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Joseph Joshua Franks 1868–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 January 1868

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 27 June 1956

Death Location: Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Charlie Franks

Mother: Martha Lanford

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Joseph Joshua Franks was born in 1868 in South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Charlie Franks And Martha Lanford. In 1880, Joseph Joshua Franks resided in Scuffletown, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Joshua Franks passed away in 1956 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Joshua Franks was born in 1868 in South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Charlie Franks And Martha Lanford.
  • In 1880, Joseph Joshua Franks resided in Scuffletown, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Joshua Franks passed away in 1956 in Bingen, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Joseph Franks's Ancestors

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Joseph Franks
1868–1956
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Charlie Franks
1834–1919
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Martha Lanford
1840–1928
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Lanford
1805–1898
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Sally\\
1813–1887
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Lanford
1772–1843
Mary Leatherwood
1779–1873
Joseph Wofford
1782–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794

Joseph Franks's Timeline

3 Records

1868
14 January 1868
Birth of Joseph Joshua Franks in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 12
Joseph Joshua Franks resided here in Scuffletown, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Scuffletown, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1956
27 June 1956
Age 88
Death of Joseph Joshua Franks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 January 1868
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Scuffletown, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1956
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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