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Early Franklins
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John Franklin of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut was born on August 28, 1824, and died at age 158 years old in July 1983.
Andrew Jackson Franklin was born on August 17, 1827. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Andrew Jackson Franklin.
Lydia Dinah (Franklin) Bridges of Richmond, City of Yarra County, VIC Australia was born in 1829. She was married to William Herbert Bridges, and had children George Franklin Bridges, William Robert Bridges, Ann Bridges, Benjamin Bridges, Thomas Bridges, and Frederick William Bridges. Lydia Bridges died at age 64 years old in 1893 in Richmond.
Benjamin Daniel Franklin of Escambia County, Alabama United States was born on September 19, 1835. He was in a relationship with Elizabeth Franklin beginning December 25, 1866 in Conecuh County, and had a child Virginia Smith. Benjamin Franklin died at age 70 years old on March 10, 1906 in Wallace.
Tolman Franklin was born on September 12, 1849, and died at age 100 years old in September 1949. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Tolman Franklin.
Margaret (Franklin) Morris of South Melbourne, Port Phillip City County, VIC Australia was born in 1849. She was married to Solomon Morris in 1871, and had children Jane Ann (Morris) Croucher, Mary Adeline (Morris) Moloughney, Fanny Margaret (Morris) Sellar, Ellen Tulloch (Morris) Neil, Rosa Maria Morris, and Agnes Bertha (Morris). Margaret Morris died at age 58 years old on August 19, 1908 at South Melbourne Victoria, Australia in South Melbourne.
Donna Isabella (Tatum) Franklin was born on February 2, 1850. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donna Isabella (Tatum) Franklin.
Elizabeth (Jordan) Franklin was born on January 20, 1851 in Alabama United States. She was in a relationship with Benjamin Franklin beginning December 25, 1866 in Conecuh County, and had a child Virginia Smith. Elizabeth Franklin died at age 85 years old on August 28, 1936 in Flomaton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Franklin.
Sarah (Franklin) Melville of 281 George St, in Dunedin New Zealand was born circa 1853 in Ayr, South Ayrshire County, Scotland United Kingdom, and died at age 67 years old on May 29, 1921 in Dunedin, Dunedin City County, Otago New Zealand. Sarah Melville was buried on May 30, 1921 at Southern Cemetery in Dunedin.
Denham Francis Franklin Dr was born in 1859. He was married to Florence Muir Franklin (Pigott) on January 8, 1883 at St. Thomas Church in Hyderabad India, and they were together until death separated them. He had a child Phoebe Helena Franklin. Denham Franklin died at age 74 years old on December 1, 1934 in Bournemouth, England United Kingdom.
Florence Muir (Pigott) Franklin was born on August 6, 1860 in India. She was married to Denham Francis Franklin on January 8, 1883 at St. Thomas Church in Hyderabad, and they were together until death separated them. She had a child Phoebe Helena Franklin. Florence Franklin died at age 84 years old on November 4, 1944 in Reading, England United Kingdom.
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Juanita with her grandchildren
Left to right: Danielle Murden, Rachel Thompson (daughters of Wanda Sue). Infant ?
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Joe Franklin
This is a photo of Joe Franklin added by Amanda S. Stevenson on February 27, 2020.
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Joe Franklin
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I was friends with Joe Franklin and Al Hirschfeld. LUCKY ME!
I was friends with Joe Franklin and Al Hirschfeld. LUCKY ME!
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Aretha Franklin, Inauguration
A photo of Aretha Louise Franklin singing at the inauguration of President Obama.
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Aretha Louise Franklin
A photo of Aretha Louise Franklin, Queen of Soul, early in her career.
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George Edward Franklin
Born January 24, 1891, Brooklyn, NY; died March 17, 1942 Amesbury, MA. He was the son of William Henry Franklin & Margaret Myers.
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George Edward Franklin, Jr.
A photo of George Edward Franklin, Jr. Born August 13, 1917 Merrimac, MA; Died April 2, 1956 Merrimac, MA
Son of George Edward Franklin, Sr. & Donna L. Smith
The bottom photo in the background shows Thomas William Franklin and his younger brother James Edward Franklin
Son of George Edward Franklin, Sr. & Donna L. Smith
The bottom photo in the background shows Thomas William Franklin and his younger brother James Edward Franklin
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Updated Franklin Biographies
Finis A Franklin of Bakersfield, Kern County, CA was born on April 26, 1912, and died at age 82 years old on May 24, 1994.
Norman Franklin of Dumas, Desha County, Arkansas was born on August 15, 1911, and died at age 68 years old in September 1979.
Lorell H Franklin of Homer, Claiborne County, LA was born on June 27, 1922. She was married to Booker T Franklin, and had a child Mary Ann Franklin Gilbert. Lorell Franklin died at age 87 years old on June 1, 2010.
Booker Franklin was born in 1921. He was married to Lorell H Franklin, and had a child Mary Ann Franklin Gilbert. Booker Franklin died at age 47 years old in 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Booker T Franklin.
