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Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin 1900–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1900

Birth Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Apr 1979

Death Location: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA

Father: Lewis Benfield

Mother: Julia Benfield

Spouse(s): Edward Franklin

Children(s): Eva Woody

The story of Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin began in 1900 in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America. Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin married Edward Marshall Franklin, and had children including Eva Mae Woody. Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin passed away in 1979 in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin began in 1900 in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin married Edward Marshall Franklin, and had children including Eva Mae Woody.
  • Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin passed away in 1979 in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Benfield
1859–1924
Birth Location: Protte, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
LB
Julia Benfield
1862–1943
Birth Location: Hughes, Watauga, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Edward Franklin
1891–1954
Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States
EF

Children(s)

Eva Woody
1920–1992
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EW

Mary Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Mary Franklin
1900–1979
Birth Place: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Lewis A Benfield
1859–1924
Protte, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Julia (A. (Love)) Benfield
1862–1943
Hughes, Watauga, North Carolina
Grandparents
Wesley Love
1832–1916
, North Carolina, United States
Irina ("Rena") PENNINGTON
1834–1903
Likely Ashe Co, NC (now Watauga Co, NC)
Great-Grandparents
Edward Pennington
1797–
Lucinda WALLACE
1802–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward WALLACE
1757–1842
Mary Burch
1765–1846

Mary Franklin's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ellen (Benfield)) Franklin (1 Mar 1900–13 Apr 1979) m. Edward (Marshall) Franklin (25 Dec 1891–9 July 1954)
  1. 1. Eva (Mae) Woody 1920–1992 m. Joseph (Ray "joe") Woody 1915–1982
    1. 1. Donald (Ray) Woody 1943–2018 m. Sue (Queen) Woody 1947–2003

Mary Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1900
1 Mar 1900
Birth of Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
1979
13 Apr 1979
Age 79
Death of Mary Ellen (Benfield) Franklin in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1900
    Event Place: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
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