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Alfred Cleo Franks 1910–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1910

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 9 Oct 1980

Death Location: Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA

Father: Thomas Franks

Mother: Laura Carson

Spouse(s): Nellie Persinger

Children(s): Betty Franks, Paul Franks, Mary Franks, Arthur Franks

Alfred Cleo Franks was born in 1910 in Arkansas, the child of Thomas M Franks And Laura Addie Carson. In 1910, Alfred Cleo Franks resided in Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA. Alfred Cleo Franks married Nellie Agnes Persinger, and had children including Ann D Franks, Arthur Lynn Franks, Barbara J Franks, Betty Lou Franks, Billy W Franks, Mary Jacqueline Franks, Paul Kenneth Franks, Phyllis June Franks. Alfred Cleo Franks passed away in 1980 in Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Alfred Cleo Franks was born in 1910 in Arkansas, the child of Thomas M Franks And Laura Addie Carson.
  • In 1910, Alfred Cleo Franks resided in Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA.
  • Alfred Cleo Franks married Nellie Agnes Persinger, and had children including Ann D Franks, Arthur Lynn Franks, Barbara J Franks, Betty Lou Franks, Billy W Franks, Mary Jacqueline Franks, Paul Kenneth Franks, Phyllis June Franks.
  • Alfred Cleo Franks passed away in 1980 in Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Franks
1861–1911
Birth Location: Imboden, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
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Laura Carson
1872–1914
Birth Location: Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
LC

Spouses(s)

Nellie Persinger
1910–1997
Birth Location: Rector, Clay, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Betty Franks
1936–2015
Birth Location: Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
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Paul Franks
1937–1982
Birth Location: Arkansas
PF
Mary Franks
1942–1961
Birth Location: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
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Arthur Franks
1940–1983
Birth Location: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
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Alfred Franks's Ancestors

Self
Alfred Franks
1910–1980
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Thomas M Franks
1861–1911
Imboden, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Laura (Addie) Carson
1872–1914
Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
George (W.) Franks
1829–1900
, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
Mary (Ann) Gilbert
1836–1900
Kentucky, USA
Joseph Carson
1835–
Tennessee
Angeline
1846–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Franks
1800–1845
Bersheba Gervis
1810–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary
1772–1860

Alfred Franks's Descendants

1.
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Alfred (Cleo) Franks (1 Dec 1910–9 Oct 1980) m. Nellie (Agnes) Persinger (2 Nov 1910–26 Oct 1997)
  1. 1. Betty (Lou) Franks 1936–2015 m. William (Charles) Sullins 1932–1983
  2. 2. Paul (Kenneth) Franks 1937–1982
  3. 3. Mary (Jacqueline) Franks 1942–1961
  4. 4. Arthur (Lynn) Franks 1940–1983

Alfred Franks's Timeline

11 Records

1909
18 Oct 1909
Birth of Alfred Cleo Franks in Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
1910
1 Dec 1910
Birth of Alfred Cleo Franks in Arkansas
Arkansas
1910
1910
Alfred Cleo Franks resided here in Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Alfred Cleo Franks resided here in Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Alfred Cleo Franks resided here in Caruthersville, Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
Caruthersville, Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Alfred Cleo Franks resided here in Rural, Mississippi, Arkansas
Rural, Mississippi, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 30
Alfred Cleo Franks resided here in Cooper Addition, Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Cooper Addition, Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940-1945
Age 30
Alfred Cleo Franks resided here in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Alfred Cleo Franks resided here in Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
1960
19 July 1960
Age 50
Death of Alfred Cleo Franks in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1980
9 Oct 1980
Age 70
Death of Alfred Cleo Franks in Hanover, Jefferson County, IN
Hanover, Jefferson County, IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Arkansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340951
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Trumann, Poinsett, A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas; Roll: T624_55; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374068

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas; Roll: T625_68; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 78

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Caruthersville, Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340951

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Mississippi, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00148; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 38-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cooper Addition, Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00148; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 38-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940-1945
    Event Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Arkansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Trumann, Poinsett, A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1960
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1980
    Event Place: Hanover, Jefferson County, IN

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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