Descendants of Joseph Franklin Generation No. 1 1. JOSEPH1 FRANKLIN was born Abt. 1780. He married MASON BLANKENSHIP December 30, 1805 in Bedford Co., VA, daughter of ABRAHAM BLANKENSHIP and SUSANNA WYATT. Child of JOSEPH FRANKLIN and MASON BLANKENSHIP is: 2. i. MILTON2 FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1805, VA; d. 1880, Bedford Co., VA. Generation No. 2 2. MILTON2 FRANKLIN (JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1805 in VA, and died 1880 in Bedford Co., VA. He married SARAH DAKIN April 27, 1826 in Bedford Co., VA, daughter of JONATHON DAKIN and ELLENA. Children of MILTON FRANKLIN and SARAH DAKIN are: 3. i. HENRY J.3 FRANKLIN, b. October 14, 1838, Bedford Co., VA; d. February 1899, Vinton, Bedford Co., VA. 4. ii. LOUISA FRANKLIN, b. 1827, Bedford Co., VA. iii. ANGELETA ANN JULICIA L. FRANKLIN, b. 1828, Bedford Co., VA; m. JAMES C. FRANKLIN, December 24, 1849, Bedford Co., VA. iv. MARY J. FRANKLIN, b. 1830, Bedford Co., VA. v. ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. 1832, Bedford Co., VA. 5. vi. JOHN THOMAS FRANKLIN, b. May 05, 1836, Bedford Co., VA; d. August 14, 1895. vii. MCHENRY FRANKLIN, b. 1840, Bedford Co., VA; d. May 1859, Bedford Co., VA. viii. STEPHEN D. FRANKLIN, b. 1842, Bedford Co., VA. ix. MALINDA N. FRANKLIN, b. 1844, Bedford Co., VA. x. SILAS R. FRANKLIN, b. 1846. 6. xi. MARTHA ANN FRANKLIN, b. 1832, Bedford Co., VA. Generation No. 3 3. HENRY J.3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born October 14, 1838 in Bedford Co., VA, and died February 1899 in Vinton, Bedford Co., VA. He married JENNIE LINN CALVERT October 10, 1869 in Bedford Co., VA, daughter of CHARLES CALVERT and CATHERINE HAMMOCK. Notes for HENRY J. FRANKLIN: Postmaster at Vinton (Roanoke C0?) 10-22-1897, Joined Thrasher Memorial Methodist Church when a Mr. C.H. Buchanan was pastor (1891-1895). Sold to them for $1200.00 a lot in 1883. Write Roanoke Public Library , operated a shoe shop near the Norfold & Western Station in Vinton (formerly known as Gish's Mill) Brothers nicknamed "Beaut" and was a watchmaker. "A History of Roanoke Co." by Kagey pp270-Mayor of Vinton from 1888-1890. (196 is cited on the page as a reference??) Joy Loveless has original sources of : 1880 Census, Pay voucer for CSA, and Prisoner of War records, she sent me photo copies and reports of such. More About HENRY J. FRANKLIN: Enlisted: May 20, 1861, CSA 28th VA Regiment Co D Piedmont Rifles Children of HENRY FRANKLIN and JENNIE CALVERT are: 7. i. BIRTHA LILLIAN4 FRANKLIN, b. November 01, 1872, Bedford Co., VA; d. March 23, 1937, Houston, TX. ii. RAYMOND HUNTER FRANKLIN, b. August 19, 1870, Bedford Co., VA; d. November 22, 1902, Tyler, TX. iii. SAMUEL HOWARD FRANKLIN, b. September 03, 1875, Bedford Co., VA; d. May 11, 1876, Bedford Co., VA. 4. LOUISA3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born 1827 in Bedford Co., VA. She married ??. Notes for LOUISA FRANKLIN: Louisa was marrried and had 3 children. Children of LOUISA FRANKLIN and ?? are: i. ANNE4 ??, b. 1863. ii. BENNET ??, b. 1867. iii. BASCOM H. ??, b. 1870. 5. JOHN THOMAS3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born May 05, 1836 in Bedford Co., VA, and died August 14, 1895. He married JULINA ELLEN MITCHELL December 23, 1858 in Bedford Co., VA. Children of JOHN FRANKLIN and JULINA MITCHELL are: i. JOHN HENRY4 FRANKLIN, b. April 01, 1860; d. May 25, 1925; m. MARY E. WERTZ. ii. LAURA BELLE FRANKLIN, b. November 01, 1862; d. July 29, 1949; m. ANTHONY FRANKLIN. 8. iii. MILTON CLAY FRANKLIN, b. January 27, 1865, Bedford Co., VA; d. May 02, 1947, Roanoke, VA. iv. CORA L. FRANKLIN, b. April 1867. v. EMMA L. FRANKLIN, b. April 1869; m. ?? BECKLY. vi. VIRGINIA L. FRANKLIN, b. April 1869. 9. vii. NICHOLAS HAMLOR FRANKLIN, b. June 07, 1873, Bedford Co., VA; d. November 22, 1951, Cincinatti, OH. viii. MARTHA J. FRANKLIN, b. July 24, 1874, Bedford Co., VA; m. ?? STOUFFER. 