Franklin

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Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN1 FRANKLIN was born 1730 in Boston Mass, and died in Connelly Springs.
  He married PHOEBE PARKER.  
	
Children of JOHN FRANKLIN and PHOEBE PARKER are:
2.	i.	SAMUEL2 FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1780, Burke Co; d. July 12, 1857,
 Linville Falls, NC.
3.	ii.	JOHN FRANKLIN JR., b. 1760.
	iii.	PHEBE FRANKLIN.
	iv.	JEMINA FRANKLIN.
	v.	ANNA FRANKLIN.
	vi.	LYDDIA FRANKLIN.
	vii.	MARY FRANKLIN.
	viii.	RACHEL FRANKLIN.


Generation No. 2

2.  SAMUEL2 FRANKLIN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1780 in Burke Co, and died July 12,1857
 in Linville Falls, NC.  He married DORCUS PARKER (sometimes known as Burns)
 August 6, 1800 in Mecklenburg County NC.  She was born Abt. 1780.
	
Children of SAMUEL FRANKLIN and DORCUS PARKER are:
4.	i.	ISAAC3 FRANKLIN, b. 1806; d. Aft. 1900.
5.	ii.	LEVI CHANDLER FRANKLIN, b. May 6, 1803, Linville Falls, NC;
 d. October 14, 1886, Burke Co, NC.
6.	iii.	ISAIAH C. FRANKLIN, d. 1900.
7.	iv.	SAMUEL JOSEPH FRANKLIN, b. June 22, 1807; d. May 23, 1890,
Fairmont, Georgia.
8.	v.	DAVID S. FRANKLIN, b. April 15, 1819; d. July 16, 1890, 
Linville Falls, NC.
9.	vi.	JOHN S. FRANKLIN, b. January 14, 1817, Linville Falls, NC; 
d. February 1, 1900, Montezuma NC.
10.	vii.	SARAH (SALLY) FRANKLIN, b. March 4, 1812; d. March 20, 1884.


3.  JOHN FRANKLIN2 JR. (JOHN1 FRANKLIN) was born 1760.
	
Child of JOHN FRANKLIN JR. is:
	i.	JOHN3 FRANKLIN.


Generation No. 3

4.  ISAAC3 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 1806, and died Aft. 1900.
  He married HANNAH TAYLOR.  She was born 1805, and died Aft. 1884.
	
Children of ISAAC FRANKLIN and HANNAH TAYLOR are:
11.	i.	LEVI ALEXANDER4 FRANKLIN, b. February 3, 1844, Watauga County NC;
 d. January 31, 1881, Burke Co.
12.	ii.	JOHN E. FRANKLIN, b. June 25, 1831, Mitchell Co NC;
 d. April 19, 1917, Warlick's Baptist Church.
	iii.	ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. 1842.
13.	iv.	SAMUEL FRANKLIN, b. October 1831, Wautaga Co NC; d. April 9, 1915,
 Burke Co.
14.	v.	JOSEPH VALENTINE FRANKLIN, b. June 1, 1841, Mitchell County NC;
 d. October 27, 1929, St. John Baptist Church, Burke Co.
	vi.	CINTHIA ADALINE FRANKLIN, b. 1830; d. February 21, 1906;
 m. HARRISON HENDERSON JOHNSON, 1850, Wautaga Co; b. December 1828;
 d. February 8, 1910.
	vii.	GEORGE W. FRANKLIN, b. 1828; m. (1) BARBARA CAROLINE FRANKLIN;
 b. 1828; d. 1849; m. (2) KATIE AUSBURN; b. Abt. 1845; d. June 27, 1895,
 Mitchell County NC.
	viii.	EBBEN FRANKLIN.
15.	ix.	DORCUS M. FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1836.


5.  LEVI CHANDLER3 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born May 6, 1803 in
 Linville Falls, NC, and died October 14, 1886 in Burke Co, NC.
  He married BARBARA TAYLOR Abt. 1825, daughter of VALENTINE TAYLOR.
  She was born August 28, 1806 in Lincoln Co, NC, and died April 12, 1891
 in Burke Co, NC.
	
