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Franklin Joseph Bancroft 1875–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 27 1875

Birth Location: Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aug 2 1950

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Bancroft

Mother: Ellen Flaherty

Spouse(s): Minnie Hawkins

Children(s): Jewel Bancroft, Frances Bancroft, Thelma Bancroft

Franklin Joseph Bancroft was born in 1875 in Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Hollis Bancroft And Ellen Louise Flaherty. Franklin Joseph Bancroft married Minnie Lyle Hawkins, and had children including Frances Lyle Bancroft, Jewel Marie Bancroft, Thelma Josephine Bancroft. Franklin Joseph Bancroft passed away in 1950 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Franklin Joseph Bancroft was born in 1875 in Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Hollis Bancroft And Ellen Louise Flaherty.
  • Franklin Joseph Bancroft married Minnie Lyle Hawkins, and had children including Frances Lyle Bancroft, Jewel Marie Bancroft, Thelma Josephine Bancroft.
  • Franklin Joseph Bancroft passed away in 1950 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Bancroft
1847–1909
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Ellen Flaherty
1849–1923
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Minnie Hawkins
1874–1959
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Jewel Bancroft
1901–1960
Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN
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Frances Bancroft
1904–1972
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Thelma Bancroft
1906–1997
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
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Franklin Bancroft's Ancestors

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Franklin Bancroft
1875–1950
Birth Place: Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Hollis Bancroft
1847–1909
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Ellen (Louise) Flaherty
1849–1923
Baltimore, Maryland
Grandparents
Madison Bancroft
1810–1880
Auburn, Massachusetts
Sallie (Augusta) King
1810–1880
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Michael Flaherty
1821–
Ireland
Margaret Higgins
1824–1888
Killarney, Kerry Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Jr.
1770–1857
Nancy Bancroft
1779–1850
JOHN KING
1776–1858
Sophia Green
1785–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Bancroft
1718–1782
Eunice Bancroft
1719–1777
John Smiley
1754–1818
Elizabeth Stanley
1754–1847

Franklin Bancroft's Descendants

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Franklin (Joseph) Bancroft (April 27 1875–Aug 2 1950) m. Minnie (Lyle) Hawkins (12 Mar 1874–24 Jul 1959)
  1. 1. Jewel (Marie) Bancroft 1901–1960
    1. 1. Richard (Lyle) Boyd 1923–1992
  2. 2. Frances (Lyle) Bancroft 1904–1972 m. Virginia 1909–1983
  3. 3. Thelma (Josephine) Bancroft 1906–1997 m. William (Gray) Lannan 1913–1966

Franklin Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1875
April 27 1875
Birth of Franklin Joseph Bancroft in Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1950
Aug 2 1950
Age 75
Death of Franklin Joseph Bancroft in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 27 1875
    Event Place: Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 2 1950
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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