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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Garrett Birtten Franks was born 18 Apr 1850, North Carolina; died 1 Nov 1927; was buried Edwards Cemetery, Wise County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Rabun County, Georgia

    Garrett — Naoma Clemmons. Naoma was born 13 May 1858; died 20 Nov 1933; was buried Edwards Cemetery, Wise County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Josie Cordelia Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jul 1873; died 24 Mar 1950, Greenville County, South Carolina; was buried Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Greenville County, South Carolina.
    2. 3. Joseph Hillard Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1877, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1936; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Josie Cordelia Franks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Garrett1) was born 15 Jul 1873; died 24 Mar 1950, Greenville County, South Carolina; was buried Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Greenville County, South Carolina.

    Josie — Abraham Milton Reece. Abraham was born 4 Mar 1868; died 13 Sep 1956; was buried Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Greenville County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Eutha Naomi Reece  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Mar 1895; died 2 May 1965; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Joseph Hillard Franks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Garrett1) was born 16 Jul 1877, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1936; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Joseph — Sarah Jane "Sallie" Sorrell. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin David Stringfield "Phene" Sorrell and Frances Elizabeth Bell) was born 18 Nov 1873, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1947; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Ethel Dyora Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1898, Nough; died 8 Mar 1990; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. William Chester Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 May 1902, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1930; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. James Furman Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Feb 1906, Tennessee; died 29 Jul 1936; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 8. Elizabeth Naoma "Zollie" Franks  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 9. Mildred Ellen Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1908; died 1919; was buried Jones Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. 10. James Stevenson Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jan 1913, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 2003; was buried 4 Sep 2003, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. 11. Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1915; died STILLBORN.
    8. 12. Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1915; died STILLBORN.
    9. 13. Mary Catherine Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1917; died 23 Feb 2008, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Feb 2008, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Eutha Naomi Reece Descendancy chart to this point (2.Josie2, 1.Garrett1) was born 9 Mar 1895; died 2 May 1965; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Eutha — Benjamin Harrison Teague. Benjamin (son of John Harrison Teague and Cordelia Moore) was born 25 May 1890; died 2 Aug 1956, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Benjamin Harrison Teague, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1992.
    2. 15. Charles Reece Teague  Descendancy chart to this point was born Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 16. Cordelia Teague  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Apr 1919; died 14 Mar 1973, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 17. John Abraham Teague  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Nov 1922, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1980.

  2. 5.  Ethel Dyora Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 12 May 1898, Nough; died 8 Mar 1990; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Ethel married Harle J. Cole Dec 1917, Nough. Harle (son of George Washington Cole and Laura Suetta Roberts) was born 16 Oct 1892, Madison County, North Carolina; died 14 May 1974; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Sara Sue Cole  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Mar 1919, Nough; died 14 Dec 2001, College Street, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Dec 2001, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 19. Jean Elizabeth Cole  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1921, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Bef 14 Dec 2001; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  William Chester Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 9 May 1902, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1930; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    William — Bureda Hale. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  James Furman Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 24 Feb 1906, Tennessee; died 29 Jul 1936; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    James — Lena Robinson. Lena (daughter of James Tildon Robinson and Jessie Lee Jones) was born 10 Apr 1911; died 29 Jul 1936; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Betty Jean Franks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Dec 1933, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 2014, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Jul 2014, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  5. 8.  Elizabeth Naoma "Zollie" Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1)

    Elizabeth — J. D. Awtry. [Group Sheet]


  6. 9.  Mildred Ellen Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 1908; died 1919; was buried Jones Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  7. 10.  James Stevenson Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 5 Jan 1913, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 2003; was buried 4 Sep 2003, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    James married Mary Agnes Cureton 16 Aug 1940. Mary (daughter of J. H. "Pat" Cureton and Ota Lee Harper) was born 23 Jan 1915, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 2009; was buried 15 Feb 2009, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. James S. Franks, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Elizabeth Franks  Descendancy chart to this point died INFANT.

  8. 11.  Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 1915; died STILLBORN.

  9. 12.  Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 1915; died STILLBORN.

  10. 13.  Mary Catherine Franks Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 24 Jul 1917; died 23 Feb 2008, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Feb 2008, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Mary — William Douglas Ottinger. William died Bef 23 Feb 2008. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. William Douglas Ottinger  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Denise Ottinger  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Benjamin Harrison Teague, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eutha3, 2.Josie2, 1.Garrett1) was born Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1992.

    Benjamin married Anna Kate Shepherd 7 Aug 1942, Cocke County, Tennessee. Anna (daughter of Judge George Russell Shepherd and Laura Elizabeth Williams) was born 10 Apr 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 2015. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Thomas Pleasant Teague  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Ben H. Teague, , III  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1946; died 25 Apr 2009, Athens, Georgia.

  2. 15.  Charles Reece Teague Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eutha3, 2.Josie2, 1.Garrett1) was born Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Charles — Helen Tolliver. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Susie Teague  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Debbie Teague  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 16.  Cordelia Teague Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eutha3, 2.Josie2, 1.Garrett1) was born 27 Apr 1919; died 14 Mar 1973, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 102.

    Cordelia — Ray Proffitt. Ray (son of Dr. Alonzo L. Proffitt and Ola Hill) was born 8 Aug 1915, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1991, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Ray Anthony "Tony" Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jul 1943; died 21 Aug 2014; was buried 24 Aug 2014, Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 30. Michael Aaron Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. Patrick Warren "Pat" Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 32. Eutha Louise Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 33. Christopher Milton "Chris" Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1956.

  4. 17.  John Abraham Teague Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eutha3, 2.Josie2, 1.Garrett1) was born 6 Nov 1922, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1980.

    John married Doris Ruth Nowell 16 Apr 1949, Macon, Georgia. Doris (daughter of John Marshall Nowell and Ruth Gaines) was born 10 May 1929, Athens, Georgia; died 26 May 2013, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 30 May 2013, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. John Abraham Teague, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Nov 1950.
    2. 35. Marshall Reece Teague  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Apr 1953, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 36. James Tyler Teague  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1959.

  5. 18.  Sara Sue Cole Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ethel3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 13 Mar 1919, Nough; died 14 Dec 2001, College Street, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Dec 2001, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Sara married Herbert Granfille "Jet" Hartsell 18 Jul 1936. Herbert (son of Joseph Hartsell and Mary Alice Gregg) was born 5 Oct 1911, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1991. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Susan Granville Hartsell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 May 1937, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1974.

  6. 19.  Jean Elizabeth Cole Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ethel3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 14 Aug 1921, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Bef 14 Dec 2001; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Jean married James Newton Overholt 1941. James (son of Ira Overholt and Delia Berry) was born Abt 1906; died 16 Apr 2003, Baptist Convalescent Center. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. James Cole Overholt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1947.
    2. 39. David Jay Overholt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1953; died 1971; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  7. 20.  Betty Jean FranksBetty Jean Franks Descendancy chart to this point (7.James3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) was born 31 Dec 1933, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 2014, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Jul 2014, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Betty married Charles Harper 19 Feb 1955, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Charles (son of Garland Harper and Ethel Ledbetter) was born 3 Feb 1927; died 23 Jun 1986; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Patti Harper  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 21.  James S. Franks, Jr.James S. Franks, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (10.James3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1)

  9. 22.  Elizabeth Franks Descendancy chart to this point (10.James3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1) died INFANT.

  10. 23.  William Douglas Ottinger Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1)

    William — Cindy. [Group Sheet]


  11. 24.  Denise Ottinger Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Garrett1)


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