Children of LEVI FRANKLIN and BARBARA TAYLOR are:
16.	i.	LAWSON ALEXANDER4 FRANKLIN, b. January 19, 1827; d. July 8, 1899.
	ii.	LEVI MCKINLEY FRANKLIN, b. 1837; d. August 13, 1861,
 Valley Mt. VA Civil War (CSA) of Typhoid fever.
17.	iii.	GENERAL HENRY FRANKLIN, b. 1839.
18.	iv.	WILLIAM DELBERT FRANKLIN, b. February 16, 1851;
 d. December 14, 1922, Burke Co.
	v.	KATHERINE FRANKLIN, m. WESLEY JOHNSON.
	vi.	ELIZABETH (BETSY) FRANKLIN, b. 1829; d. October 3, 1873;
 m. WILLIAM VANCE.
	vii.	SARAH (SALLY) FRANKLIN, b. 1833; m. JAMES LEROY MCCANLES.
	viii.	VIOLET FRANKLIN, b. 1843.
	ix.	ISAAC D. FRANKLIN, b. May 5, 1845, Mitchell County NC; 
d. August 2, 1914, Burke Co, NC; m. SARAH EMILIE CLOUD, November 2, 1869; 
b. 1848; d. October 14, 1920.
	x.	SYDNEY C. FRANKLIN, b. June 16, 1847; d. May 31, 1906;
 m. SARAH A. SNIPES, May 16, 1874, Mitchell County, NC; b. March 17, 1851;
 d. October 20, 1919.


6.  ISAIAH C.3 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) died 1900.  He married 
(1) MARTHA NANCY EMERT (ERNEST).  She was born Abt. 1809, and died Bet. 1827 - 1838.
  He married (2) SALLY TAYLOR.  She was born 1827, and died 1897.
	
Children of ISAIAH FRANKLIN and MARTHA (ERNEST) are:
19.	i.	JAMES MONROE4 FRANKLIN, b. 1825, Linville Falls, NC; d. 1891,
 Mitchell County NC.
	ii.	MARTHA A. FRANKLIN, b. 1826, Mitchell County NC; m. JEREMIAH OAKES.
20.	iii.	SAMUEL DAVID FRANKLIN, b. January 1828, Mitchell County NC; 
d. June 24, 1901, Crossnore, NC.

	
Children of ISAIAH FRANKLIN and SALLY TAYLOR are:
	iv.	WILLIAM A.4 FRANKLIN, b. 1839.
	v.	ROXANNAH FRANKLIN, b. 1841.
	vi.	SARAH ADELINE FRANKLIN, b. 1843.
	vii.	EMALINE ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. 1844.
	viii.	ANDERSON FRANKLIN, b. 1847.


7.  SAMUEL JOSEPH3 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born June 22, 1807,
 and died May 23, 1890 in Fairmont, Georgia.  He married SENITH MATILDA BALLEW
 October 28, 1828.  She was born August 11, 1803, and died May 16, 1895 in
 Fairmont, Georgia.
	
Children of SAMUEL FRANKLIN and SENITH BALLEW are:
	i.	SOPHIA4 FRANKLIN, b. 1829.
	ii.	SARAH L. FRANKLIN, b. September 13, 1831.
	iii.	GEORGE WASHINGTON FRANKLIN, b. October 10, 1832.
	iv.	SENITH MATILDA FRANKLIN, b. July 9, 1834, Fairmont, Georgia.
	v.	JOSHUA HAMILTON FRANKLIN, b. August 18, 1836.
	vi.	WILLIAM W. FRANKLIN, b. July 22, 1838.
	vii.	JOHN WESLEY FRANKLIN, b. January 18, 1840.
21.	viii.	AGNES ELMIRA FRANKLIN, b. February 14, 1842.
	ix.	BENJAMIN PERRY FRANKLIN, b. January 14, 1842.
	x.	SAMUEL J. FRANKLIN, b. September 8, 1846.


8.  DAVID S.3 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 15, 1819, 
and died July 16, 1890 in Linville Falls, NC.  He married ELIZA GRAGG. 
She was born March 10, 1824 in Burke Co, and died August 13, 1890.
	
Children of DAVID FRANKLIN and ELIZA GRAGG are:
22.	i.	ALBERT JOHNSTON4 FRANKLIN, b. December 8, 1843, Linville Falls, NC; 
d. March 1, 1917, Linville Falls, NC.
	ii.	DAVID S. FRANKLIN, b. August 24, 1845; d. February 23, 1891;
 m. NANCY MATILDA CARPENTER, November 16, 1870, Mitchell County, NC;
 b. October 29, 1850; d. May 4, 1924.
	iii.	JAMES GAITHER FRANKLIN, b. January 6, 1852; d. December 26, 1914; 
m. ELIZABETH (BETH) CARPENTER, January 23, 1873; b. March 2, 1848; 
d. August 2, 1927.
	iv.	THEODORE COLUMBUS FRANKLIN, b. December 1853; 
d. December 9, 1904, Rutherford College, NC; m. (1) NANCY ELLEN FOX;
 b. December 15, 1861; d. June 24, 1892, Linville Falls, NC; m. 
(2) RHODA ELLEN EDWARDS, Aft. 1892; b. July 1871; d. February 21, 1905.
	v.	NANCY ADELAIDE FRANKLIN, b. May 24, 1847; d. October 1, 1916; 
m. ROBERT GANAWAY WISE, September 10, 1881, Mitchell County, NC; b. July 17, 1851;
 d. March 13, 1933.


