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William H Franks 1814–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Ivy Gap,Madison, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 July 1905

Death Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Henry Franks

Mother: Amy Franks

Spouse(s): Pheobe Hunter, Mary Morris, Phoebe Hunter

Children(s): Martha Franks, Amy Franks, William Franks, James Franks, Henry Franks, Lenora Franks, Garrett Franks, Janer Franks

William H Franks was born in 1814 in Ivy Gap,Madison, North Carolina, United States, the child of Henry Franks And Amy Franks. William H Franks married Mary Anne Morris, Pheobe Isabella Hunter, Phoebe Isabella Hunter, and had children including Amy Franks, Garrett Burton Britten Franks, Henry Franks, Hillard Franks, James W Joshua Franks, Janer Franks, Lenora Franks, Martha Malinda Franks, William Richard Franks. William H Franks passed away in 1905 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William H Franks was born in 1814 in Ivy Gap,Madison, North Carolina, United States, the child of Henry Franks And Amy Franks.
  • William H Franks married Mary Anne Morris, Pheobe Isabella Hunter, Phoebe Isabella Hunter, and had children including Amy Franks, Garrett Burton Britten Franks, Henry Franks, Hillard Franks, James W Joshua Franks, Janer Franks, Lenora Franks, Martha Malinda Franks, William Richard Franks.
  • William H Franks passed away in 1905 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Franks
1791–1868
Birth Location: Maggoty Creek, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Amy Franks
1788–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Pheobe Hunter
1810–1907
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Morris
1848–1930
Birth Location: Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Phoebe Hunter
1810–1907
Birth Location: Macon, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Martha Franks
1839–1914
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA
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Amy Franks
1836–1868
Birth Location: Madison, North Carolina, USA
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William Franks
1849–1927
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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James Franks
1841–1863
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Henry Franks
1832–1865
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Lenora Franks
1837–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Garrett Franks
1850–1927
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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Janer Franks
1843–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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William Franks's Ancestors

Self
William Franks
1814–1905
Birth Place: Ivy Gap,Madison, North Carolina, United States
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 (H) Franks (1814–28 July 1905) m. Pheobe (Isabella) Hunter (19 Feb 1810–1907) m. Mary (Anne) Morris (10 Jun 1848–30 Aug 1930) m. Phoebe (Isabella) Hunter (19 Feb 1810–1907)
  1. 1. Martha ((Malinda)) Franks 1839–1914
  2. 2. Amy Franks 1836–1868
  3. 3. William (Richard) Franks 1849–1927
  4. 4. James (W (joshua)) Franks 1841–1863
  5. 5. Henry Franks 1832–1865
  6. 6. Lenora Franks 1837–
  7. 7. Garrett (Burton Britten) Franks 1850–1927
  8. 8. Janer Franks 1843–

William Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of William H Franks in Ivy Gap,Madison, North Carolina, United States
Ivy Gap,Madison, North Carolina, United States
1905
28 July 1905
Age 91
Death of William H Franks in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Ivy Gap,Madison, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1905
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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