George Davis Franklin (1850 - 1922)

Born 22 Dec 1850 in Smith, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

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Biography

George D. Franklin was born in Mississippi 22^[1] Dec 1850.^[2][3]

He married Joicie E.^[4] about 1870^[5][2] and the couple had the following known children:

1. W. H. Franklin was born about 1871 in Mississippi.^[5][6]
2. Prentiss Franklin was born about 1874 in Mississippi.^[5]
3. V. E. Franklin was born in Mississippi about 1875.^[5]
4. M. S. Franklin was born in Mississippi about 1879.^[5]
5. Rufus Hines Franklin
6. Jessie W. Franklin was born in Mississippi Mar 1883.^[2]
7. Nola L. Franklin was born in Mississippi Aug 1885.^[2]
8. Lester S. Franklin was born in Mississippi Aug 1888.^[2][3]
9. Maggie M. Franklin was born in Mississippi Dec 1890.^[2]
10. Melvin Festus^[3] Fanklin was born in Mississippi July1893.^[2]

George died 27 Jun1922 and is buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Mayton, Rankin County, Mississippi.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tombstone photograph at FindAGrave.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FM-HD8 : accessed 7 May 2018), George D Franklin, Beat 5 Cato, Rankin, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 2A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,826.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-19K : accessed 7 May 2018), George D Franklin in household of Lester Franklin, Cato, Rankin, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 12A, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49777192
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PS-7PH : 22 August 2017), G D Franklin, Cato, Rankin, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 78, sheet 458B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0663; FHL microfilm 1,254,663.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49777159

• US Federal Census - 18 Aug 1860, Smith County, MS
• US Federal Census - 16 Jul 1870, Cato, Rankin Co., MS