Permelia Melvina (Bennett) Franks (1861 - 1943)

Born 3 Feb 1861 in Anderson County, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1943 at age 81 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA

Biography

Birth

Permelia Melvina Bennett was born on 3 February 1861 in Anderson County, Texas, USA to Miles Bennett (1816-1887) and Sara Laura Jordan (1830-1925).

Siblings

1. Levi Armstead Bennett was born in 1850 in Houston County, Texas, USA. He married Emma Conaway (1868-after 24 April 1884) on 18 December 1882 in Anderson County, Texas. Levi died on 7 December 1889 in Anderson County, Texas, USA.
2. William Monroe Bennett was born c. 1854 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. He married Georgia C. Watts (1859-1900) on 14 March 1878 at Elkhart, Anderson, Texas. William died c. 1899 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA.
3. Cynthia Faith Bennett was born on 16 August 1856 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. She married John Parker Jr. (1850-1917) on 15 January 1874 in Anderson County, Texas. Cynthia died on 17 May 1950 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
4. Richard Bennett was born on 30 September 1858 in Anderson County, Texas, USA. He married 1) Luanna Angie Gauntt (1861-1891) on 5 December 1878 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA and 2) Edna Gertrude Gressett (1870-1938) on 8 September 1895 in Anderson County, Texas. Richard died on 26 October 1943 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA.

Education

Permelia completed 2 years of high school.

Marriage and Family

She married George W. Franks (1852-1939) c. 1879 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas.

Children of the Franks-Bennett Marriage

1. Georgiana Franks was born in March 1880 in Anderson County, Texas USA. She married Edward Oakley Franks (1869-1958) after 1900. Georgiana died on 31 December 1932 in Anderson County, Texas, USA.
2. William Henry Franks was born on 5 July 1882 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. He married 1) Cora Zelma Quarles, known as Zelma, (1882-1923) on 29 December 1907 in Anderson County, Texas and 2) Maude Ethel Parker (1895-1972) on 29 August 1924 in Anderson County, Texas. William died on 21 February 1961 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA.
3. Laura Franks was born on 18 July 1885 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. She married William Cody McCracken, called Cody, (1889-1963) c. 1908. Laura died on 22 February 1974 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
4. Edward Day Franks was born on 23 May 1892 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. He married Lillie Mae Lann (1895-1979) on 28 October 1911 in Frio County, Texas, USA. Edward died on 3 May 1975 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.
5. James Clingman Franks was born on 1 September 1894 in Anderson County, Texas, USA. He died on 5 October 1955 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

Death and Burial

Permelia died on 30 January 1943 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA at the age of 81. Cause of death was listed as pneumonia and senility.

Buried in Pilgrim Cemetery (White section), Elkhart, Anderson, Texas.

Find A Grave Memorial # 23174516

Sources

• 1870 US Federal Census, n.d., in Anderson County, Texas. ^[1]
• 1880 US Federal Census in June in Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas. Page 17, lines 27-34. ^[2]
• 1900 US Federal Census on 3 July in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas. ^[3]
• 1910 US Federal Census on 27 April in Justice Precinct 1, Frio, Texas. ^[4]
• 1920 US Federal Census on 29 January in Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas.^[5]
• 1930 US Federal Census on 30 April in Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas.^[6]
• 1940 US Federal Census on 8 April in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas.^[7]
• US Social Security Applications and Claims Index for son, William Henry Franks.
• US Social Security Applications and Claims Index for daughter, Laura McCracken.
• Texas Death Index.
• Texas Death Certificate for Mrs. Permelia Melvina Franks.
• Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1870: Bennett, Miles 53, farmer, head; Laura 39, wife; Levi 19, farm, son; Monroe 16, son; Cynthia 13, daughter; Richard 11, son; Permelia 9, daughter.
2. ↑ 1880: Bennett, Miles 63, b. Indiana, farmer, head; Laura 43, b. Illinois, wife; Richard 21, b. TX, farm labor, son; Louanna 19, b. TX, daughter-in-law; Robert 8 months (Sept), b. TX, grandson; Franks, Permelia 19, b. TX, daughter; Franks, George 27, b. Louisiana, son-in-law; Georgiana 3 months (March), b. TX, granddaughter.
3. ↑ 1900: Franks, George W. 48/b. Apr 1852 in AR, farmer, head; Permelia 38/b. Feb 1861 in TX, married 21 years, 6 children born & 5 living, wife; Henry 17/b. Jul 1882 TX, farm, son; Laura 15/b. Jul 1884 TX, daughter; Edward 8/May 1892 TX, son; Clingman 5/b. Sep 1894 TX, son; Oak 30/b. Nov 1849 TX, farm, married, cousin; Annie 19/Mar 1880, married, daughter; Henry 84/b. Apr 1816 TN, widowed, father-in-law; Bennett, Laura 69/b. Aug 1830 IL, widow, 3 children born & living, mother-in-law; Bennett, Fannie 16/b. Dec 1883 TX, niece.
4. ↑ 1910: Franks, George W. 58, married 31 years, farmer, head; Permelia 49, 6 children born & 5 living, wife; Edward 17, farm labor, son; Clingman 15, farm labor, son; Bennett, Laura, 79, mother-in-law.
5. ↑ 1920: Franks, G.W. 67, farmer, head; Permelia 58, wife; Clingman 25, single, farmer, son; Bennett, Laura 89, widow, mother-in-law.
6. ↑ 1930: Franks, George 77, farmer, head; Permelia 69, wife; Clingman 36, widowed, son; Willa 7, granddaughter; Dyal 6, grandson.
7. ↑ 1940: Taylor, Obie B. 52, b. AL, Laborer, head; Emma 49, seamstress at WPA Sewing, wife; Miller 17, son; Mildred 17, daughter; Juanita 14, daughter; Bobbie Jean 10, daughter; Franks, Permelia 79, widow, 2 years high school, aunt; Franks, Clingman 45, widowed, 2 yrs high school, cousin.

Acknowledgements

1. William Foster Jr. created Bennett-15105 from "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://person.ancestry.com/tree/59907422/person/34050266568/facts : accessed 2 January 2017).
2. Darlene Scott Kerr added bio and sources on 17 May 2017.