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Elisha Griffin Franks 1884 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1884

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 3 November 1968

Death Location: Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Christian Franks

Mother: Rachel Geeseman

Spouse(s): Rosa Shaffer, Nancy Mckinley

Children(s): Robert Franks, Leon Franks, Elisha Franks, Albert Franks

Elisha Griffin Franks was born in 1884 in Indiana, the child of Christian Franks and Rachel Caroline Geeseman. Elisha Griffin Franks married Rosa Elizabeth Shaffer, Nancy Nora Mckinley, and had children including Robert Belva Christopher Franks, Leon Emerson Franks, Elisha Raymond Franks, Albert Dewayne Franks. Elisha Griffin Franks passed away in 1968 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elisha Griffin Franks was born in 1884 in Indiana, the child of Christian Franks and Rachel Caroline Geeseman.
  • Elisha Griffin Franks married Rosa Elizabeth Shaffer, Nancy Nora Mckinley, and had children including Robert Belva Christopher Franks, Leon Emerson Franks, Elisha Raymond Franks, Albert Dewayne Franks.
  • Elisha Griffin Franks passed away in 1968 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Franks
1849 – 1907
Birth Location: Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA
CF
Rachel Geeseman
1848 – 1919
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
RG

Spouses(s)

Rosa Shaffer
1888 – 1926
Birth Location: Adams, Indiana
RS
Nancy Mckinley
1873 – 1946
Birth Location: Portland Jay County, Ind
NM

Children(s)

Robert Franks
1907 – 1974
Birth Location: Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
RF
Leon Franks
1910 – 1970
Birth Location: Portland, Jay County, Indiana
LF
Elisha Franks
1915 – 1999
Birth Location: Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
EF
Albert Franks
1923 – 1996
Birth Location: Indiana
AF

Elisha Franks's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Franks
1884 – 1968
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Christian Franks
1849 – 1907
Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA
Rachel (Caroline) Geeseman
1848 – 1919
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Geeseman
1814 – 1864
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Ann) Johnson
1811 – 1875
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Geeseman
1781 – 1844
Mary Piper
1784 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Geeseman
1754 – 1810
Catharina Waggoner
1758 – 1818
Johann Pfeiffer
1728 – 1788
Maria Zollinger
1751 – 1790

Elisha Franks's Descendants

1.
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Elisha (Griffin) Franks (Mar 1884 – 3 November 1968) m. Rosa (Elizabeth) Shaffer (30 Jan 1888 – 6 Sep 1926) m. Nancy (Nora) Mckinley (16 Jul 1873 – 3 Aug 1946)
  1. 1. Robert (Belva Christopher) Franks (20 Jan 1907 – 22 Oct 1974) m. Elsie (May) Eno (31 Mar 1904 – 12 Feb 1976)
    1. 1. Mary (Joan) Franks (1 Feb 1933 – 19 Feb 1995) m. Wesley (Rufus) Reynolds (1 September 1931 – 15 Dec 1994)
  2. 2. Leon (Emerson) Franks (9 September 1910 – 5 Jul 1970) m. Clara (Jane) Numbers (26 Feb 1911 – 9 January 1973)
    1. 1. James (Emerson) Franks (20 February 1930 – 1 January 1982) m. Betty (Joan) Rex (15 November 1934 – 26 February 2015)
      1. 1. Rex (Allen) Franks (30 September 1956 – 7 October 2016) m. Dorothy (Lynn) Griffith (9 Sep 1960 – ) m. Jeanette Moore (27 Sep 1935 – 9 March 2005)
        1. 1. Michael (Ray) Franks (29 Dec 1982 – ) m. Heather (Marie) Davis (15 Apr 1985 – )
      2. 2. Anthony (James) Franks (26 Jun 1959 – ) m. Mary (Kathryn) Herzog (28 Jul 1962 – )
        1. 1. Jason (Andrew) Franks (17 Mar 1985 – )
    2. 2. Patricia (L) Franks (27 September 1931 – 22 March 2017)
    3. 3. Jack (Lee Vaughn) Franks (18 September 1935 – 21 November 1989)
    4. 4. John Franks (abt 1936 – )
    5. 5. Ronald (E) Franks (abt 1940 – )
    6. 6. Doan Franks
  3. 3. Elisha (Raymond) Franks (25 May 1915 – 19 October 1999) m. Dorothy (Beulah) Pease (6 Sep 1913 – 14 March 2002)
    1. 1. Virgil (Larry) Franks (29 June 1939 – 15 July 2012) m. Kathleen (Louise) Stager (25 May 1943 – 25 January 2003)
    2. 2. Robert (Raymond) Franks (26 Oct 1943 – )
  4. 4. Albert (Dewayne) Franks (abt 1923 – 4 June 1996)

Elisha Franks's Timeline

13 Records

1884
Mar 1884
Birth of Elisha Griffin Franks in Indiana
Indiana
1885
29 Mar 1885
Age 1
Birth of Elisha Griffin Franks in Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
1885
29 March 1885
Age 1
Birth of Elisha Griffin Franks in Indiana, United States of America
Indiana, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 16
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 26
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA
Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 33
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Jay County, Indiana, USA
Jay County, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Jefferson, Jay, Indiana, USA
Jefferson, Jay, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Portland, Jay, Indiana
Portland, Jay, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 56
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 67
Elisha Griffin Franks resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1968
3 Nov 1968
Age 84
Death of Elisha Griffin Franks in Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
1968
3 November 1968
Age 84
Death of Elisha Griffin Franks in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340718
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1885
    Event Place: Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01057; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 38-19
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T625_440; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 69
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340718
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Jay County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240380
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374371
    [8] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1968; Roll: 16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1884
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240380

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240380

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374371

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Jay County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Jay County

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T625_440; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 69

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340718

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01057; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 38-19

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01057; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 38-19

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    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 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greene Twp, Jay, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jay, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1968
    Event Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1968
    Event Place: Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1968; Roll: 16

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pennville, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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