George Harris Franklin (1867 - 1940)

Born 24 Dec 1867 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Son of Howard Franklin and Mary Ann (Womack) Franklin

Husband of Sarah Adeline (Bell) Franklin — married 31 Oct 1897 in Madison, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1940 at age 73 in Normangee, Madison, Texas, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Lisa Franklin [send private message], Diane Hoffman [send private message], and George Charles Franklin [send private message]

Biography

George Harris^[1] Franklin, son of Howell Franklin and Mary Womack,^[2] was born 24 Dec 1867^[3] in Texas.^[4][5][6][7]

He was married to Sallie A. Bell on 31 Oct 1897 in Madison County, Texas^{[8][9][4][5][6][7]} and the couple had the following known children:

1. Bernice L. Franklin was born 21 Aug 1899 in Texas^[4][5][6][7] and was killed by a tornado on 25 Dec 1940 in Normangee ,Madison County, Texas and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery in Normangee.^[10]
2. Madge Franklin was born about 1902 in Texas.^[4][5]
3. George Franklin was born on 13 Dec 1902^[11] in Leon County, Texas,^[12][13][4] died on 12 Jul 1968 at Bryan, Brazos County, Texas and was buried in Willowhole Cemetery.^[11]
4. Frank Bell Franklin was born 07 Feb 1905 in Rogers Prairie, Leon County, Texas, died 16 Jul 1983 in Harris County, Texas^[14][15] and is buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Normangee, Leon County, Texas^{[16][17][18][4][5]}
5. Luke Franklin was born in Texas about 1917.^[5][6]
6. A daughter Franklin was born 02 Jan 1919 in Madison County, Texas.^[19]

George died 25 Dec 1940 in Normangee, Madison County, Texas and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery in Normangee.^[3][20][1]

On George Harris Franklin’s death certificate, it says his father’s name was Harris Franklin. That was a mistake. I have verified that his father’s name was Howard “Howell” Franklin. His father, Howell, died before the 1870 census, when George was a little less than two years old. Then, in 1875, George’s mother, Mary Ann Womack (Franklin), married her former brother-in-law, Dr. James T. Hill. Dr. Hill had been married to Mary Ann’s younger sister, Sarah “Jane” Womack, who died soon after giving birth to a baby girl.

After George’s mother and Dr. Hill married, they moved to Iola, Texas, where Dr. Hill practiced medicine, and together, he and Mary Ann raised all off the children — his, hers, and two more they had after they married. The story isn’t complete yet: Before Jane and Dr. Hill married, Jane was married to Dr. George Wallace. They has two daughters (perhaps three) that died. They had one son, Brink Wallace, who would have been a stepson of Dr. Hill and a nephew of Mary Ann, and they raised Brink also.

Due to this history, I am not surprised that the name of George’s birth father was a mistake on his death certificate. At the time of his death, I suspect they could not remember the name was Howell.

My great grandfather's name was Howell Franklin according to family records and other reliable documents. On my WikiTree and FamilySearch. org tree, I have listed Howard Alvin "Howell" Franklin, son of Ralph Franklin, and grandson of Thomas B. Franklin, as the Howell that married my great grandmother, Mary Ann Womack, and became my great grandfather, although I do not yet have proof that he is the correct Howell Franklin. I do have information that leads me to believe he is the correct Howell, but I am still working to tie learn my Franklin lineage. My Y-DNA25 report shows matches with Franklins that are related to Ralph and Thomas B. Franklin, so I know I am on the right track. ^[21]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tombstone photograph at FindAGrave.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGH-YDW : 12 April 2016), George Franklin in household of Mary Franklin, Texas, United States; citing p. 258, family 2044, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,101.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} George H. Franklin Texas death certificate.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2SD-K2V : accessed 16 April 2018), Household of George H Franklin, Justice Precinct 7, Leon, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 133, sheet 3B, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1571; FHL microfilm 1,375,584.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH1N-YBF : accessed 16 April 2018), Household of George Franklin Sr., Justice Precinct 3, Madison, Texas, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 6A, line 22, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1832; FHL microfilm 1,821,832.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HXP8-ZT2 : accessed 16 April 2018), George H Franklin, Precinct 3, Madison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 5A, line 30, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2375; FHL microfilm 2,342,109.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SW-82R : accessed 16 April 2018), George H Franklin, Justice Precinct 3, Madison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 157-11, sheet 6A, line 16, family 103, 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 4102.
8. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6BC-G3X : 11 February 2018), G. H. Franklin and Sallie Bell, 31 Oct 1897; citing Madison, Texas, , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,435,035.
9. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-13QZ : accessed 16 April 2018), G H Franklin and Sallie Bell, 31 Oct 1897, Marriage; citing Madison, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,435,035.
10. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K399-HNT : 13 March 2018), George H Franklin in entry for Bernice Franklin, 25 Dec 1940; citing certificate number 56716, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,201.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS14-85F : 13 March 2018), George Franklin, 12 Jul 1968; citing certificate number 47083, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,106.
12. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXPM-3F9 : 12 March 2018), George Franklin in entry for George Charles Franklin, 27 Dec 1935; citing Precinct 3, Madison, Texas, United States, certificate 104469, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,368,147.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH1N-YBF : accessed 16 April 2018), George Franklin in household of George Franklin Sr., Justice Precinct 3, Madison, Texas, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 6A, line 22, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1832; FHL microfilm 1,821,832.
14. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVFW-LWB : 5 December 2014), Frank Bell Franklin, Harris, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
15. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZZK-H7Z : 24 May 2014), Frank Franklin, 16 Jul 1983; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Harris, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #70163426 Tombstone photograph for Frank B. Franklin Feb 7, 1905-July 16, 1983 and Jo L. Franklin, married Apr 19, 1952.
17. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3DF-DPL : 20 May 2014), Frank Franklin, Jul 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
18. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VX99-4VC : 11 March 2018), Franklin, 07 Feb 1905; citing Rogers Prairie, Leon, Texas, United States, certificate 101075, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,371,099.
19. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2VP-ZY6 : 11 March 2018), Geo H Franklin in entry for Franklin, 02 Jan 1919; citing , Madison, Texas, United States, certificate 3461, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,492,066.
20. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZNM-22N : 24 May 2014), George H. Franklin, 25 Dec 1940; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 56714, Madison, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
21. ↑ Information from descendant, George Charles Franklin.