Shirley Ann Francis Jackson Birth Nov. 20, 1946 Lipscomb County, Texas Death Sep. 16, 2008 d/o Sebron Ellis Francis, Edith Orene Daugherty w/o Darvin Chandler Jackson w/o Robert L. Jackson, m. 1996 Shirley was born Nov. 20, 1946 to Sebron and Edith Francis of Weatherford. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Sebron Ellis Francis and Edith Orene Townsend; and husbands, Darvin Jackson and Robert Jackson. Parents: Sebron Ellis Francis (1928 - 1959) Edith O Townsend (1930 - 1990) Spouse Darvin C. Jackson (1944 - 1973) Burial Oakland Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Created by KindredWhispers Jan 03, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #82925556, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82925556
"In the 1770s Jeanne Francoeur married Pierre Pertuis, and both of them died before their son Louis was married at Arkansas Post in 1793. " -- Cultural Encounters Indians and Europeans in Arkansas (c) By Jeannie M. Whayne, University of Arkansas Press, p. 93, accessed on Google Books, http://bit.ly/1wetDNp Marie Jeanne Catherine Francoeur Birth ABT 1742 in Arkansas, Death ABT 2 OCT 1772 Parents: Joseph Francoeur - 1770 Mariane Aime - 1772 Married Pierre Dit La Genvery Perthius Birth Unknown, Death BEF APR 1793 -- My Family Robicheaux, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/62976908/person/46099888193 Marie Jeanne Catherine Francoeur Born: 1742 in of White River, Arkansas Territory, Louisiana [at that time, this was part of the French Territory of Louisiana, New France] -- Ancestry Trees (Private), http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/RequestTreeAccess.aspx?tid=34522485&pid=18658326697
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Andrea Rose Frank [Andrea Rose Dittman] [Andrea Baringer] [Andrea Bishop] [Andrea Bishop Jr] Birth 18 May 1947 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Death Date 4 Oct 2002 SSN 529684873 Jul 1964 Name listed as ANDREA ROSE FRANK; Nov 1968 Name listed as ANDREA ROSE DITTMAN; 07 Sep 1989 Name listed as ANDREA ROSE BARINGER; 13 Feb 2001 Name listed as ANDREA ROSE BISHOP JR; 04 Dec 2002 Name listed as ANDREA R BISHOP JR
Greg was the son of Truman Andrew Frank and Dolores Bess Christiansen. One genealogy reports Greg with birth and death information, but cites no records. The place of birth matches his father's Truman's Idaho place of birth, and later in life he and his wife were living in Meridian, Idaho, reported in this genealogy as Greg's place of death. The date of birth reported here matches his date of birth we have found in public records. Greg A Frank BIRTH 4 JUL 1949 Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA DEATH 3 JAN 2018 Meridian, Ada, Idaho, USA -- Carol Batchelor Family Tree, Ancestry Trees, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/85837015/person/131001251483/facts U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Greg A Frank Birth Date 4 Jul 1949 9638 N 16th Pl, Phoenix, AZ, 85020-2304 (1992) 4409 E Voltaire Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85032-6437 (1993, 1994) 1723 E Hatcher Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85020-2325 U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 Greg A Frank Residence Scottsdale, Arizona, 85254 (1995) Phone Number 602-494-3092 When Greg's mother died in 2009, her obituary reported Greg and his wife Carol were living in Meridien, Idaho. Obituary of Dolores Frank Dolores Bess Frank Born January 20, 1927 Ontario, Oregon Died November 17, 2009 Bend, Oregon Funeral at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain View Ward, Bend Oregon November 30 A private family interment will follow, arrangements by Baird Funeral Home, cemetery not stated Preceded in death by her husband, Truman Frank & daughter Andrea Survived by sons Greg Frank (wife Carol) of Meridian, Idaho & Michael Frank (wife Linda) of Eagle River, Alaska; sisters Jan Miller & Gloria Standing -- Obituary published 26 November 2009, newspaper unknown, posted on Ancestry 04 Oct 2016 by "qctrader," accessed 18 December 2019 A younger Greg A Frank appears to be the son of Greg and Carol. A set of addresss from public records shows an address in Phenix, Arizona the same for both of them. One of the addresses in the younger Greg's records is in Meridian, Idaho. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Greg A Frank Birth Date 11 Mar 1970 Phone Number 382-8253 911 Fairwood Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99518-2920 (1987) 1723 NE Sonya Ct, Bend, OR, 97701-6493 (1993) 7857 W Holt Ct, Boise, ID, 83704-7213 (1994) 2134 SE 3rd Way, Meridian, ID, 83642-7405 (1994) 4409 E Voltaire Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85032-6437 3401 Tanglewood Pl, Anchorage, AK, 99517-1570
