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(Think before you copy! Just because you can doesn't make it Right) "There is great debate among the Franklin Family as to where this line came from. 1) Was it a branch of the great states men Ben Franklin from his brother. 2) Was it part of another line of Franklin's that came to Virginia from England after the Revolutionary War. 3) Was it the Franklin's that first settled in Maryland then moved to Virginia? 4) Are these Franklin's part of the Tennessee Franklin's. This author leans toward the later. My reason is simple and unproved. In my search the name of Jesse Franklin drops off and can not be found again unless you go into Tennessee. Like with my "Richard Gammon's" there is a Jesse in each Generation. Ok this maybe to simple if you have a thought please share it with us!"(1) 1. FRANKLIN - 1325 Spouse: Unknown - 1326 Children: Jesse - 1282 Wilson M. - 1352 (2) 1.1 Jesse FRANKLIN - 1282 Birth Date: Circa 1820/1830 Death Date: Circa 1864/1870 Occupation: Farmer Notes: Shown on the 1860 census for Post Office Walker's Church Virginia. Age 39 male & Value of Estate at 25. Household 217. 7 (2) Jesse is not shown on the 1870 Census in the household - there is a child listed on this census as "BEZA" age given as 15; note that this child is not shown on the 1860 census?7 (note The early census records indicate that Jesse and Elizabeth were born in Virginia, could read and write. There are obvious errors in the these records regardless of who made them).Research: Be advised that the dates are not right for this Jesse Franklin but I have found a Jesse Franklin in Bedford Co. TN - Listed in the The Democratic Clarion & Tennessee Gazette Published by Thomas G. Bedford. No date Vol. III, No. CV Taxes remaining due for 1809 - shows a Jesse Franklin with 1000 Acres Situation Elk River double taxes due. 4) Same Jesse Franklin in item 2 above is again listed for Delinquent taxes Bedford Co1, Ran. 3 The 1870 Census also shows: Fred Franklin 30; Martha B. or S 34; Robert H. 2; Samuel D. 6 months.7 Spouse: Elizabeth Heath - 1329 Birth Date: About 1830 Death Date: 20 Sep 1886 Spouse Notes: Shown on Census 1860 Appomattox County Va. Walker's Church Virginia Post office Virginia household #217 wife of Jesse Franklin; her age is shown as 30 7. Shown on the 1870 census at age 66? This must be an error?Marriage Date: 1845 Children: Sarah Elizabeth - 1344 Frederick H. - 1328 Lucy - 1331 John L - 1330 William A. - 1332 Jesse - 1304 Robert Bause - 1698 (3) 1.1.1a Sarah Elizabeth FRANKLIN* - 1344 Birth Date: 1862 Death Date: 1 Sep 1948 Notes: 1) Needs to be verified but maybe Jesse & Frederick's' sister. She married a Joseph William Goin, confederate solider and then later married a Brown? So also may have been married to a Edmonson?72) not shown on 1860 Census for Appomattox County Virginia, shown on the 1870 as age 8 73) We have been given a dob for Sarah E. as 1872, a reliable family member and source which would make the census record wrong????; On marriage to Conrod Brown gives age as 24. 