William Lawson Franklin

1867 - 1946  (78 years)

• Name	William Lawson Franklin
  Born	8 Feb 1867	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Feb 1946  [2]
  Buried	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I3166	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2003

  
  

  Father	Henry Harrison Franklin,   b. 6 Jan 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Aug 1920  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Eliza Nations,   b. Abt 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F40817	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Marriah I. "Belle" Ogle,   b. 2 Apr 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1947  (Age 78 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1888
  Children	+ 1. George C. Franklin,   b. 19 Mar 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 May 1960  (Age 71 years)   2. Malinda "Linda" Franklin,   b. 11 Jul 1890,   d. 26 Oct 1940  (Age 50 years) + 3. Ben Lawson Franklin,   b. 2 Mar 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 21 May 1985  (Age 93 years) + 4. Vola Ellen Franklin,   b. 16 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Nov 1958  (Age 65 years) + 5. Alma Dorotha Franklin,   b. 25 Aug 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Nov 1963  (Age 68 years)   6. Samuel A. "Sammy" Franklin,   b. 2 Feb 1897,   d. 30 Feb 1899   7. Arlie Sue Franklin,   b. 6 Sep 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 16 May 1988  (Age 86 years)   8. Grace Louisa Franklin,   b. 6 Sep 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jul 1956  (Age 54 years) + 9. Walter Paine Franklin,   b. 24 Sep 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Sep 1984  (Age 81 years) + 10. Leora Daisy Franklin,   b. 29 Apr 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 1972  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1219	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Feb 1867 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 389.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 452B, 1880. [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 4 Feb 1946. Franklin, William Lawson Feb 8, 1867 Sevier Co. Feb 4, 1946 Spouse: Belle Father: Franklin, Hanry Sevier Co. Mother: Nation, Louisa Sevier Co. Sons: George C., Walter P., Ben L. Daughters: Mrs. Sherrod King, Mrs. Roy Buchanan, Mrs. Grace Franklin, Mrs. Arlie Sue Jenkins Cemetery: Middle Creek Sisters: Mrs. Harkless Whaley [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 301.