9.  JOHN S.3 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born January 14, 1817 
in Linville Falls, NC, and died February 1, 1900 in Montezuma NC.  
He married (1) NANCY EMALINE CARPENTER.  She was born 1814, and died Abt. 1853.
He married (2) MARTHA PATSY WEATHERMAN May 11, 1854.  She was born
 February 17, 1820 in Yancy County NC, and died June 4, 1906 in Montezuma NC.
	
Children of JOHN FRANKLIN and NANCY CARPENTER are:
	i.	GABRIEL LOVE4 FRANKLIN, b. October 20, 1836.
	ii.	JAMES FRANKLIN, b. 1841.
	iii.	JACOB FRANKLIN, b. 1843.
	iv.	SARAH MATILDA FRANKLIN, b. 1846.
	v.	ELIZABETH A. FRANKLIN, b. 1849.
	vi.	JOSEPH P. FRANKLIN, b. 1850.
	vii.	NANCY EMALINE FRANKLIN, b. April 3, 1853.

	
Children of JOHN FRANKLIN and MARTHA WEATHERMAN are:
23.	viii.	DORCUS4 FRANKLIN, b. April 16, 1858; d. January 12, 1898.
	ix.	HAMILTON (HAM) ROY FRANKLIN, b. September 17, 1854;
 d. Bet. 1900 - 1903; m. SARAH CATHERINE STAMEY, January 2, 1878,
 Mitchell County, NC; b. January 30, 1860; d. April 30, 1927.
	x.	SAMUEL LEROY FRANKLIN, b. January 20, 1856.
	xi.	MARTHA (MATT) FRANKLIN, b. 1859.
	xii.	MARY ADELAIDE FRANKLIN, b. April 16, 1861.
	xiii.	JOHN S. JR. FRANKLIN, b. February 3, 1863; d. July 2, 1930, 
Caldwell Co, NC; m. DOCIA BOONE ESTES; b. August 2, 1869; d. August 7, 1845,
Caldwell Co, NC.


10.  SARAH (SALLY)3 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born March 4, 1812, and 
died March 20, 1884.  She married MATTHIAS DELLINGER October 14, 1829
 in Burke County.  He was born March 15, 1806, and died June 10, 1878.
	
Children of SARAH FRANKLIN and MATTHIAS DELLINGER are:
	i.	MATILDA4 DELLINGER, b. 1831.
	ii.	RACHEL MINERVA DELLINGER, b. 1835.
24.	iii.	VIOLET MAHALIA DELLINGER, b. March 15, 1837; d. April 2, 1875.
	iv.	REUBEN DELLINGER, b. 1839.
	v.	SARAH ELMIRA DELLINGER, b. July 9, 1841.
	vi.	JOHN CALVIN DELLINGER, b. April 12, 1843.
	vii.	HENRY THOMAS DELLINGER, b. April 28, 1845.
	viii.	HARRIETT K. DELLINGER, b. 1848.
	ix.	ELIZABETH A. DELLINGER, b. 1850.
	x.	ELIZA ELLEN DELLINGER, b. 1853.
	xi.	WILLIAM JONES DELLINGER, b. July 16, 1855.


Generation No. 4

11.  LEVI ALEXANDER4 FRANKLIN (ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born February 3, 1844
in Watauga County NC, and died January 31, 1881 in Burke Co.  
He married CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BERRY August 11, 1866 in Burke County NC,
daughter of ELISHA BERRY and MARGARET ENGLAND.  She was born January 1, 1845,
and died June 30, 1896.

