Person Page - 1058

     Lelia J. Franklin was born on 14 October 1891 at Carroll Co., MD. She was the daughter of James Joshua Franklin and Catherine E. Farver. Lelia J. Franklin married Charles Raymond Jenkins, son of Cornelius W. Jenkins and Eliza Jane Hartley, after April 1910.
Note: Newspaper articles:

The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 13 Jun 1913; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bair, of near New Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shipley, of Westminster; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Franklin, of Taylorsville, and Miss Cora Franklin, of Winfield, visited Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jenkins over Sunday.


The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 06 Feb 1914; Page 7; (Newspapers.com):

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jenkins and daughter spent a few days with Mrs. Jenkins' parents, at Taylorsville.


The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 28 May 1915; Page 7; (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Raymond Jenkins and daughter have returned home after spending two months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin, of near Taylorsville.

Lelia J. Franklin died on 1 December 1928 at Winfield, Carroll Co., MD, at age 37

OBITUARY - The Times; December 7, 1928 (via Find-A-Grave):

Mrs. Leila J. Jenkins, wife of C. Raymond Jenkins, died at her home in Winfield, Saturday night, December 1st 1928, aged 37 years, 2 months and 17 days. Death was due to kidney disease. She was a daughter of the late James and Catherine Franklin. Surviving besides her husband, are two children, Catherine Adalene and Burnell, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Franklin, Winfield, and Mrs. Charles Bair, Baltimore; and one brother, Robert Franklin, Winfield.


The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Monday,
03 Dec 1928; Page 32; (Newspapers.com):

JENKINS -- On December 1, 1928, at 10:35 P. M. at Winfield, Carroll county, Md., LELIA J., aged 37 years, beloved wife of C. Raymond Jenkins.

Funeral services will be held at Ebenezer M. E. Church Tuesday, December 4, at 2 o'clock. Interment in adjoining cemetery.


The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Monday, 03 Dec 1928; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Raymond Jenkins
Mrs. Lelia J. Jenkins died at her home in Winfield Saturday night at 11 o'clock. She was aged 37 years, one month and 7 days. Death was due to kidney trouble. She was a daughter of the late James and Catherine Franklin. Surviving are her husband and two children Adeline and Burnell, both at home; also two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Franklin, Winfield., and Mrs. Charles Blair, Bethel; and one brother, Robert Franklin, Winfield. The funeral will take place Tuesday with services in Ebenezer M. E. church at 2 p.m., the Rev. Lloyd Davis officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. C. M. Waltz is the funeral director.


The Times, Carroll County, MD; December 3, 1937; page 6; column 1; (Carroll County Times Archive, 1911 - 2017; Internet)

In Memoriam

JENKINS -- In Loving memory of my dear Sister, Lelia Jenkins, who departed this life nine years ago, December first, 1928.

While twilight dews were falling
Upon the brow of love,
We knew the Savior was calling
Her to the heavenly home above.

The years of her life were numbered
When the Messenger whispered low,
The Master has come and called for thee;
She answered: "I am ready to go."

On the river a pale boatman hastened,
She heard the soft dip of his oar,
Then from earth and sorrow he bore her
Across to that beautiful shore.

Loving Sister,
Mrs. Charley Bair.

     Loretta Abigail Franklin was born circa 1862 at Greenfield Twp., Fairfield Co. (probably), OH.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Amanda Patience Hunter.¹

     Mabel Gertrude Franklin was born on 14 March 1895 at Harlan, Shelby Co., IA. She was the daughter of Thomas Nelson Franklin and Gertrude Pearl Tallman. Mabel Gertrude Franklin married Reginald V. Rorabaugh on 8 June 1916 at Harlan, Shelby Co., IA. Mabel Gertrude Franklin died in March 1967 at Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK. She was buried on 7 March 1967 at Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK.

     Manson J. Franklin was born on 4 February 1905 at Washington Co. (probably), IN.¹ He was the son of Oliver A. Franklin and Olivia (?)¹ Manson J. Franklin married Marguerite Johnson, daughter of Daniel S. Johnson and Maude Cathcart, on 20 October 1932. Manson J. Franklin died in August 1964 at age 59 dates per SSDI.

