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Mitchel Franklin (abt. 1805 - bef. 1857)

Mitchel Franklin
Born about in Georgiamap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1826 in Lincoln County, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died before before about age 52 in Marshall, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mitchel Franklin was born about 1805 in Georgia.[1]

He married Nancy[1][2] and the couple had the following known children:

  1. James Franklin was born about 1829 in Tennessee.[1]
  2. Jesse Franklin was born about 1831 in Tennessee.[1]
  3. Susan Franklin was born about 1834 in Tennessee.[1]
  4. Calvin Franklin was born about 1837 in Tennessee.[1]
  5. Darcas F.[2] Franklin was born about 1839 in Tennessee.[1]
  6. Sarah[2] Catherine Franklin was born about 1841 in Tennessee.[1]
  7. Thomas J.[2] Franklin was born about 1842 in Tennessee.[1]
  8. John B.[2] Franklin was born about 1844 in Tennessee.[1]
  9. William P.[2] Franklin was born about 1845 in Tennessee.[1]
  10. Margaret A. Franklin was born about 1847 in Tennessee.[1][2]
  11. Martha J. Franklin was born about 1849 in Tennessee.[1]

In 1830 Mitchell is found living in Lincoln County, Tennessee with the following household members:

males)-5:1 ; 20-30:1
females)15-20:1[3]

By 1840 he has moved to neighboring Marshall County, Tennessee[4] where they again appeared on the 1850 census.[1]

The 1850 agricultural census schedule for Marshall County, Tennessee shows Mitchel owned 25 acres of improved land and 30 acres unimproved and that his farm was valued at $1,000 that year and that he owned 5 horses, 3 milk cows, 2 oxen, 2 other cattle, 5 sheep, & 36 swine, animals valued at $700, and that his farm produced 700 bushels of Indian corn and 70 bushels of oats.[5]

Mitchel died sometime between 1850 and April 1857 in Marshall County, Tennessee[6] where he is last found living in 1850[1] and where his wife and younger children are in 1860.[2] He does not appear on the 1849-1861 wills indexes in Marshall County, Tennessee, so he apparently died intestate[7] as on 07 April 1857, in Marshall County, Tennessee County Court, Nancy Franklin, widow of Mitchel Franklin, petitioned the court for a years provisions for herself and her family,[6][8] and on 01 Jun 1857 the court noted she was provided with 10 barrels of corn, pounds of bacon, 75 pounds of lard, 100 pounds of coffee, 50 pounds of sugar, 350 pounds of salt, 200 pounds of flour, 3 pounds of pepper, 1 pound of spice, 1 pound of ginger, 5 pounds soda.[9]

Research Notes


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD5-D48 : 23 December 2020), Mitchel Franklin, Marshall, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TB-NMJ : 18 February 2021), Nancy Franklin, 1860.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG2-FBN : 20 February 2021), Mitchell Franklin, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing 205, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 177; FHL microfilm 24,535.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-GY5 : 8 December 2020), Mitchell Franklin, Marshall, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 162, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm
  5. ↑ US Federal Census. 1850. Schedule 4--Productions of Agriculture in District #3, Marshall County, Tennessee. Enumerated on 09 Dec 1850. Page 753.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Marshall County, Tennessee County Court Minutes Book G (Nov 1855-June 1857) p399.
  7. ↑ Marshall County, Tennessee Wills Indexes.
  8. ↑ Index to Court Minutes Marshall County, Tennessee 1856-1877 "F" surnames
  9. ↑ Marshall County, Tennessee County Court Minutes Book G (Nov 1855-June 1857) p443.


Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Joseph Franklin for creating WikiTree profile Franklin-3119 through the import of Joe Franklin - Mitchell Franklin.ged on Nov 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Joseph and others.






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