Grady Hoyt Franklin (1913 - 1999)

Born 29 Apr 1913 in Alabama, United States

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Died 22 Dec 1999 at age 86 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

Grady Hoyt^[1][2] Franklin was born in Alabama^[3] 29 Apr^[4] 1913^[5] to Willis E and Missouri Franklin.^[6][7]

He married Clara C. Weston^[8] 02 Jul 1932 in Blount County, Alabama^[9][3] and the couple had the following known children:

1. Hoyt Franklin was born about 1933 in Alabama.^[3]
2. Lois Delores^[1] Franklin was born about 1935 in Alabama.^[3]
3. Arnold Franklin was born about 1937 in Alabama.^[3]
4. Earsey DeanFranklin was born 26 Nov 1938^[10] in Alabama^[3] and died 21 Jul 1999.^[11] He is buried in Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery, Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama.^[12]
5. Mary M. Franklin was born about Dec 1943 and died 11 Mar 1944 in Pell City, Saint Clair County, Alabama.^[8]
6. Rufus T. Franklin was born 01 Sep 1943.^[13][1] He died 27 Jan 2008 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.^[14]

At the time of his marriage Grady was 5'7" tall and weighted 152 pounds.^[9]

Grady died 22 Dec^[4] 1999 and is buried in Saint Clair Memorial Gardens, Pell City, Saint Clair County, Alabama.^[5]

FRANKLIN, GRADY HOYT, age 86, of Ragland, died December 22, 1999. Funeral services will be Friday, December 24, at 11 a.m. at Kilgroe Chapel with burial in St. Clair Memorial Gardens. Rev. Edwin Talley officiating. Kilgroe, Pell City directing.^[15][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Obituary of Grady Hoyt Franklin.
2. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPQZ-9Z7 : 22 May 2014), Grady Holt Franklin, Residence, Ragland, Alabama, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V157-4V8 : accessed 21 August 2018), Grady Franklin, Election Precinct 21, St. Clair, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58-30, sheet 2B, line 77, family 35, 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 78.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYGN-QWT : 20 May 2014), Grady H Franklin, 22 Dec 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Tombstone photograph for Grady H. and Clara W. Franklin at FindAGrave.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3DBT-4PZ : accessed 22 August 2018), Grady Franklin in household of Will E Franklin, Hardwick, Blount, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 5B, line 68, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 4; FHL microfilm 2,339,739.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX8L-VFT : accessed 22 August 2018), Grady Franklin in household of Clarsia L Gibson, Reed Brake, Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing ED 137, sheet 6B, line 60, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 28; FHL microfilm 1,820,028.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKSX-XRS : 15 February 2018), Grady H Franklin in entry for Mary M Franklin, 11 Mar 1944; citing reference 6224, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,782.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29NR-W8N : 4 November 2017), Grady Franklin and Clara Weston, 02 Jul 1932; citing Blount, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,294,199.
10. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPQ6-GKJ : 21 November 2019), Earsey D Franklin, 1993.
11. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3HQ-W6G : 19 May 2014), Earsey D Franklin, 21 Jul 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6058972 Tombstone photograph for Earsey D and Helen M. Franklin.
13. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPQ6-LVW : 22 May 2014), Rufus T Franklin, Residence, Sylacauga, Alabama, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
14. ↑ Obituary of Rufus T. Franklin. The Daily Home. Talladega, Alabama. 29 Jan 2008.
15. ↑ Birmingham News. 23 Dec 1999.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8BX-ZVV : 5 December 2014), Grady H Franklin, enlisted 12 May 1945, Ft Mcclellan, Alabama, 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.