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John Franks 1870–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1870

Birth Location: Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 January 1938

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Garrett Franks

Mother: Harriet Franks

Spouse(s): Matilda Freeman

Children(s): Belle Franks, Maggie Franks, Bertha Franks, Leo Franks, Alonzo Franks

John Franks was born in 1870 in Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Garrett Murray Franks And Harriet Franks. John Franks married Matilda Jane Freeman, and had children including Alonzo Webb Franks, Belle Zora Franks, Bertha Mae Franks, Leo Rexford Franks, Maggie Lee Franks. John Franks passed away in 1938 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Franks was born in 1870 in Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Garrett Murray Franks And Harriet Franks.
  • John Franks married Matilda Jane Freeman, and had children including Alonzo Webb Franks, Belle Zora Franks, Bertha Mae Franks, Leo Rexford Franks, Maggie Lee Franks.
  • John Franks passed away in 1938 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Franks's Ancestors

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John Franks
1870–1938
Birth Place: Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Garrett Murray Franks
1849–1935
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Harriet Franks
1847–1936
Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Garret (Davis) Franks
1819–1901
Ivy Gap,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
Dicy Franks
1815–1898
South Carolina, United States of America
James (Ulrich) Keener
1822–1900
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Caroline (Sophronia) Ledford
1827–1911
Macon Co., North Carolina
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John Franks's Descendants

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John Franks (11 May 1870–8 January 1938) m. Matilda (Jane) Freeman (12 Jul 1878–10 Apr 1965)
  1. 1. Belle (Zora) Franks 1905–1945
    1. 1. Essie (Joan) Smathers 1937–2021
  2. 2. Maggie (Lee) Franks 1915–2001 m. Pinkney (Randolph) Cothran 1906–1973 m. Willard (Maxion Irvin) Woody 1910–1944 m. Samuel Tate 1909–1933
    1. 1. Aletha (Mae Tate Cothran) Lunsford 1932–2006
    2. 2. Charles (William Woody) Cothran 1938–2000
  3. 3. Bertha (Mae) Franks 1904–1960
  4. 4. Leo (Rexford) Franks 1912–1932
  5. 5. Alonzo (Webb) Franks 1908–1962 m. Kathleen James 1914–1932 m. Temple Freeman 1914–1996
    1. 1. Wayne (Rexford Franks) Sr. 1931–1960
    2. 2. Johnny (Ernest) Franks 1929–2006
    3. 3. Alonzo (Webb Franks) Jr 1935–1936
    4. 4. Romeo Franks 1945–1945
    5. 5. Betty (June) Franks 1934–1934

John Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1870
11 May 1870
Birth of John Franks in Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1938
8 January 1938
Age 68
Death of John Franks in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1870
    Event Place: Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1938
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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