William
Edward
Franklin
Born in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Franklin
and Martha J. (Anderson) Franklin
Brother of
Thomas Cook Franklin and Nancy Katherine (Franklin) Guthrie
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 31
in Bedford, Virginia, United States
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| Created 3 Feb 2017
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Biography
William Franklin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 8 Jun 1861
Mustered out: 29 Apr 1863 (died of pneumonia)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Company I
Enlisted: 8 Jun 1861
Mustered out: 29 Apr 1863 (died of pneumonia)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Company I
William Edward Franklin was born in Bedford, Virginia December 14, 1831, parents John Franklin and Martha Jane Anderson, one of perhaps a dozen children.
Mother Martha passed away in 1846, and in the 1850 census of Pittsylvania, Virginia, it was shown father John had remarried, and 9 of Martha's children were in the home, including William and Thomas.
William and Thomas Cook Franklin would both enter the Civil War, enlisting on June 8, 1861 in Campbell County, Virginia. They would both be in the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Company I. William would achieve rank of 3rd Sergeant.
William Edward Franklin is recorded as on active duty through October of 1862. In April of 1863, he became ill, and died of pneumonia. Brother Thomas Cook Franklin made it through the war but passed away in 1871.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-ZRJ : 12 April 2016), William Franklin in household of John Franklin, Pittsylvania county, part of, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing family 315, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J34G-KQJ : 5 December 2014), William E Franklin, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Second Cavalry, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 18_01.
- "2nd Virginia Cavalry", Robert J. Driver, Jr., 1995, page 219.
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