John C. Franks (1830 - 1859)

Husband of Eliza Ann (Weir) Chamberlain — married about 1856 in Minnesota

Died 21 Jan 1859 at age 28 in Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

Biography

John was born in Pennsylvania around 1832.^[1]

John was a Carpenter by profession.^[1]

John and Eliza's daughter Adda was born in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, in 1857^[2]

In the 1857 census John (age 25) was in St Anthony, Hennepin.^[3][1] John and his wife Eliza and their two daughters Rachel and Adda were sharing a house with John and Mary Christman and their four young children.^[3][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857"
   citing Line: 39; Digital film/folder number: 004539667; FHL microfilm: 944285; Image number: 435; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03639-2
   FamilySearch Record: 38TR-Z3Z (accessed 1 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-YR97-W6
   John C Franks (25). Born in Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
   citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul
   FamilySearch Record: ZDN1-PTN2 (accessed 1 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9T2-CWS3-B Image number 00425
   John Franks in death record for daughter Adda Coot Anderson 1 Sep 1926 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905"
   Line: 34; Roll: MN1857_2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1058 #619407 (accessed 1 October 2023)
   John R Franks (25) in St Anthony, Hennepin.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Evelyn McKelvey for creating this profile through the import of My Family File-WEIR-HIBBARD.ged on Aug 4, 2016.