     Mary Allie Franklin was also known as "Mamie". She was born in February 1865 at Carroll Co., MD.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Wesley Franklin and Mary Catherine Kitzmiller.¹ Mary Allie Franklin married Frederick W. Willcox on 25 June 1901 at Baltimore, MD. Mary Allie Franklin died on 30 December 1951 at Baltimore (probably), MD, at age 86

DEATH NOTICE - The Evening Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Wednesday, January 2, 1952; Page 43 (via Newspapers.com)

WILLCOX - On December 30, 1951, MARY A. (nee Franklin), the beloved wife of the late Frederick W. Willcox.

Funeral services will be at the William Cook Mansion, St. Paul and Preston streets, on Wednesday at 12 noon. Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery.

She was buried on 2 January 1952 at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.

     Mary Cordelia Franklin was born on 10 August 1887 at Carroll Co., MD.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Samuel Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Shipley.¹ Mary Cordelia Franklin married Heister Guie Rhawn, son of William Howe Rhawn and Annetta May Partridge, on 12 February 1918 at Richmond, VA,

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT - The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland; Thursday, February 14, 1918; Page 4 (Newspapers.com) and Richmond Times-Dispatch; Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, February 13, 1918; Page 7 (GenealogyBank.com):

Rhawn - Franklin

Miss Mary C. Franklin of 1712 Ruxton avenue, and Heister G. Rhawn, of Richmond, Va., were married Tuesday afternoon at the parsonage of the Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Richmond by the Rev. Fred R. Chenault.

Mr. and Mrs. Rhawn will live at 18 South Second street, Richmond, Va. Mrs. Rhawn is a native of Baltimore where she has made her home with an aunt since the death of her parents several years ago, and is an accomplished and attractive young woman. Mr. Rhawn has been with the Times-Dispatch since last October, serving as police reporter.


Note:

Newspaper Articles:

Wilkes-Barre Semi-Weekly Record; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, August 9, 1910; Page 5 (Newspapers.com):

Heister Rhawn of Catawissa transacted business in town on Saturday.


The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland; Sunday, April 13, 1947; Page 82 (Newspapers.com):

Personals
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Englar, of Murdock road, has as guests, her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Heister Rhawn of West Virginia. They will be joined later by their daughter, Miss Harriett Rhawn, a senior at Northwestern University.


News-Press; Fort Myers, Florida; Saturday, February 8, 1964; Page 7 (Newspapers.com):

Mr. and Mrs. Heister G. Rhawn of Clarksburg, W. Va., will leave Fort Myers today for St. Petersburg to end a Florida vacation, which began in West Palm Beach. Retired editor of the Clarksburg Exponent, a daily, and publisher of the Clarksburg News, a weekly, for 6 years prior to 1956, Mr. Rhawn is now a free lance journalist and is working on a biography of Joseph Diss DeBar, who coined the West Virginia state motto, "Mountaineers Are Always Free."

Mary Cordelia Franklin died on 20 July 1983 at Leesburg, Loudoun Co., VA, at age 95. She was buried in July 1983 at Elk View Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WV.

     Mary Elizabeth Franklin was born on 1 June 1912 at Baltimore, MD. She was the daughter of Wade H. Franklin and Elizabeth C. Gallagher. Mary Elizabeth Franklin lived on 1 April 1935 at Maryland, "Rural."¹ She married Donald J. Elkin on 15 April 1939 at Nashua, Chickasaw Co., IA. Mary Elizabeth Franklin lived in 1940 at Newton, Jasper Co., IA.¹ She died on 4 July 1991 at Baltimore (probably), MD, at age 79.

     Mary J. Franklin was born circa 1857 at Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Elijah Franklin and Nancy Strawn.¹

     Maud Leona Franklin was born on 8 July 1883 at Baltimore, MD, WW II draft registration.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Samuel Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Shipley.¹ Maud Leona Franklin married George Calvert DeVed, son of George Little DeVed and Louise Smith, circa 20 December 1905 at Baltimore, MD,

MARRIAGE LICENSES - The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland; Thursday, December 21, 1905; Page 6 (Newspapers.com):

Issued By The Clerk Of The Court Of Common Pleas.

The following marriage licenses were issued in Baltimore yesterday, the parties residing in Baltimore unless otherwise stated:

DEVED -- FRANKLIN -- George C. DeVed, 22; Maud L. Franklin, 22. Applicant, W. S. Bowman, 238 East Montgomery street.

