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Melvin Blasengame Franklin 1844–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1844

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia

Death Date: 19 Jan 1931

Death Location: Giles, Virginia, USA

Father: James Franklin

Mother: Sarah Birchfield

Spouse(s): Minerva Shufflebager

Children(s):

Melvin Blasengame Franklin was born in 1844 in Montgomery County, Virginia, the child of James B Franklin And Sarah Sally Birchfield. Melvin Blasengame Franklin married Minerva Shufflebager. Melvin Blasengame Franklin passed away in 1931 in Giles, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Blasengame Franklin was born in 1844 in Montgomery County, Virginia, the child of James B Franklin And Sarah Sally Birchfield.
  • Melvin Blasengame Franklin married Minerva Shufflebager.
  • Melvin Blasengame Franklin passed away in 1931 in Giles, Virginia, USA.

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Melvin Franklin's Ancestors

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Melvin Franklin
1844–1931
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia
Parents
James B Franklin
1798–1850
Bedford, Virginia
Sarah (Sally) Birchfield
1803–
Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Samuel (Abner) Franklin
1762–1836
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Rachel Powell
1775–1847
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
John Birchfield
1775–1854
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvin Franklin's Timeline

4 Records

1844
29 Oct 1844
Birth of Melvin Blasengame Franklin in Montgomery County, Virginia
Montgomery County, Virginia
1844
29 Oct 1844
Birth of Melvin Blasengame Franklin
None
1931
19 Jan 1931
Age 87
Death of Melvin Blasengame Franklin in Giles Co., VA
Giles Co., VA
1931
19 Jan 1931
Age 87
Death of Melvin Blasengame Franklin in Giles, Virginia, USA
Giles, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1844
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1844
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Giles Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014

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