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Michael W Franks Birth Date 22 Apr 1952 253 Akakeek St, Bethel, AK, 99559 PO Box 553, Bethel, AK, 99559-0553 4130 Viscount Cir, Anchorage, AK, 99502-4238 (1993) 3565 Sailboard Cir, Anchorage, AK, 99516-3500 (1994) His mother's obituary reported that in 2009 Nichael and his wife Linda were living in Eagle River, Alaska. Obituary of Dolores Christiansen Frank Dolores Bess Frank Born January 20, 1927 Ontario, Oregon Died November 17, 2009 Bend, Oregon Funeral at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain View Ward, Bend Oregon November 30 A private family interment will follow, arrangements by Baird Funeral Home, cemetery not stated Preceded in death by her husband, Truman Frank & daughter Andrea Survived by sons Greg Frank (wife Carol) of Meridian, Idaho & Michael Frank (wife Linda) of Eagle River, Alaska; sisters Jan Miller & Gloria Standing -- Obituary published 26 November 2009, newspaper unknown, posted on Ancestry 04 Oct 2016 by "qctrader," accessed 18 December 2019 There are several addresses in Eagle River. Eagle River is an area within Greater Anchorage Municipality. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Michael W Frank Phone Number 999-9999 10900 Corrie Way, Eagle River, Alaska, 99577-8407 10521 Chatanika Loop, Eagle River, AK, 99577-8262 20433 Lucas Ave, Eagle River, AK, 99577-8779 (1993) 20745 Lucas Ave, Eagle River, AK, 99577-8782 (1993) 11421 Old Glenn Hwy Ste 102, Eagle River, AK, 99577-7783 (1996)
Dolores Bess Christiansen Frank gives information on her children in her letter to her great-grandfather Joseph Asa Jenkins. In a photo taken 1 Feb 1957, ages of the oldest child, Andrea Rose Frank, is given as age 9. I have estimated time of marriage by adding a year to that age, allowing for about 10 years for marriage, depending on date of marriage and date of birth of Andrea. Later records and references were found also on these children. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Truman A Frank White, Citizen (White) Residence Washington County, Idaho Birth 1921 Idaho Enlistment 22 Jul 1940 Fort Crook, Nebraska Infantry, Private, Enlistment for the Philippine Department Education 4 years of high school Unskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c. Single, without dependents Height 67, Weight 126 U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Truman A Frank Birth Date 13 Aug 1921 Residence: 63245 Deschutes Market Rd, Bend, OR 97701-8812 Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998 Frank, Truman Andrew Death 14 Jan 1992 Deschutes County Age 70, Birth Date 13 Aug 1921 Spouse Dolore[s] Certificate #92-00167 Truman Andrew Frank Birth 13 Aug 1921 Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, USA Death 14 Jan 1992 (aged 70) Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA Burial Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Lot T Block 33 Space 4 Parents: Andrew Bernard Frank 1893-1964 Daisy May Ritzius Frank 1901-1987 Spouse Delores Bess Christiansen Frank 1927-2009 Sibling Katherine Mary Frank Casper 1923-2010 Created by Carrie and Allen 26 Oct 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial 30901628, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30901628/truman-andrew-frank Truman's obituary was published in the Anchorage, Alaska, newspaper. GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 Mr Truman Andrew Frank Age 70 Birth 13 Aug 1921 Weiser (Bend County), Idaho Death 14 Jan 1992 Bend County, Oregon Persons mentioned in the obituary: Dolores B Christiansen, Wife Andrea, Daughter Greg, Son Michael, Son Parents: Andrew Frank Daisy Ritzuis Frank General Douglas Macarthur, Other Obituary 21 Jan 1992 Anchorage Daily News, Anchrage, Alaska ------------ Obituary TRUMAN FRANK Former longtime Alaska resident Truman Andrew Frank, 70, died Jan. 14 in Bend, Oregon A service was held Jan. 18 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bend. Mr. Frank was born Aug. 13, 1921, inWeiser, Idaho, to Andrew Frank and Daisy Ritzuis Frank. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in Alaska for a time. He later served with Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. Mr. Frank married Dolores B. Christiansen Jan. 8, 1953, in Winnemucca, Nev. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. They raised three children. After their own children were grown, he and his wife were foster parents to about three dozen Eskimo children. For the most part, Mr. Frank lived in Alaska, a state that was dear to his heart, said a family member. He worked in sales and managed jewelry stores, manufactured gold-nugget jewelry and mined gold for several years. Mr. Frank worked in radio advertising for KFQD Radio for many years. At the same time, he was affiliated with the Alaska Sled Dog Association. He and his wife lived and raised registered Siberian huskies on their homestead, at what is now the University Center. He also raced dogs in local events. In the '50s, Mr. Frank sold vehicles for Alaska Sales and Service. He did a great deal of oil painting, and taught painting to others in both Anchorage and Bend. His family made this statement: "He was very artistic. He was known for his cheerful, sweet disposition and will be greatly missed by his friends and family. He was one of America's last true gentlemen." Mr. Frank is survived by his wife, Dolores, of Bend; his daughter, Andrea of Texas; his sons, Greg of Phoenix, Ariz., and Michael of Anchorage; and five grandchildren. -- Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, 21 January 1992, page B3, posted on Facebook by "qctrader," accessed 18 December 2019 ------------ Truman Andrew Frank Birth 13 Aug 1921 Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, USA Death 14 Jan 1992 (aged 70) Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA Burial Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon (Full obituary was included here.) Parents: Andrew Bernard Frank 1893-1964 Daisy May Ritzius Frank 1901-1987 Spouse Delores Bess Christiansen Frank 1927-2009 Sister Katherine Mary Frank Casper 1923-2010 Born in Weiser, Idaho Age at Death: 70 years. Data obtained from the Bend Genealogical Society Created by Carrie and Allen 26 Oct 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial 30901628, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30901628/truman-andrew-frank