Maud Leona Franklin died on 9 April 1918 at Arlington, Baltimore City Co., MD, at age 34

OBITUARY - The Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Wednesday, April 10, 1918; Page 9 (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Maud Leona Deved, 32 years old, wife of George Deved, died yesterday morning at her home, 26 Wilton Heights avenue, Arlington. She had been ill for several months. Surviving are her husband; a son, George Franklin Deved; two brothers, William H. Franklin and Herbert A. Franklin, and three sisters, Mrs. Hester Rohan, of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Samuel Householder, of Relay, and Mrs. Maurice Englar, of Baltimore. She was a daughter of the late Charles S. and Sarah E. Franklin. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

She was buried in April 1918 at Loudoun Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, Findagrave #88522520.

     Melissa Jane Franklin was born on 28 September 1850 at Fairfield Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Amanda Patience Hunter. Melissa Jane Franklin died on 22 October 1910 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, at age 60.

     Myrtle M. Franklin was born in April 1893 at Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Samuel Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Shipley.¹ Myrtle M. Franklin married Warren Elwood Hampton, son of Henry Elwood Hampton and Jane Elizabeth Kellam, circa 24 December 1910 at Baltimore Co., MD,

MARRIAGE LICENSE - The Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Sunday, December 25, 1910; Page 9 (Newspapers.com):

Issued by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas.
The following marriage licenses were issued in this city yesterday, the persons residing in Baltimore unless otherwise stated:

HAMPTON -- FRANKLIN. -- Warren E. Hampton, 21; Myrtle M. Franklin, 18. Applicant, Edward H. Miller, 1423 William street.


In June of 1917, on Warren's World War I Draft Registration Card, he said he was a widower with one child to support. Shortly after filling out that card, Warren married Ernestine Marie Schroder. They had five children.

OBITUARY - Ernestine Marie (Schroder) Hampton (second wife of Warren Elwood Hampton); The Evening Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Wednesday, November 12, 1969; Page 74 (Newspapers.com):

On November 10, 1969, ERNESTINE M., of 2009 Ruxton road, beloved wife of the late Warren E. Hampton and mother of Warren E. Hampton, Doris Streily, Virginia Sentz, Juanita Murray, Bertha Perkins and Loretta Bowers. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral from the Armacost Funeral Chapel, 4600 Liberty Heights road on Friday at 11 A.M. Interment at Loudon Park Cemetery. Visiting hours from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Myrtle M. Franklin died in 1913. She was buried in 1913 at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.

     Nathan H. Franklin was born on 6 January 1840 at Carroll Co., MD, per death certificate.¹ He married Asenith H. Edwards on 25 March 1885 at Carroll Co., MD. Nathan H. Franklin died on 8 November 1907 at Taylorsville, Carroll Co., MD, at age 67. He was buried in November 1907 at Taylorsville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Carroll Co., MD, Findagrave #31422583.

     Nathan Hood Franklin was born on 27 October 1849. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin and Lucinda Rankin. Nathan Hood Franklin married Ada Jane Rankin, daughter of Col. Robert L. S. Rankin and Louisa DaVault, on 7 February 1906. Nathan Hood Franklin died on 12 December 1923 at Jefferson Co., TN, at age 74. He was buried in December 1923 at Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hebron, Jefferson Co., TN.

     Oliver A. Franklin was born circa 1874 at Indiana.¹ He married Olivia (?) circa 1896.¹

     Omer Benjamin Franklin was born on 2 June 1909 at Allen Co., KY.¹ He was the son of Sidney Austin Franklin and Myrtle J. Stinson.¹ Omer Benjamin Franklin died in August 1978 at Lauderdale Co. (probably), AL, at age 69 per SSDI, last residence Florence.

     Pearl Franklin was born in September 1883 at Illinois. She was the daughter of Harrison Franklin and Louisa Catherine Munson.

     Priscilla Franklin was born circa 1853 at Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Elijah Franklin and Nancy Strawn.¹

     Raymond Luther Franklin was born on 15 April 1886 at Taylorsville, Carroll Co., MD. He was the son of Nathan H. Franklin and Asenith H. Edwards.¹ Raymond Luther Franklin married Cora Belle Franklin, daughter of James Joshua Franklin and Catherine E. Farver, circa 1921, Raymond and Cora Belle Franklin were third cousins, once removed. Occupation: Farm laborer, probably home farm (1900); laborer, farm hand (1910); plumber, house (1920); Highway inspector (1930); building inspector (1940); A retired Baltimore City paving inspector. Raymond Luther Franklin was Sam's Creek Church of the Brethren. He died on 21 December 1951 at Sykesville, Carroll Co., MD, at age 65

