Margaret Helen Franklin was born on March 13, 1940, in Greeley, Colorado to Mike Edward and Hattie Theresa (Rannefeld) Franklin. She married Samuel J. Rutledge on July 26, 1979, in Tom Green County, Texas. She died on March 10, 1996, in Tom Green County, Texas at the age of 55, and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery in Raton, New Mexico.
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1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRD6-XSX : 4 January 2021), Margret H Franklin in household of Mike E Franklin, Election Precinct 56 Buckingham, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-88, sheet 2B, line 50, family 29, 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 482.
Burial: Monumental inscription. United States of America. Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax, New Mexico. 1996. RUTLEDGE, Margaret. GPS: 36.905311, -104.429428. Photographed by: Azure Rae Robinson: taken 2 Nov 2020.
Death: "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVPL-HMG : 5 December 2014), Margaret Rutledge, Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
Death: "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ85-PBY : 24 May 2014), Margaret Rutledge, 10 Mar 1996; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Tom Green, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLBY-2Q9 : 11 January 2021), Margaret H Rutledge, 10 Mar 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Marriage: "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTTY-VDH : 6 December 2014), Samuel J Rutledge and Margaret H Franklin, 26 Jul 1979; citing Tom Green, Texas, United States, certificate number 087438, Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin.
Social Security Identity Record: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWF-Y2GQ : 10 February 2023), Margaret Helen Franklin, .
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