Aubrey Floyd Franklin (1921 - 1964)

Born 3 Jan 1921 in Mitchell County, Texas, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of LaRue (Knight) Franklin — married [date unknown] in Abernathy, Lubbock county, Texas

Died 2 Dec 1964 at age 43 in Hale Center, Hale County, Texas, United States of America

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Biography

Aubrey Floyd Franklin was born 03 Jan 1921 in Mitchell County, Texas to Walker Berry Franklin and Laura Posey.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

He enlisted on 25 Jul 1942 for the duration of the War during WWII.^[8][3]

Aubrey married Hazel LaRue Knight^[9][10][4] on 21 Dec 1946^[11][12] and the couple had the following known children:

1. Jimmie Don Franklin was born 06 Nov 1947 in Lubbock County, Texas.^[9]
2. Rickey Floyd Franklin was born 25 Jan 1955 in Lubbock County, Texas.^[10]

Oklahoma's 1952 traffic toll caught up last year's bloody record Friday when a Jacksonville, Ill airforce private was killed in a truck-car collision near Erick. The victim, Pvt. Richard L. Herring, 21, stationed at the Amarillo, Texas airforce base, was the state's 51st this year. Herring was a passenger in a car driven by John Williams, 31, Petersburg, Texas. Williams was taken to an Erick hospital where his injuries were described as not serious. Aubrey Floyd Franklin, 31, Abernathy, Texas, another passenger, was injured seriously. The accident occurred when the car tried to pass a tanker gas truck as it was making a left-hand turn off US 66, four miles west of Erick, highway trooper Elmer Williams said. The car smashed into the side of the tank truck, overturned four times and landed in the center of the highway on its top. Lamnin Coy Callen, 32, Erick, drive of the truck, escaped with minor injuries.^[13]

Aubrey died 02 Dec 1964 at Hale Center, Hale County, Texas and is buried in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock county, Texas.^[3][4][6]

On 26 Oct 2018 I received an eMail from Peter den Tek, Chairman of the Allied Airmen Foundation 06-28871626, in the Netherlands who had a bracelet brought to him by someone seeking more information about it. The bracelet belonged to Aubrey Floyd Franklin.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXM7-D13 : 11 March 2018), Aubrey Floyd Franklin, 03 Jan 1921; citing , Mitchell, Texas, United States, certificate 5110, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,520,233.
2. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD9V-V6V : 5 December 2014), Aubrey Floyd Franklin, 03 Jan 1921; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3X2-6FG : 13 March 2018), Aubrey Floyd Franklin, 02 Dec 1964; citing certificate number 77112, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,653.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Tombstone photograph for Aubrey F. and LaRue Franklin at FindAGrave.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HF4S-QZM : accessed 31 December 2018), Aubrey Franklin in household of Walker B Franklin, Precinct 1, Mitchell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 11B, line 93, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2377; FHL microfilm 2,342,111.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLJK-NYS : 20 May 2014), Aubrey Franklin, Dec 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4S8-TFP : 14 March 2018), Aubry Franklin in household of Walker R Franklin, Justice Precinct 1, Mitchell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 168-4, sheet 9B, line 51, family 169, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4107.
8. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85L-V4R : 5 December 2014), Aubrey F Franklin, enlisted 25 Jul 1942, Lubbock, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8H8-K9W : 5 December 2014), Aubrey Floyd Franklin in entry for Jimmie Don Franklin, 06 Nov 1947; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V63X-QGS : 5 December 2014), Aubrey Floyd Franklin in entry for Rickey Floyd Franklin, 25 Jan 1955; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
11. ↑ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. 12 Jan 1947. p5. Wedding Notice for Aubrey and LaRue.
12. ↑ Lubbock, Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. 22 Dec 1946. p12. "Official Records" Marriage Licenses-

    Aubrey F. Franklin, 24, and Miss La Rue Knight, 18, both of Abernathy.

13. ↑ The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 09 Feb 1952. fp.
14. ↑ Bracelet images and eMails from the Netherlands to Lisa R. Franklin. Oct 26-27, 2018.

• Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. 03 Nov 1935. p8.
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. 21 Apr 1936. p5.
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. 16 Feb 1936. p11.
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. 22 Apr 1936. p.2.
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. 19 Apr 1936. p.6.
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. 14 Mar 1936. p.8.
• Obituary of Aubrey F. Franklin