Phoebe Helena Franklin was born on August 20, 1884 in Mumbai, MH India to Denham Francis Franklin and Florence Muir Franklin (Pigott), and died at age 83 years old on December 20, 1967 in Hindhead, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Phoebe Helena Franklin.
Denham Francis Franklin Dr was born in 1859. He was married to Florence Muir Franklin (Pigott) on January 8, 1883 at St. Thomas Church in Hyderabad India, and they were together until death separated them. He had a child Phoebe Helena Franklin. Denham Franklin died at age 74 years old on December 1, 1934 in Bournemouth, England United Kingdom.
Florence Muir (Pigott) Franklin was born on August 6, 1860 in India. She was married to Denham Francis Franklin on January 8, 1883 at St. Thomas Church in Hyderabad, and they were together until death separated them. She had a child Phoebe Helena Franklin. Florence Franklin died at age 84 years old on November 4, 1944 in Reading, England United Kingdom.
Mary Etta (Franklin) Strawther was born on July 16, 1887 in Groesbeck, Texas United States. She was married to Thomas Isaac “Ike” Strawther on March 31, 1904 in Buna, Jasper County, and had a child Mary Agnes (Strawther) Long. Mary Strawther died at age 51 years old on January 24, 1939 in Call. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Etta (Franklin) Strawther.
Magalene (Franklin) Flowers was born on May 23, 1935 to George N. Franklin and Maggie K. Franklin. She married James paul flowers. She also married Jim P Flowers, and they had a child Daniel Flowers. Magalene Flowers died at age 47 years old on September 16, 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Magalene Flowers.
Vena Elizabeth (Lumley) Franklin was born on August 24, 1875 to Sarah lumley and Henry lumley, and was the mother of Maggie K. Franklin. Vena Franklin died at age 59 years old on October 10, 1934. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vena E lumley.
Maggie K Franklin was born on November 28, 1906 to Vena E lumley. She was in a relationship with George N. Franklin, and had a child Magalene Flowers. Maggie Franklin died at age 61 years old on August 17, 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maggie K. Franklin .
George N Franklin was born on June 29, 1904. He was in a relationship with Maggie K. Franklin, and had a child Magalene Flowers. George Franklin died at age 40 years old on March 7, 1945. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George N. Franklin .
Known to many as simply "Aretha", she was also called the "Queen of Soul." A singer-songwriter, she got a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood in 1979, was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, won a Grammy Legend Award in 1991, won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994, was a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1994, received an honorary degree from Harvard in 2014, and won or received many, many other awards and honors. She also received 18 Grammy Awards and sold over 75 records worldwide.
Ruben Franklin of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan was born on November 13, 1958, and died at age 24 years old in March 1983.
Kathleen Beatrice (Franklin) Greenwood of Richmond, City of Yarra County, VIC Australia was born on February 12, 1868 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County. She was married to George Murgatroyd Greenwood in 1888, and had children George Hamilton Greenwood, Eveline Nellie Greenwood, Dorothy Eileen Greenwood, and David James Franklin Greenwood. Kathleen Greenwood died at age 78 years old on December 20, 1946.
Joyce Franklin was married to Williard S Mechelke, and has children Dennis R Mechelke, Donna Mae Mechelke, Dina Marie Mechelke, Randy N Mechelke, and Brenda L Mechelke. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joyce Bonnie Franklin.
Ernest Buckingham Franklin of Ffield Australia was born in 1890 in Clifton Hill to Edmund Charles Franklyn and Edith Galloway (Grindrod) Franklyn. He had siblings Edith Ann Franklyn, Edmund William Mckenzie Franklyn, James Norris Grindrod Franklyn, Laura Louisa Franklyn, Claude Alphington Arthur Franklyn, Beryl Lavinia May Franklyn, Alfred Gordon Franklyn, Pauline Lily Gra Franklyn, Cyril Clyde Franklyn, Madeline Myrtle Franklyn, Cecil Leonard Franklyn, Cecil Leonard Franklin, and Albert Richard Franklyn. Ernest Franklin died at age 29 years old in 1919 in Ffield.
Olive Augusta (Wilkinson) Franklin of Kerang, Gannawarra Shire County, VIC Australia was born on March 9, 1907 in Kerang to John Thomas Henry Wilkinson and Isabel Thomson (James) Wilkinson. She has siblings Norman Stanley Wilkinson, Evelyn Maude Wilkinson, and John Ellis Wilkinson. Olive Wilkinson married John Henry Franklin in 1929. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olive Augusta Wilkinson.
Elizabeth May (Franklin) Littlejohn of Brunswick, City of Merri-bek County, VIC Australia was born in 1881 in Carlton, City of Melbourne County. She was married to David Alexander Littlejohn in 1912, and had children Maria Jane Littlejohn and Lilian Carol Littlejohn. Elizabeth Littlejohn died at age 83 years old in 1964 in Brunswick, City of Merri-bek County.