Obituary -- The Times , Carroll County, MD; December 27, 1951 (Carrol County Archives; Internet & Ancestry.com):

Raymond Luther Franklin
Raymond Luther Franklin, 65, Winfield, died Friday, December 21, 1951, in the Springfield State hospital after an illness of two years.? ? A retired Baltimore city paving Inspector, he was a native of Taylorsville and a son of the late Nathan and Ecenith Edwards Franklin.? ? Mr. Franklin was a member of the Sam's Creek Church of the Brethren.? ? Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cora B. Franklin, and four brothers and sisters, Mrs. Bessie Walker and Mrs. Margie Arnold, both of Catonsville; John Franklin, Baltimore and William Franklin, Taylorsville. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1 P M. at the Franklin home, followed by further services in the Ebenezer church, Winfield. The Rev. Dr.? ? E. C. Bixler, the pastor, officiated.? ? Interment in the Ebenezer cemetery. D. D.? ? Hartzler & Sons, funeral directors.


The News (Frederick, Maryland); Thursday, 27 December 1951; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Funeral rites for Raymond Luther Franklin, Winfield, were held Tuesday meeting at the late residence at 1 p. m. with further services in Ebenezer Church. Dr. E. C. Bixler was in charge of services. Mr. Franklin died Friday in Springfield State Hospital after an extended illness. interment was made in Ebenezer cemetery. The following served as bearers: Merton, Walter, Olin, Russell Franklin, Frank and Albert Byers. D. D. Hartzler & Sons were the funeral directors.

He was buried in December 1951 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, Winfield, Carroll Co., MD, Findagrave #99096619.

     Rezin Franklin was born on 24 January 1799 at Maryland.¹ He married Emeretta Porter. Rezin Franklin died on 24 February 1861 at age 62. He was buried in February 1861 at Bethany aka Covers Corner Cemetery, Taylorsville, Carroll Co., MD, Findagrave #71137069.

     Riley A. Franklin was born in March 1851 at Carroll Co., MD.¹ He was the son of Charles Wesley Franklin and Mary Catherine Kitzmiller.¹ Riley A. Franklin lived on 25 June 1880 at Georgetown, Clear Creek Co., CO, Miner, single. The demographic data on the 1880 census listing are not a good match (3 years too young, born in Illinois), however since he appears again in the 1885 Colorado state census of Clear Creek County, and was still a miner when listed in the 1900 census of Gunnison County, this must be the same Riley Franklin. DLB 2019.²
Note: Petition - Colorado Miner (Weekly), July 12, 1879; Colorado Historic Newspaper collection;( Internet):

(Riley A. Franklin, Georgetown, was one of those who signed a petition to require all Theatrical Troupes and Managers there of to maintain good order, but not to restrict liquor vending or restrict location of performances.)


Article - Leadville Daily/Evening Chronicle, January 16, 1888;? ? Colorado Historic Newspaper collection;( Internet):

Another raid was made on the vagrants during the day, and Jim James,?Thomas Sullivan, Riley Franklin, Frank Ehringer, E. M. Binford, Thomas Ferguson, Frank Moffat, Roger Howard and Mike Murphy were landed in the bastille.

He lived on 20 June 1900 at Main Street, Pitkin, Gunnison Co., CO, Miner, single. No further documentation found.³ He died after June 1900.

     Rudolph Franklin was born on 24 June 1911 at Monroe Co., KY.¹ He was the son of Sidney Austin Franklin and Myrtle J. Stinson.¹ Rudolph Franklin married Mary Iva Wimpee, daughter of Joseph Harrison Wimpee and Lillie Morris Creek, on 7 July 1928 at Macon Co., TN. Occupation: Dairy truck driver in 1940 at Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY.² Rudolph Franklin died on 21 June 1991 at Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, at age 79.

     Russell Hampton Franklin was born on 28 March 1915 at Baltimore, MD. He was the son of William Harvey Franklin and Bertha Ray Hampton. Russell Hampton Franklin married Lorraine Margaret Unger, daughter of George Condore Unger and Frances V. Rzepka, on 10 February 1940. Occupation: Bottler, brewery (1940); Baltimore firefighter (29 years - abt. 1945-1974).


The Baltimore Sun,Baltimore, Maryland; Saturday, 24 July 1948; Page 20; (Newspapers.com):

Four Firemen Injured In Crash While Answering False Alarm

"...........? ? ?

