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1930 Census, McMinn County, Tennessee


Dist. 2, Enumeration District 54-6, McMinn County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
p.106b, gravel road, dwelling number 58, family number 59
Franklin  Mack B.   42 head  m m@19 w  farmer  TN TN TN
          Annie V.  43 wife  f m@20 w          TN TN TN
          Elmer L.  17 son   m s    w          TN TN TN
          Lorine    13 dau   f s    w          TN TN TN
          Violet    10 dau   f s    w          TN TN TN
          Robert     7 son   m s    w          TN TN TN
          Gladys     5 dau   f s    w          TN TN TN
          Lucile     2 dau   f s    w          TN TN TN

Elmer Lee Franklin age 17 married Eunice B. Slaton in 1934 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Eunice was the daughter of Joseph Porter (Port) Slaton and Minnie Ann Cox.  Minnie Ann Cox was the sister of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox.  Port Slaton was the nephew of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton.

Elmer Lee Franklin was the son of Mack Buford Franklin and Annie V. Webb.  Mack was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Elmer served as sheriff of Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Eunice was bonded and worked with Elmer in the sheriff's office.  She was very proud of having been the sheriff's wife.


Old Dist. 4, Enumeration District 54-3, McMinn County, Tennessee, 21 Apr 1930
p.31a, Athens and Clearwater Road, dwelling number 188, family number 188
Odom  John H.  63 head  m m@26 w  farmer                  TN TN TN
      Flora    64 wife  f m@27 w                          TN TN TN
      Mary S.  24 dau   f s    w  teacher, public school  TN TN TN

Mary Sue Odom age 24 later married Fred R. Bryan.  Fred was the son of Silas Amberson Bryan and Amanda Melzina (Mandy) Slaton.  As such, Fred was the nephew of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan.  Also, Fred was the grandnephew of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton.  Silas and Mandy were known in the family as Uncle Silas and Aunt Mandy.  Fred was the first cousin of my grandfather Emmert Oral Bryan as a Bryan, and Fred and Emmert were second cousins as Slatons.

Mary Sue Odom was the daughter of John Hardin Odom and Flora Sherman Guthrey.


Dist. 5, Enumeration District 54-17, McMinn County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930
p.275a, Eastanallee Valley Road, dwelling number 107, family number 108
Belk  Grover C.         36 head  m m@22 w  farm laborer  TN TN TN
      Myrtle E.         30 wife  f m@16 w                TN TN TN
      Elizabeth L.      12 dau   f s    w                TN TN TN
      Mamie P.          10 dau   f s    w                TN TN TN
      Rubbie L.          7 dau   f s    w                TN TN TN
      Grover C.          6 son   m s    w                TN TN TN
      Vesta Marie   4 2/12 dau   f s    w                TN TN TN
      Ronald R.     2 0/12 son   m s    w                TN TN TN

Ruby Lee Belk age 7 later married Luther C. Bryan.  Luther was the son of Robert T. Bryan and Bessie Wells.  Robert was the second great grandson of William Bryan and Lucy Cate.  William was the brother of my fourth great grandfather Thomas C. Bryan Sr.  Lucy was the sister of Thomas's wife and my fourth great grandmother Nancy Cate.


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