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Gladys Myrtle Franklin 1897–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1897

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 1 February 1976

Death Location: Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Samuel Franklin

Mother: Emily Franklin

Spouse(s): Walter Johnson

Children(s): Gladys Benson, Walter Jr

Gladys Myrtle Franklin was born in 1897 in Texas, USA, the child of Samuel Harrison Shug Franklin And Emily Lorine Rena White Franklin. In 1900, Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA. In 1910, Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA. Gladys Myrtle Franklin married Walter T Johnson, and had children including Gladys Lorraine Johnson Frost Benson, Walter Theodore Johnson Jr. Gladys Myrtle Franklin passed away in 1976 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gladys Myrtle Franklin was born in 1897 in Texas, USA, the child of Samuel Harrison Shug Franklin And Emily Lorine Rena White Franklin.
  • In 1900, Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA.
  • Gladys Myrtle Franklin married Walter T Johnson, and had children including Gladys Lorraine Johnson Frost Benson, Walter Theodore Johnson Jr.
  • Gladys Myrtle Franklin passed away in 1976 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Franklin
1861–1923
Birth Location: Iola, Grimes, Texas, USA
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Emily Franklin
1875–1964
Birth Location: Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Walter Johnson
1896–1976
Birth Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
WJ

Children(s)

Gladys Benson
1926–1995
Birth Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
GB
Walter Jr
1923–2012
Birth Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
WJ

Gladys Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Gladys Franklin
1897–1976
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Samuel Harrison "Shug" Franklin
1861–1923
Iola, Grimes, Texas, USA
Emily (Lorine "Rena" White) Franklin
1875–1964
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Plummer "W. P.") Franklin
1836–1907
Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsey") McDowell
1838–1888
Grimes County, Texas, USA
James (Wiley) White
1843–1923
Mississippi, USA
Mary (Sidney) Gray
1854–1911
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Franklin
1807–1884
Mary Chapman
1816–1893
Millford McDowell
1810–1840
Catherine* Holland
1815–1886
Henry White
1816–1851
Henrietta Warren
1817–1867
William Gray
1825–1912
Susannah Clayton
1823–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1760–1808
Jemima Morris
1766–1835
Jesse Chapman
1790–1854
Zebiah Smith
1795–1866
Mcdowell
1770–
William Holland
1780–1833
Susannah Buck
1781–1833

Gladys Franklin's Descendants

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Gladys (Myrtle) Franklin (19 May 1897–1 February 1976) m. Walter (T) Johnson (23 Jan 1896–14 Oct 1976)
  1. 1. Gladys (Lorraine Johnson Frost) Benson 1926–1995 m. Thomas (Lawrence "Tommy" Frost) Sr 1926–1997
  2. 2. Walter (Theodore Johnson) Jr 1923–2012 m. Venita (Claudine) Givens 1928–2005

Gladys Franklin's Timeline

12 Records

1897
19 May 1897
Birth of Gladys Myrtle Franklin in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
1911
8 Jun 1911
Age 14
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Bryan, Texas, USA
Bryan, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Galveston, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
1934
1934
Age 37
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Galveston, Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Galveston, Texas
1940
1940
Age 43
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in , Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
1969
1969
Age 72
Gladys Myrtle Franklin resided here in Texas
Texas
1976
1 February 1976
Age 79
Death of Gladys Myrtle Franklin in Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1897
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    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 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Bryan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Eagle; Publication Date: 8 Jun 1911; Publication Place: Bryan, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: 530; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 262-98

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: Texas
    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: 3317 Ave P
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: 530; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 262-98

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1976
    Event Place: Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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