Popular Franklin Biographies
Known to many as simply "Aretha", she was also called the "Queen of Soul." A singer-songwriter, she got a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood in 1979, was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, won a Grammy Legend Award in 1991, won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994, was a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1994, received an honorary degree from Harvard in 2014, and won or received many, many other awards and honors. She also received 18 Grammy Awards and sold over 75 records worldwide.
Andrew Jackson Franklin was born on August 17, 1827. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Andrew Jackson Franklin.
Victoria Ann (Lah) Franklin of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States was born on June 13, 1945 in Los Angeles. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Victoria Ann (Lah) Franklin.
Donna Isabella (Tatum) Franklin was born on February 2, 1850. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donna Isabella (Tatum) Franklin.
Brian D Franklin of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado United States was born on October 6, 1958, and died at age 43 years old on July 10, 2002.
Carolyn Franklin was born on May 13, 1944 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee United States, and died at age 43 years old on April 25, 1988 in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, MI. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carolyn Franklin.
Erma Franklin was born on March 13, 1938 in Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan United States to Clarence LaVaughtn Franklin and Barbara (Siggers) Franklin, and had siblings Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, and Cecil LaVaughn Franklin. Erma Franklin died at age 64 years old on September 7, 2002 in Detroit, Wayne County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Erma Franklin.
Arthur J Franklin was born on April 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Arthur Franklin was married to Victoria Ann (Lah) Franklin on December 24, 1975, and has children Carrie R Franklin and Terry Franklin. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arthur J Franklin.
George Edward Franklin was born on January 24, 1891 at New York, and died at age 51 years old on March 17, 1942 at Massachusetts. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Edward Franklin.
Antoinette Deshawn Franklin was born in 1987 in Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Antoinette Deshawn Franklin.
William H. Franklin was born on September 29, 1862 at New York, and died at age 69 years old on January 25, 1932 at New Hampshire. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William H. Franklin.
Philip Anthony Franklin of Minnesota was born on July 26, 1985, and died at age 25 years old on October 10, 2010. Philip Franklin was buried on October 15, 2010.
George Edward Franklin Jr. was born on August 13, 1917 at Massachusetts, and died at age 38 years old on April 2, 1956 at Massachusetts. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Edward Franklin, Jr..
Clarence LaVaughtn Franklin was born on January 22, 1915 in Sunflower County, Sunflower County, Mississippi United States. He was in a relationship with Barbara (Siggers) Franklin, and had children Erma Franklin, Cecil LaVaughn Franklin, Aretha Franklin, and Carolyn Franklin. Clarence Franklin died at age 69 years old on July 27, 1984 at Detroit in Detroit, Wayne County, MI. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Clarence LaVaughtn Franklin.
Dyrell R Franklin of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born in 1980, and died at age 21 years old on August 29, 2002.
Roger Merle Franklin was born in January 1940 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota United States to Helen May (Tibbils) Franklin and Merle Edward Franklin, and has a brother Duane Douglas Franklin. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roger Merle Franklin.
Helen May (Tibbils) Franklin was born circa 1921 in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota United States, and died at age 69 years old on January 31, 1991 in Monticello, San Juan County, UT. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen May (Tibbils) Franklin.
Wanda Marie (Franklin) Tedford of TX was born circa 1936. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wanda Marie Franklin.
Merle Edward Franklin was born in 1922. He was married to Helen May (Tibbils) Franklin, and had children Roger Merle Franklin and Duane Douglas Franklin. Merle Franklin died at age 59 years old in October 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Merle Edward Franklin.
Duane Douglas Franklin was born on February 26, 1941 to Helen May (Tibbils) Franklin and Merle Edward Franklin, and had a brother Roger Merle Franklin. Duane Franklin died at age 64 years old on June 27, 2005. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Duane Douglas Franklin.
Franklin Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Franklin family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 39,195 people with the last name Franklin that have a birth and death date listed.
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Oldest Franklins
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Daisy Franklin of West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas was born on March 21, 1863, and died at age 118 years old in June 1981.
Grace I Franklin of Ocean Grove, Monmouth County, NJ was born on October 29, 1893, and died at age 108 years old on August 8, 2002.
Lula Franklin of Austin, Travis County, TX was born on June 19, 1885, and died at age 109 years old on December 15, 1994.
Queen R Franklin of Venice, Sarasota County, FL was born on March 29, 1891, and died at age 107 years old on May 27, 1998.
Margaret W Franklin of Union City, Alameda County, California was born on July 10, 1901, and died at age 106 years old on February 14, 2008.
Lula S Franklin of Denver, Denver County, CO was born on May 12, 1881, and died at age 107 years old in November 1988.
Mary Franklin of Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona was born in July 1878, and died at age 106 years old in May 1985.
Emma A Franklin of South River, Middlesex County, NJ was born on June 7, 1883, and died at age 107 years old on November 19, 1990.
Andrew Franklin of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas was born on November 30, 1881, and died at age 105 years old in June 1987.
Ida V Franklin of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD was born on June 30, 1898, and died at age 106 years old on July 2, 2004.
Granvel Franklin of Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas was born on December 25, 1879, and died at age 105 years old in May 1985.
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