7Spouse: Jospeh William Goin - 1375 Occupation: Confedrate Solider Other Spouses Conrad Brown Sr - 1376 (3) 1.1.1b Sarah Elizabeth FRANKLIN* - 1344 (See above) Spouse: Conrad Brown Sr - 1376 Birth Date: 1844 Death Date: 1908 Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1889 Children: William Henry - 1374 Mary Elizabeth - 1551 Josephine - 1553 Flossie Ann - 1557 Conrad R. - 1559 Sallie Virginia - 1560 Other Spouses Jospeh William Goin - 1375 (4) 1.1.1b.1 William Henry BROWN - 1374 Birth Date: 15 Nov 1884 Death Date: 2 Feb 1961 Spouse: Mary Ruth FRANKLIN - 1345 Spouse Father: Frederick H. FRANKLIN - 1328 (1846-) Spouse Mother: Martha Goin - 1377 (1834-1907) Spouse Notes: Was raised by Frederick Franklin7 Children: Berkley - 1346 William Curtis - 1529 Ruth Alice - 1530 Marvin Whitney - 1548 Martha Eunice - 1549 Margaret Idell - 1550 (4) 1.1.1b.2 Mary Elizabeth Brown - 1551 Birth Date: 1 Feb 1890 Spouse: Jesse Bascomb Burley - 1552 (4) 1.1.1b.3 Josephine Brown - 1553 Birth Date: 27 Sep 1892 Spouse: Willard Wingfield Woodall - 1554 Children: Frances - 1555 Emma - 1556 (4) 1.1.1b.4 Flossie Ann Brown - 1557 Death Date: 1985 Spouse: Edgar L. Hurdle - 1558 (4) 1.1.1b.5 Conrad R. Brown Jr - 1559 Birth Date: 24 Jun 1892 Death Date: 6 Jun 1963 Spouse: Fannie Mariah Goin - 1527 Spouse Father: Richard Goin Sr - 1525 Spouse Mother: Evaletta FRANKLIN - 1524 (4) 1.1.1b.6 Sallie Virginia Brown - 1560 Birth Date: 21 Nov 1906 Death Date: 26 Dec 1993 Spouse: J. Eugene Dunaway Jr - 1561 Death Date: 4 Jul 1957 (3) 1.1.2a Frederick H. FRANKLIN* - 1328 Birth Date: Circa 1846/1847 Civil War Vet. Notes: 1) shown on the 1860 census house hold #217.1 age 13 not shown on 1870 census 72) Fought in the Civil War for a man named Jones. He was promised by Jones and rec'd ? acres for fight in Jones place. Some of his descendants still live on part of this land. 7Spouse: Martha Goin - 1377 Birth Date: 1834 Death Date: 22 May 1907 Spouse Research: Not sure whether Martha was MariEtta's sister (parents were William and Elizabeth Gowin) who married Frederick or Martha Gowin dau of Samuel & Susan Gowin also in the 1860 census. MariEtta's bible includes an entry that Martha Whorley departed 12/26/183 7Children: Clifton Edward - 1281 Robert - 1295 Sam Dibrel - 1297 Thomas S. - 1445 Frederick - 1503 Mary Ruth - 1345 (Adopted) Other Spouses Bessie CONNER - 1299 (4) 1.1.2a.1a Clifton Edward FRANKLIN Sr* - 1281 Birth Date: Circa 1875/1877 Death Date: 1959 Spouse: Annie Walker SMITH - 1286 Children: Floris - 1287 James W. - 1288 Wesley - 1289 David M. - 1290 Mattie - 1291 Annie Mabel - 1292 Other Spouses Martha Wooten - 1378 (4) 1.1.2a.1b Clifton Edward FRANKLIN Sr* - 1281 (See above) Spouse: Martha Wooten - 1378 Birth Date: 1874 Birth Place: Buckingham County, Virginia Death Date: 1910 Children: Martha Ann - 1284 Cliff E. - 1285 Early - 1379 Julian - 1381 Other Spouses Annie Walker SMITH - 1286 (4) 1.1.2a.2 Robert FRANKLIN - 1295 Birth Date: 1869 Death Date: 1 Jan 1942 Alias: Bob Franklin Spouse: Cora WOOTTEN - 1296 Birth Place: Buckingham, VA Children: James George - 1323 David Ernest - 1446 Virginia - 1448 Lucy A. - 1471 Robert Sterling - 1473 Frederick - 1480 Cora Bessie - 1482 Mamie - 1484 Mazie - 1485 Mary E - 1487 (4) 1.1.2a.3 Sam Dibrel FRANKLIN - 1297 Birth Date: 1871 Death Date: 3 Feb 1950 Alias: Dibble Franklin Notes: Sam Dibrel may have had a second wife Margaret last name unknown at this time Spouse: Lou AMOS - 1298 Birth Place: Buckingham County, VA Children: Rowan - 1498 Sam - 1499 John - 1500 Lynn - 1501 Annie - 1502 (4) 1.1.2a.4 Thomas S. FRANKLIN - 1445 Birth Date: 1867 Death Date: Before 1870 (4) 1.1.2a.5 Frederick FRANKLIN Jr. - 1503 Birth Date: 1873 (4) 1.1.2a.6 Mary Ruth FRANKLIN - 1345 (See duplicate branch above) (3) 1.1.2b Frederick H. FRANKLIN* - 1328 (See above) Spouse: Bessie CONNER - 1299 Birth Date: 25 Dec 1889 Death Date: 22 Jul 1958 Marriage Date: 1910 Children: Lizzie - 1302 Jesse James - 1333 (Twin) Dewitt - 1303 (Twin) Mary - 1451 Courtney Frederick - 1300 Other Spouses Martha Goin - 1377 (4) 1.1.2b.1 Lizzie FRANKLIN - 1302 Birth Date: 21 Dec 1913 Notes: 1) not shown on the 1860 census house hold #217 Spouse: E. H. Steadman - 1450 (4) 1.1.2b.2 Jesse James FRANKLIN - 1333 Birth Date: 15 Jun 1919 Spouse: Violet Carrico - 1334 (4) 1.1.2b.3 Dewitt FRANKLIN - 1303 Birth Date: 15 Jun 1919 Alias: Witt Franklin (4) 1.1.2b.4 Mary FRANKLIN - 1451 Birth Date: 7 May 1916 Spouse: Howard Ferguson - 1452 (4) 1.1.2b.5 Courtney Frederick FRANKLIN - 1300 Notes: 1) Is not shown on the 1860 Census at household #217 - maybe younger? Spouse: Margaret FRANKLIN - 1301 Alias: Margie Franklin Spouse Father: Harrison Franklin - 1449 Spouse Mother: Virginia FRANKLIN - 1448 (1892-) Children: Lillian - 1507 Rose - 1509 Susie - 1511 John Courtney - 1513 Roland - 1514 Frank - 1515 Lynn - 1516 Sam - 1517 (3) 1.1.3 Lucy FRANKLIN - 1331 Birth Date: Circa 1848 Notes: 1) shown in 1860 census houldhold #217.2 age 12; shown on 1870 as age 217 2) 1900 census shows that she was living with brother Bause (Robert?) Franklin 14(3) 1.1.4 John L FRANKLIN - 1330 Birth Date: 18 Jul 1849 Birth Place: 14 1900 CensusAlias: John Lawson Franklin Notes: 1) Shown on 1860 Census at age 10, household 217.3 Not sure that Walker is this John's Son. Family stories stated he was a hermit and never married 7Spouse: Elizabeth Goin - 1518 Birth Date: 26 Jun 1850 Birth Place: 14 1900 CensusChildren: Walker - 1348 Wesley J. - 1519 Thomas - 1520 Edward - 1521 Geneva Bernice - 1522 Evaletta - 1524 Allie Jane Meady - 1568 (4) 1.1.4.1 Walker FRANKLIN - 1348 Birth Date: 12 Jul 1887 Birth Place: 14 1900 CensusAlias: Ernest ? Notes: Not sure that Walker is this John's Son. Family stories stated he was a hermit and never married (4) 1.1.4.2 Wesley J. FRANKLIN - 1519 Birth Date: 21 Dec 1878 (4) 1.1.4.3 Thomas FRANKLIN - 1520 Birth Date: 19 Feb 1881 (4) 1.1.4.4 Edward FRANKLIN - Birth Date: 15 Dec 1884 (4) 1.1.4.5 Geneva Bernice FRANKLIN - 1522 Birth Date: 6 Sep 1983 Birth Place: 14 1900 CensusSpouse: Murray - 1523 (4) 1.1.4.6 Evaletta FRANKLIN - 1524 Spouse: Richard Goin Sr - 1525 Children: Mary Frances - 1526 Fannie Mariah - 1527 Richard - 1562 Early - 1563 Wiley - 1564 Frank - 1565 Jake - 1566 Ruben Mosley - 1567 (4) 1.1.4.7 Allie Jane Meady FRANKLIN - 1568 Spouse: Henry Harrison Goin - 1569 Children: Carrie - 1570 Flora - 1572 Katie Margaret - 1574 Etta - 1576 Ethel - 1578 Dabney Herbert - 1581 David Harrison - 1583 Doctor Walkner - 1585 Ernest - 1586 (3) 1.1.5 William A. FRANKLIN - 1332 Birth Date: ? 1854 Notes: 1) shown on the 1860 Census as age 6 house hold #217.5; shown on the 1870 census age 10 (3) 1.1.6 Jesse FRANKLIN II - 1304 Birth Date: Circa 2 Mar 1848 Death Date: 23 Mar 1944 Burial Place: Appomattox/Buckingham, VA State Park Notes: Shown on the 1860 census - he is shown at age 8? this would make his birth year 1852 not the birth year as found in my research notes - The family bible show his DOB as 03/02/1849; Died 03/02(23)/1944 and married MariEtta Gowin 05/11/1874, the bible is with Wesley. Shown on 1870 census age 17 7 The bible belonged to Mary E. Goins in the bible she