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Bessie A Franklin 1892–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1892

Birth Location: Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina

Death Date: 2 October 1966

Death Location: Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Andrew Franklin

Mother: Mary Potter

Spouse(s): Andrew Knott

Children(s): Tessie Jensen, Alberta Knott, Frances Knott, A. Knott, Heidi Knott, Robert Knott, Clifford J., Leona Knott, William Knott, Floyd Knott

In 1892, Bessie A Franklin entered the world in Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina, born to Andrew J Franklin And Mary Jane Potter. Bessie A Franklin married Andrew R Knott, and had children including A J Knott, Alberta Lee Trixie Knott, Clifford J, Floyd C Knott, Frances Knott, Heidi Carol Louise Louie Knott, Leona Knott, Robert Proctor Knott, Tessie A Jensen, William F Knott. Bessie A Franklin passed away in 1966 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Bessie A Franklin entered the world in Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina, born to Andrew J Franklin And Mary Jane Potter.
  • Bessie A Franklin married Andrew R Knott, and had children including A J Knott, Alberta Lee Trixie Knott, Clifford J, Floyd C Knott, Frances Knott, Heidi Carol Louise Louie Knott, Leona Knott, Robert Proctor Knott, Tessie A Jensen, William F Knott.
  • Bessie A Franklin passed away in 1966 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Franklin
1869–1900
Birth Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Potter
1869–1913
Birth Location: Poga, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Knott
1881–1957
Birth Location: Harrison County .
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Children(s)

Tessie Jensen
1911–2005
Birth Location: Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States
TJ
Alberta Knott
1913–1979
Birth Location: Colorado
AK
Frances Knott
1915–1924
Birth Location: Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA
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A. Knott
1920–2003
Birth Location: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
AK
Heidi Knott
1922–2004
Birth Location: Prosser, Benton, Washington
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Robert Knott
1927–1968
Birth Location: Idaho
RK
Clifford J.
1925–2009
Birth Location: Arizona
CJ
Leona Knott
1929–1999
Birth Location: Glens Ferry, Idaho
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William Knott
1918–2005
Birth Location: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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Floyd Knott
1930–1997
Birth Location: Idaho
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Bessie Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Franklin
1892–1966
Birth Place: Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina
Parents
Andrew J Franklin
1869–1900
Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Potter
1869–1913
Poga, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Noah (Johnson) Potter
1839–1911
Poga, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Ann) Bunton
1848–1933
Wilks, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Franklin's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (A) Franklin (25 Mar 1892–2 October 1966) m. Andrew (R) Knott (abt 1881–Abt 1957)
  1. 1. Tessie (A) Jensen 1911–2005 m. Walter (K) Jensen 1910–1978 m. Henry (C) Gertson 1886–1933
    1. 1. Charles (L) Jensen 1943–2002 m. Velma Jensen 1946–2014 m. Margaret Meira –1966
    2. 2. Jimmie (Carl) Gertson 1931–1996
    3. 3. Kenneth (Larry) Jensen 1934–1999 m. Irene (Coates) Hunter 1938–2003
    4. 4. Ralph (Allen) Jensen 1937–1968
    5. 5. Jack (E) Jensen 1938–1994 m. Charleen (Mary) Jensen 1941–2021
    6. 6. Evelyn (K) Jensen 1940–2011 m. Robert (L) Naillon 1939–2018
    7. 7. Foster McArthur 1932–1940
    8. 8. Lorraine Wilson 1929– m. Jesco Wilson 1920–1964 m. Merril (J. Tucker) Jr 1928–1992
    9. 9. Marion Jensen 1939–2007
    10. 10. Wendell Jensen 1928–1943
  2. 2. Alberta (Lee Trixie) Knott 1913–1979
  3. 3. Frances Knott 1915–1924
  4. 4. A. (J.) Knott 1920–2003 m. Betty (Lavon) Sessions 1930–1979 m. Bonnie Murray 1929–2008
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson Knott) Jr. 1945–1947
    2. 2. Irene (Ann) Knott 1949–1949
  5. 5. Heidi ("Carol Louise" "Louie") Knott 1922–2004
  6. 6. Robert (Proctor) Knott 1927–1968
  7. 7. Clifford J. 1925–2009
  8. 8. Leona Knott 1929–1999 m. Walter Beam 1921–1983
  9. 9. William (F.) Knott 1918–2005
  10. 10. Floyd (C) Knott 1930–1997

Bessie Franklin's Timeline

13 Records

1891
25 Mar 1891
Birth of Bessie A Franklin in Tennessee
Tennessee
1892
25 Mar 1892
Birth of Bessie A Franklin in Poga, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Poga, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1892
25 Mar 1892
Birth of Bessie A Franklin in Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina
Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina
1892
25 Mar 1892
Birth of Bessie A Franklin in Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina
Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 8
Bessie A Franklin resided here in Cleveland, Emery, Utah, USA
Cleveland, Emery, Utah, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Bessie A Franklin resided here in Price, Carbon, Utah, USA
Price, Carbon, Utah, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Bessie A Franklin resided here in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
1920
abt 1920
Age 28
Bessie A Franklin resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 38
Bessie A Franklin resided here in Glenns Ferry, Elmore, Idaho, USA
Glenns Ferry, Elmore, Idaho, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Bessie A Franklin resided here in Civil Bend, Douglas, Oregon, USA
Civil Bend, Douglas, Oregon, USA
1965
2 Oct 1965
Age 73
Death of Bessie A Franklin in Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, USA
Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, USA
1965
2 Oct 1965
Age 73
Death of Bessie A Franklin in Bend, Deschutes, Oregon
Bend, Deschutes, Oregon
1966
2 October 1966
Age 74
Death of Bessie A Franklin
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Poga, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008, Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: Oregon Death Index A-Z; Year Range: 1961-1965
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Glenns Ferry, Elmore, Idaho; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340134
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland, Emery, Utah; Roll: 1683; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0197
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Price, Carbon, Utah; Roll: T624_1603; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375616
    [5] Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1921
    [6] Oregon, U.S., Select Births and Christenings
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Montana, U.S., Birth Records, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana, Birth Records, 1871-1919; Box Number: 66
    [10] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [11] Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1917, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Birth Records, 1842-1902, 1917
    [12] Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, County Birth and Death Records, 1855-1962
    [13] 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: Civil Bend, Douglas
    [14] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Dark Ridge, Avery, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: T625_290; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 60
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Glenns Ferry, Elmore, Idaho; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340134

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cleveland, Emery, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland, Emery, Utah; Roll: 1683; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0197

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Price, Carbon, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Price, Carbon, Utah; Roll: T624_1603; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375616

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: T625_290; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 60

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1920
    Record Source: Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1921

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Glenns Ferry, Elmore, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Glenns Ferry, Elmore, Idaho; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340134

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Civil Bend, Douglas, Oregon, 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: Civil Bend, Douglas

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008, Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: Oregon Death Index A-Z; Year Range: 1961-1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Bend, Deschutes, Oregon

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 October 1966
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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