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Alton Lee Franklin 1910–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1910

Birth Location: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1972

Death Location: Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: Beverly Franklin

Mother: Katie Means

Spouse(s): Gladys Stapleford, Ernestine Franklin, Florence Wallis

Children(s):

Alton Lee Franklin was born in 1910 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA, the child of Beverly Plummer Franklin And Katie Lee Means. In 1920, Alton Lee Franklin resided in Justice Precinct 4, Jeff Davis, Texas, USA. In 1935, Alton Lee Franklin resided in Big Springs, Howard, Texas. Alton Lee Franklin married Alice Audrey Jacks, Ernestine Ellen Elliott Franklin, Florence J Wallis, Gladys Ethel Stapleford, and had children including Ford Montgomery Franklin, Linda Leigh Franklin, Robert Alton Franklin. Alton Lee Franklin passed away in 1972 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Alton Lee Franklin was born in 1910 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA, the child of Beverly Plummer Franklin And Katie Lee Means.
  • In 1920, Alton Lee Franklin resided in Justice Precinct 4, Jeff Davis, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Alton Lee Franklin resided in Big Springs, Howard, Texas.
  • Alton Lee Franklin married Alice Audrey Jacks, Ernestine Ellen Elliott Franklin, Florence J Wallis, Gladys Ethel Stapleford, and had children including Ford Montgomery Franklin, Linda Leigh Franklin, Robert Alton Franklin.
  • Alton Lee Franklin passed away in 1972 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Beverly Franklin
1883–1935
Birth Location: Iola, Grimes, Texas, USA
BF
Katie Means
1886–1973
Birth Location: Texas, USA
KM

Spouses(s)

Gladys Stapleford
1908–1984
Birth Location: Oakland, Kennebec, Maine, USA
GS
Ernestine Franklin
1910–
Birth Location: El Paso, Texas
EF
Florence Wallis
1914–
Birth Location: –
FW

Children(s)

Alton Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Alton Franklin
1910–1972
Birth Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
Parents
Beverly Plummer Franklin
1883–1935
Iola, Grimes, Texas, USA
Katie (Lee) Means
1886–1973
Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (M "Jim") Franklin
1858–1938
Grimes County, Texas, USA
Amanda (Young Moore) Franklin
1863–1899
TX
Rueben (Lee) Means
1857–1941
Texas
Margaret ('Maggie' Elizabeth) Aiken
1856–1942
Indian Springs, Butts, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Franklin
1836–1907
Elizabeth McDowell
1838–1888
Benjamin Means
1824–1899
Barbara Means
1832–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Franklin
1807–1884
Mary Chapman
1816–1893
Millford McDowell
1810–1840
Catherine* Holland
1815–1886
Zachariah Means
1796–1846
Amelia Means
1793–1841

Alton Franklin's Timeline

11 Records

1910
13 Mar 1910
Birth of Alton Lee Franklin in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Jeff Davis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Jeff Davis, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in Big Springs, Howard, Texas
Big Springs, Howard, Texas
1940
1940
Age 30
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
1941
1941
Age 31
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 32
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in San Jose, California, USA
San Jose, California, USA
1943
1943
Age 33
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Alton Lee Franklin resided here in Texas
Texas
1962
4 May 1962
Age 52
Alton Lee Franklin was married in Imperial, California
Imperial, California
1972
11 Feb 1972
Age 62
Death of Alton Lee Franklin in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1910
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985
    [2] New Mexico, Select County Marriage Records, Dona Ana County Clerk's Office; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Dona Ana County Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, El Paso Times; Publication Date: 27 Jun 1956; Publication Place: El Paso, Texas, USA; ,0.15553357,0.155776

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 May 1962
    Event Place: Imperial, California

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Jeff Davis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Big Springs, Howard, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04181; Page: 84A; Enumeration District: 256-30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: El Paso, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: San Jose, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: El Paso, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, 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: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 54; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 260-105

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Desert Hot Springs
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Redondo Reflex; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1972; Publication Place: Redondo, California, USA; ,0.6170941,0.5600389,0.66594386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Paso
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, El Paso Times; Publication Date: 27 Jun 1956; Publication Place: El Paso, Texas, USA; ,0.15553357,0.155776

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
    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: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 54; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 260-105

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA
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