Joe Michel Franklin^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1885 - 1956  (71 years)

• Name	Joe Michel Franklin
  Born	30 Apr 1885	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [9]
  Census	1940	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [10]
  Died	24 Jun 1956  [11]
  Buried	Ivy Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [12]
  Person ID	I131254	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Ashley Anderson Franklin,   b. 7 May 1864, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Jul 1948  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ellen Wardell,   b. 3 Jan 1869,   d. 4 Jan 1898  (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F48488	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah "Gerina" Loposser,   b. 20 Sep 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Sep 1931  (Age 38 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

  
  

  Family 2	Manda Davis,   b. 6 Jun 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Apr 1983  (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Franklin,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 19 Jun 2013  (Age ~ 75 years) + 2. Harmon Ray Franklin,   b. 29 Mar 1941, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Mar 1981  (Age 39 years) + 3. Bertha Lella Franklin   4. Lillie Franklin + 5. Linda Lee Franklin,   b. Abt 1952,   d. 19 Jun 2013  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F48482	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Apr 1885 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - 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

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Sep 1931. Mrs. J. M. Franklin obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Jul 1948. Ashley Anderson Franklin obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 Jun 1959. Willard David Davis obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 20 Sep 1940. Betty Lou Whaley obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 13 Jan 1946. James Mikel Whaley obituary [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. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: John M Franklin Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 10, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 44 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1886 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0012 Family Number: 135 Sheet Number and Letter: 8B Line Number: 81 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 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Joe M Franklin Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 10, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 54 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1886 Residence in 1935: Same Place Enumeration District Number: 78-15 Family Number: 68 Sheet Number and Letter: 5A Line Number: 9 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00418 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Joe M Franklin M 54 Tennessee Wife Manda Franklin F 29 Tennessee Son Brice Franklin M 19 Tennessee Son Joe Franklin M 13 Tennessee Daughter Viola Franklin F 11 Tennessee Daughter Margrette Franklin F 2 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Jun 1956. Franklin, Joe Michel 71 b. 4-30-85 TN d. 6-24-56 Sey R2 farmer f. A A Franklin m. Ellen Wardell Shiloh Bapt Cem Survivors: widow Manda Davis 3 sons Gilford Alford Harmon 8 dau Mrs Troy Holder Mrs W O Rogers Mrs J Clark Whaley Mrs Ray Ownby Margaret Franklin Lillie Franklin Bertha Franklin Linda Franklin 23 gc 3 ggc 1 bro Queener 2 sis Mrs John Roberts Mrs Joe Burns. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 247.