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William M Franks 1814–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1894

Death Location: Glenville, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Franks

Mother: Amy Franks

Spouse(s): Phoebe Hunter

Children(s): William Franks, Emma Russell

In 1814, William M Franks entered the world in Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Franks And Amy Franks. William M Franks married Mary Ann Morris, Phoebe Isabella Hunter, and had children including Emma Russell, William R Franks. William M Franks passed away in 1894 in Glenville, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William M Franks entered the world in Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Henry Franks And Amy Franks.
  • William M Franks married Mary Ann Morris, Phoebe Isabella Hunter, and had children including Emma Russell, William R Franks.
  • William M Franks passed away in 1894 in Glenville, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Franks's Ancestors

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William Franks
1814–1894
Birth Place: Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Franks
1791–1868
Maggoty Creek, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Amy Franks
1788–1880
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Barrett Franks) Jr.
1754–1836
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Moore
1760–1841
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Isham Davis
1758–1835
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Winnefred (Broughton) Woodward
1761–1847
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr.
1723–1790
Mary Goodes
1725–
Willoughby Major
1725–1804
Elizabeth Broughton
1731–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Franks
1695–1734
Mary Serridge
1698–1735

William Franks's Descendants

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William (M) Franks (1814–27 Oct 1894) m. Phoebe (Isabella) Hunter (19 Feb 1810–1907)
  1. 1. William (R) Franks 1849–1927
  2. 2. Emma Russell 1877–1927

William Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of William M Franks in Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1894
27 Oct 1894
Age 80
Death of William M Franks in Glenville, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Glenville, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Ivy Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Glenville, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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