Children of LEVI FRANKLIN and CHARLOTTE BERRY are: 25. i. IDA5 FRANKLIN, b. September 13, 1867, North Carolina; d. January 5, 1940, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC Woodland Cemetery. 26. ii. LAURA ALLISON FRANKLIN, b. October 15, 1870, Burke Co; d. January 4, 1948, Burke Co. 27. iii. ALONZO C. FRANKLIN, b. March 10, 1872; d. February 15, 1928, Bollinger's Chapel Methodist Church. 28. iv. SUSAN ELLA FRANKLIN, b. March 31, 1876; d. February 23, 1939. v. CICERO G. FRANKLIN, b. October 26, 1878; d. July 24, 1897. vi. ISAAC J. FRANKLIN, b. October 26, 1878. 29. vii. EDDIE JONES FRANKLIN, b. January 20, 1874; d. January 5, 1957. 30. viii. MAGGIE LEE FRANKLIN, b. April 26, 1881, Burke Co NC; d. June 6, 1964, Broughton Hospital Burke Co NC. 12. JOHN E.4 FRANKLIN (ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born June 25, 1831 in Mitchell Co NC, and died April 19, 1917 in Warlick's Baptist Church. He married ELIZABETH RAMSEY March 25, 1860 in Burke County. She was born May 29, 1838, and died September 17, 1933 in Burke Co. Children of JOHN FRANKLIN and ELIZABETH RAMSEY are: i. MINNIE A.5 FRANKLIN, b. May 1880; m. JUDE HILDEBRAND, February 15, 1903, Burke County NC. ii. JAMES WELLINGTON FRANKLIN, b. May 30, 1861. iii. GENERAL LEE JOSEPH FRANKLIN, b. December 25, 1864. iv. BUENAVISTA FRANKLIN, b. June 14, 1867. v. CELIA J. FRANKLIN, b. 1869. vi. RITTA ALICE FRANKLIN, b. October 18, 1877. 13. SAMUEL4 FRANKLIN (ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born October 1831 in Wautaga Co NC, and died April 9, 1915 in Burke Co. He married NANCY ERVIN. She was born 1836, and died August 22, 1902 in Burke Co. Children of SAMUEL FRANKLIN and NANCY ERVIN are: i. ISAAC P.5 FRANKLIN, b. 1855. ii. JEMIMA C. FRANKLIN, b. 1856. iii. WILLIAM P. FRANKLIN, b. 1858. iv. HULDAH FRANKLIN, b. 1859. v. JENNIE FRANKLIN, b. 1863. vi. LEVI FRANKLIN, b. 1865. vii. SIDNEY C. FRANKLIN, b. March 14, 1868. viii. MARSHAL FRANKLIN, b. 1869. ix. HUGH MCKENZIE FRANKLIN, b. 1864. x. ABEL ALEXANDER FRANKLIN, b. December 24, 1874. xi. ELIZA FRANKLIN, b. December 1879. xii. TERIEL FRANKLIN, b. November 1877. 14. JOSEPH VALENTINE4 FRANKLIN (ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born June 1, 1841 in Mitchell County NC, and died October 27, 1929 in St. John Baptist Church, Burke Co. He married MARY ANN CLOUD October 31, 1867 in Lower Fork Township, Burke County, daughter of RANSOM CLOUD and KATRINA HILDEBRAND. She was born June 26, 1849, and died January 14, 1908 in St. John Baptist Church, Burke Co. Children of JOSEPH FRANKLIN and MARY CLOUD are: 31. i. ULYSSES SCHYLER5 FRANKLIN, b. July 5, 1868; d. February 4, 1902, Burke Co. 32. ii. DUNCAN CAMERON FRANKLIN, b. June 6, 1874; d. October 16, 1907, Burke Co. iii. JOEL CLOUD FRANKLIN, b. August 8, 1879. iv. RILEY POE FRANKLIN, b. January 19, 1888. 