Christopher Lawrence Franklin: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Christopher Lawrence Franklin (son of Jeffrey Lloyd Franklin).
Christopher married Brenda Lynn Stutes 25 Oct 2017, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Jeffrey Lloyd Franklin was born 28 Apr 1958 (son of Lloyd Oliver Franklin and Geneva Elizabeth "Liz" Whaley); died 22 Oct 2017, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Generation: 3

Lloyd Oliver Franklin was born 31 Oct 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Dan Franklin and Lora Beatrice Rayfield); died 24 May 2009; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Had a Great big ole bicycle, Tried to teach Jeanette Clabo how to ride a bike. She ran into a tree.
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Reference:
Kate (Shields) Maples

Lloyd married Geneva Elizabeth "Liz" Whaley 12 Feb 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee. Geneva (daughter of James Richard Whaley and Etta Leola Lindsey) was born Abt 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Geneva Elizabeth "Liz" Whaley was born Abt 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Richard Whaley and Etta Leola Lindsey).

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Children:

Richard Daniel "Danny" Franklin was born 8 Feb 1948; died 15 Nov 2007; was buried Mount Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William C. "Bill" Franklin
2. Jeffrey Lloyd Franklin was born 28 Apr 1958; died 22 Oct 2017, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robert Wayne Franklin
Constance Joan Franklin
Carolyn Annette Franklin
Cynthia Jenice Franklin was born 26 Nov 1961.

Generation: 4

Dan Franklin was born Abt 1900, North Carolina; died Bef 1931.

Notes:

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Reference:
Kate (Shields) Maples

Dan married Lora Beatrice Rayfield 13 Nov 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lora (daughter of George Newton Rayfield and Ellen Martha Barnes) was born 16 Aug 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 2003, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Sep 2003, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lora Beatrice Rayfield was born 16 Aug 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of George Newton Rayfield and Ellen Martha Barnes); died 2 Sep 2003, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Sep 2003, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

Children:

4. Lloyd Oliver Franklin was born 31 Oct 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 May 2009; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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James Richard Whaley was born 25 Mar 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Henderson Whaley and Sarah Elizabeth King); died 9 Oct 1983; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 59, 255.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 39, 55, 202.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 53.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 228.

James married Etta Leola Lindsey 24 Mar 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee. Etta (daughter of Horace Lindsey and Lillie Jane Whaley) was born 18 Oct 1907, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1983; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Etta Leola Lindsey was born 18 Oct 1907, Tennessee (daughter of Horace Lindsey and Lillie Jane Whaley); died 14 Jan 1983; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 59, 255.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 202.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 53.

Children:

Sarah Henrietta Whaley was born 20 Jan 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 2005; was buried 14 Apr 2005, Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lena Idell Whaley was born 17 Jun 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 2017; was buried 21 Sep 2017, Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Geneva Elizabeth "Liz" Whaley was born Abt 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Zara Bonnie Whaley was born Abt 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 2007, St. Mary's Regional Medical Center; was buried 5 Apr 2007, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bill Andrew Whaley was born 5 Mar 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1951; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Whittman Gordon Whaley was born 29 Aug 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 2008; was buried 2 Feb 2008, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Roy Wallace Whaley was born 25 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 2015; was buried 28 Nov 2015, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.