Appears on a list of persons transacting business with Robinson's Tanyard & Manufacturing Company in Covington County, AL in 1865.
Property
Property: SW 1/4 of SE 1/4, T4 R14 S10
Date: 25 JAN 1851
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Property: land
Date: 2 FEB 1855
Place: T4 R14 S18, Covington County, Alabama
Events
Event: 39.9 acres described as SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of S10 T4 R14E
Type: Land (bought)
Date: 1 JAN 1852
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Event: 29.81 acres of land described as the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 S2 T4 R14E
Type: Land (bought)
Date: 1 SEP 1858
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Event: 39.88 acres of land described as the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of S10 T4 R14E
Type: Land (bought)
Date: 1 NOV 1858
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Event: private, Company I, 6th Regiment of Alabama Cavalry, CSA
Type: Military
Date: FROM 26 APR 1863 TO 22 JUN 1865
Note: Civil War Records-Pvt. Co. I, 6th Alabama regiment, CSA, Enlisted April 26, 1863, in Covington County, Alabama. William Franklin - Paroled June 22, 1865. Office Provost Marshal, Montomgery, AL June 27, 1865 describes William as 5'9" tall with dark hair, gray eyes, and dark complexion.
Event:
Type: Voter regist
Date: 21 JUN 1867
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Event: land deed of John A. Franklin
Type: Witnessed
Date: 1 MAY 1877
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Event: Justice of Peace
Type: appointed
Date: 20 NOV 1890
Place: Loango, Covington county, Alabama
Event: constable
Type: appointed
Date: 21 JUL 1891
Place: Loango, Covington county, Alabama
Event: Accepted as CSA patriot by UDC
Type: Misc
Date: 2007
Census
Census:
Date: 1860
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Census:
Date: 1866
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Census:
Date: 3 AUG 1870
Place: Andalusia, Covington county, Alabama
Census:
Date: 22 JUN 1880
Place: Covington County, Alabama
Burial
Burial:
Place: Fairmount Baptist Church Cemetery, Red Level, Covington County, Alabama
Sources
US Federal Census - 17 Jul 1860, Andalusia, Covington County, AL.
Alabama death certificates of his children.
Notes/interviews with Pearl Franklin, Andalusia, AL, mid-late 1990s.
Franklin, Lisa R. The Franklins of Covington County, Alabama. Self published. 2006. Houston, Texas. 5th edition. pp52-56.
Early History of Covington County, Alabama 1821-1871 by Wyley D. Ward, p. 338. (attached)
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DNA Connections
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