"My grandmother always had said that there was Cherokee Indian in her line. We have never been able to prove that. However as I research the Franklin line I hear many references to that same mystery. Easom and Luvina Forrester are parents of Esom Franklin (1817) who married Susan Collier. Their daughter Mariah Franklin (1850) married John Baptiste Dorway who is my Great Grandfather. My grandmother Violet Dorway was the one who always told us that she was part Cherokee." -- "tlm002200," Ancestry Discussion Group, 08 January 2011
"Surnames Franklin. Sizemore, Dees. My ggreatgrandfather was brother to Esom Franklin, son of Ephriam and Nancy Franklin" -- Barbara Cook, Comment on an Ancestry Discussion Group, 26 January 2012 "You do know Gardner Green owned land next to Isshom [Isham or Issom] Franklin, found on the Internet one time but can't find it now. Did I tell you on my kin's Guion Miller application, she listed my Thomas Franklin born around 1780 as dark complected, coarse black hair. She is the only one that had seen Thomas Jefferson Franklin. I believe Ephriam [sic] Franklin and Nancy were his parents. I have Ephriam Franklin's estate papers, and he names Thomas Bartley Henry and James Sizemore as heirs. James was married to Patience Franklin." -- Barbara Cook, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 4 February 2012 --------------------------- I think eventually it wasn't accepted so much that the whites live amongst the Indians and the half breeds and I believe they were forced south of the Black River Swamp. And I think they were eventually forced off their land even more East into Halifax County Va. This is where we find people on the tax rolls listed as Indian such as William Riddell. He's enumerated right next to John Green and Gardner Green. The Sizemores also had legal issues with the government for adultery. My theory is they didn't get married in the eyes of the Christian Church but in their own native traditions. Prior to the Revolutionary War many of the Sizemores and Greens were losing their land and being hung. One Thomas Green was hauled away for execution. Supposedly Tory Ned Sizemore was also hung. Oral tradition states that his name was Chief Golden Hawk. Being hung and forced off their land, the Greens and Sizemores fled South, first into the muddy water region of North Carolina. A few years later they're found in the 96th district of South Carolina, Cherokee territory. This is where I believe Gardner Green married the daughter of Chief Doublehead. Nancy Doublehead aka Alnenee Talliutsuve. Gardner Green shows up as a lieutenant in the revolutionary war fighting for Britain. As many Indians did side with Britain. I find some Indians fighting under him such as Edward Vann, Joseph Vann and Martin Cloud. These Vanns are very well documented and their home is a museum in Georgia. There are also several other families connected to my Greens that migrated down to Indian Territory that fought under Gardner Green. We can take a look at what was going on in history at that time such as assimilation of Indians or exclusion of Indians, in order to gather the true facts. For instance if one was Indian and living next to a white they were listed as white. If they live next door to blacks they were listed as blacks. This happened with my family for several generations. They tried to sue the government for millions of dollars for not allowing them to enroll with the tribe. The government denied their claims not based on their lack of Indian blood but on their lack of continued enrollment for several generations. Mysteriously almost all of the documentation from file 976 that my family filed with the US government has disappeared. Over 200 applications filed by my family claiming relations to Gardner Green and Essam [Issom?] Franklin gone. Gardener Green and Issom Franklin were neighbors in SC. -- Troy Sims, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 29 January 2015 --------------------------- "Isom Franklin is living in Greenville SC in the late 1700's. His land is well into Cherokee territory, and is associated with Henry Sizemore, Meschack Green, Gardner Green, Thomas Franklin, and Ephraim Franklin. I believe Isom's daughter to be Lucretia Franklin that married Meshack Green." (Troy Sims is a genealogical researcher on the Green familiy line among the various Native American tribes of Virginia and the Caroinas, and a descendant of Meshack W Green and Lucretia Franklin of Pendleton District, South Carolina.) -- Troy Sims, Ancestry Discussion Group, 22 