Dear members of Franklin County Genealogy and Historical Society: I've been subscribed to the Franklin County site for quite some time, but I'm not sure if I've ever asked for information about my great grandfather, Joseph Franklin DOSS. He was born in Franklin County in 1827, but we don't know the date and place of his death. We don't hear about him after 1865. Could be his was killed in the Civil War. His occupation was mill operator/mechanic. Joseph married Eliza Bryant in 1854, in the home of her parents, Richard and Annie Young Bryant. On their marriage certificate Joseph listed "Jane" as his mother but left the father's name out. Evidently his father had died earlier. Eliza didn't have her father's name on the certificate, either, and we know that he died not too long before their marriage. Eliza and her children were living in Blacksburg VA according to the 1870 Montgomery County census, but Joseph was not listed. Eliza and the children migrated to Huntington WV also without Joseph. She lived there until she died in 1889. Joseph and Eliza's children were Larkin Tyler, 1855; John Edmund, 1856; Junius Taylor, 1858 (my grandfather); Mary Elizabeth, 1860; Joseph Lee, 1863; and Ona Elizabeth, 1865. Bottom line - Does anyone have any clues to the date and place of death of Joseph Franklin DOSS. Ruth Doss Hanley Merritt Island FL