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Joseph Edward Franks 1871 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1871

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 17 May 1922

Death Location: Green, Jay, Indiana, USA

Father: Christian Franks

Mother: Rachel Geeseman

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Joseph Edward Franks was born in 1871 in Indiana, the child of Christian Franks and Rachel Caroline Geeseman. In 1870, Joseph Edward Franks resided in Wayne, Jay, Indiana, USA. Joseph Edward Franks passed away in 1922 in Green, Jay, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Edward Franks was born in 1871 in Indiana, the child of Christian Franks and Rachel Caroline Geeseman.
  • In 1870, Joseph Edward Franks resided in Wayne, Jay, Indiana, USA.
  • Joseph Edward Franks passed away in 1922 in Green, Jay, Indiana, USA.

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Joseph Franks's Ancestors

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Joseph Franks
1871 – 1922
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Christian Franks
1849 – 1907
Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA
Rachel (Caroline) Geeseman
1848 – 1919
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Geeseman
1814 – 1864
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Ann) Johnson
1811 – 1875
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Geeseman
1781 – 1844
Mary Piper
1784 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Geeseman
1754 – 1810
Catharina Waggoner
1758 – 1818
Johann Pfeiffer
1728 – 1788
Maria Zollinger
1751 – 1790

Joseph Franks's Timeline

5 Records

1868
10 August 1868
Birth of Joseph Edward Franks in Jay, Indiana, USA
Jay, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Joseph Edward Franks resided here in Wayne, Jay, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Jay, Indiana, USA
1871
abt 1871
Birth of Joseph Edward Franks in Indiana
Indiana
1880
1880
Age 9
Joseph Edward Franks resided here in Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
1922
17 May 1922
Age 51
Death of Joseph Edward Franks in Green, Jay, Indiana, USA
Green, Jay, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1868
    Event Place: Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Jay, Indiana; Roll: M593_327; Page: 187A; Family History Library Film: 545826
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana; Roll: 287; Page: 462A; Enumeration District: 156

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wayne, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Jay, Indiana; Roll: M593_327; Page: 187A; Family History Library Film: 545826

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greene, Jay, Indiana; Roll: 287; Page: 462A; Enumeration District: 156

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1922
    Event Place: Green, Jay, Indiana, USA

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