William Runnels Franklin^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1851 - 1947  (96 years)

• Name	William Runnels Franklin
  Born	14 May 1851	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 May 1947	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I4102	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Henry Franklin,   b. 23 Aug 1820, North Carolina ,   d. 31 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Lavina Ann King,   b. 22 Apr 1825, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1846	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F10594	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Elizabeth Benson,   b. 13 Jun 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 1913, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 59 years)
  Married	30 May 1869	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. William Henry Franklin,   b. 28 Mar 1870, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Aug 1955  (Age 85 years) + 2. George Washington Franklin,   b. 31 Mar 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Sep 1932  (Age 60 years)   3. John Robert Franklin,   d. 1874   4. David Crockett Franklin,   d. 1875 + 5. Lavina Franklin,   b. Jun 1876, Tennessee + 6. Hiram Levator Franklin,   b. 23 Nov 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jun 1954  (Age 75 years)   7. James Madison Franklin,   d. 1880 + 8. Isaac Perman Franklin,   b. 7 Sep 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1974  (Age 92 years) + 9. Wiley Jackson Franklin,   b. 8 Mar 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1966  (Age 80 years) + 10. Luther Franklin + 11. Julia Franklin,   b. 7 Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 1963  (Age 73 years)   12. Lillie Franklin + 13. Magnolia "Nola" Franklin,   b. 19 Dec 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Apr 1980  (Age 86 years)   14. Benjamin "Ben" Franklin
  Family ID	F1563	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Tishie Carey,   b. 13 Aug 1875,   d. 19 Dec 1937  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F12296	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Hettie Shultz,   b. Feb 1889,   d. 1948  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Family ID	F48593	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 May 1851 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 30 May 1869 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 24 May 1947 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Father W. R. Franklin May 14, 1851 May 24, 1947 At rest

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 124. "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 237. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 58, 187. Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 31 Jul 1948. Rachel Proffitt obituary [S71] Sevier County Republican Extracts, Beulah Linn, (http://sevier.tngenealogy.net/research-assistance/records-resources/27-newspapers-a-publications), 26 Jul 1933. W.R. “Uncle Bill” Franklin of P.F. is visiting sons and dau. In Texas, Cal, and Idaho. He is 82 yrs. of age and has not seen some of his children in 20 yrs. He will return home in about 5 weeks. [S71] Sevier County Republican Extracts, Beulah Linn, (http://sevier.tngenealogy.net/research-assistance/records-resources/27-newspapers-a-publications), 23 Aug 1933. W.R. Franklin vis. Mrs. Vina Ogle and gd Miss Grace Ogle of Cal., H.L. Franklin Meradien (?) Idaho; L.C Franklin, Kuna Idaho, B.H. Franklin, Danville, Ill; Worlds Fair, Chicago. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, Gatlinburg, 462B, 1880. Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William FRANKLIN Self M Male W 29 TN Farmer TN TN Cathrine FRANKLIN Wife M Female W 27 TN House Keeping TN TN William H. FRANKLIN Son S Male W 10 TN At Home TN TN George FRANKLIN Son S Male W 8 TN At Home TN TN Viney FRANKLIN Dau S Female W 4 TN TN TN Hirum FRANKLIN Son S Male W 1 TN TN TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 466b, 19 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0466b.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462, 1880. http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page311880.html [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 24 May 1947. Franklin, William R. May 14, 1851 Tn May, 24, 1947 Spouse: Shults, Hettie Father: Franklin, Henry Tn Mother: King, Lavina Tn Sons: [By First Wife]William Henry, Hiram, Luther, Perman, Wiley, Ben Daughters: [By First Wife]Mrs. Lavina Ogle, Mrs. Julia Tarwater, Mrs. Nola Gobble, Mrs. Lillie Henderson Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Methodist [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 334.