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Garrett Murray Franks 1849–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1849

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 4 August 1935

Death Location: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Garret Franks

Mother: Dicy Franks

Spouse(s): Harriet Franks

Children(s): Nancy Franks, Dicey Franks, John Franks

The story of Garrett Murray Franks began in 1849 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America. Garrett Murray Franks married Harriet Franks, and had children including Dicey S Franks, John Franks, Nancy Jane Franks. Garrett Murray Franks passed away in 1935 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Garrett Murray Franks began in 1849 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Garrett Murray Franks married Harriet Franks, and had children including Dicey S Franks, John Franks, Nancy Jane Franks.
  • Garrett Murray Franks passed away in 1935 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Garret Franks
1819–1901
Birth Location: Ivy Gap,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
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Dicy Franks
1815–1898
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Franks
1847–1936
Birth Location: Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Nancy Franks
1870–1934
Birth Location: Jackson, North Carolina, United States
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Dicey Franks
1873–1923
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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John Franks
1870–1938
Birth Location: Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
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Garrett Franks's Ancestors

Self
Garrett Franks
1849–1935
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Garret Davis Franks
1819–1901
Ivy Gap,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
Dicy Franks
1815–1898
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Garrett Franks's Descendants

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Garrett (Murray) Franks (20 May 1849–4 August 1935) m. Harriet Franks (20 December 1847–29 May 1936)
  1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Franks 1870–1934 m. Lawrence Hagan 1859–1947
    1. 1. Cebern Hagan 1902–1970 m. Lillie (B) Roberts 1891–1965
      1. 1. Oliver Hagan 1934–2020 m. Carrie (Bell) Rathbone 1939–2000
    2. 2. Lydia Hagan 1896–1928 m. Arthur (Marian) Hagan 1898–1944
      1. 1. Opal (Jeanette) Penland 1922–1997
    3. 3. Glenn Hagan 1906–1980
    4. 4. Garrett (Alexander) Hagan 1909–1968
    5. 5. Daniel (Marvin) Hagan 1913–2003
    6. 6. William Hagan 1894–1966
      1. 1. Jeter (W.) Hagan 1922–2001
        1. 1. Patricia (L.) Lyons 1947–2015
    7. 7. Harriet (Emiline) Hagan 1888–1922
      1. 1. Lydia Roberts 1914–2004
      2. 2. James (Jeter) Roberts 1917–2000
    8. 8. Rachel Hagan 1898–1989
    9. 9. James (Bert) Hagan 1892–1972 m. Ethel (Irene) Ridley 1897–1977
      1. 1. Lee (Robert) Hagan 1916–1986 m. Edith (R) Hagan 1923–2001
      2. 2. William (Charles) Hagan 1919–1978
      3. 3. Lela (Jane) Hagan 1921–
      4. 4. Joseph (Bert) Hagan 1922–1981
      5. 5. Juanita (Lucille) Hagan 1929–2001
      6. 6. Cathrine (Marie) Hagan 1931–2015
      7. 7. Mabel Hagan 1934–2014
    10. 10. John (Wesley) Hagan 1885–1964
      1. 1. Lela (Mae) Hagan 1916–2006
      2. 2. William (Charlie) Hagan 1909–1993
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Lunsford 1912–1982
    11. 11. Joseph (Lawrence) Hagan 1890–1955 m. Lottie (Mae) Smith 1884–1927
      1. 1. Gilbert Hagan 1914–2000
      2. 2. Lee (Roy) Hagan 1910–
  2. 2. Dicey (S) Franks 1873–1923
    1. 1. Lydia (Roxanna) Roberts 1902–1987
      1. 1. Carol Wisecup 1941–2019
  3. 3. John Franks 1870–1938 m. Matilda (Jane) Freeman 1878–1965
    1. 1. Belle (Zora) Franks 1905–1945
      1. 1. Essie (Joan) Smathers 1937–2021
    2. 2. Maggie (Lee) Franks 1915–2001 m. Pinkney (Randolph) Cothran 1906–1973 m. Willard (Maxion Irvin) Woody 1910–1944 m. Samuel Tate 1909–1933
      1. 1. Aletha (Mae Tate Cothran) Lunsford 1932–2006
      2. 2. Charles (William Woody) Cothran 1938–2000
    3. 3. Bertha (Mae) Franks 1904–1960
    4. 4. Leo (Rexford) Franks 1912–1932
    5. 5. Alonzo (Webb) Franks 1908–1962 m. Kathleen James 1914–1932 m. Temple Freeman 1914–1996
      1. 1. Wayne (Rexford Franks) Sr. 1931–1960
      2. 2. Johnny (Ernest) Franks 1929–2006
      3. 3. Alonzo (Webb Franks) Jr 1935–1936
      4. 4. Romeo Franks 1945–1945
      5. 5. Betty (June) Franks 1934–1934

Garrett Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1849
20 May 1849
Birth of Garrett Murray Franks in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
4 August 1935
Age 86
Death of Garrett Murray Franks in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1849
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1935
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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