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William Pinkston "Pink" Franks 1843 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1843

Birth Location: Hancock Co, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 30 Oct 1907

Death Location: Hancock Co, Georgia, USA

Father: John Franks

Mother: Lecie Howell

Spouse(s): Mary Lary

Children(s): Robert Franks

William Pinkston "Pink" Franks was born in 1843 in Hancock Co, Georgia, USA, the child of John Toombes Franks and Lecie Letha "Lucy" "Leila" Howell. William Pinkston "Pink" Franks married Mary Elizabeth Lary, and had children including Robert Madison "Matt" Franks. William Pinkston "Pink" Franks passed away in 1907 in Hancock Co, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Pinkston "Pink" Franks was born in 1843 in Hancock Co, Georgia, USA, the child of John Toombes Franks and Lecie Letha "Lucy" "Leila" Howell.
  • William Pinkston "Pink" Franks married Mary Elizabeth Lary, and had children including Robert Madison "Matt" Franks.
  • William Pinkston "Pink" Franks passed away in 1907 in Hancock Co, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Franks
1814 – 1862
Birth Location: Hancock County, Georgia, USA
JF
Lecie Howell
1814 – 1850
Birth Location: Georgia
LH

Spouses(s)

Mary Lary
1840 – 1883
Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA
ML

Children(s)

Robert Franks
1871 – 1945
Birth Location: Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
RF

William Franks's Ancestors

Self
William Franks
1843 – 1907
Birth Place: Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Toombes Franks
1814 – 1862
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Lecie (Letha "Lucy" "Leila") Howell
1814 – 1850
Georgia
Grandparents
WILLIAM FRANKS
1794 – 1826
North Carolina, USA
Martha ("Patsy") Hammack
1794 – 1897
Wilkes County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
ROBERT HAMMOCK
1758 –
Nancy Hill
1763 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Franks's Descendants

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William (Pinkston "Pink") Franks (May 1843 – 30 Oct 1907) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lary (1840 – 06 Oct 1883)
  1. 1. Robert (Madison "Matt") Franks (12 Sep 1871 – 15 May 1945) m. Georgia (Bell) Thigpen (24 January 1872 – 1 July 1957)
    1. 1. Annie (Mary) Franks (13 January 1898 – 18 September 1917) m. Albert (Capus) Temples (26 May 1898 – 18 September 1918)
      1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Temples (3 Apr 1917 – 1994) m. Marcus (D) Price (19 Jan 1912 – 9 Sep 1975)
        1. 1. Kenyon (Brite) Price (18 Apr 1938 – ) m. Shirley Mobley (19 Feb 1946 – ) m. Shirley (Vonette) Garnto (12 Oct 1936 – )
        2. 2. Sue Price (23 Aug 1952 – 31 Dec 2009)
        3. 3. Albert Price
        4. 4. Tilman Price

William Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1843
May 1843
Birth of William Pinkston "Pink" Franks in Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
1907
30 Oct 1907
Age 64
Death of William Pinkston "Pink" Franks in Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
Hancock Co, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1843
    Event Place: Hancock Co, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
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