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Lawson Alexander Franklin 1827–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1827

Birth Location: Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 July 1899

Death Location: Pisgah Cem., Altamont, Avery, N.C.

Father: Levi Sr

Mother: Stooping Granny

Spouse(s): Sarah Dellinger

Children(s): Charity Franklin, Florence Johnson, James Franklin, Lottie Franklin, Aaron Franklin, Candace Franklin, Jackson Franklin, William Franklin

Lawson Alexander Franklin was born in 1827 in Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA, the child of Levi Franklin Sr And Stooping Granny. In 1860, Lawson Alexander Franklin resided in Mountain Home, Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Lawson Alexander Franklin married Sarah Elmira Dellinger, and had children including Aaron Delayfayette Franklin, Candace Eudora Franklin, Charity R Franklin, Florence V Johnson, Jackson M Franklin, James W Franklin, Lottie Virginia Franklin, William Colbert Franklin. Lawson Alexander Franklin passed away in 1899 in Pisgah Cem., Altamont, Avery, N.C..

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Biography

  • Lawson Alexander Franklin was born in 1827 in Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA, the child of Levi Franklin Sr And Stooping Granny.
  • In 1860, Lawson Alexander Franklin resided in Mountain Home, Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lawson Alexander Franklin married Sarah Elmira Dellinger, and had children including Aaron Delayfayette Franklin, Candace Eudora Franklin, Charity R Franklin, Florence V Johnson, Jackson M Franklin, James W Franklin, Lottie Virginia Franklin, William Colbert Franklin.
  • Lawson Alexander Franklin passed away in 1899 in Pisgah Cem., Altamont, Avery, N.C..

Immediate Family

Parents

Levi Sr
1803–1886
Birth Location: Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Stooping Granny
1806–1891
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, USA
SG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Dellinger
1841–1907
Birth Location: North Carolina
SD

Children(s)

Charity Franklin
1853–1943
Birth Location: North Carolina
CF
Florence Johnson
1859–1898
Birth Location: North Carolina
FJ
James Franklin
1857–1924
Birth Location: North Carolina
JF
Lottie Franklin
1867–1944
Birth Location: , Avery County, North Carolina, USA
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Aaron Franklin
1864–1945
Birth Location: –
AF
Candace Franklin
1870–1960
Birth Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
CF
Jackson Franklin
1862–1944
Birth Location: –
JF
William Franklin
1855–1938
Birth Location: North Carolina
WF

Lawson Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Lawson Franklin
1827–1899
Birth Place: Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Levi Franklin Sr
1803–1886
Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Stooping Granny
1806–1891
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Joseph Franklin) Sr
1780–1857
Connelly Springs, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Dorcas (Barbara Burns) Parker
1782–1857
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Valentine (Dudley) Taylor
1780–1830
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Rose (Ann) Preston
1784–1806
of Burke, Lincoln Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
John Franklin
1727–1813
Phoebe Parker
1741–1820
Samuel Parker
1745–1806
Catherine Burns
1759–1792
Jeremiah Taylor
1766–1860
Elisabeth Brainerd
1771–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Franklin
1692–1739
Elizabeth Ayers
1693–1768
Nathaniel Parker
1705–1744
Ann Tyler
1705–1828
Thomas Parker
1720–1771
Eleanor Ferguson
1727–1775
Nathan Brainerd
1743–1809
Content Smith
1750–1793

