Dewey was born in 1900. He was the son of John Franklin and Amanda Sutton. He passed away in 1977.
"North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHGC-RZF : 8 December 2014), John Franklin in entry for Dewey Verne Franklin, 26 Feb 1900; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 7, p. 82, Haywood, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG5F-H77 : 17 July 2017), John Henry Franklin in entry for Dewey Van Bruen Franklin, 07 Jul 1977; citing Brevard, Translyvania, North Carolina, v 27A cn 27110, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,316.
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