33. v. JOHN KELLY FRANKLIN, b. August 3, 1890; d. February 11, 1959. vi. SOPHRONA ETTA FRANKLIN, b. December 16, 1871; d. July 18, 1947; m. SUMMIE HUFFMAN, December 31, 1899, Burke County; b. February 14, 1876; d. July 18, 1947. vii. LILLIE EMMA FRANKLIN, b. August 6, 1876; d. October 22, 1948; m. MILES LAFAYETTE SETTLEMYRE, February 4, 1897, Burke County NC; b. August 3, 1873; d. November 30, 1944. viii. DELPHIA VICTORIA FRANKLIN, b. February 23, 1883; m. D. JINK CHAPMAN, December 6, 1902, Burke County. ix. JUSTA CATHERINE FRANKLIN, b. May 25, 1885; d. April 7, 1970, buried at St. John's Church, Burke Co NC. x. ABEL S. FRANKLIN, b. September 1870; d. February 12, 1871. xi. SON FRANKLIN, b. Infant. 15. DORCUS M.4 FRANKLIN (ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1836. She married VANCE?. Children of DORCUS FRANKLIN and VANCE are: i. LUTHER5 FRANKLIN, b. August 27, 1860. ii. MARY V. FRANKLIN, b. 1862. iii. JAMES M. FRANKLIN, b. 1864. 16. LAWSON ALEXANDER4 FRANKLIN (LEVI CHANDLER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born January 19, 1827, and died July 8, 1899. He married SARAH A. DELLINGER MCCANLES. Child of LAWSON FRANKLIN and SARAH MCCANLES is: 34. i. JAMES WESLEY5 FRANKLIN, b. May 28, 1857; d. July 2, 1924. 17. GENERAL HENRY4 FRANKLIN (LEVI CHANDLER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 1839. He married SUSAN CAROLINE BURLESON February 1866 in Mitchell County, NC. Child of GENERAL FRANKLIN and SUSAN BURLESON is: i. CALEB ELDRIDGE5 FRANKLIN, b. October 22, 1866; d. June 17, 1835; m. ANNE E. GREENE, July 7, 1888, Mitchell County, NC. 18. WILLIAM DELBERT4 FRANKLIN (LEVI CHANDLER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born February 16, 1851, and died December 14, 1922 in Burke Co. He married SARAH ELIZABETH WILLIAMS. She was born October 7, 1853, and died December 3, 1935. Children of WILLIAM FRANKLIN and SARAH WILLIAMS are: i. NINEVAH AUGUSTUS5 FRANKLIN, b. January 16, 1873. ii. BARBARA ANN FRANKLIN, b. September 1874. iii. HETTIE VISTULA FRANKLIN, b. December 11, 1877. iv. OBIDIAH DELPHATE FRANKLIN, b. October 31, 1879. v. MARGARET BRUNETTE (NETTIE) FRANKLIN, b. September 28, 1880. vi. ELIZA ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. January 27, 1885. vii. WILLIAM DELBERT JR. FRANKLIN. viii. DONALD MCKINLEY FRANKLIN, b. April 16, 1888. ix. THOMAS HUBART FRANKLIN, b. August 18, 1890. x. AIDE ALEXANDER FRANKLIN, b. October 23, 1893. xi. DOCTOR MORAN FRANKLIN, b. March 6, 1896. 19. JAMES MONROE4 FRANKLIN (ISAIAH C.3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 1825 in Linville Falls, NC, and died 1891 in Mitchell County NC. He married (1) VISIE OAKES. He married (2) NANCY E. GRAGG Abt. 1848. She was born Abt. 1828, and died 1895 in Mitchell County NC. Children of JAMES FRANKLIN and NANCY GRAGG are: i. LOUISA MATILDA5 FRANKLIN, b. October 29, 1850. ii. NANCY ELIZABETH (BETTY) FRANKLIN, b. January 1, 1853; m. EBBIN (EBEN) FRANKLIN; b. Abt. 1850, Hughes, NC. 20. SAMUEL DAVID4 FRANKLIN (ISAIAH C.3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born January 1828 in Mitchell County NC, and died June 24, 1901 in Crossnore, NC. He married RACHEL MATILDA GRAGG 1847 in Caldwell Co NC. She was born 1825 in Caldwell Co, NC, and died January 29, 1916 in Altamont, NC. Children of SAMUEL FRANKLIN and RACHEL GRAGG are: i. ELIZA JANE5 FRANKLIN, b. 1848; m. JAMES A. GRAGG, October 26, 1869, Mitchell County, NC; b. 1848. ii. DELILA ADNIAH FRANKLIN, b. 1850. iii. MARY L. FRANKLIN, b. 1852. iv. CORDELIA C. FRANKLIN, b. 1855. v. ZEBEDEE COLUMBUS FRANKLIN, b. August 18, 1856, Linville Falls, NC; d. June 18, 1825, Avery County, NC; m. RHODA ADELAIDE CLARK. 