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Shadrach "Shade" Franklin 1812–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1812

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 Jun 1890

Death Location: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: Abraham II

Mother: Sarah Spears

Spouse(s): Letitia Addington

Children(s): Eliza Franklin

Shadrach "Shade" Franklin was born in 1812 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Abraham Abel Franklin Ii And Sarah Sally Spears. Shadrach "Shade" Franklin married Letitia Jaela Addington, and had children including Eliza Jane Louisa Franklin. Shadrach "Shade" Franklin passed away in 1890 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Shadrach "Shade" Franklin was born in 1812 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Abraham Abel Franklin Ii And Sarah Sally Spears.
  • Shadrach "Shade" Franklin married Letitia Jaela Addington, and had children including Eliza Jane Louisa Franklin.
  • Shadrach "Shade" Franklin passed away in 1890 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham II
1771–1820
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Spears
1780–1850
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Letitia Addington
1817–1869
Birth Location: Clinch River, Scott, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Eliza Franklin
1842–1930
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
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Shadrach Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Shadrach Franklin
1812–1890
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Abraham Abel Franklin II
1771–1820
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally) Spears
1780–1850
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Spears
1750–1848
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Mary Beck
1757–
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Shadrach Franklin's Descendants

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Shadrach ("Shade") Franklin (abt 1812–26 Jun 1890) m. Letitia (Jaela) Addington (Oct 1817–1869)
  1. 1. Eliza (Jane (Louisa)) Franklin 1842–1930 m. James (Preston) Hall 1836–1925
    1. 1. Lockey (Ann) Hall 1859–1947 m. George (Monteville) Whitt 1855–1945
      1. 1. Mada (Lou) Whitt 1888–1977 m. Robert (Thomas) Carr 1881–1977
        1. 1. George (Elwood) Carr 1913–2003 m. Virgie (A) Hensley 1909–1977
        2. 2. Lillian (Mae) Hart 1911–1971
        3. 3. Emma (Margaret) Hixson 1922–2013
        4. 4. Betty (June) Carr 1925–1925
        5. 5. Lawrence (Edwin) Carr 1919–1919
        6. 6. Ralph (Leslie) Carr 1918–1918
        7. 7. Violet Carr 1910–

Shadrach Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1812
abt 1812
Birth of Shadrach "Shade" Franklin in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1890
26 Jun 1890
Age 78
Death of Shadrach "Shade" Franklin in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1812
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1890
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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