West Virginia Pioneers

George Waters Franklin

Male 1856 - 1942  (86 years)


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  • Name George Waters Franklin 
    Born 21 May 1856  Noble County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Dec 1942  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried I.O.O.F. /Parkersburg Memorial Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name: George W. Franklin
      Sex: white male
      Death Date: 07 Dec 1942
      Death Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 86y6m18d
      Cemetery: IOOF, Parkersburg
      Birth Date: 5/21/1856
      Birth Place: Noble Co, OH
      Marital Status: widower
      Spouse: Jennie Archer
      Mother: Hannah Horton
      Mother's Birth Place: O
      Father: John Franklin
      Father's Birth Place: PA
      Informant: Mrs Ernest Gaut, Parkersburg
    Person ID I58982  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2007 

    Father John Franklin,   b. Abt 1826, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hannah J Horton,   b. Abt 1827, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Union, Monroe, OH # 6
      John Franklin Jun 25 Pa
      Hannah J 23 Oh
      Swazy 3 m Oh
      Mary E 1 Oh
      Catherine Gant 39 Oh domestic

      1860 Marion, Noble, OH #1188-1131
      John Frankllin 34 PA
      Hannah J 33 OH
      Swasey 13 OH
      Mary E 11 OH
      Samuel 9 OH
      Martha A 7 OH
      George W 5 OH
      Sarah J 1 OH

      1870 Marion, Noble, OH # 231-221
      Franklin, John 54 PA
      Hannah J 43 OH
      Samuel L 19 OH
      Martha A 16 OH
      George W(?) 14 OH
      Sarah G 11 OH
      Winfield S 8 OH
      James A 6 OH
      Robert E 4 OH
      1870 Marion, Noble, OH # 232-222
      Franklin, Swayze D 23 OH
      Margaret 22 OH
      William E 10/12 OH
    Family ID F15905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Jane Archer,   b. 5 Mar 1861, Noble County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1941, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Abt 1881 
    Notes 

    • 1900 Grant, Jackson, WV # 198-200
      George Franklin 5/1856 m 19y OH PA OH
      Liddia 3/1861 m 19y 3-2 children OHOHOH
      John H son 5/1889 WV
      William G son 2/1894 WV

      1910 Grant, Jackson, WV # 49
      Franklin, George W 53 m1-29y OH PA OH
      Liddy J 49 m1- 29y 3-3 children OHOHWV
      Harry son 21 m1- 0y WV
      Glen son 16 W
      Ila M da 6 WV OHOH
      Nora dil 9 m1 - 0y 0-0 child WV WV Iowa

      1920 Parkersburg, Wood, WV #238
      Franklin, George W 63 OHOHOH
      Jennie 58 OHOHOH
      Ila M da 15 s WVWVWV
      John H son 30 m WVWVWV
      Nora dil 29 WVWVWV
      Nina gd 9 WVWVWV

      1930 Parkersburg, Wood, WV # 84-87
      Franklin, George W 73 m age 25
      Jennie 68 m age 20

      JCBR shows the mother's name is Jennie

      Both deaths were reported by Mrs Ernest Gaut. I suspect this is him:
      1910 Parkersburg, Wood, WV # 14
      Gaut, James E 35 m1- 11y WVWVWV
      Annie 32 m1- 11y 11 child WVWVWV
      Ernest son 5 WVWVWV
    Children 
     1. John Harrison Franklin,   b. 13 Mar 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1958, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. William Glen Franklin,   b. 25 Feb 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955, Benson, Cochise, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Ila M Franklin,   b. 30 Mar 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F15906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - I.O.O.F. /Parkersburg Memorial Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.