35. vi. DOCTOR FILMORE FRANKLIN, b. May 10, 1858; d. May 27, 1933. vii. RHODA CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) FRANKLIN, b. May 14, 1862; d. August 28, 1940; m. WILLIAM WAIGHTSTILL BENFIELD. viii. JOSEPHINE L. FRANKLIN, b. June 7, 1863; d. June 9, 1930; m. JOSEPH BURLESON, September 21, 1879, Mitchell County, NC; b. March 30, 1859; d. November 1929. ix. JAMES FINLEY FRANKLIN, b. January 1871; d. September 2, 1927, Avery County, NC; m. UDORA JOHNSON, March 1, 1890, Mitchell County, NC; b. 1868; d. 1966. 21. AGNES ELMIRA4 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL JOSEPH3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born February 14, 1842. She married WILLIAM W. CONNELLY. He died in Connelly Springs. Children of AGNES FRANKLIN and WILLIAM CONNELLY are: i. WALTER5 CONNELLY. ii. PINKNEY CONNELLY. iii. BASCOM CONNELLY. iv. LAWRENCE CONNELLY. v. GEORGIA EMMA CONNELLY. vi. FANNIE ELIZABETH CONNELLY. vii. JOHNNY CONNELLY. viii. MILTON EVERETT CONNELLY. 22. ALBERT JOHNSTON4 FRANKLIN (DAVID S.3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born December 8, 1843 in Linville Falls, NC, and died March 1, 1917 in Linville Falls, NC. He married MARGARET ELIZABETH (ELIZA) WISE October 17, 1866. She was born March 5, 1844 in Altamont, NC, and died May 28, 1921 in Linville Falls, NC. Children of ALBERT FRANKLIN and MARGARET WISE are: i. LANADA JOSEPHINE5 FRANKLIN, b. April 15, 1872. 36. ii. ROMULUS CLINGMAN FRANKLIN, b. July 17, 1874; d. July 5, 1948. 23. DORCUS4 FRANKLIN (JOHN S.3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 16, 1858, and died January 12, 1898. She married ALBERT J. FRANKLIN. Children of DORCUS FRANKLIN and ALBERT FRANKLIN are: i. LUTHER5 FRANKLIN, b. 1878. ii. EDD FRANKLIN, b. July 1882. iii. MARY FRANKLIN. 24. VIOLET MAHALIA4 DELLINGER (SARAH (SALLY)3 FRANKLIN, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born March 15, 1837, and died April 2, 1875. She married ELIAS STAMEY. He was born July 1, 1835, and died January 9, 1917 in Avery County, NC. Children of VIOLET DELLINGER and ELIAS STAMEY are: i. ELIZA ANN5 STAMEY, b. October 12, 1863. ii. JOHN NELSON STAMEY, b. September 17, 1864. iii. MARY STAMEY, b. January 9, 1867. iv. NANCY STAMEY, b. April 12, 1869. v. CHARLES THERON STAMEY, b. November 14, 1871. vi. RITY STAMEY, b. July 27, 1874. vii. SARAH CATHERINE STAMEY, b. January 30, 1860; d. April 30, 1927; m. HAMILTON (HAM) ROY FRANKLIN, January 2, 1878, Mitchell County, NC; b. September 17, 1854; d. Bet. 1900 - 1903. Generation No. 5 25. IDA5 FRANKLIN (LEVI ALEXANDER4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born September 13, 1867 in North Carolina, and died January 5, 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC Woodland Cemetery. She married SAMUEL M. COOKE December 30, 1888 in Lovelady township, Burke Co. NC, son of AARON COOK and MARY HILDEBRAND. He was born March 29, 1866 in North Carolina, and died May 27, 1936 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC Woodland Cemetery.