September 2011 "I find my Gardner Green family moving from 1770 Lunenburg Va to Surry County NC And then on to the Old 96 District SC some as early as 1768 living on the Pacolet River, and Rocky River SC. They migrated south with the Weirs/Wares and Sizemoreâs. I believe they came out of the Northern Neck of Virginia; Bristol Parish. My Green/Franklin family had over 200 NA applications filed with the Guion Miller. All Denied. The Sizemoreâs had over 2000 applications filed and most denied. Several got through Our families were brought to court in Lunenburg VA for living in adultery. I believe they were at one time Nottoway Indian and ruled by the Pamunkey 'Queen Betty.' ... Thomas Baker Franklin of Cherokee Ponds (Hopewell SC 'Treaty of Hopewell 1785') is connected to Isham Franklin, Shadrack Green and Gardner Green. The Reverend James Hembree was witness to Isham Franklinâs Estate and Nancy Franklin Administrator. Nancy Franklin also Administrator of Thomas Baker Franklinâs Estate. I noticed some interesting purchasers at Thomasâ estate: James Vann, and Edward Vann (Cherokee Indian)." -- Troy Sims, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 18 September 2019 "My ggreatgrandfather Thomas was brother to Esom Franklin, son of Ephriam and Nancy Franklin." -- Barbra Cook Dees, Ancestry Discussion Group, 01 June 2013
Ison's name is found spelled in various ways: Isom, Issom, Isham, Esom. "Surnames Franklin. Sizemore, Dees. My ggreatgrandfather was brother to Esom Franklin, son of Ephriam and Nancy Franklin" -- Barbara Cook, Comment on an Ancestry Discussion Group, 26 January 2012 "Gardner Green owned land next to Isshom [Isham or Issom] Franklin, found on the Internet one time but can't find it now. Did I tell you on my kin's Guion Miller application, she listed my Thomas Franklin born around 1780 as dark complected, coarse black hair. She is the only one that had seen Thomas Jefferson Franklin. I believe Ephriam [sic] Franklin and Nancy were his parents. I have Ephriam Franklin's estate papers, and he names Thomas Bartley Henry and James Sizemore as heirs. James was married to Patience Franklin." -- Barbara Cook, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 4 February 2012 "I find my Gardner Green family moving from 1770 Lunenburg Va to Surry County NC. And then on to the Old 96 District SC some as early as 1768 living on the Pacolet River, and Rocky River SC. They migrated south with the Weirs/Wares and Sizemoreâs. I believe they came out of the Northern Neck of Virginia; Bristol Parish. My Green/Franklin family had over 200 NA applications filed with the Guion Miller. All Denied. The Sizemoreâs had over 2000 applications filed and most denied. Several got through. Our families were brought to court in Lunenburg VA for living in adultery. I believe they were at one time Nottoway Indian and ruled by the Pamunkey 'Queen Betty.' ... Thomas Baker Franklin of Cherokee Ponds (Hopewell SC âTreaty of Hopewell 1785â) is connected to Isham Franklin, Shadrack Green and Gardner Green. The Reverend James Hembree was witness to Isham Franklinâs Estate and Nancy Franklin Administrator. Nancy Franklin also Administrator of Thomas Baker Franklinâs Estate. I noticed some interesting purchasers at Thomasâ estate: James Vann, and Edward Vann (Cherokee Indian)." -- Troy Sims, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 18 September 2019 "In tracing family history, I have info that I am a relation to Gardner Green through Esom Franklin, born 26 October 1772. Unsure as to whether Esom was a son or a nephew. ... Esom was called a 'half-breed' by the local sheriff in McMinn County TN." -- Tom Katstin, Ancestry Discussion Group, 05 September 2010 The following researcher provides information that suggests that Isham (Esom, Isom) Franklin Sr's wife was a daughter of Gardner Green. ---------------------- It's theorized that my gggg grandfather, Esom Franklin (b. 1772) may have been a grandson of Gardner Green. The hardest evidence I have for a connection is a SC plat record for an Esom Franklin that shows Gardner Green as a neighbor. Here is what I have from other sources: SCMAR, Vol. X, Summer 1982, No. 3, p.137 Book 3, page 483. 29 October 1772 The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume X Number 3, Summer, 1982 Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina (Continued from Vol. X, p.77) SCMAR, Vol. X, Summer 1982, No. 3, p.137 John Busby of the Province of South Carolina [no county given] to William Sizemore of Mecklenburg County Province of Virginia consideration: 100 lbs current money of VA land: in Mecklenburg on both sides Great Buffalo Creek beginning on Henry Greens line to William Griffins line crossing Great Buffalow Greens corner to beginning [containing] 200 acres; Witnesses: Gardner Green, Edward (Me) Ware, John (I) Sizemore recorded 9 November 1772 From Pendleton Co. SC deeds: Book B, p. 253. 4 Nov. 1793. John Pickens to Edward Ware for £50. 