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Alta M Franklin 1902–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1902

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 18 Oct 1983

Death Location: Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Charles Franklin

Mother: Amy Williams

Spouse(s): Norris Hotchkin, Claude Leseney

Children(s): Charles Leseney, Ruth Leseney, Bernadine Leseney, Myrna Leseney

Alta M Franklin was born in 1902 in Indiana, the child of Charles L Franklin And Amy Leota Williams. In 1910, Alta M Franklin resided in Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, USA. Alta M Franklin married Claude Samuel Leseney, Norris Hotchkin, and had children including Bernadine Leota Leseney, Charles Raymond Leseney, Myrna Ann Leseney, Ruth Irene Leseney. Alta M Franklin passed away in 1983 in Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alta M Franklin was born in 1902 in Indiana, the child of Charles L Franklin And Amy Leota Williams.
  • In 1910, Alta M Franklin resided in Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, USA.
  • Alta M Franklin married Claude Samuel Leseney, Norris Hotchkin, and had children including Bernadine Leota Leseney, Charles Raymond Leseney, Myrna Ann Leseney, Ruth Irene Leseney.
  • Alta M Franklin passed away in 1983 in Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Franklin
1873–1961
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
CF
Amy Williams
1880–1952
Birth Location: Balbec, Indiana, USA
AW

Spouses(s)

Norris Hotchkin
1902–1991
Birth Location: Central City, Merrick, Nebraska, USA
NH
Claude Leseney
1897–1961
Birth Location: Delhi, Ingham, Ingham, Michigan, USA
CL

Children(s)

Charles Leseney
1933–2006
Birth Location: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
CL
Ruth Leseney
1920–2010
Birth Location: Michigan
RL
Bernadine Leseney
1922–2014
Birth Location: Mason, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
BL
Myrna Leseney
1926–1934
Birth Location: Lansing, Michigan
ML

Alta Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Alta Franklin
1902–1983
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Charles L Franklin
1873–1961
Indiana, United States of America
Amy (Leota) Williams
1880–1952
Balbec, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Luther) Williams
1852–1925
Jackson, Jay, Indiana, USA
Charlotte (Jane) Gray
1857–1945
Jay County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Williams
1830–1869
Hannah Rigby
1834–1915
Thomas Gray
1830–1912
Amy Mendenhall
1834–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Rigby
1800–1851
Delilah Gilbert
1805–1848
William Mendenhall
1800–1883
Rebecca Ward
1805–1842

Alta Franklin's Descendants

1.
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Alta (M) Franklin (abt 1902–18 Oct 1983) m. Norris Hotchkin (14 Oct 1902–7 Dec 1991) m. Claude (Samuel) Leseney (31 Jan 1897–1961)
  1. 1. Charles (Raymond) Leseney 1933–2006 m. Dixie (Lee) Rozell 1938–2013
  2. 2. Ruth (Irene) Leseney 1920–2010 m. Leo (H) Fulton 1914–2003
  3. 3. Bernadine (Leota) Leseney 1922–2014 m. Glen (E) Waterbury 1923–1999
    1. 1. Robert (Elson) Waterbury 1943–1949
    2. 2. Michael (Glen) Waterbury 1948–2008
  4. 4. Myrna (Ann) Leseney 1926–1934

Alta Franklin's Timeline

9 Records

1900
29 Jun 1900
Birth of Alta M Franklin in Balbec, Jay, Indiana, USA
Balbec, Jay, Indiana, USA
1902
abt 1902
Birth of Alta M Franklin in Indiana
Indiana
1910
1910
Age 8
Alta M Franklin resided here in Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Alta M Franklin resided here in Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Alta M Franklin resided here in Delhi, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Delhi, Ingham, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Alta M Franklin resided here in Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan
Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 38
Alta M Franklin resided here in Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Alta M Franklin resided here in Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1983
18 Oct 1983
Age 81
Death of Alta M Franklin in Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1900
    Event Place: Balbec, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01747; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 23-31
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T625_771; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 80
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Delhi, Ingham, Michigan; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340725
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Windsor, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: T624_645; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374658
    [5] Michigan, Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 170; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 23-51

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1902
    Event Place: Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Windsor, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: T624_645; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374658

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T625_771; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 80

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Delhi, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Delhi, Ingham, Michigan; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340725

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01747; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 23-31

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01747; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 23-31

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 170; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 23-51

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 170; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 23-51

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holt, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holy, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1983
    Event Place: Dimondale, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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