Ben Sharp Loposser^{[1, 2]}

1900 - 1973  (73 years)

• Name	Ben Sharp Loposser
  Born	3 Jan 1900	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	23 Aug 1973  [4]
  Buried	Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I114228	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2015

  
  

  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	Gertie Galyon,   b. 28 Dec 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 1989  (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. Wilda Lee Loposser,   b. 5 Jul 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 2010, Fort Wayne, Indiana  (Age 81 years)   2. Lytha Jo Loposser,   b. Abt 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 2015  (Age ~ 84 years)   3. Eula Loposser,   b. Abt 1932, Tennessee  (Age ~ 92 years) + 4. Sylvia Loposser,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years) + 5. Shirley Ann Loposser,   b. 12 Aug 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 2013  (Age 78 years)   6. Marquetta Loposser,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Headstones		Lopasser Girtie Ben Dec. 28, 1910 Jan. 3, 1900 Dec. 21, 1989 Aug 23, 1973
  Family ID	F48698	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Jan 1900 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, 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

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Aug 1970. Eula Viola Reagan obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 Feb 1962. Myme Jane Galyon obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Ben Lopasser Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 9, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 40 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Ben Lopasser Head M 40 Tennessee Gertie Lopasser Wife F 29 Tennessee Wilda Lopasser Daughter F 11 Tennessee Litha Lopasser Daughter F 9 Tennessee Eula Lopasser Daughter F 8 Tennessee Silvia Lopasser Daughter F 6 Tennessee Shirley Lopasser Daughter F 4 Tennessee Bessey Lopasser Daughter F 3 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 23 Aug 1973. Loposser, Ben Sharp Jan 3, 1900 Tn Aug 23, 1973 Spouse: Gaylon, Gertie Father: Loposser, Samuel Mother: Walsh, Amanda Daughters: Mrs. Wilda Gibson [Daniel] , Mrs. Lytha Reeve [Raymond] , Mrs. Eula Flynn [Kenneth], Mrs. Sylvia Mc Croskey [Dallas], Mrs. Shirley Haggard [Fred], Mrs. Marguetta Hurst [Gerald] Cemetery: Chilhowee Brothers: Clifford, Ted [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 235.