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George W. Franklin 1872–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1872

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 30 September 1932

Death Location: Lavon, Collin County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Franklin

Mother: Catherine Benson

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George W. Franklin was born in 1872 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Rundles Runnels Franklin And Catherine Elizabeth Benson. In 1880, George W. Franklin resided in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA. George W. Franklin passed away in 1932 in Lavon, Collin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George W. Franklin was born in 1872 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Rundles Runnels Franklin And Catherine Elizabeth Benson.
  • In 1880, George W. Franklin resided in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA.
  • George W. Franklin passed away in 1932 in Lavon, Collin County, Texas, United States of America.

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George Franklin's Ancestors

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George Franklin
1872–1932
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Rundles Runnels Franklin
1842–1947
Tennessee
Catherine (Elizabeth) Benson
1853–1913
Sevier, Tennessee
Grandparents
Henry Franklin
1820–1907
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Levina (Ann (King)) Franklin
1824–1915
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Major (Benjamin B. "Berry") Benson
1822–1863
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Nancy ((Patterson)) Benson
1832–1898
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Prue Benson
1791–1861
Cynthia\Synthia Benson
1793–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Benson
1749–1833
Margaret Wilson
1758–1843

George Franklin's Timeline

3 Records

1872
31 March 1872
Birth of George W. Franklin in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 8
George W. Franklin resided here in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1932
30 September 1932
Age 60
Death of George W. Franklin in Collin County, Texas, United States of America
Collin County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 March 1872
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1278; Page: 462B; Enumeration District: 188
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1278; Page: 462B; Enumeration District: 188

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1932
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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