*HI ALL: I don't know what area this covers, but sure sounds interesting to me! Hope it's of some help to you somewhere along the line! It was from someone on my FRANKLIN (Jim's line)....he's supposedly descended from one of the sibs (John Franklin prob.) of "the" Benjamin Franklin. Enjoy! TINA http://www.findagrave.com which I went to, and these are the 7 Franklins I found there. First Name Last Name > >A Grave Icon (*) indicates that a photo of the grave is available. >Click on the icon or the person's name to view the images. > >7 records found. > > >Franklin, Abiah* d. 1752. >Mother Of Benjamin. >Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. > > >Franklin, Benjamen d. 1727. >Uncle of Benjamin. >Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. > > >Franklin, Benjamin* b. January 17, 1706. d. April 17, 1790. >Signer of The Declaration of Independence / Statesman / Inventor. >Christ Church Burial Grounds, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. >Specific Interment Location: Very near 5th and Arch Streets corner. > > >Franklin, Josiah* d. 1745. >Father of Benjamin. >Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. > > >Franklin, Melvin (David English)* b. 1942. d. 1995. >Bass singer. He was a member of 'The Temptations'. >Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California. >Specific Interment Location: Courts of Remembrance. > > >Franklin, Reverand C. L.* b. 1915. d. 1984. >Founder of Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church. He is also the Father of >singer, Aretha Franklin. >Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan. > > >Franklin, William Buel b. February 27, 1823. d. March 8, 1903. >Civil War Union Major General. Commanded the Army of the Potomac VI Corps in >the Peninsular and Antietam Campaigns, and the "Left Grand Division" at >Fredericksburg. A conflict with the inept AOP commander Ambrose Burnside led >to his relegation to minor commands for the rest of the war. >Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania. >Specific Interment Location: Section H, Lot 141. Terry