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Thomas Jacob Franks 1861–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March 1861

Birth Location: Easington, Durham, England

Death Date: 19 January 1942

Death Location: Payson, Utah, Utah, USA

Father: George Franks

Mother: Eleanor Defty

Spouse(s): Barbara Scott

Children(s): Charles Franks

Thomas Jacob Franks was born in 1861 in Easington, Durham, England, the child of George Franks And Eleanor Defty. Thomas Jacob Franks married Barbara Ann Scott, and had children including Charles Lavern Franks. Thomas Jacob Franks passed away in 1942 in Payson, Utah, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jacob Franks was born in 1861 in Easington, Durham, England, the child of George Franks And Eleanor Defty.
  • Thomas Jacob Franks married Barbara Ann Scott, and had children including Charles Lavern Franks.
  • Thomas Jacob Franks passed away in 1942 in Payson, Utah, Utah, USA.

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Thomas Franks's Ancestors

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Thomas Franks
1861–1942
Birth Place: Easington, Durham, England
Parents
George Franks
1830–1904
Bilsdale, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor Defty
1828–1909
Sunderland, Durham, England
Grandparents
Henry Defty
1795–1874
Penshaw, Durham, England
Ann Candler
1804–1866
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Manuel Difty
1768–1805
Mary Walker
1772–1817
John Candler
1774–
Jane Wheeler
1774–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Defty
1742–1796
Ann Bell
1746–
William Walker
1739–1815
Elizabeth Marshall
1737–1809

Thomas Franks's Descendants

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Thomas (Jacob) Franks (27 March 1861–19 January 1942) m. Barbara (Ann) Scott (23 February 1860–17 February 1927)
  1. 1. Charles (LaVern) Franks 1901–1954 m. Anna (Magdaline) Drussel 1903–2000
    1. 1. Lauren (August) Franks 1927–1997 m. Vivian Baum 1929–2003
      1. 1. Linda (Rae) Franks 1947–2005

Thomas Franks's Timeline

3 Records

1861
27 March 1861
Birth of Thomas Jacob Franks in Easington, Durham, England
Easington, Durham, England
1885
01 June 1885
Age 24
Thomas Jacob Franks was married in Wingate, Durham, England
Wingate, Durham, England
1942
19 January 1942
Age 81
Death of Thomas Jacob Franks in Payson, Utah, Utah, USA
Payson, Utah, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1861
    Event Place: Easington, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 June 1885
    Event Place: Wingate, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1942
    Event Place: Payson, Utah, Utah, USA

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