100 acres on Branch of Great Rocky Cr. bd. on NE by Wm. Thompson, on SW by Samuel Houston, on SE by GARNER GREEN; granted to Pickens by William Moultrie. (This land was again sold later on to John Martin. Garner [Gardner?] Green is still listed as bounding the land on the SE.) -- Richard Heyduck, Ancestry Discussion Group Gardner Cherokee Green, 28 January 2001 ---------------------- "My ggreatgrandfather Thomas was brother to Esom Franklin, son of Ephriam and Nancy Franklin." -- Barbra Cook Dees, Ancestry Discussion Group, 01 June 2013 ----------------- Chapter VI The Cherokees The first that we hear of the Cherokees, after the Spanish invasion, is their connection with the early British settlers of Virginia. A powerful and extensive nation, they even had settlements upon the Appomattox river, and were allied by blood with the Powhattan tribe. 1623: The Virginians [ENGLISHMEN] drove them from that place, and they retreated to the head of the Holston river. Here, making temporary settlements, the Northern Indians compelled them to retire to the Little Tennessee river, where they established themselves permanently. About the same time, a large branch of the Cherokees came from the territory of South Carolina, near Charleston, and formed towns upon the main Tennessee, extending as far as the Muscle Shoals. [editor's note: These were lower, or "Chickamauga" Cherokees.] They found all that region unoccupied, except upon the Cumberland, where resided a roving band of Shawnees. But the whole country bore evidence of once having sustained a large Indian population. -- Albert James Pickett, History Of Alabama, Genealogy.comhttps://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/green/7832/ -----------------
The name Isom appears in the forms Isham, Ison, Isson, Edom and othrs. Some take the base form to be IUsham. "In tracing family history, I have info that I am a relation to Gardner Green through Esom Franklin, born 26 October 1772. [From the birth date, probably a son of Esom/Isom Frnalkin who was father of Lucretia Franklin, who married Meshack W Green.] Unsure as to whether Esom was a son or a nephew. ... Esom was called a 'half-breed' by the local sheriff in McMinn County TN." -- Tom Katstin, Ancestry Discussion Group, 05 September 2010 1790 Federal Census, Pendleton County, South Carolina Isham Franklin Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females: 3 Number of Household Members: 6 "Isom Franklin is living in Greenville SC in the late 1700's. His land is well into Cherokee territory, and is associated with Henry Sizemore, Meschack Green, Gardner Green, Thomas Franklin, and Ephraim Franklin. I believe Isom's daughter to be Lucretia Franklin that married Meshack Green." (Troy Sims is a genealogical researcher on the Green familiy line among the various Native American tribes of Virginia and the Caroinas, and a descendant of Meshack W Green and Lucretia Franklin of Pendleton District, South Carolina.) -- Troy Sims, Ancestry Discussion Group, 22 September 2011 "In tracing family history, I have info that I am a relation to Gardner Green through Esom Franklin, born 26 October 1772. Unsure as to whether Esom was a son or a nephew. ... Esom was called a 'half-breed' by the local sheriff in McMinn County TN." -- Tom Katstin, Ancestry Discussion Group, 05 September 2010 The following researcher provides information that suggests that Isham (Esom, Isom) Franklin Sr's wife was a daughter of Gardner Green. ---------------------- It's theorized that my gggg grandfather, Esom Franklin (b. 1772) may have been a grandson of Gardner Green. The hardest evidence I have for a connection is a SC plat record for an Esom Franklin that shows Gardner Green as a neighbor. Here is what I have from other sources: SCMAR, Vol. X, Summer 1982, No. 3, p.137 Book 3, page 483. 29 October 1772 The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume X Number 3, Summer, 1982 Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina (Continued from Vol. X, p.77) SCMAR, Vol. X, Summer 1982, No. 3, p.137 John Busby of the Province of South Carolina [no county given] to William Sizemore of Mecklenburg County Province of Virginia consideration: 100 lbs current money of VA land: in Mecklenburg on both sides Great Buffalo Creek beginning on Henry Greens line to William Griffins line crossing Great Buffalow Greens corner to beginning [containing] 200 acres Witnesses: Gardner Green, Edward (Me) Ware, John (I) Sizemore recorded 9 November 1772 From Pendleton Co. SC deeds: Book B, p. 253. 4 Nov. 1793. John Pickens to Edward Ware for £50. 100 acres on Branch of Great Rocky Cr. bd. on NE by Wm. Thompson, on SW by Samuel Houston, on SE by GARNER GREEN; granted to Pickens by William Moultrie. (This land was again sold later on to John Martin. Garner [Gardner?] Green is still listed as bounding the land on the SE.) -- Richard Heyduck, Ancestry Discussion Group Gardner Cherokee Green, 28 January 2001 ---------------------- "My grandmother always had said that there was Cherokee Indian in her line. We have never been able to prove that. However as I research the Franklin line I hear many references to that same mystery. Easom and Luvina Forrester are parents of Esom Franklin (1817) who married Susan Collier. Their daughter Mariah Franklin (1850) married John Baptiste Dorway who is my Great Grandfather. My grandmother Violet Dorway was the one who always told us that she was part Cherokee." -- "tlm002200," Ancestry Discussion Group, 08 January 2011
