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James Davis Franks 1817–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1817

Birth Location: Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 December 1893

Death Location: Pumpkintown, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Franks

Mother: Amy Franks

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James Davis Franks was born in 1817 in Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Franks And Amy Franks. James Davis Franks passed away in 1893 in Pumpkintown, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Davis Franks was born in 1817 in Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Franks And Amy Franks.
  • James Davis Franks passed away in 1893 in Pumpkintown, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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James Franks's Ancestors

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James Franks
1817–1893
Birth Place: Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Franks
1791–1868
Maggoty Creek, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Amy Franks
1788–1880
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Barrett Franks) Jr.
1754–1836
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Moore
1760–1841
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Isham Davis
1758–1835
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Winnefred (Broughton) Woodward
1761–1847
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr.
1723–1790
Mary Goodes
1725–
Willoughby Major
1725–1804
Elizabeth Broughton
1731–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Franks
1695–1734
Mary Serridge
1698–1735

James Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1817
6 May 1817
Birth of James Davis Franks in Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1893
15 December 1893
Age 76
Death of James Davis Franks in Pumpkintown, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Pumpkintown, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1817
    Event Place: Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1893
    Event Place: Pumpkintown, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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