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Jerry David Franklin

Male 1944 - 2012  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jerry David Franklin was born 20 Oct 1944, Sacromento, California (son of William Clark "Clark" Franklin and Ruby Lee Shields); died 21 May 2012, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 24 May 2012, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.

    Jerry — Betty Jo. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Clark "Clark" FranklinWilliam Clark "Clark" Franklin was born 15 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Wiley Jackson Franklin and Carrie Emina Wear); died 11 Oct 2006, Roseville, California; was buried Rocklin Cemetery, Placer County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 187, 199, 251.
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.

    William married Ruby Lee Shields 13 Aug 1936, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Ruby (daughter of Media Edards "Edd" Shields and Davie Eliza Shults) was born 30 Jul 1915, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 2003; was buried Rocklin Cemetery, Placer County, California. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ruby Lee ShieldsRuby Lee Shields was born 30 Jul 1915, Tennessee (daughter of Media Edards "Edd" Shields and Davie Eliza Shults); died 20 Feb 2003; was buried Rocklin Cemetery, Placer County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 103.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 74.

    Children:
    1. Jackson Eddards "Jack" Franklin was born 24 May 1937, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Joseph Ellison "Joe" Franklin was born 18 Feb 1939, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Thomas William "Tom" Franklin was born 26 Apr 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1977, Lake Tahoe, Nevada; was buried Rocklin Cemetery, Placer County, California.
    4. 1. Jerry David Franklin was born 20 Oct 1944, Sacromento, California; died 21 May 2012, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 24 May 2012, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Wiley Jackson Franklin was born 8 Mar 1885, Tennessee (son of William Runnels Franklin and Catherine Elizabeth Benson); died 2 Jan 1966; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 58, 199.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204, 378.

    Wiley — Carrie Emina Wear. Carrie (daughter of Richard Lafatte Wear and Martha Lettie Sparks) was born 4 Mar 1888, North Carolina; died 17 May 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Carrie Emina Wear was born 4 Mar 1888, North Carolina (daughter of Richard Lafatte Wear and Martha Lettie Sparks); died 17 May 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 199, 261.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204, 378.

    Children:
    1. 2. William Clark "Clark" Franklin was born 15 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 2006, Roseville, California; was buried Rocklin Cemetery, Placer County, California.
    2. Genevieve Franklin was born 29 Oct 1916, Colorado; died 17 Oct 2010, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Oct 2010, Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Evelyn Franklin was born 29 Oct 1918, Colorado; died 2 Jan 2015; was buried 6 Jan 2015, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Emma Franklin was born Abt 1923, Tennessee.
    5. Henrietta Franklin was born 31 Mar 1927, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 2016; was buried 23 Jan 2016, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Media Edards "Edd" ShieldsMedia Edards "Edd" Shields was born 25 Oct 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Robert Wellington "Well" Shields and Mary Louvenne "Vin" Green); died 25 Feb 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 51.

    Media — Davie Eliza Shults. Davie (daughter of David G. Shults and Martha Elanor McMahan) was born 25 Aug 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1965, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Davie Eliza ShultsDavie Eliza Shults was born 25 Aug 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of David G. Shults and Martha Elanor McMahan); died 17 Feb 1965, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SSN 413-64-5772 issued in Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 51.

    Children:
    1. Ruth Hazel Shields was born 29 Nov 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 2008, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jul 2008, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Ruby Lee Shields was born 30 Jul 1915, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 2003; was buried Rocklin Cemetery, Placer County, California.
    3. Nettie Kate "Kate" Shields was born 8 Apr 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 2010; was buried 18 Jan 2010, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Claude John Shields was born 2 Jan 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jeanette Lee Clabo was born 12 Mar 1927, Eddie & Charity Clabo homestead, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Runnels FranklinWilliam Runnels Franklin was born 14 May 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Henry Franklin and Lavina Ann King); died 24 May 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 58, 187.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.

