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James Benjamin Franklin 1944–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 June 1944

Birth Location: Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 11 October 2016

Death Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Howard Franklin

Mother: Helena Williams

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James Benjamin Franklin was born in 1944 in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Howard Johnston Franklin And Helena Anne Williams. James Benjamin Franklin married Diana Mallie Waldrep, and had children including Diana Dawn Franklin, James Channing Franklin, Suzanne Elizabeth Franklin. James Benjamin Franklin passed away in 2016 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Benjamin Franklin was born in 1944 in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Howard Johnston Franklin And Helena Anne Williams.
  • James Benjamin Franklin married Diana Mallie Waldrep, and had children including Diana Dawn Franklin, James Channing Franklin, Suzanne Elizabeth Franklin.
  • James Benjamin Franklin passed away in 2016 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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James Franklin's Ancestors

Self
James Franklin
1944–2016
Birth Place: Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Howard Johnston Franklin
1906–1946
South Carolina
Helena (Anne) Williams
1913–1998
South Carolina
Grandparents
Howard (Henry) Franklin
1857–1917
South Carolina
Sudie (L.) Crump
1869–1950
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
William Franklin
1834–1907
Abagail Caldwell
1835–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Polly Franklin
1815–

James Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1944
13 June 1944
Birth of James Benjamin Franklin in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
2016
11 October 2016
Age 72
Death of James Benjamin Franklin in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 June 1944
    Event Place: Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Branchville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Times and Democrat; Publication Date: 7 Mar 1965; Publication Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA; ,0.8062727,0.9722103,0.96404356&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mauldin, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orangeburg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times and Democrat; Publication Date: 13 Oct 2016; Publication Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06832205,0.2023665,0.4804513&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orangeburg, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 25 Jul 2020; Publication Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 2016
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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