did not spell her name as one word. Mary E. was nicknamed Metna by her Grandpa.7History: Before his death he acquired 400-600 acres of land along "Fishpond Creek" near Vera Virginia. He deeded 200 acres and a white frame house to the Wife his son Abdalh B. #1306; and her children sometime in the 1930's. This house was later sold to a great nephew Berkley Brown #1346 by Ella Gobble Franklin. In the late 1930's Jesse sold his remaining farm land to the State to become part of the "Appomattox-Buckingham State Park. The Franklin Family Cemetery is located there but the House Jesse #1304 and Mary Etta #1305 lived in most of their lives burned down. Berkley Brown #1346 states that Abdalh #1306 bought some of the land from the "Old Tom Harvey" place and put up a cabin where the three of them lived until Jesse's death in 1947. Jesse is buried in the old family cemetery along with his wife, his son Jesse Helium #1338; two of Abdalh #1306 children. LuEtta #1308 never married and produced no off-spring. She is buried in the Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery. She died 1961. Abdalh #1306 is buried in the Beasley Family Cemetery. He died 10/12/1949. (My Grandfather with local other family members found the grave sites this past spring (1998). They cleaned up the plot and my grandfather has plans for new marks) Spouse: Mary Etta GOWEN - 1305 Birth Date: 4 Apr 1845 Death Date: 15 Mar 1903 Burial Place: Appomattox/Buckingham, VA State Park Alias: Mari Etta Goin;Gowin;Nickname From Grandfather Metna; Spouse Father: William Gowin - 1259 Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1874 Children: Abdalh B. - 1306 Addie - 1335 Abraham Frank - 1337 Jesse Helium - 1338 LouEtta - 1339 Rosen - 1272 (4) 1.1.6.1 Abdalh B. FRANKLIN - 1306 Birth Date: 14 Oct 1875 Death Date: 12 Oct 1949 Burial Place: Beasley Cemetery, Appomattox Co., Unmarked Alias: Ab Franklin Spouse: Ella GOBBLE - 1307 Birth Date: 19 Nov 1894 Death Date: 7 Jun 1968 Marriage Date: 1894 Divorced: About Dec 1939 Children: Louetta - 1308 Etta - 1309 Beulah - 1310 Lewis Oliver - 1311 Alexander - 1340 Abdalh B. - 1313 Benjamin - 1315 Clarence - 1316 Cary Junson - 1317 Thomas Jefferson - 1318 (4) 1.1.6.2 Addie FRANKLIN - 1335 Birth Date: 21 Sep 1879 Death Date: 27 Dec 1927 Spouse: William GARRETT - 1336 Birth Date: 23 May 1872 Death Date: 1957 Alias: William GARRETTE Children: Jessie Catherine - 1364 Mary Florence - 1359 Willie Bernard - 1362 Margaret Catherine - 1358 Beulah Mae - 1361 Leonard Loflin - 1343 John Wesley - 1342 (4) 1.1.6.3a Abraham Frank FRANKLIN* - 1337 Birth Date: 23 Nov 1877 Death Date: About 1958 Death Place: Weston Sanitarium Alias: Frank Franklin Spouse: Anne - 1260 Marriage Place: Gilmer County West Virginia Other Spouses Mildred Snodgrass - 1629 (4) 1.1.6.3b Abraham Frank FRANKLIN* - 1337 (See above) Spouse: Mildred Snodgrass - 1629 Other Spouses Anne - 1260 (4) 1.1.6.4 Jesse Helium FRANKLIN - 1338 Birth Date: 25 Feb 1882 Death Date: 2 Dec 1907 Burial Place: Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetary Notes: Family story is that Jesse Hulim was called to serve in WWI he jumped off the ship. Jesse Helium came back home and died of pneumonia. The family bible states his death as 1907 - The USA did not enter WWI until 1917 - however there was a police action were the USA Occupied Nicaragua for serveral years starting in 1907. Or was this a misprint