18 Feb 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 2006, Baptist Hospital  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F48474	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Sep 1892 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Ivy Hill 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 23 Apr 1993. Clifford Andrew Lopasser obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 17 Apr 2006. Viola Neva "Bobie" Ownby obituary [S84] E-Mail, Sara Jane Ownby Smith [bompie@comcast.net], 24 May 2012. Because of her fullblooded Cherokee heritage, my grandmother said they gave her several names. Most of which I can explain. So, here goes...Sarah Gerina Tennessee Jane "Pappy Beat the Rye Patch" Catherine Payne. "Sarah Jane" was her Christian name..they only called her "Gerina".."Tennessee" was where she was born.."Pappy Beat the Rye Patch" was thr job her father was assigned during her mother's labor..LOL I guess to keep him busy and preoccupied. Now, where the name "Payne" came from I am not sure. But, I grew up always knowing this story and hearing it regularly. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Jenna Franklin Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 10, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1893 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0012 Family Number: 135 Sheet Number and Letter: 8B Line Number: 82 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00843 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John M Franklin M 44 Tennessee Wife Jenna Franklin F 37 Tennessee Daughter Althea Franklin F 19 Tennessee Daughter Ellen Franklin F 17 Tennessee Daughter Dora Franklin F 15 Tennessee Daughter Minnie Franklin F 12 Tennessee Son Brice Franklin M 9 Tennessee Daughter Flossie Franklin F 7 Tennessee Son J A Franklin M 3 Tennessee Daughter Viola Franklin F 1 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Sep 1931. Franklin, Mrs J. M. wife of J. M. Franklin age 39 b. TN d. Sep 14, 1931 f. Sam Loposser b. TN m. Walch b. TN informant John Yarbury Ivy Hill Cem. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 247. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 64403631).