Kathrin Gregory was born 9 December 1945. She married Leonard Franklin Jr, born 22 August 1943, died 26 July 2017. They married 2 June 1962 and had two children, Jeff, who became a Baptist preacher, and daughter Kim. In 2018, Jeff was leading a church in Texas. Leonard died in 2017 while they were in Arkansas at their second house. -- Loretta Gregory Gay, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 June 2018 Jeffrey D Franklin Kathrin Fay Franklin 72 1945 Leonard J Franklin 74 1943 Lisa S Franklin 1968 Lisa Marie Franklin 49 1968 -- FamilyTreeNow.com, https://www.familytreenow.com/records/people/franklin/jeffery/mrczfvxz_pz6bks53dumoa Willie Franklin (June 30, 1922 - August 04, 2011) Willie is survived by one son, Leonard Junior Franklin and wife Kathrin of Edmond, Oklahoma, her daughter, Leta Kay (Franklin) Adkisson and husband Leon of Lindsay, Oklahoma, five grandchildren; Jeff Franklin and wife Lisa of Midland, Texas, Kim Mashburn and husband Jeff of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Lynette Ramming and husband Coy of Lindsay, Oklahoma, Lanita "Mickie" Yandell of Lindsay, Oklahoma and Lane Adkisson and wife Charlene of Tuttle, Oklahoma, and one sister-in-law, Doy Franklin of Lindsay, Oklahoma. -- Boydston Funeral Home, http://www.boydstonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/print?o_id=3307414 ---------------------- Leonard Franklin, Jr Birth Aug22, 1943 Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA Death Jul 26, 2017 Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA Leonard Franklin Jr, 73, of Edmond, OK went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2017. He was born on August 22, 1943 in Lindsay, OK to Leonard Franklin and Willie Norton Franklin. Leonard worked in the oilfield for 50 years. He was an active member of the Waterloo Road Baptist Church and he also served as a Youth Pastor at Kelview Heights Baptist Church in Midland, TX for 4 years. He loved his Lord Jesus Christ and his loving wife and family. Leonard enjoyed his time at the lake, fishing, fixing things the grandkids broke and the OKC Thunder. He was married to Katherin Franklin for 55 years. He is survived by wife Kathrin Franklin of Edmond, OK; children, Jeff Franklin and wife Lisa of Midland, TX, Kim Mashburn and husband Jeff of Fairfield Bay, AR; grandchildren, Austin Mashburn of OKC, OK, Kathrin Brown and husband Nick of Rockhill, SC, Ashley Mashburn of Fairfield Bay, AR, Grant Franklin of Midland, TX, Ellee Franklin of Midland, TX; one great-grandchild, Madelyn Nicole Brown âPeanutâ of Rockhill, SC, and sister Leta Kay Adkinson and husband Leon of Lindsay, OK. He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Willie Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 31, 2017 at Waterloo Road Baptist Church in Edmond, OK. Graveside services will take place at 2:00 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay, OK. ------------------------------------------------------ Franklin, Leonard, 73, died July 26. Services pending (Matthews, Edmond). Published in The Oklahoman on July 28, 2017 Parents: Leonard Nathan Franklin (1921 - 2009) Willie Juanita Norton Franklin (1922 - 2011) Burial Green Hill Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA Created by Karl and Sherry Kueteman Jul 28, 2017 -- Find A Grave Memorial #181842696, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181842696 ----------------------
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Fendall Littlepage Gregory, Age 29 born (abt 1870) Hanover Co, Maryland Father's Name Thos.L Gregory, Mother's Name Sally Spouse's Name Lillian Barnett Franklin Age 29, born (abt 1870) Lynchburg, Virginia Father's Name Jacob H Franklin, Mother's Name Eliza F Marriage 08 Feb 1899 Lynchburg, Virginia Note that the marriage record recorded Lillian's middle name as Barnett. But her death certificate reports her parents' surname was Bennett. Lillian's Funeral Home burial order and invoice included a copy of all the detail on her Virginia death certificate. Virginia, Lynchburg, Diuguid Funeral Home records, 1820-1971 Lillian Franklin Gregory Burial Records Copy of Certificate of Death Widowed Female, Age 77 yrs, 13 days Husband Fendall Little Page Gregory [deceased 1917] Birth 13 September 1869 Lynchburg, Virginia Occupation School Teacher (Retired) Usual Residence 501 Madison St, Lynchburg, Virginia Death 26 September 1946 at home, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States Cause of Death Acute Coronary occlusion due to Diabetes-Mellitus Father's Name Jacob L Franklin, born Lynchburg, Virginia Mother's Name Eliza Francis Bennett, born Virginia Informant Mrs Chas Leys, Lynchburg Funeral held 28 September at 11:00 AM at St Paul's Episcopal Church Burial 28 September 1946 Sp Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg by W D Diuguid, Inc, Lynchburg, Virginia Part 2 Burial Order Invoice $350 paid by check Addressed to her estate c/o Judith Lopez, Charleston, South Carolina Document courtesy of FamilySearch.org