Lawson Franklin's Descendants

1.
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Lawson (Alexander) Franklin (19 January 1827–8 July 1899) m. Sarah (Elmira) Dellinger (1841–1907)
  1. 1. Charity (R.) Franklin 1853–1943
    1. 1. Verdi (Laura) Pyatte 1874–1943
      1. 1. Mamie (L) Johnson 1895–1985 m. James (Arlan) Franklin 1896–1965
        1. 1. Carroll (W) Franklin 1917–1959 m. Mary Lawn –1959
    2. 2. William (B) Pyatte 1877–1906
      1. 1. Charles (W) Pyatte 1899–1978
        1. 1. Charles (W Pyatte) Jr. 1939–2002
      2. 2. Jessie (E) Pyatte 1903–1994
        1. 1. Opal (D) Johnson 1929–2019
  2. 2. Florence (V.) Johnson 1859–1898 m. William (Harrison) Johnson 1859–1929
    1. 1. Ivory Johnson 1883–1965 m. Nannie (Shelton) Cuthbertson 1889–1962
      1. 1. Leona Johnson 1922–2014 m. Carl (James Franklin) Sr 1918–1998
        1. 1. Nancy (Lee) Franklin 1946–2019 m. David (Marshall) Rambo 1942–2020
      2. 2. Wayne (Eugene) Johnson 1917–1965 m. Iola Vance 1924–2017
        1. 1. Arthelia Huffman 1939–2017
      3. 3. Willie (Lee) Johnson 1914–2002 m. Rosa (Isabelle) Vaughn 1919–1989
        1. 1. Larry (Wayne) Johnson 1942–1979
      4. 4. Cecil (McKinley) Johnson 1927–2012
        1. 1. Richard (S.) Johnson 1950–2019
      5. 5. Theodore Johnson 1904–1981
      6. 6. George (McKinley) Johnson 1907–1990 m. Mary (Alice) Brown 1914–1999
        1. 1. David (George) Johnson 1941–2007
        2. 2. Margie (Lee) Johnson 1936–2015
        3. 3. Roy (Lee) Johnson 1932–2002
      7. 7. Cursey (M.) Johnson 1909–1963 m. Lillie Chambers 1918–2008
      8. 8. Commodore (Benjamin) Johnson 1912–2000 m. Mittie (Belle) Franklin 1915–2006
        1. 1. Linda (Ward) Hogan 1944–2013
        2. 2. Benjamin (E) Johnson 1935–2017
      9. 9. Florence Johnson 1919–1963 m. William (Harley) Bishop 1913–1976
      10. 10. Bonnie (B.) Johnson 1924–1939
      11. 11. Laura (Marie) Johnson 1929–2021 m. Charles (Eugene) Hathaway 1922–2019
      12. 12. Helen Johnson 1934–1934
  3. 3. James (W.) Franklin 1857–1924
    1. 1. Burney (DW) Franklin 1889–1952
  4. 4. Lottie (Virginia) Franklin 1867–1944 m. Joseph (Manning) Carpenter 1870–1954
    1. 1. Bessie (L) Carpenter 1897–1979
      1. 1. Jamess (L) Swofford 1920–2018
    2. 2. Robert (Lee) Carpenter 1899–1974
      1. 1. Joseph (Wiseman) Carpenter 1933–2018
    3. 3. Cozell (J.) Carpenter 1893–1986
    4. 4. Pearl (Eudora) Carpenter 1895–1968
    5. 5. Ruby Carpenter 1901–1974
    6. 6. David (Sterl) Carpenter 1904–1978
    7. 7. Joseph (Allen) Carpenter 1909–1977 m. Verdon (Lorene) Umbaugh 1918–1993
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Birchler 1949–2016
  5. 5. Aaron (Delayfayette) Franklin 1864–1945
  6. 6. Candace (Eudora) Franklin 1870–1960 m. William (David) Arrowood 1875–1898
  7. 7. Jackson (M) Franklin 1862–1944
  8. 8. William (Colbert) Franklin 1855–1938

Lawson Franklin's Timeline

5 Records

1827
19 January 1827
Birth of Lawson Alexander Franklin in Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
1827
19 January 1827
Birth of Lawson Alexander Franklin
None
1860
1860
Age 33
Lawson Alexander Franklin resided here in Mountain Home, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Mountain Home, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
1899
8 July 1899
Age 72
Death of Lawson Alexander Franklin in Linville Falls, Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Linville Falls, Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
1899
8 July 1899
Age 72
Death of Lawson Alexander Franklin
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1827
    Event Place: Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 21 Jan 2016), entry for Lawson Alexander Franklin, person ID LHD4-C2B.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1827
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mountain Home, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1899
    Event Place: Linville Falls, Burke Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 21 Jan 2016), entry for Lawson Alexander Franklin, person ID LHD4-C2B.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1899
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pisgah Cem., Altamont, Avery, N.C.
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 21 Jan 2016), entry for Lawson Alexander Franklin, person ID LHD4-C2B.
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