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Joseph Milton Franklin 1867–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1867

Birth Location: Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 10 Jun 1959

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Ruark

Mother: Malissa Franklin

Spouse(s): Dellia hamsher

Children(s): Elsie Franklin, Daisy Madden, Elsie Hoyt, Paul Franklin, Daisy Franklin, Roy Franklin, Milton Franklin, Ernest Franklin

Joseph Milton Franklin was born in 1867 in Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Franklin Ruark And Malissa Ann Franklin. In 1870, Joseph Milton Franklin resided in Liberty, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA. Joseph Milton Franklin married Dellia May Hamsher, and had children including Daisy Louise Franklin, Daisy Louise Madden, Elsie May Franklin, Elsie May Hoyt, Ernest Hamsher Franklin, Milton Herbet Franklin, Paul Joseph Franklin, Roy Edward Franklin. Joseph Milton Franklin passed away in 1959 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Milton Franklin was born in 1867 in Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Franklin Ruark And Malissa Ann Franklin.
  • In 1870, Joseph Milton Franklin resided in Liberty, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • Joseph Milton Franklin married Dellia May Hamsher, and had children including Daisy Louise Franklin, Daisy Louise Madden, Elsie May Franklin, Elsie May Hoyt, Ernest Hamsher Franklin, Milton Herbet Franklin, Paul Joseph Franklin, Roy Edward Franklin.
  • Joseph Milton Franklin passed away in 1959 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Franklin's Ancestors

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Joseph Franklin
1867–1959
Birth Place: Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Ruark
1829–
Kentucky
Malissa (Ann) Franklin
1834–1909
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Jordan) Ruark
1767–1852
Ireland
Anna Pollitt
1796–1865
Maryland, USA
Jesse (Washington) Jackson
1792–1875
Mason, Lewis, Kentucky, United States
Nancy Plummer
1798–1837
Mason County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Ruark
1737–1820
Joseph Jackson
1772–1825
Hezekiah Plummer
1781–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ruark
1705–1773
Benjamin Jackson
1750–1798

Joseph Franklin's Descendants

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Joseph (Milton) Franklin (24 March 1867–10 Jun 1959) m. Dellia (May) hamsher (1 June 1879–15 June 1959)
  1. 1. Elsie (May) Franklin 1906–1990 m. Lynn (Anson) Hoyt 1903–1962
    1. 1. Frances (Louise) Hoyt 1932–2025 m. Donald (Lavelle) Truman 1930–2017
    2. 2. Lynn (A Hoyt) Jr 1931–2016
    3. 3. Harold (M) Hoyt 1935–2018
  2. 2. Daisy (Louise) Madden 1909–1987
  3. 3. Elsie (May) Hoyt 1906–1990
  4. 4. Paul (Joseph) Franklin 1915–2009
  5. 5. Daisy (Louise) Franklin 1908–1987
  6. 6. Roy (Edward) Franklin 1900–1934
  7. 7. Milton (Herbet) Franklin 1901–1968
  8. 8. Ernest (Hamsher) Franklin 1903–1992

Joseph Franklin's Timeline

3 Records

1867
24 March 1867
Birth of Joseph Milton Franklin in Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 3
Joseph Milton Franklin resided here in Liberty, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Liberty, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1959
10 Jun 1959
Age 92
Death of Joseph Milton Franklin in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1867
    Event Place: Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Liberty, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1959
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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