6. MARTHA ANN3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born 1832 in Bedford Co., VA. She married WILLIAM BURRELL STUMP October 15, 1850 in Bedford Co., VA. Children of MARTHA FRANKLIN and WILLIAM STUMP are: i. M. T.4 STUMP, b. Abt. 1852, Bedford Co., VA; d. August 03, Bedford Co., VA; m. M. T. HARRISON. More About M. T. STUMP: Burried: August, Longwood Cemetary, Roanoke, VA ii. ALICE STUMP, b. Abt. 1852, Bedford Co., VA; d. Bedford Co., VA. Generation No. 4 7. BIRTHA LILLIAN4 FRANKLIN (HENRY J.3, MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born November 01, 1872 in Bedford Co., VA, and died March 23, 1937 in Houston, TX. She married ROBERT EDGAR DAVIS December 01, 1897 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR, son of JOHN DAVIS and MARIAH SIMS. Notes for ROBERT EDGAR DAVIS: Robert is buried in Forrest Park Cemetary, Houston, TX, there were enough plots for each of his kids to be buried there with their spouses. Children of BIRTHA FRANKLIN and ROBERT DAVIS are: 10. i. JULIET VIRGINIA5 DAVIS, b. October 01, 1907, Eros, LA; d. December 13, 1993, Hazlehurst, MS. ii. MARA FRANKLIN DAVIS, b. September 04, 1898, Camden, Calhoun Co., AR; d. March 19, 1971, Philadelphia, PA; m. (1) UNKNOWN LELLIS; m. (2) J. HARRY BROWN, September 01, 1914, Tremont, Quachita Co., LA. Notes for MARA FRANKLIN DAVIS: Mara (Mary) was known for her extensive Artwork, oil paintings. she lived in a Efficiency in Philadelphia, PA for about the last 10 years of her life as i knew of it. I have in my possession 2 of her Paintings. it is my belief that she died in December not in March and it was later than 1971, but this I will see what i can dig up as sources. she was unmarried at the time of death. all her possessions went to her sister Juliet except what my mother kept behind and I have with me. I know my mom had more paintings, but i belief Juliet took them to MS with her after my mom died (Mary), and from there they could have been stolen like so many of Juliet's things did after she started to lose her mental awareness, or they are lost in her son's house and still to be found. Ginger Murphy.(1-1999) 11. iii. CORINNE ANNETTE DAVIS, b. December 27, 1899, Camden, Calhoun Co., AR; d. 1966, AR. 12. iv. ROBERT HENRY DAVIS, b. January 01, 1901, Lewisville, AR; d. December 10, 1946, Midland, TX. 13. v. DORIS ELINOR DAVIS, b. November 24, 1903, Lewisville, AR; d. 1997, Houston, TX. 14. vi. LILLIAN LOUISE DAVIS, b. July 31, 1911, Tremont, LA; d. March 21, 1971, Malibu, CA. 8. MILTON CLAY4 FRANKLIN (JOHN THOMAS3, MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born January 27, 1865 in Bedford Co., VA, and died May 02, 1947 in Roanoke, VA. He married MARY ELIZABETH MCCLURE 1887. Children of MILTON FRANKLIN and MARY MCCLURE are: i. JENNIE E.5 FRANKLIN, b. May 30, 1896, Roanoke, VA; m. MARVIN V. STOUFFER. ii. JEAN MCDONALD FRANKLIN, b. October 1898, Roanoke, VA. iii. ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1900. iv. WILBUR FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1901. v. MILTON CLAY FRANKLIN, b. October 07, 1902, Roanoke, VA; d. March 13, 1907, Roanoke, VA. 9. NICHOLAS HAMLOR4 FRANKLIN (JOHN THOMAS3, MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born June 07, 1873 in Bedford Co., VA, and died November 22, 1951 in Cincinatti, OH. He married THOMAS LUCINDA BUCKLAND August 22, 1894 in Graham, VA. Children of NICHOLAS FRANKLIN and THOMAS BUCKLAND are: 15. i. MAZIE5 FRANKLIN, b. June 15, 1895, Elkhorn, McDonell Co., WV; d. February 01, 1992, Cincinatti, OH. ii. NICHOLAS HAMLOR FRANKLIN, b. May 30, 1896. iii. EDGAR WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. January 30, 1898. iv. MARVIN GENE FRANKLIN, b. May 11, 1899; m. (1) ANETTE BLAKE; m. (2) MABLE NEWPORT. v. CLAIRE FRANKLIN, b. June 09, 1900; m. OSCAR SCHIRMAN. vi. THOMAS OGLESBY FRANKLIN, b. April 11, 1903; m. VIRGINIA RUTH LEININGER. vii. MARTHA FRANKLIN, b. February 12, 1904; m. AGUSTUS RAYMOND GARDNER, JR.. viii. JAMES HOUSTON FRANKLIN, b. January 16, 1906. ix. MARION FRANKLIN, b. September 27, 1910; m. J. CROMER MASHBURN. x. ALICE FRANKLIN, b. January 29, 1912; m. (1) ?? DILBERT; m. (2) CASEY JONES. xi. EDITH FRANKLIN, b. 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