Thrown from a No. 10 Company hook-and-ladder truck in the collision with a streetcar yesterday afternoon, Charles Lusby, a fireman, incurred a back Injury and was held for observation at South Baltimore General Hospital.

Three other firemen and two trolley passengers were treated at hospitals after the crash at Fulton and Lafayette avenues.

Fireman John W. Martin was released after treatment at South Baltimore General Hospital, and two other members of the company, William E. Crispens and Russell H. Franklin received treatment at the Fire Department Infirmary."

Russell Hampton Franklin lived in 1992 at Catonsville, Baltimore Co., MD. He died on 6 August 1992 at age 77

Obituary -- The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland; Friday, 7 AUG 1992; page 37 (Newspapers.com):

FRANKLIN, Russell

On August 6, 1992, RUSSELL H., beloved husband of Lorraine (nee Unger), father of James and Thomas Franklin, father-in-law of Carol L. and Barbara L. Franklin, grandfather of Gregory J., Mark D., Jarrett T, and J. Cori Franklin, brother-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. William Dawson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wachsmuth, uncle of Charles Wachsmuth, Jr. and Wanda Wachsmuth, and William Dawson, Jr., and Suzanne Murphy.

Friends may call at the LEROY M. AND RUSSELL C. WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CANTONSVILLE, 1630 Edmondson Ave. (1 mile west of Beltway exit 14) on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.?Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 AM.?Entombment Loudon Park Cemetery.?In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2 Reservoir Circle, Suit 203, Baltimore, MD 21208



The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Monday, 17 AUG 1992; page 13; (Newspapers.com):

Russell H. Franklin Retired Firefighter

Russell Hampton Franklin, a Baltimore firefighter for 29 years, died Aug. 6 of liver cancer at his home in Catonsville. He was 77.

He retired as a lieutenant in 1974.

Mr. Franklin was a Baltimore native and Southern High School graduate.

He was a member of the Baltimore Antique Bottle Club and the Baltimore Fire Officers Association.

Mr. Franklin enjoyed crabbing on the Wye River and fishing in the Chesapeake Bay with his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Larraine M. Unger; two sons, James U, Franklin of Ellicott City and Thomas U. Franklin of Eldersburg; and four grandchildren.

The family suggested memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association, 2 Reservoir Circle, Suite 203, Baltimore 21208.

Services were held Aug. 10.

Cause of death: liver cancer. He was buried in August 1992 at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.

     Ruth L. Franklin was born on 4 April 1905 at Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of Herbert Auguster Franklin and Caroline Lena Utz.¹ Ruth L. Franklin married John Ferdinand Silber, son of John R. Silber and Mollie K. Wiegel. Ruth L. Franklin died on 30 March 1976 at Baltimore, MD, at age 70

OBITUARY - The Evening Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Thursday, April 1, 1976; Page 6 (Newspapers.com)

Mrs. Ruth Silber Services Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth L. Silber, a retired custodian in the Police Department will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday at the McCully funeral establishment, 130 East Fort avenue.

She died Tuesday at South Baltimore General Hospital. She would have been 71 on Sunday.

A native of Baltimore, the former Ruth L. Franklin was the wife of the late John F. Silber, Sr., a machinist for Elliott Brandt Company. Until her retirement last year, she had worked as a custodian at the Southern police district station house. She worked there for over 11 years.

Miss Silber was active in the Grace United Church of Christ, on South Charles street. She was one of the church's oldest members.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Doris Ruszin, of Pasadena, and Mrs. Juanita Hooper, of Baltimore, a son, John F. Silber, Jr., of Baltimore; a sister, Mrs. Emma Steinhice, of Pasadena; a brother, Herbert Franklin, a retired district judge, and 10 grandchildren.

     Sarah L. Franklin was born circa December 1859 at Winnebago Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Elijah Franklin and Nancy Strawn.¹

     Sidney Austin Franklin was born on 30 July 1878 at Kentucky WW I draft registration shows 1879.¹ He married Myrtle J. Stinson, daughter of Wesley Wilson Stinson and Millie Jane Farley, circa 1899.^2,1 Sidney Austin Franklin lived on 19 June 1900 at Civil District 15, Montgomery Co., TN.² He lived on 21 April 1910 at Gum Tree Precinct, Monroe Co., KY, Farming. Census p.3B. He died on 3 June 1962 at Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, at age 83.

