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Ray Franklin 1950–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 July 1950

Birth Location: Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 22 May 2016

Death Location: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: W Franklin

Mother: Frankie Wells

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Children(s):

The story of Ray Franklin began in 1950 in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America. Ray Franklin passed away in 2016 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray Franklin began in 1950 in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Ray Franklin passed away in 2016 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Ray Franklin's Ancestors

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Ray Franklin
1950–2016
Birth Place: Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
W Junior Franklin
1926–1965
North Carolina
Frankie (RosaLee "Bid") Wells
1929–1998
Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Arthur) Franklin
1893–1932
Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Nora (Elizabeth) Gibson
1901–1981
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
George Franklin
1869–1913
Rutha Norman
1878–1938
James Gibson
1867–1934
Mary Crawford
1869–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Rev
1832–1914
Sarah Evans
1835–1920
Benjamin Norman
1851–1906
Lucinda Parris
1846–1916
Solomon Gibson
1810–1880
Frances Bonham\Bosemos
1808–1880
James Harvel
1847–1937
Mary Crawford
1842–1880

Ray Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1950
21 July 1950
Birth of Ray Franklin in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
2016
22 May 2016
Age 66
Death of Ray Franklin in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 July 1950
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 2016
    Event Place: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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