Children of IDA FRANKLIN and SAMUEL COOKE are: 37. i. RUTH GLENN6 COOKE, b. March 1894. ii. ETHEL (SESSY) COOKE, b. February 1896; m. H.L. KENNERLY. 38. iii. EVERETTE LEE COOKE, b. August 31, 1889, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC; d. March 8, 1965, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC Woodland Cemetery. 39. iv. MARION M. COOKE, b. October 1891; d. June 8, 1941. 40. v. CHARLES COLLINS COOKE SR., b. March 17, 1898, Marion, McDowell Co. NC; d. November 12, 1966, Black Mountain, near Asheville tuberculosis. vi. SAMUEL WARREN COOKE, b. February 15, 1901; d. February 6, 1964, buried at Woodland Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co. NC. 26. LAURA ALLISON5 FRANKLIN (LEVI ALEXANDER4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born October 15, 1870 in Burke Co, and died January 4, 1948 in Burke Co. She married BYARD WILLIAMS September 19, 1887 in Burke County, son of BYARD SR. and DULCIMER SINGLETON. He was born July 1, 1864, and died June 10, 1948 in Burke Co. Children of LAURA FRANKLIN and BYARD WILLIAMS are: i. SAMUEL FLOYD6 WILLIAMS, b. March 17, 1891; d. June 3, 1938. ii. DELLA WILLIAMS, b. June 1894. iii. NEWLAND WILLIAMS, b. February 1896. iv. MAGGIE WILLIAMS, b. February 1898; m. WHETSTINE. v. FREDDIE (?) WILLIAMS, b. January 1900. vi. FLORENCE WILLIAMS, b. 1903; m. ELI CHARLES YODER, January 13, 1923, Morganton NC. vii. ODOS WILLIAMS, b. 1905. viii. ERVIN A. WILLIAMS, b. 1909; m. ELIZABETH RAMSEY, June 15, 1935, Valdese NC Lovelady township. ix. MABLE BEATRICE WILLIAMS, b. March 17, 1911, Burke Co; d. August 4, 1997, Drexel NC; m. (1) JESSE EDWARD BROOKSHIRE; b. December 18, 1893; d. June 29, 1968; m. (2) JACK C. MCRORY, April 7, 1928, Drexel NC. 41. x. HENRY ODELL WILLIAMS, b. September 18, 1916; d. August 16, 1984. xi. FRANK WILLIAMS, b. February 11, 1914; d. March 11, 1914. xii. CHILD WILLIAMS. xiii. CHILD WILLIAMS. xiv. CHILD WILLIAMS. 27. ALONZO C.5 FRANKLIN (LEVI ALEXANDER4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born March 10, 1872, and died February 15, 1928 in Bollinger's Chapel Methodist Church. He married RITTIE ETTA PAGE March 20, 1892 in Lovelady Township, Burke County NC, daughter of WESLEY PAGE and MARY BOLLINGER. She was born 1876, and died July 7, 1963 in Bollinger's Chapel Methodist Church. Children of ALONZO FRANKLIN and RITTIE PAGE are: i. GARLAND FONZO6 FRANKLIN, b. October 30, 1893. ii. VAN VULAND FRANKLIN, b. September 25, 1895. iii. ORA FRANKLIN, b. February 1897. iv. TULAH FLO FRANKLIN, b. July 27, 1899; d. May 20, 1986, Burke Memorial Park. v. VIVIAN LEIGH FRANKLIN, b. May 29, 1910; d. January 29, 1972, Burke Co; m. SAMUEL EDWARD MOSES; b. October 8, 1905, West VA; d. February 20, 1994, Burke Co. vi. JUANITA BERTHA FRANKLIN, b. October 16, 1918. 42. vii. WILNITA BLANCHE FRANKLIN, b. October 16, 1918; d. August 21, 1987. viii. VIOLA FRANKLIN, b. August 24, 1905, Burke Co; d. October 20, 1905, Bollinger's Chapel Methodist Church. ix. RUBY O. FRANKLIN, b. September 15, 1901; d. January 19, 1912, Bollinger's Chapel Methodist Church. x. RITTIE PAGE FRANKLIN, b. August 17, 1920. xi. MARY ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. September 9, 1915. 28. SUSAN ELLA5 FRANKLIN (LEVI ALEXANDER4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born March 31, 1876, and died February 23, 1939. She married JAMES E. "JIM" MCGALLIARD April 14, 1901 in Caldwell Co NC, son of MORTIMORE MCGALLIARD and MARY MCGALLIARD. He was born April 21, 1882, and died August 29, 1959. Children of SUSAN FRANKLIN and JAMES MCGALLIARD are: 43. i. PAUL JONES6 MCGALLIARD, b. January 10, 1904; d. January 18, 1965. 44. ii. COLON BOYD MCGALLIARD, b. February 26, 1906. 45. iii. JAMES EDWARD MCGALLIARD, b. April 1, 1908; d. February 24, 1989. 46. iv. CHARLES WORTH MCGALLIARD, b. May 28, 1912. v. FRANCES LILLIAN MCGALLIARD, b. January 18, 1918. vi. GRACIE L. MCGALLIARD, b. 1902; m. CHRISTENSEN. 29. EDDIE JONES5 FRANKLIN (LEVI ALEXANDER4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born January 20, 1874, and died January 5, 1957. He married ALICE ELIZA KINCAID November 26, 1899 in John's River Township Caldwell Co NC at the home of J. Hood Justice of the Peace, daughter of JOHN KINCAID and MARTHA. She was born 1881. Children of EDDIE FRANKLIN and ALICE KINCAID are: i. ALMA LEE6 FRANKLIN, b. October 18, 1900. ii. MAMIE ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. May 19, 1902; m. BILL BAILEY. 