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William Bayliss Franklin (1862 - 1927)

William Bayliss (Bayliss) Franklin
Born in Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 19 Dec 1883 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 65 in Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Bayliss[1][2][3][4] Franklin was born in Sep[5] 1862 in Kentucky[6] to James A. Franklin and Nancy Southard.[7][3][8]

The 1910 U.S. Census, shows him living with his wife and children in Curtail, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; at that time, he was a superintendent at a coal mine.[6][9]

He married Nora E.[6] Dixon[2] on 19 Dec 1883 in Hopkins County, Kentucky,[10][5] and the couple had the following known children:

  1. Eddie Franklin was born Feb[5] 1887 in Kentucky.[6][4]
  2. Oddie Franklin was born Feb[5] 1887 in Kentucky.[6][4][2]
  3. Oscar Franklin was born Nov 1889[5] in Kentucky.[6][4]
  4. Effie Franklin was born Sep 1892[5] in Kentucky.[6][4]
  5. Pratt Franklin was born Jul 1894[5] in Kentucky.[6][4]
  6. Ida Franklin was born Nov 1897[5] in Kentucky.[6][4]
  7. Wallace Franklin was born Feb[5] 1900 in Kentucky.[6][4]
  8. Everett H. Franklin was born about 1910 in Kentucky.[6][4]

He later went into the restaurant business and was the owner of the White Front Cafe in Dawson Springs.[4]

Bayless died 13 Nov 1927 at his cafe in Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky[4][11][12] and is buried in Flat Creek Cemetery, Mortons Gap, Hopkins County, Kentucky.[7][4][13]

Sources

  1. Hopkinsville Kentuckian. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Vol. XXXII No.75. Thursday, 23 Jun 1910. p8. column 3. "Death Near Nortonville".
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4M6-XYX : 11 February 2018), Bayless Franklin in entry for Odie Franklin and Maggie Campbell, 31 Aug 1908; citing Muhlenberg, Kentucky, reference v 30 p 217; FHL microfilm 557,333.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCT-T2Y : 12 August 2017), Baylep W Franklin in entry for James A S Franklin, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 195, sheet 370D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0420; FHL microfilm 1,254,420.
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Madisonville Daily. Madisonville, Kentucky. VOLUME XII NUMBER 166. 14 Nov 1927. fp.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94N-XMB : accessed 18 July 2019), Franklin, Magisterial District 1, Curtail (east part) Mortons Gap, White Plains towns, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 27B, family 549, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,528.
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2DD-BQ6 : accessed 18 July 2019), W B Franklin, Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 84, sheet 4A, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 481; FHL microfilm 1,374,494.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death. #25311 for W. B. Franklin.
  8. 1880 U.S. Census - Charleston, Hopkins Co., KY; Roll# 420; FHL# 1254420; p370D; ED# 195; Image# 0745 .
  9. 1910 U.S. Census - Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll# T624_481; p4A; ED# 0084; FHL# 1374494
  10. Hopkins County, Kentucky Marriage Book TT174 (1882-1893) p153.
    W. B. Franklin to Nora Dixon, 12/19/1883.
  11. The Hustler. Madisonville, Kentucky. VOLUME 41 NUMBER 54. 15 Nov 1927. fp. (repeat of same article from the Madisonville Daily on the day before.
  12. "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-8XYB : 11 February 2018), W B Franklin, 13 Nov 1927; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
  13. Find A Grave: Memorial #31567499 Note: No tombstone photo, so information is considered heresay.








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