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James Levi Franks 1884 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1884

Birth Location: Green Township, Jay, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 20 June 1932

Death Location: Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA

Father: Christian Franks

Mother: Rachel Geeseman

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James Levi Franks was born in 1884 in Green Township, Jay, Indiana, USA, the child of Christian Franks and Rachel Caroline Geeseman. In 1900, James Levi Franks resided in Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA. James Levi Franks passed away in 1932 in Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Levi Franks was born in 1884 in Green Township, Jay, Indiana, USA, the child of Christian Franks and Rachel Caroline Geeseman.
  • In 1900, James Levi Franks resided in Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA.
  • James Levi Franks passed away in 1932 in Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA.

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James Franks's Ancestors

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James Franks
1884 – 1932
Birth Place: Green Township, Jay, Indiana, USA
Parents
Christian Franks
1849 – 1907
Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA
Rachel (Caroline) Geeseman
1848 – 1919
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Geeseman
1814 – 1864
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Ann) Johnson
1811 – 1875
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Geeseman
1781 – 1844
Mary Piper
1784 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Geeseman
1754 – 1810
Catharina Waggoner
1758 – 1818
Johann Pfeiffer
1728 – 1788
Maria Zollinger
1751 – 1790

James Franks's Timeline

3 Records

1884
17 March 1884
Birth of James Levi Franks in Green Township, Jay, Indiana, USA
Green Township, Jay, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 16
James Levi Franks resided here in Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
1932
20 June 1932
Age 48
Death of James Levi Franks in Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA
Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1884
    Event Place: Green Township, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240380
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240380

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1932
    Event Place: Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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