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William Manuel Franklin 1848 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1848

Birth Location: Catahoula, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 02 Feb 1918

Death Location: Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA

Father: John Franklin

Mother: Sarah Williams

Spouse(s): Francis McMahon

Children(s): James Franklin

The story of William Manuel Franklin 2gu began in 1848 in Catahoula, Louisiana, USA. William Manuel Franklin 2gu married Francis (Fannie) Jane McMahon, and had children including James Benjamin Franklin. William Manuel Franklin 2gu passed away in 1918 in Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Manuel Franklin 2gu began in 1848 in Catahoula, Louisiana, USA.
  • William Manuel Franklin 2gu married Francis (Fannie) Jane McMahon, and had children including James Benjamin Franklin.
  • William Manuel Franklin 2gu passed away in 1918 in Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Franklin
1823 – 1864
Birth Location: St Helena, Louisiana, USA
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Sarah Williams
1830 – 1864
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Francis McMahon
1850 – 1940
Birth Location: Iola Grimes, Texas
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Children(s)

James Franklin
1876 – 1948
Birth Location: Iola, Grimes Co, TX
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William Franklin's Ancestors

Self
William Franklin
1848 – 1918
Birth Place: Catahoula, Louisiana, USA
Parents
John Thomas Franklin
1823 – 1864
St Helena, Louisiana, USA
Sarah (Ann) Williams
1830 – 1864
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Ralph Franklin
1798 – 1861
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Tabitha Galloway
1802 – 1835
Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, United States
William Williams
1806 – 1840
St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sarah Williams
1810 – 1860
Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1760 – 1808
Jemima Morris
1765 – 1835
John Galloway
1780 – 1815
Judith Collins
1780 – 1860
Tabitha Byrd
1778 – 1858
William Craft
1776 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1725 – 1789
Priscilla Rogers
1728 – 1802
Thomas Morris
1714 – 1789
Cpt BIRD
1728 – 1806
Phoebe Price
1721 – 1806
George Craft
1736 – 1818
Mary Lanning
1734 – 1803

William Franklin's Descendants

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William (Manuel) Franklin (21 Mar 1848 – 02 Feb 1918) m. Francis ((Fannie) Jane) McMahon (7 JAN 1850 – July 22, 1940)
  1. 1. James (Benjamin) Franklin (8 Nov 1876 – 24 Nov 1948) m. Edna (Gertrude) Rice (16 Apr 1879 – 24 Jan 1970)
    1. 1. Irene Franklin (abt 1902 – ) m. O. (M) Skipper (1900 – )
      1. 1. James ((Jim)) Skipper (1920 – )
    2. 2. Annie Franklin (abt 1904 – )
    3. 3. J. (Conrad) Franklin (abt 1906 – 2 January 1963) m. Dora (Inez) Gunn (12 October 1905 – 3 December 1969)
      1. 1. Gwen (Rae) Franklin (06/24/1954 – 27 May 2012) m. Billie (Glenn) McLelland (abt 1925 – 26 Jan 1994)
        1. 1. Mark (Lynn) McLelland (27 Jun 1954 – ) m. Leisa (Beth) Chambers (17 Oct 1962 – )
    4. 4. Charles (Morgan) Franklin (25 Jan 1908 – 3 June 1992) m. Johnnie (Iona) Gunn (abt 1911 – 21 November 2002)
      1. 1. Martha (Jane) Franklin (3 Sep 1935 – ) m. Robert (Eugene) Lane
    5. 5. Glynn Franklin (abt 1912 – )
    6. 6. Jack Franklin (abt 1914 – )
    7. 7. Elenor Franklin (abt 1917 – )
    8. 8. Donald Franklin (abt 1919 – )
    9. 9. Marjorie Franklin (abt 1922 – )

William Franklin's Timeline

3 Records

1848
21 Mar 1848
Birth of William Manuel Franklin 2gu in Catahoula, Louisiana, USA
Catahoula, Louisiana, USA
1870
04 Aug 1870
Age 22
William Manuel Franklin 2gu was married in Grimes, Texas, USA
Grimes, Texas, USA
1918
02 Feb 1918
Age 70
Death of William Manuel Franklin 2gu in Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA
Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Catahoula, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Grimes, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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