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James William "Willie" Franklin 1870 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1870

Birth Location: Austin County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1956

Death Location: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Franklin

Mother: Nancy Pugh

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James William "Willie" Franklin was born in 1870 in Austin County, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Benjamin Franklin and Nancy Jane Pugh. James William "Willie" Franklin passed away in 1956 in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James William "Willie" Franklin was born in 1870 in Austin County, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Benjamin Franklin and Nancy Jane Pugh.
  • James William "Willie" Franklin passed away in 1956 in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA.

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James Franklin's Ancestors

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James Franklin
1870 – 1956
Birth Place: Austin County, Texas, USA
Parents
Thomas Benjamin Franklin
1847 – 1934
Cave Springs, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Pugh
1852 – 1939
Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Theodric Franklin
1809 – 1858
Person County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Hannah "Betty") Berry
1812 – 1895
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Robert Pugh
Tennessee
Mary Douglas
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Chesterfield Franklin
1786 – 1840
Temperane Carver
1786 – 1819
William Berry
1770 – 1812
Hannah Cate
1770 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1870
12 Sep 1870
Birth of James William "Willie" Franklin in Austin County, Texas, USA
Austin County, Texas, USA
1956
25 Nov 1956
Age 86
Death of James William "Willie" Franklin in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1870
    Event Place: Austin County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1956
    Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

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