    William married Catherine Elizabeth Benson 30 May 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee. Catherine was born 13 Jun 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1913, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catherine Elizabeth BensonCatherine Elizabeth Benson was born 13 Jun 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1913, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 58, 187.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.

    Children:
    1. William Henry Franklin was born 28 Mar 1870, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1955; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. George Washington Franklin was born 31 Mar 1872, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1932; was buried Thompson Cemetery, Collin County, Texas.
    3. John Robert Franklin died 1874.
    4. David Crockett Franklin died 1875.
    5. Lavina Franklin was born Jun 1876, Tennessee.
    6. Hiram Levator Franklin was born 23 Nov 1878, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1954; was buried Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Ada County, Idaho.
    7. James Madison Franklin died 1880.
    8. Isaac Perman Franklin was born 7 Sep 1882, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1974; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 4. Wiley Jackson Franklin was born 8 Mar 1885, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1966; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Luther Franklin
    11. Julia Franklin was born 7 Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1963; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Lillie Franklin
    13. Magnolia "Nola" Franklin was born 19 Dec 1893, Tennessee; died 21 Apr 1980; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Benjamin "Ben" Franklin

  3. 10.  Richard Lafatte Wear was born Abt 1858, Tennessee (son of Thomas Jefferson Wear and Mary Elizabeth Crowson).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 223, 261.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204, 378, 379.

    Richard married Martha Lettie Sparks 5 Feb 1885. Martha (daughter of Nathan H. Sparks and Eliza Jane Potter) was born 1864; died 1936. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha Lettie Sparks was born 1864 (daughter of Nathan H. Sparks and Eliza Jane Potter); died 1936.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 223.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 378.
    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hvb1/Potter/b5794.htm#P6690

    Children:
    1. Nathan Wear died See Notes.
    2. 5. Carrie Emina Wear was born 4 Mar 1888, North Carolina; died 17 May 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sheridan H. Wear was born Abt 1893, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1952, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    4. Annie Wear was born Abt 1898, Kentucky.
    5. Georgia O. Wear was born 14 Jan 1896, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1989, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Johnnie Wear
    7. Vola Wear died See Notes.
    8. Icy Margaret Wear was born Abt 1901, Tennessee.
    9. Lawson Wear
    10. Robert William "Bob" Wear was born 6 Feb 1907, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1987, Blount County, Tennessee.
    11. Etta Wear

  5. 12.  Robert Wellington "Well" Shields was born Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Meady White Shields and Nancy Floyd); died 2 Feb 1924; was buried Pike, Collin County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Weldon
    • Census: 1870, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, Celeste, Hunt County, Texas
    • Census: 1910, Precinct 2, Hunt County, Texas
    • Census: 1920, Celeste, Hunt County, Texas

    Notes:

    Lived at Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee and later in Leonard, Fannin County, Texas.
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    Reference:
    Ruth Shields family group record.

    Robert married Mary Louvenne "Vin" Green 20 Jan 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Henry J. Green and Manervie Dister Sumner) was born 8 Mar 1865, North Carolina; died 10 Jul 1966; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Louvenne "Vin" GreenMary Louvenne "Vin" Green was born 8 Mar 1865, North Carolina (daughter of Henry J. Green and Manervie Dister Sumner); died 10 Jul 1966; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli
    Ruth (Shields) Ownby

    Children:
    1. 6. Media Edards "Edd" Shields was born 25 Oct 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  David G. Shults was born 5 May 1866 (son of Hill and Amillia Shultz); died 30 Jun 1890; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died of TB a short time after married.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 2.
    Ruth Shields
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 45, 51.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 156, 171.

    David — Martha Elanor McMahan. Martha (daughter of McNulty McMahan and Leah Rinehart) was born 19 Feb 1865, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1894; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Martha Elanor McMahan was born 19 Feb 1865, Tennessee (daughter of McNulty McMahan and Leah Rinehart); died 5 Jun 1894; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died of TB.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1, 2.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 45, 51.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 169.

    Children:
    1. 7. Davie Eliza Shults was born 25 Aug 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1965, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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