Tilman French^{[1, 2]}

1926 - 2017  (90 years)

• Name	Tilman French
  Born	16 Aug 1926	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 3, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	13 Jan 2017  [4]
  Buried	17 Jan 2017	New Home Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I85142	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Henry Alexander French,   b. 3 Jun 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 1966  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Minnie Holt,   b. 29 Apr 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Oct 1985  (Age 87 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1915	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F31145	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edna Marie Greer,   b. 14 Apr 1927,   d. 17 May 2011  (Age 84 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1944	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Sandra French,   b. 14 Sep 1948,   d. 9 Apr 2007, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 58 years)   2. Larry French   3. Phyllis French
  Family ID	F117943	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Aug 1926 - Tennessee Married - 2 Dec 1944 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Jan 2017 - New Home Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 108. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Pillmon French Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1927 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 7 Family Number: 51 Sheet Number and Letter: 8B Line Number: 54 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00136 Household Gender Age Parent Henry French M 33 Parent Ninnnie French F 32 Girtie May French F 14 Allen French M 11 Evie French F 8 Pillmon French M 3 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Tillmon French Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1927 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 15-7 Family Number: 140 Sheet Number and Letter: 9A Line Number: 21 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3881 Digital Folder Number: 005461287 Image Number: 00192 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Henry French M 44 Tennessee Wife Ninnie French F 43 Tennessee Daughter Gertie French F 23 Tennessee Son Tillmon French M 13 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 13 Jan 2017. (August 16, 1926 - January 13, 2017) Tillmon French, age 90, of Newport, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017. He was a faithful member and Deacon of the New Home Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Greer French; daughter, Sandra Hux; brother, Allen French; sisters, Gertie Samples and Exie Smith; grandsons, Jason Crum and Joshua T. French. He is survived by his son, Larry (Pamela) French of Soddy Daisy; daughter, Phyllis (Van) Fox of Newport; grandchildren, Christy Fox Gibson, Jeremy Crum and John French; great grandchildren, Gracie Gibson, Madison Crum, Sage French and Leeland French; several nieces, nephews and other family and friends. Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 pm Monday, January 16, 2017 at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doug King officiating. Burial will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in the New Home Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday prior to funeral services. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 175323703). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Henry French Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Minnie Holt Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1915 Marriage Place: Cocke, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03651-8 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1928644 Reference Number: pg 30 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Tillmon French Event Type Marriage Event Date 02 Dec 1944 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Edna Greer Spouse's Gender Female Page 2535 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61GS-27P?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-L3W%3A1589264474%2C1589372878 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage licenses, 1940-1949, Abercrombie, Cecil to Smith, Lurlyon-Hagins, Andy to Burnes, Gladys > image 1997 of 2393; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.