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Robert Belva Christopher Franks 1907 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1907

Birth Location: Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1974

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Father: Elisha Franks

Mother: Rosa Shaffer

Spouse(s): Elsie Eno

Children(s): Mary Franks

In 1907, Robert Belva Christopher Franks entered the world in Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA, born to Elisha Griffin Franks and Rosa Elizabeth Shaffer. In 1910, Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided in Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA. Robert Belva Christopher Franks married Elsie May Eno, and had children including Mary Joan Franks. Robert Belva Christopher Franks passed away in 1974 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Robert Belva Christopher Franks entered the world in Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA, born to Elisha Griffin Franks and Rosa Elizabeth Shaffer.
  • In 1910, Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided in Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA.
  • Robert Belva Christopher Franks married Elsie May Eno, and had children including Mary Joan Franks.
  • Robert Belva Christopher Franks passed away in 1974 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Franks
1884 – 1968
Birth Location: Indiana
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Rosa Shaffer
1888 – 1926
Birth Location: Adams, Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Elsie Eno
1904 – 1976
Birth Location: Nashville, Mich.
EE

Children(s)

Mary Franks
1933 – 1995
Birth Location: Jordan, Warren, Indiana, USA
MF

Robert Franks's Ancestors

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Robert Franks
1907 – 1974
Birth Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
Parents
Elisha Griffin Franks
1884 – 1968
Indiana
Rosa (Elizabeth) Shaffer
1888 – 1926
Adams, Indiana
Grandparents
Christian Franks
1849 – 1907
Jay Co, IN, Indiana, USA
Rachel (Caroline) Geeseman
1848 – 1919
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Geeseman
1814 – 1864
Mary Johnson
1811 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Geeseman
1781 – 1844
Mary Piper
1784 – 1865

Robert Franks's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Belva Christopher) Franks (20 Jan 1907 – 22 Oct 1974) m. Elsie (May) Eno (31 Mar 1904 – 12 Feb 1976)
  1. 1. Mary (Joan) Franks (1 Feb 1933 – 19 Feb 1995) m. Wesley (Rufus) Reynolds (1 September 1931 – 15 Dec 1994)

Robert Franks's Timeline

12 Records

1907
20 Jan 1907
Birth of Robert Belva Christopher Franks in Lima, Ohio
Lima, Ohio
1907
20 Jan 1907
Birth of Robert Belva Christopher Franks in Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA
Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Jefferson, Jay, Indiana, USA
Jefferson, Jay, Indiana, USA
1932
Abt 1932
Age 25
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Wll Uamsport . Ind.
Wll Uamsport . Ind.
1935
1935
Age 28
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Rural, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Rural, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 33
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Kalamazoo Twp, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo Twp, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1947
1947
Age 40
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
Robert Belva Christopher Franks resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1974
22 October 1974
Age 67
Death of Robert Belva Christopher Franks in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
1974
22 Oct 1974
Age 67
Death of Robert Belva Christopher Franks in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Lima, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T625_440; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 69
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374371
    [3] Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1907
    Event Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bearcreek, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374371

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T625_440; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 69

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1932
    Event Place: Wll Uamsport . Ind.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01772; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 39-50A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kalamazoo Twp, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01772; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 39-50A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 385

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portland, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Williamsport, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1974
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1974
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westwood, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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