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John Franklin Waddell 1851–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1851

Birth Location: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: June 1924

Death Location: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Maris *

Mother: Phoebe Heacock

Spouse(s): Eliza Waddell

Children(s): Margaret Waddell, Joseph Sr., Emma Waddell

John Franklin Waddell was born in 1851 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Maris Taylor Waddell Waddle And Phoebe Anna Heacock. John Franklin Waddell married Eliza Warden Waddell, and had children including Emma May Waddell, Joseph Howard Waddell Sr, Margaret Waddell. John Franklin Waddell passed away in 1924 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Franklin Waddell was born in 1851 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Maris Taylor Waddell Waddle And Phoebe Anna Heacock.
  • John Franklin Waddell married Eliza Warden Waddell, and had children including Emma May Waddell, Joseph Howard Waddell Sr, Margaret Waddell.
  • John Franklin Waddell passed away in 1924 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maris *
1809–1859
Birth Location: Aston Twp., Delaware Co., PA
M*
Phoebe Heacock
1818–1897
Birth Location: Middletown Twp., Delaware Co., PA
PH

Spouses(s)

Eliza Waddell
1854–1928
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
EW

Children(s)

Margaret Waddell
1885–1963
Birth Location: Pa
MW
Joseph Sr.
1882–1969
Birth Location: Chester, PA
JS
Emma Waddell
1892–1952
Birth Location: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
EW

John Waddell's Ancestors

Self
John Waddell
1851–1924
Birth Place: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Maris Taylor Waddell (Waddle) *
1809–1859
Aston Twp., Delaware Co., PA
Phoebe (Anna) Heacock
1818–1897
Middletown Twp., Delaware Co., PA
Grandparents
Joseph Heacock
1795–1876
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Naomi (Pyle) *
1797–1876
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Jr
1750–
Elizabeth Blair
1754–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Waddell's Descendants

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John (Franklin) Waddell (January 1851–June 1924) m. Eliza (Warden) Waddell (15 April 1854–June 1928)
  1. 1. Margaret Waddell 1885–1963 m. Henry Lyons 1883–1957 m. James Hanivan 1881–1918
    1. 1. James (F) Hanavin 1914–2001 m. Helen Mowry 1913–2002
      1. 1. James (R.) Hanavin 1941–2008
    2. 2. Margaret (W) Hanavin 1912–2011 m. Charles Blecha 1908–1991
    3. 3. Francis ((Frank) Joseph Hanavin) Sr. 1917–2004
  2. 2. Joseph ("Howard" Waddell) Sr. 1882–1969
  3. 3. Emma (May) Waddell 1892–1952

John Waddell's Timeline

2 Records

1851
January 1851
Birth of John Franklin Waddell in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
1924
June 1924
Age 73
Death of John Franklin Waddell in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1851
    Event Place: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1924
    Event Place: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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