Franklin Lafayette Rominger (1845 - 1925)

Born 17 Feb 1845 in Ashe, North Fork, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Oliver) Rominger — married 12 Jan 1862 (to 3 Jul 1892) in Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 11 May 1925 at age 80 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee

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Biography

Military Service

Franklin Rominger is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Civil War Army 1862-1884
65th Reg't Co. G, North Carolina Volunteers, and 46th Reg't Illinois Infantry, Confederacy,

Franklin Lafayette Rominger was a Civil War soldier. He got pension for military service.

Confederacy, Taylorsville, Tennessee. 1 NOV 1962. Service: Civil War, Union. Service: AWOL - Company Muster Roll of 6th NC. Cavalry 65th Reg't G, North Carolina Volunteers. BET JUN AND DEC 1863. Service: 46th Reg't Illinois Infantry, Olney, Illinois. 27 FEB 1864.

Name

Franklin Lafayette Rominger

He is the child of Joshua Rominger and Mary B. Hubbard

Franklin Lafayette Rominger was the fourth of seven known children of Joshua Rominger (1808-1902) and Mary B. Hubbard Rominger (1818-1897), who married 15 Sep 1834 at Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Franklin married three times: 1) to Mary Jane Oliver (1843-1894) on 12 Jan 1862 at Johnson County, Tennessee; 2) to Sarah L. Gervin (1859-1914) on 09 Aug 1894 at Washington County, Tennessee; and 3) to Lorena Smith (???-???) on 18 Mar 1915. It is not known where his first or third wives are buried.

Franklin and Mary were the parents of ten known children, all girls!

1. Mary Louise Rominger Forbes (1861-1945) 2. Sarah Emeline Rominger Moffitt (1866-1939) 3. Ellen E. Rominger Butler (1867-1938) 4. Nancy Samantha Rominger Braswell (1868-1943) (note: is Nancy Samantha really a child of this family? Her death cert lists her as the daughter of W. J. Rominger and Mary Allison, both of Virginia) 5. Omah (Leoma?) Rominger (1869-(1912?)) 6. Anna Victoria ("Vic or Victoria) Rominger Wilson (1874-1952) (note: is Victoria really a member of this family?) 7. Isabelle Rominger Miller (1875-1956) 8. Lucinda "Lou" Rominger Knight (1876-1969) 9. Jeanette Rebecca Rominger Belton (1877-1966) 10. Laura Elmira Rominger Leonard (1877-1964)

Franklin lived in National Soldier's homes off and on for many years. He originally joined the Confederate forces during the Civil, but is reported to have deserted, walked to Olney, Illinois and enlisted in the Union Forces, for whom he fought the rest of the war.

Birth

Date: 17 FEB 1845

Place: Ashe, North Fork, North Carolina

Death

Date: 11 MAY 1925

Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee

Marriage

Husband: Franklin Lafayette Rominger

Wife: Mary Jane Oliver

Child: Laura Elmira Rominger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 12 JAN 1862

Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee

Wife: Mary B. Hubbard

Child: Franklin Lafayette Rominger

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 15 SEP 1834

Place: Cumberland, North Carolina

Buried

12 MAY 1925. National Cemetery,Mountain Home Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee.

Occupation

Farm Laborer.

Medical

Gun Shot wound in lower right leg Suffered mumps while in service resulting in loss of one testicle.

Sources

• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDQ-HFYN : 24 May 2014), Franklin L Rominger, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,964.
• "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F652-F27 : 8 December 2014), Franklin L Rominger, 11 May 1925; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 812,995.
• National Archives file designation: SC 143-395
• "The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861 - 1865" Broadfoot Publishing Co.'s
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60949757
• Source: S16 Ancestry.com Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R2 NOTE<i>Find A Grave</i>. Find A Grave, 2012. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 25 January 2013.
• Repository: R2 Ancestry.com

Name: Franklin Lafayette ROMINGER. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Born 17 FEB 1845. Ashe, North Fork, North Carolina. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Died 11 MAY 1925. Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Marriage Husband @I104@. Wife @I105@. Child: @I201@. Marriage 12 JAN 1862. Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source: #S01672 Date of Import: Dec 31, 2004
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: #S01674 Date of Import: 27 Apr 2005
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S01674 Date of Import: 28 Apr 2005
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: #S01674 Date of Import: 14 May 2005
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Source: #S16769 Date of Import: Aug 26, 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S01672 Date of Import: Dec 31, 2004
7. ↑ Source: #S01674 Date of Import: 27 Apr 2005
8. ↑ Source: #S01674 Date of Import: 28 Apr 2005
9. ↑ Source: #S16769 Date of Import: Aug 26, 2005

• Source: S01672 Leonard.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other

• Source: S01674 Rominger.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other

• Source: S16769 LEONARD.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other