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Rita Dorothy Franks 1923–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1923

Birth Location: Cook County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1998

Death Location: Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Jesse Franks

Mother: Mary Carnello"

Spouse(s): Joseph Kupczyk

Children(s): Joseph Kupczyk

Rita Dorothy Franks was born in 1923 in Cook County, Illinois, USA, the child of Jesse Franks And Mary Brown Cornell Aka Carnello. In 1930, Rita Dorothy Franks resided in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Rita Dorothy Franks resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Rita Dorothy Franks married Joseph G Kupczyk, and had children including Joseph Jesse Kupczyk, Raymond J Kupczyk Sr, Robert Kupczyk. Rita Dorothy Franks passed away in 1998 in Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Rita Dorothy Franks was born in 1923 in Cook County, Illinois, USA, the child of Jesse Franks And Mary Brown Cornell Aka Carnello.
  • In 1930, Rita Dorothy Franks resided in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Rita Dorothy Franks resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • Rita Dorothy Franks married Joseph G Kupczyk, and had children including Joseph Jesse Kupczyk, Raymond J Kupczyk Sr, Robert Kupczyk.
  • Rita Dorothy Franks passed away in 1998 in Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Franks
1900–1960
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JF
Mary Carnello"
1898–1961
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Joseph Kupczyk
1918–1993
Birth Location: Cicero, Cook, Illinois
JK

Children(s)

Joseph Kupczyk
1942–2004
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
JK

Rita Franks's Ancestors

Self
Rita Franks
1923–1998
Birth Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Jesse Franks
1900–1960
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Brown Cornell "aka) Carnello"
1898–1961
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (H.) Cornell
1858–
Michigan, USA
Mary (Brown) McKean
1852–1936
Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William McKean
1816–1905
Mary Mckean
1816–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McKeand
1788–1855
Mary Brown
1787–1875

Rita Franks's Descendants

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Rita (Dorothy) Franks (14 Nov 1923–12 May 1998) m. Joseph (G) Kupczyk (25 Mar 1918–13 Jul 1993)
  1. 1. Joseph (Jesse) Kupczyk 1942–2004

Rita Franks's Timeline

7 Records

1923
14 Nov 1923
Birth of Rita Dorothy Franks in Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook County, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Rita Dorothy Franks resided here in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Rita Dorothy Franks resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
30 August 1940
Age 17
Rita Dorothy Franks was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1940
1940
Age 17
Rita Dorothy Franks resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Rita Dorothy Franks resided here in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
1998
12 May 1998
Age 75
Death of Rita Dorothy Franks in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1923
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00967; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 103-1473
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2100; FHL microfilm: 2340233
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 August 1940
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2100; FHL microfilm: 2340233

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00967; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 103-1473

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00967; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 103-1473
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Cicero Life; Publication Date: 8 Sep 1940; Publication Place: Cicero, Illinois, USA; ,0.32035497,0.6338846,0.3820386&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1998
    Event Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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