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Matilda Smith Franklin 1855–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1941

Death Location: Redfox, Knott, Kentucky, USA

Father: Alexander Smith

Mother: Mary Ashley

Spouse(s): Tommy Hale

Children(s): James Hale

Matilda Smith Franklin was born in 1855 in Perry, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alexander Alex Smith And Mary Ashley. Matilda Smith Franklin married Tommy Hale, and had children including James Dickison Hale. Matilda Smith Franklin passed away in 1941 in Redfox, Knott, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda Smith Franklin was born in 1855 in Perry, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alexander Alex Smith And Mary Ashley.
  • Matilda Smith Franklin married Tommy Hale, and had children including James Dickison Hale.
  • Matilda Smith Franklin passed away in 1941 in Redfox, Knott, Kentucky, USA.

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Matilda Franklin's Ancestors

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Matilda Franklin
1855–1941
Birth Place: Perry, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Alexander (Alex) Smith
1828–1890
Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Mary Ashley
1832–1890
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Smith
1795–1875
Tennessee, USA
Millie Combs
1802–1876
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Smith
1771–1836
Nancy Combs
1772–1858
Nicholas OWNER)
1737–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1740–1777
Elizabeth Richey
1750–1860

Matilda Franklin's Descendants

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Matilda (Smith) Franklin (13 Jan 1855–20 Mar 1941) m. Tommy Hale (1853–10 May 1885)
  1. 1. James (Dickison) Hale 1878–1955 m. Leona Smith 1884–1966
    1. 1. Arzella (M) Hale 1906–1975 m. James (Enoch) Caudill 1901–1968

Matilda Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1855
13 Jan 1855
Birth of Matilda Smith Franklin in Perry, Kentucky, USA
Perry, Kentucky, USA
1941
20 Mar 1941
Age 86
Death of Matilda Smith Franklin in Redfox, Knott, Kentucky, USA
Redfox, Knott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Perry, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Redfox, Knott, Kentucky, USA

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