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Robert Kelcy Franks 1869 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1869

Birth Location: Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 26 March 1945

Death Location: Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Franks

Mother: Sarah Gwine

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Bertie Mae, Arthur Franks, Emma Lamb, Murphy Franks, Kermit Robert-eon, Ruby Franks, Bailey Franks

Robert Kelcy Franks was born in 1869 in Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of William Henry Jacob "Jake" Franks and Sarah C Gwine. Robert Kelcy Franks had children including Bertie Mae, Arthur Franks, Emma Lamb, Murphy Franks, Kermit Robert-eon, Ruby Gray Franks, Bailey Franks. Robert Kelcy Franks passed away in 1945 in Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Kelcy Franks was born in 1869 in Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of William Henry Jacob "Jake" Franks and Sarah C Gwine.
  • Robert Kelcy Franks had children including Bertie Mae, Arthur Franks, Emma Lamb, Murphy Franks, Kermit Robert-eon, Ruby Gray Franks, Bailey Franks.
  • Robert Kelcy Franks passed away in 1945 in Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Robert Franks's Ancestors

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Robert Franks
1869 – 1945
Birth Place: Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Jacob "Jake" Franks
1842 – 1921
Alabama
Sarah (C) Gwine
1845 – 1915
Georgia
Grandparents
Isaac (Jacob) Franks
1780 – 1860
Hyde Co, NC
Sarah ("Sallie" Minervia Camps) White
1802 – 1870
North Carolina, USA
Benjamin (Hill Gwynes) Sr
1806 – 1872
Georgia, USA
Mary (Magalenda) Leverette
1812 – 1914
Jasper, Ga.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas LEVERETTE
1797 – 1826
Jane Dodwell
1800 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary GRIFFIN-LEVERETT
1772 – 1848
Mary Bussey
1770 – 1827

Robert Franks's Descendants

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Robert (Kelcy) Franks (22 November 1869 – 26 March 1945)
  1. 1. Bertie Mae
  2. 2. Arthur Franks
  3. 3. Emma Lamb
  4. 4. Murphy Franks
  5. 5. Kermit Robert-eon
  6. 6. Ruby (Gray) Franks
  7. 7. Bailey Franks

Robert Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1869
22 November 1869
Birth of Robert Kelcy Franks in Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
1945
26 March 1945
Age 76
Death of Robert Kelcy Franks in Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1869
    Event Place: Lamar, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lamar Democrat; Publication Date: 28 Mar 1945; Publication Place: Vernon, Alabama, USA; ,0.12884055,0.37020326,0.50651014&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vernon, Ala., Route 2, Crossville
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lamar Democrat; Publication Date: 28 Mar 1945; Publication Place: Vernon, Alabama, USA; ,0.12884055,0.37020326,0.50651014&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1945
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lamar Democrat; Publication Date: 28 Mar 1945; Publication Place: Vernon, Alabama, USA; ,0.12884055,0.37020326,0.50651014&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Mar
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lamar Democrat; Publication Date: 28 Mar 1945; Publication Place: Vernon, Alabama, USA; ,0.12884055,0.37020326,0.50651014&xid=3355

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