Claude Eugne "Strike" Franklin: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Claude Eugne "Strike" Franklin was born 2 Nov 1948, Dallas County, Texas (son of George Washington Franklin and Fannie Maxine Forman).

Claude married Carolyn Louise Doss 6 Jun 1969, Kemp, Texas. Carolyn (daughter of Charlie Huston Doss and Helen Elston) was born 1 Feb 1951, Kaufman, Texas; died 7 Dec 2008, Greenville, Texas; was buried Slidell Cemetery, Wise County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Jennifer Leigh Franklin was born 23 Nov 1970, Kaufman County, Texas.
Stacy Lynn Franklin was born 5 Dec 1972, Bosque County, Texas.
Carrie Deon Franklin was born 30 Aug 1976, Dallas County, Texas.

Generation: 2

2.	George Washington Franklin was born 25 Aug 1926, Texas (son of Robert Lee Franklin and Lovie Lee Allen). Other Events: Census: 1930, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Census: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas George married Fannie Maxine Forman 12 Jul 1945. Fannie was born 6 Dec 1926. [Group Sheet]

Fannie Maxine Forman was born 6 Dec 1926.

Children:

Georgia Lee Franklin was born 31 Jan 1947, Dallas County, Texas; died Bef 7 Dec 2008.
1. Claude Eugne "Strike" Franklin was born 2 Nov 1948, Dallas County, Texas.
Archie Perry Franklin was born 4 Feb 1955, Dallas County, Texas.

Generation: 3

Robert Lee Franklin was born 21 Feb 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Washington Franklin and Nancy Marriah McCarter); died 24 Jun 1932; was buried Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, Shirley, Grady County, Oklahoma
Census: 1930, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 168.

Robert — Lovie Lee Allen. Lovie was born 1903, Mississippi; died 26 Feb 1954; was buried Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Lovie Lee Allen was born 1903, Mississippi; died 26 Feb 1954; was buried Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Census: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 168.

Children:

Jack Lee Franklin was born 16 Feb 1924, Texas; died 17 Apr 2015; was buried 23 Apr 2015, Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
2. George Washington Franklin was born 25 Aug 1926, Texas.

Generation: 4

George Washington Franklin was born 31 Mar 1872, Tennessee (son of William Runnels Franklin and Catherine Elizabeth Benson); died 30 Sep 1932; was buried Thompson Cemetery, Collin County, Texas.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, Shirley, Grady County, Oklahoma
Census: 1930, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 86, 88.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 167.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.
Freddie Loyd Franklin, DLoyd14166@aol.com, 9 September 2000.

George married Nancy Marriah McCarter 19 Nov 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Hill McCarter and Marriah Reagan) was born 26 Aug 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1949, Texas; was buried Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Marriah McCarter was born 26 Aug 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Hill McCarter and Marriah Reagan); died 6 Aug 1949, Texas; was buried Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, Shirley, Grady County, Oklahoma
Census: 1930, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Census: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Notes:

Freddie Loyd Franklin lists middle name as Hanna.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 86, 88.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 167.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.
Freddie Loyd Franklin, DLoyd14166@aol.com, 9 September 2000.

Children:

Noah Richard Franklin was born 16 Sep 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1953, Dallas County, Texas; was buried 3 Sep 1953, Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
Arlie Hubert Franklin was born 11 Dec 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1975, Dallas County, Texas; was buried 16 Sep 1975, Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
William Henry Franklin was born 5 Jan 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1933, Dallas County, Texas; was buried Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
4. Robert Lee Franklin was born 21 Feb 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1932; was buried Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
Lillie Catherine Franklin was born 22 Sep 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1975; was buried Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
Jesse Cowell Franklin was born 22 Apr 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1975; was buried Hopewell Cemetery, Wood County, Texas.
Lula Mae Franklin was born 13 Sep 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1999.
James Frederick Franklin was born 30 Mar 1911, Dallas, Texas; died 10 Jan 1969, Dallas County, Texas; was buried 13 Jan 1969, Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
Grace Marie Franklin was born 6 Dec 1915, Dallas County, Texas; died 24 Oct 2011; was buried Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.