47. iii. GARTHER LEVON FRANKLIN, b. March 16, 1907. iv. LOIS FRANKLIN. 48. v. OLIVE FRANKLIN. 30. MAGGIE LEE5 FRANKLIN (LEVI ALEXANDER4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 26, 1881 in Burke Co NC, and died June 6, 1964 in Broughton Hospital Burke Co NC. She married THOMAS SIDNEY JONES MCGALLIARD October 27, 1900 in Morganton NC, son of MORTIMORE MCGALLIARD and MARY MCGALLIARD. He was born June 22, 1879, and died August 3, 1936. Children of MAGGIE FRANKLIN and THOMAS MCGALLIARD are: 49. i. IVEY JONES6 MCGALLIARD, b. January 5, 1904, Burke Co. NC; d. July 24, 1996, Morganton Burke Co NC. 50. ii. EARL JUNIOR MCGALLIARD, b. June 5, 1906; d. May 7, 2000, Cramerton, NC. 51. iii. THOMAS GERALD MCGALLIARD, b. June 29, 1908, Burke Co. 52. iv. ERNEST ERVIN MCGALLIARD, b. November 29, 1919, Catawba Co NC; d. March 29, 1992. v. CHARLEY MCGALLIARD, b. October 7, 1901; d. December 13, 1902. vi. LILA LEE MCGALLIARD, b. March 25, 1916; d. August 9, 1975; m. RAY LOCKHART, March 21, 1936. vii. PEARL ELIZABETH MCGALLIARD, b. June 27, 1913; d. Bef. 1920. viii. BABY COOLIGE MCGALLIARD, b. October 11, 1923. 31. ULYSSES SCHYLER5 FRANKLIN (JOSEPH VALENTINE4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born July 5, 1868, and died February 4, 1902 in Burke Co. He married NETTIE ELIZABETH HUFFMAN March 10, 1892 in Burke County. She was born 1872. Children of ULYSSES FRANKLIN and NETTIE HUFFMAN are: i. VASSIE JANE6 FRANKLIN. ii. LILLIE FRANKLIN. iii. JAMES ALEX FRANKLIN. 32. DUNCAN CAMERON5 FRANKLIN (JOSEPH VALENTINE4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born June 6, 1874, and died October 16, 1907 in Burke Co. He married DORA ETTA SETTLEMYRE March 24, 1898 in Burke County. She was born November 9, 1874, and died August 20, 1943 in Burke Co. Children of DUNCAN FRANKLIN and DORA SETTLEMYRE are: i. ZORA6 FRANKLIN. ii. LULA ADA FRANKLIN. iii. LEE OTIS FRANKLIN. iv. CORA ETHEL FRANKLIN. 33. JOHN KELLY5 FRANKLIN (JOSEPH VALENTINE4, ISAAC3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born August 3, 1890, and died February 11, 1959. He married BERTIE E. HALL. She was born August 2, 1891, and died February 11, 1959. Children of JOHN FRANKLIN and BERTIE HALL are: i. PAUL VALENTINE6 FRANKLIN. ii. RUTH ILENE FRANKLIN. iii. BERTHA FAYE FRANKLIN. iv. MARY EMMA FRANKLIN. v. GLADIS IRENE FRANKLIN. vi. RALPH JAMES FRANKLIN. vii. HELEN MAE FRANKLIN. viii. JOHN EARL FRANKLIN. ix. MARGARET ELIZABETH FRANKLIN. 34. JAMES WESLEY5 FRANKLIN (LAWSON ALEXANDER4, LEVI CHANDLER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born May 28, 1857, and died July 2, 1924. He married ELMIRA EASTER PYATTE. She was born November 11, 1860, and died December 24, 1957 in Or 1958?. Children of JAMES FRANKLIN and ELMIRA PYATTE are: i. AMERICA MABLE6 FRANKLIN. ii. FLOSSIE ETHEL FRANKLIN. iii. HOWARD FRANKLIN. iv. BURNIE D. FRANKLIN. v. OLIVER FRANKLIN. vi. BAXTER FRANKLIN. vii. MITTIE EUDORA FRANKLIN. viii. OTIS FRANKLIN. 35. DOCTOR FILMORE5 FRANKLIN (SAMUEL DAVID4, ISAIAH C.3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born May 10, 1858, and died May 27, 1933. He married MARY LOU ELLA BARRIER December 8, 1877 in Mitchell County, NC. She was born May 11, 1855, and died November 23, 1936. Child of DOCTOR FRANKLIN and MARY BARRIER is: i. SALEM JONES6 FRANKLIN, b. August 17, 1882, Jonas Ridge, NC; d. June 9, 1971; m. ANNIE MATILDA MCFALLS, April 14, 1907, Burke County; b. March 16, 1890; d. August 22, 1964. 36. ROMULUS CLINGMAN5 FRANKLIN (ALBERT JOHNSTON4, DAVID S.3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born July 17, 1874, and died July 5, 1948. He married MARY MAY DELILAH GREENE November 5, 1894 in Mitchell County, NC. She was born August 7, 1880, and died April 21, 1971. Children of ROMULUS FRANKLIN and MARY GREENE are: 53. i. ALBERT HOWARD DEAN6 FRANKLIN, b. March 22, 1921; d. November 9, 1992. ii. MIRIAM AUGUSTA MARGUERITE FRANKLIN, b. December 20, 1916. iii. CLAUDE LEON GREEN FRANKLIN, b. March 16, 1896. iv. JESSIE HARLAN KELSEY FRANKLIN, b. July 17, 1897. v. JOHN TYLER THOMAS FRANKLIN, b. March 11, 1899. vi. VICTORIA RUTH JOSEPHINE FRANKLIN, b. December 6, 1900. vii. GUY CYRIL MERTON FRANKLIN, b. June 3, 1903. viii. HAL MYRON RICHARDSON FRANKLIN, b. September 4, 1905. ix. DORIS DELILAH HELEN FRANKLIN, b. June 23, 1908. x. MARY IRENE HORTENSE FRANKLIN, b. September 3, 1911. xi. JOSEPH WARREN ALEXANDER FRANKLIN, b. April 28, 1914.

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