John Decatur Drinnen^[1]

1876 - 1953  (76 years)

• Name	John Decatur Drinnen
  Born	9 Jun 1876	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	16 May 1953  [3]
  Buried	DuPont-Reagan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I128092	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Aaron Patton Drinnen,   b. 2 Feb 1853, Macon County, North Carolina ,   d. 3 Dec 1929  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Martha A. Sutton,   b. 1853, Tennessee ,   d. 1880  (Age 27 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1875	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F47196	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nancy "Nannie" Reagan,   b. 9 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 1942  (Age 71 years)
  Children	+ 1. Allen Beecher Drinnen,   b. 6 Apr 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 28 May 1960  (Age 64 years)   2. Luther Drinnen + 3. Bertha Drinnen,   b. 22 Apr 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1981  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F47194	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Jun 1876 - Tennessee Census - 1880 - Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Dupont-Reagan 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

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Dec 1942. Nanie Drinnen obituary [S112] Census, 1880. Name: John D. Drinen Residence: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee Birthdate: 1876 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Relationship to Head: Son Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: Aaron P. Drinen Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, United States Mother's Name: Martha A. Drinen Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Single Age (Expanded): 4 years Occupation: NARA Film Number: T9-1277 Page: 382 Page Character: B Entry Number: 2267 Film number: 1255277 Household Gender Age Parent Aaron P. Drinen M 27 Parent Martha A. Drinen F 23 John H. Drinen M 28 John D. Drinen M 4 George O. Drinen M 1 [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 May 1953. Drinnen, John Decatur widower of Nannie Reagan farmer b. Jun 9, 1876 Sev Co d. May 16, 1953 2509 Belmont Hts Knox f. A. P. Drinnen Dupont Bapt Cem Survivors: 2 sons Beecher 2509 Belmont Hts Knox Luther Knox dau Mrs P. B. Crawford Fountain City R11 4 ½ bro Rev O. M. Drinnen Sev Co Bruce Drinnen Knox Porter Drinnen Knox Walter Drinnen Knox ½ sis Mrs Henry Beaver Knox 3 gc. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 587.