in the bible? (4) 1.1.6.5 LouEtta FRANKLIN - 1339 Birth Date: 1885 Death Date: 19 Oct 1961 History: Louu Etta lived with her father Jesse all of her life. She was mildly mentally handicaped and never married. (4) 1.1.6.6 Rosen FRANKLIN - 1272 Birth Date: 19 Jun 1888 Birth Place: Vera Appomattox Co. VA Death Date: 4 Mar 1954 Death Place: Hyattsville, MD Burial Place: Adelphi, Maryland Occupation: Coal Miner Notes: 1) Methodist7 History: Rosen left home at an early age to follow his brother Abraham #1337 to West Virgnia after the death of his mother at age 14. He worked in timbering, mining and other related jobs and building of the railroad lines. Physically he was a strong handsome man about 6'1 with black hair and blue eyes. Audra Brown #1380 was quoted as saying often "She never had a son as handsome as his father". Rosen liked good clothes and was stylish. Per his daughter Agatha #1277 writes- "Rosen often short tempered and more difficult to live with. Although there were conflicts these were seldom exhibited before the children" 7 After his marriage they moved to Appomattox to live with Rosen's father Jesse II #1304, a widower.After the birth of their son James Arthur the family moved to West Virginia along the Little Kanawha river and later in the Stouts Mill area, alond side Audra's parents. Later they purchased a farm from Audra's parents. They built a house and farmed until 1922 until they moved to Webster Springs WVA, where Rosen worked in the coal mines. Rosen was injuried in a mine accident. In 1942 Audra and Rosen moved to Washington DC and purchased a rooming house. Spouse: Audra Leola BROWN - 1380 Birth Date: 26 Apr 1886 Birth Place: Harrison County WVA Christen Place: Hyattsville, MD Death Date: 16 Apr 1963 Death Place: Hyattsville, MD Burial Place: Adelphi, Maryland Occupation: Home Maker - Worked Also At Hecht Co. Spouse Father: Woodville BROWN - 1391 (1860-1942) Spouse Mother: Minnie Mae SOMMERVILLE - 1392 (1865-1950) Spouse Notes: 1) Methodist 7Spouse History: Audra had straight auburn hair and blue eyes. She was 5'6 tall with a good sense of humor and was a wonderful story teller. Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1910 Marriage Place: Oakland, Maryland Children: Marietta Mae - 1273 James Arthur - 1266 Zella Esther - 1275 Jessie Woodville - 1276 Betty Merle - 1278 (Stillborn) Brenny Burl - 562 (Twin) Agatha Leah - 1277 Teddy Lindburgh - 1279 (3) 1.1.7 Robert Bause FRANKLIN - 1698 Birth Date: 1861 (2) 1.2 Wilson M. FRANKLIN - 1352 Birth Date: About 1825 Notes: Wilson M. Franklin shown as 218 and William Franklin shown as 234 on the 1860 census index for Appomattox County compiled by Stuart McDearmon Farrar were Jesse's brothers. I have not yet been able to identify his parents although Reuben Franklin who came from Stafford County to Appomattox as shown in the 1850 census records, taken from microfilm at the National Archivesis a possibility: Rueben Franklin 69; Lassile(?) wife 59; Sarah 30; Catherine 20; Amanda B. 18; America S. 15.7Spouse: Martha - 1353 Birth Date: About 1833 Children: Emily - 1354 William A - 1355 Joel - 1356 Albert - 1357 (3) 1.2.1 Emily FRANKLIN - 1354 Birth Date: About 1853 (3) 1.2.2 William A FRANKLIN - 1355 Birth Date: About 1855 (3) 1.2.3 Joel FRANKLIN - 1356 Birth Date: 1857 (3) 1.2.4 Albert FRANKLIN - 1357 Birth Date: About 1859
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