"Isom Franklin is living in Greenville SC in the late 1700's. His land is well into Cherokee territory, and is associated with Henry Sizemore, Meschack Green, Gardner Green, Thomas Franklin, and Ephraim Franklin. I believe Isom's daughter to be Lucretia Franklin that married Meshack Green." (Troy Sims is a genealogical researcher on the Green familiy line among the various Native American tribes of Virginia and the Caroinas, and a descendant of Meshack W Green and Lucretia Franklin of Pendleton District, South Carolina.) -- Troy Sims, Ancestry Discussion Group, 22 September 2011 The early Ancestry One World Tree (requires Ancestry.com subscription) represents several genealogies with various information on Lucretia and her family. One Ancestry Trees, compiled by Jess Headley, reports on the parents of John Green. John Green b 1784 Father Meshack GREEN b: 1720 Mother Lucretia FRANKLIN b: ABT 1755 -- Jess Headley, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2716375&id=I26870 Different sources associate Lucretia's birth with either Guilford County, North Carolina, or Pendleton/Anderson County, South Carolina. Anderson County was one of the counties formed out of the old, larger Pendleton District, but not until 1826. Pendleton District would be the place of birth, as well as the place of death. I found a reference to a Lucretia Franklin born in 1750 in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index that is close to the other reports of Lucretia's birth date. But this appears to come from a source in Boston. This might indicate that Lucretia, or her family, originally came from Boston. The birth place is not given in this information. This source reports other Franklins as born in South Carolina. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Lucretia Franklin Birth Date 1750 Reference: Genealogical Column of the " Boston Transcript" 1906-1941. (The greatest single source of material for genealogical data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index): 10 Dec 1924, 2492; 13 Apr 1925, 2900, Volume 58, Page 46 In the will of Meshack W Green, written 19 March 1798 and probated 24 January 1799, the transcription spells his wife's name as Creory. This could be a misreading of the name (nickname) Creasy on the handwritten marriage certificate. No marriage date is given there, but birth places of the two are Meshack SC and Creasy (with no last name) NC. This marriage certificate also gives a nickname or alternate name for Creory as Cressa. These are all obvious nickname short forms of Lucretia. Various sources have quite varying dates of birth for Lucretia Franklin, wife of Meshack Green. Ranges vary from 1706-1775! Though the name is the same, the information obviously represents two or three generations of persons. Some sources indicate Creasy was Cherokee or part Cherokee. Details are hard to get. Substantial reference is also found to the claim that Meshack Green was Cherokee or part Cherokee. Green is a big name among Eastern Cherokees, I am told. There is indication of some connection to the Gardner Green line in Indiana. A descendant, Sheri Horton, contributed these family comments: "Regarding Meshack Greene m Creasy (Franklin ?) Daughter Nancy Anne Greene married Jonathan Horton son of Abraham and Martha Brissels Horton. Jonathan of Quaker faith was excommunicated from the church for marrying out of the faith leading me to believe that my gggggrandmother Nancy Anne Greene was of Cherokee descent. Jonathan and Nancy's son John married Susan Grider and the family moved to Washington Co Mo. John, a soldier in war of 1812, had a land grant. The family remains in the Washington and surrounding counties." -- Sheri Horton, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 19 October 2010 Sheri continued working along various lines for more information about the Cherokee connection. In May 2014, I got a note from Sheri celebrating her discovery of finding documentary evidence of Meshack and his wife being fullblood Cherokee. "I just got my card from the Northern Cherokee Nation for proving John Horton, wife Nancy Anne Green daughter of Meshack Green(e) . I found therm on the Emigration rolls of 1817-1835 That Meshack, Creasy, and Nancy Anne were full Cherokee! Happy Happy Happy Dance !!!!! They are recognised by the state of Missouri and are working on Federal recognition." -- Sheri Horton, Ancestry Message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 10 May 2014 Thanks to Keith Henderson of Alabama for finding Meshack's will. His information come to me from a distant cousin, Glenda Pool, through another cousin Butch Mixon, both working on this and related family lines. MISHACH GREEN's WILL Wife Creasy Green Sons Thomas Green, Daniel Green, Henry Green, Joney Green, John Green Daughters Nancy Green Other Heirs John Caldwell [Cadwell], Elizabeth Smith, Issac Horton Land Location waters of Coxes' Creek Executors wife Creasy Green, son Thomas Green Witnesses George Anderson, Lemiel Thomason, Moley Anderson Date 19 Mar 1798. Probate 24 Jan. 1799 Recorded 24 Jan 1799, Bk.C, p 151, Roll 242 Anderson County, South Carolina A A Smith adds some detail and corrects the transcription of John Cadwell's name from her copy of the original handwritten will. "Meshack Green's will: Meshack Green gave land to John Cadwell, not Caldwell in Pend. Dist. SC. My John Cadwell was living there in 1800 close to Creasy Green. John and his wife, Mary, moved to Christian Co. KY in 1806 (tax list). John and