William Clark "Clark" Franklin

1914 - 2006  (92 years)

• Name	William Clark "Clark" Franklin
  Nickname	Clark
  Born	15 Aug 1914	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho   [1]
  Died	11 Oct 2006	Roseville, California   [2]
  Buried	Rocklin Cemetery, Placer County, California   [3]
  Person ID	I22360	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Wiley Jackson Franklin,   b. 8 Mar 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1966  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Carrie Emina Wear,   b. 4 Mar 1888, North Carolina ,   d. 17 May 1981  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F13199	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ruby Lee Shields,   b. 30 Jul 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Feb 2003  (Age 87 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1936	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Jackson Eddards "Jack" Franklin,   b. 24 May 1937, , Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years) + 2. Joseph Ellison "Joe" Franklin,   b. 18 Feb 1939, , Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years) + 3. Thomas William "Tom" Franklin,   b. 26 Apr 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Feb 1977, Lake Tahoe, Nevada  (Age 35 years)   4. Jerry David Franklin,   b. 20 Oct 1944, Sacromento, California ,   d. 21 May 2012, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F13198	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Aug 1914 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 13 Aug 1936 - , Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 187, 199, 251. Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Clark Franklin Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States Gender: Male Age: 5 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Wiley J Franklin Head M 34 Tennessee Carry Franklin Wife F 30 Tennessee Clark Franklin Son M 5 Tennessee Jenevive Franklin Daughter F 3 Colorado Martha Franklin Daughter F 1 Colorado [S142] Newspaper Article, The Sacramento Bee (CA), 15 Oct 2006. FRANKLIN, William C. ''Bill'' Born in Tennessee on August 15, 1914 passed away on October 10, 2006 in Folsom, CA. He was a railroad engineer for 40 years and was involved in numerous business enterprises in Northern California. He and his wife moved to a farm in Loomis in 1970 where they lived for 34 years. He was active in service and fellowship groups, 32nd Degree Mason, Odd Fellows, Fraternal Order of Eagles and S.I.R.S. He was an outdoorsman, he hunted and fished throughout the United States and Canada. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Ruby, and his son, Thomas. Survived by his sisters, Genevive Huff, Martha Graham, Emma Edgett and Henrietta Sharp; his sons, Jack Franklin of Fallon, NV, Joseph Franklin of Orangevale, CA and Jerry Franklin of Greenback, TN. Also survived by 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Monday, October 16, 2006 from 4:00 to 8:00pm at Cochrane's Chapel of the Roses, 103 Lincoln St., Roseville. Services will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 10:00am, also at Cochrane's Chapel of the Roses. Internment will take place at the Rocklin District Cemetery. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 100603619).