James Luther Drinnen^{[1, 2]}

1897 - 1974  (77 years)

• Name	James Luther Drinnen
  Born	27 May 1897	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	29 Dec 1974  [4]
  Buried	Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I55750	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Zebulon Drinnen,   b. 17 Feb 1859, Macon County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Mar 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Eliza Duggan,   b. 24 Dec 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Aug 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F40326	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lena Mae Fox,   b. 27 Dec 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Feb 1984  (Age 83 years)
  Married	4 May 1916
  Children	+ 1. Gladys Drinnen,   b. 18 Jun 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Oct 1988  (Age 71 years) + 2. James L. Drinnen, Jr.,   b. 15 Nov 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 May 2005  (Age 85 years) + 3. Lois Kate Drinnen,   b. 28 Dec 1921, Tennessee ,   d. 9 May 1984  (Age 62 years) + 4. Virginia Lee Drinnen,   b. 21 Jan 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Aug 2009  (Age 85 years) + 5. Iva Imogene Drinnen,   b. 31 Mar 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 1995  (Age 68 years) + 6. Bruce Drinnen,   b. 12 Apr 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Sep 1972  (Age 43 years) + 7. Troy Tom "Red" Drinnen,   b. 18 May 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Oct 2012  (Age 81 years) + 8. JoAnn Drinnen,   b. 31 Jul 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Aug 2006  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F20694	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 May 1897 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Waldens Creek 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

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 203, 377.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Oct 1988. Gladys Drinnen Atchley obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 13 Apr 1967. Zora Drinnen Watson obituary [S112] Census, 1940. name: Jim L Drinnen titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 16, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 43 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1897 residence in 1935: Same Place enumeration district number: 78-24 family number: 100 sheet number and letter: 6A line number: 35 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00621 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Jim L Drinnen M 43 Tennessee wife Lena Drinnen F 40 Tennessee son J L Drinnen M 20 Tennessee daughter Iva Gene Drinnen F 14 Tennessee son Bruce Drinnen M 11 Tennessee son Troy Drinnen M 9 Tennessee daughter Jo Ann Drinnen F 4 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 29 Dec 1974. Drinnen, James Luther May 27, 1897 Tn Dec 29, 1974 Spouse: Fox, Lena Mae Father: Drinnen, Zeb Mother: Duggan, Eliza Sons: James Jr., Troy Daughters: Mrs. Gladys Atchley, Mrs. Lois Fox, Mrs. Virginia Ogle, Mrs. Ima Gene Belcher, Mrs. Jo Ann Styles Cemetery: Waldens Creek Sisters: Mrs. Ellen Caylor [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 676.