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Clarence LaVaughn Franklin 1915–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 27 Jul 1984

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Barbara Siggers

Children(s): Aretha Franklin, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Carl Jennings, Vaughn Franklin

Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was born in 1915 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Willie Walker And Rachel Pittman. In 1938, Clarence LaVaughn Franklin resided in Greenville, Mississippi, USA. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin married Alene Gaines, Barbara Vernice Siggers, Mildred Jennings, and had children including Aretha Louise Franklin, Carl Ellan Jennings, Carolyn Ann Franklin, Cecil Larone Franklin, Erma Vernice Franklin, Vaughn Cavanaugh Franklin. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin passed away in 1984 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was born in 1915 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Willie Walker And Rachel Pittman.
  • In 1938, Clarence LaVaughn Franklin resided in Greenville, Mississippi, USA.
  • Clarence LaVaughn Franklin married Alene Gaines, Barbara Vernice Siggers, Mildred Jennings, and had children including Aretha Louise Franklin, Carl Ellan Jennings, Carolyn Ann Franklin, Cecil Larone Franklin, Erma Vernice Franklin, Vaughn Cavanaugh Franklin.
  • Clarence LaVaughn Franklin passed away in 1984 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Clarence Franklin
1915–1984
Birth Place: Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Clarence Franklin's Descendants

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Clarence (LaVaughn) Franklin (22 Jan 1915–27 Jul 1984) m. Barbara (Vernice) Siggers (29 Jun 1917–7 Mar 1952)
  1. 1. Aretha (Louise) Franklin 1942–2018
  2. 2. Erma (Vernice) Franklin 1938–2002
  3. 3. Carolyn (Ann) Franklin 1944–1988
  4. 4. Cecil (Larone) Franklin 1940–1989
  5. 5. Carl (Ellan) Jennings 1940–2019
  6. 6. Vaughn (Cavanaugh) Franklin 1934–2002

Clarence Franklin's Timeline

3 Records

1915
22 Jan 1915
Birth of Clarence LaVaughn Franklin in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America
Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America
1938
1938
Age 23
Clarence LaVaughn Franklin resided here in Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
1984
27 Jul 1984
Age 69
Death of Clarence LaVaughn Franklin in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1984
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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