     Theodore V. Franklin was born in December 1887 at Boone Co. (probably), IA.¹ He was the son of Thomas Richard Franklin and Frances Melcher.¹

     Thomas Edward Franklin was born on 14 May 1894 at Boone Co. (probably), IA.¹ He was the son of Thomas Richard Franklin and Frances Melcher.¹ Thomas Edward Franklin married Ethel C. Bloomfield. Thomas Edward Franklin died on 18 September 1984 at age 90. He was buried in September 1984 at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #60703609.

     Thomas J. Franklin was born in 1822 at England. He married Mary Elizabeth Lundstrom in 1860 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT. Thomas J. Franklin died in April 1900. He was buried in 1900 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co., MO, Findagrave #67971744.

     Note: From HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY, IOWA --

THOMAS N. FRANKLIN:

The gentleman to whom attention is directed in this review had attained prestige by reason of native and acquired ability because of prominence of his position in banking circles and by reason of his high standing in the domain of citizenship. He takes a deep and abiding interest in everything pertaining to the material advancement of his city and county and lends his hearty support to every enterprise intended to promote the advancement of Shelby County.

His family was one of those who had the distinction of being numbered among the pioneers of the Groves, Mr. Franklin has lived the greater part of his life within the borders of his home county. As vice-president of the oldest financial institution in Shelby county he holds a position of honor, trust and responsibility in the community.

Thomas N. FRANKLIN, vice-president of the Shelby County State Bank, was born June 10, 1864, in Summit County, Utah, and was the son of Thomas J. FRANKLIN, a native of England. The father was an officer in the British Army before coming to America and came of an excellent English family. He emigrated to this county about 1850, and after spending some time in the Middle West he journeyed to Utah a few years after the great migration of Mormon settlers or Latter Day Saints. He became affiliated with this denomination and took some part in establishing the settlements in the state founded by the Latter Day Saint leaders. He was one of the officers of the church organization in Utah, but in 1870 he renounced his belief in the faith of this church and united with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, after which he moved to Missouri where he died some years afterwards. The wife of Thomas J. FRANKLIN and the mother of Thomas N. was Mary Elizabeth LUNDSTROM, a native of Sweden who came to America when sixteen years of age. She died in Harlan in 1907 and was the mother of five children, Henry died at the age of seventeen years; J. M. resides near Cameron, Missouri; Mrs. Selina Clark lives at Ukiah, California; Thomas N., with whom this narrative deals; Mrs Julia V. Mockler, of Bismarck, North Dakota.

Mr. Franklin has been twice married. His first marriage occurred in September, 1893. He married Gertrude TALLMAN, who died March 27, 1895, leaving one daughter, Mabel Gertrude, a student in the Music Conservatory at Fargo, North Dakota. His second marriage took place May 12, 1907, to Pearl S. MC CORD, a daughter of Bradley and Mary E. MC CORD, of Harlan. To this marriage have been born the following children: Mary Elizabeth, born October 6, 1899: Maxine, born November 10, 1901: Thomas Bradley, born February 14, 1906, and Mignon Velate, born December 31, 1913.

Mr. Franklin is allied with the Democratic party and takes an interest in political affairs to the extent of assisting in the election of good and capable men to office. He is a member of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. He is fraternally connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Blue Lodge of the A. F. and A. M of Harlan. His standing in the community as one of its well respected and useful citizens is assured.


Thomas Nelson Franklin was born on 10 June 1864 at Summit Co., UT. He was the son of Thomas J. Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Lundstrom. Thomas Nelson Franklin married Gertrude Pearl Tallman, daughter of James Henry Tallman and Landora Jane Richtstine, on 20 September 1893 at Harlan, Shelby Co., IA. Thomas Nelson Franklin died on 25 November 1924 at Harlan, Shelby Co., IA, at age 60. He was buried in November 1924 at Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, Shelby Co., IA, Findagrave #38683168.

     Thomas Richard Franklin was born on 31 January 1859 at Greenfield Twp., Fairfield Co., OH.^2,1,3 He was the son of Benjamin Franklin and Amanda Patience Hunter.¹ Thomas Richard Franklin married Frances Melcher, daughter of Edward Melcher and Clara (?), circa 1886 at Boone Co. (probably), IA.³ Thomas Richard Franklin died on 16 October 1924 at age 65. He was buried in October 1924 at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #40451313.