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James Marvin Franks 1907–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 October 1907

Birth Location: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA

Death Date: 29 October 1976

Death Location: Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Jesse Franks

Mother: Cora Magee

Spouse(s): Oneita Martin

Children(s): Nelda Franks

James Marvin Franks was born in 1907 in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA, the child of Jesse Langford Franks And Cora Ethel Magee. In 1910, James Marvin Franks resided in Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA. In 1920, James Marvin Franks resided in Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA. James Marvin Franks married Oneita Martin, and had children including Kenneth Darrell Franks, Lavona Joyce Franks, Nelda Jean Franks. James Marvin Franks passed away in 1976 in Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Marvin Franks was born in 1907 in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA, the child of Jesse Langford Franks And Cora Ethel Magee.
  • In 1910, James Marvin Franks resided in Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, James Marvin Franks resided in Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA.
  • James Marvin Franks married Oneita Martin, and had children including Kenneth Darrell Franks, Lavona Joyce Franks, Nelda Jean Franks.
  • James Marvin Franks passed away in 1976 in Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Franks's Ancestors

Self
James Franks
1907–1976
Birth Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Parents
Jesse Langford Franks
1888–1960
Littlerock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Cora (Ethel) Magee
1889–1944
Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Patrick "Jim") Magee
1853–1934
Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America
Margaret Carrothers
1854–1934
Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Magee
1828–1895
Jane Gill
1826–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Magee
1802–1864
Edna Dawson
1805–1902
Patton Gill
1795–1875
Nancy Harrison
1803–1877

James Franks's Descendants

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James (Marvin) Franks (27 October 1907–29 October 1976) m. Oneita Martin (abt 1912–)
  1. 1. Nelda (Jean) Franks 1929–2021

James Franks's Timeline

9 Records

1907
27 October 1907
Birth of James Marvin Franks in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
James Marvin Franks resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
James Marvin Franks resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
James Marvin Franks resided here in Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Dawson, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Dawson, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
James Marvin Franks resided here in Rural, Dawson, Texas
Rural, Dawson, Texas
1940
1940
Age 33
James Marvin Franks resided here in Sparenberg, Dawson, Texas, USA
Sparenberg, Dawson, Texas, USA
1948
Abt 1948
Age 41
James Marvin Franks resided here in Ackerly
Ackerly
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
James Marvin Franks resided here in Texas
Texas
1976
29 October 1976
Age 69
Death of James Marvin Franks in Ackerly, Dawson, Texas, USA
Ackerly, Dawson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 October 1907
    Event Place: Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Odessa American; Publication Date: 31 Oct 1976; Publication Place: Odessa, Texas, USA; ,0.23112684,0.87157106,0.42627&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Dawson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Dawson, Texas; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342046

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dawson, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 58-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sparenberg, Dawson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 497
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 58-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1948
    Event Place: Ackerly
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1948; Publication Place: Lubbock, Texas, USA; ,0.018294992,0.497558,0.3885406&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    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 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ackerly
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Odessa American; Publication Date: 31 Oct 1976; Publication Place: Odessa, Texas, USA; ,0.23112684,0.87157106,0.42627&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Dawson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1976
    Event Place: Ackerly, Dawson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Odessa American; Publication Date: 31 Oct 1976; Publication Place: Odessa, Texas, USA; ,0.23112684,0.87157106,0.42627&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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