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Joel Watkins Franklin 1795–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia

Death Date: 16 Sep 1876

Death Location: Bedford County, Central District, Virginia

Father: SAMUEL Powell

Mother: Rachael Powell

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In 1795, Joel Watkins Franklin entered the world in Bedford, Virginia, born to Samuel Abner Franklin Sr D 1836 Bedford Co Va H O Rachel Powell And Rachael Powell. Joel Watkins Franklin passed away in 1876 in Bedford County, Central District, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Joel Watkins Franklin entered the world in Bedford, Virginia, born to Samuel Abner Franklin Sr D 1836 Bedford Co Va H O Rachel Powell And Rachael Powell.
  • Joel Watkins Franklin passed away in 1876 in Bedford County, Central District, Virginia.

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Joel Franklin's Ancestors

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Joel Franklin
1795–1876
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia
Parents
SAMUEL ABNER FRANKLIN* SR, d. 1836 Bedford Co, VA, h\o Rachel Powell
1762–1836
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Rachael Powell
1775–1847
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Franklin
1715–1792
Essex, Amherst, Virginia, USA
MARGARET HENSLEY
1720–1788
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr.
1683–1766
Ann Burding
1685–1779
Francis Hensley
1694–1736
Martha Stanton
1694–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Joel Watkins Franklin in Bedford, Virginia
Bedford, Virginia
1876
16 Sep 1876
Age 81
Death of Joel Watkins Franklin in Bedford County, Central District, Virginia
Bedford County, Central District, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1876
    Event Place: Bedford County, Central District, Virginia

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