Mary had children: William, b 1790 NC, Daniel, b 1794 NC, Moses, b 1796 NC, John G., b 1800 SC, Nancy, b 1802 SC, Chloe, b 1804 SC, Sally, b 1806, Jane, b 1808. Their daughter, Nancy Cadwell, married John Kesterson in Christian Co. KY in 1819. They had a son, Harvey W. Kesterson, who married Charlotte Casteel in Pike Co. IL. They were living in the Cherokee Nation in 1860. We believe there was Indian blood in both the Cadwell and Kesterson families. Kestersons were from Northumberland Co. VA to Fauquier Co. VA to Green Co. TN to Christian/Caldwell Co. KY to Pike Co. IL. I just wonder if Mary was a Green (John Cadwell's wife)." -- A A Smith ( aasmith589), Comment on Ancestry.com, 4 July 2014 Dates provided by Glenda Pool and some other genealogies are too late to account for the reported birth dates of some of the children. There is a great discrepancy in reported dates of birth and marriage for Meshack and Lucretia Green. I have rationalized and adjusted the dates showing in my genealogy to some extent, based on analysis of the conflicting sources I have found. None of these sources have parents for either Meshack or Lucretia. Some of these state that one or both of them are full-blood Cherokees. One source states that one of their sons is a full-blood Cherokee (but lacks full information on all the children), which would mean they both had to be full-blood. But few of these genealogies provide full sourcing information, which makes them generally unreliable. The internal consistency and amount of total detail then becomes a major factor in determining possibilities. Why can't people tell you where they get their information?
"My grandmother always had said that there was Cherokee Indian in her line. We have never been able to prove that. However as I research the Franklin line I hear many references to that same mystery. Easom and Luvina Forrester are parents of Esom Franklin (1817) who married Susan Collier. Their daughter Mariah Franklin (1850) married John Baptiste Dorway who is my Great Grandfather. My grandmother Violet Dorway was the one who always told us that she was part Cherokee." -- "tlm002200," Ancestry Discussion Group, 08 January 2011
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Jane F Strange Birth Date 22 Feb 1930 Death Date 2 Dec 2012 SSN 247-40-1781 Issued Before 1951 in South Carolina U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current Jane F Strange Death Age 82 Birth Date 22 Feb 1930 Residence Spartanburg, South Carolina Death 2 Dec 2012 Spartanburg, South Carolina U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current Martha Jane Franklin Strange Age 82 Birth Date 1930 Death 2012 Skylyn Place, Spartanburg County, SC Parents Greenberry Franklin; Addie Franklin (Foster) Spouse Johnny Mack Strange Children: Frank Dillard Gail S Wolfe Siblings: Bobbie Kate Franklin Agnes F Powell Jane Franklin Strange Ferbruary 22, 1930 December 22, 2012 "Devoted Second Wife" Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Photo by "Mabel~Bill" Find a Grave 4 February 2018, accessed 10 April 2020 Martha Jane Franklin Strange Birth 22 Feb 1930 Death 2 Dec 2012 (aged 82) Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Burial Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Created by Mabel~Bill 4 Feb 2018 -- Find a Grave Memorial 187102898, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187102898 An earlier memorial was posted right after her death and cremation, but it reported only the cremation. This memorial was created soon after her death, so did not report on the burial, which was planned later as a joint burial ceremony for the ashes of both Jane and her husband Johnny Mack, who had died erlier that year. This memorial included her whole obituary and gives her full name. ---------------- Martha Jane Franklin Strange BIRTH 22 Feb 1930 DEATH 2 Dec 2012 (aged 82) Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA BURIAL Cremated, Other Spartanburg, S.C. - Martha Jane Franklin Strange, 82, formerly of Emeritus at Skylyn Place, died December 2, 2012, at Regional Hospice Home. She was a daughter of the late Greenberry and Addie Foster Franklin and wife of the late Johnny Mack Strange. Mrs. Strange was a member of Skylyn United Methodist Church and was retired as a secretary with Aetna Insurance Co. Surviving are a son, Frank Dillard and his wife, Rita of Chesnee and a daughter, Gail S. Wolfe and her husband, Brian of Boiling Springs; two grandchildren, Clint Dillard and Jennifer Wolfe Rutledge; a brother-in-law, Harold Powell; and one niece and one nephew. She was predeceased by sisters, Bobbie Kate Franklin and Agnes F. Powell. The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m. at Emeritus at Skylyn Place, 1705 Skylyn Dr., Spartanburg, S.C., followed by a memorial service officiated by Rev. Jim Carter at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 8. Interment is planned for a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Skylyn United Methodist Church, 1415 Skylyn Dr., Spartanburg, S.C., 29307. Spouse Johnny Mack Strange 1929-2012 Created by Keith and Linda Sims Robertson 6 Dec 2012 Find a Grave Memorial 101792625, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101792625 ----------------