Moore
Family Group Sheet
Submitted: 02/05/2005
William "Uncle Billy" Morris Franklin
Family Group Sheet
Submitted: 2003
submitter: John D. Tanner, Jr.
email:jdtanner@aol.com
Husband: William "Uncle Billy" Morris FRANKLIN
Born: 8/17/1836
Location: Jackson, Hinds, Co., Miss.
Married: 12/24/1856
Location: Texas
Died: 06/26/1916
Location: Floresville, TX
Cemetery: Harper Cemetary
Location: Wilson Co., TX
Father: Allan FRANKLIN
Mother: Nancy CHAPMAN
Other
Spouses:
Wife: Evaline DRAKE
Born: 04/13/1839
Location: Big Sandy Creek, Jefferson Co., TX
Died: 04/19/1919
Location: Floresville, TX
Cemetery: Harper Cemetary
Location: Wilson Co., TX
Father: James DRAKE
Mother: Nancy BURTON
Other Spouses: Jackson EVANS
Children
Name: Francis "Frank" Middleton FRANKLIN
Born: 04/16/1858
Location: Gonzales Co., TX
Died: 11/13/1934
Location: North Pleasanton, Atascosa, Co., TX
Cemetery: Christine Cemetary
Location: Atascosa Co., TX
Spouse 1: Lydia HARPER
Married: Location:
Spouse 2: Melvina WALKER
Married: 11/10/1886
Location: Atascosa Co., TX
Name: Thomas Alexander FRANKLIN
Born: 02/10/1860
Location: Rio Frio, McMullen Co., TX
Died:
Location:
Cemetery:
Location:
Spouse 1:
Married:
Location:
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: Stephen Lee FRANKLIN
Born: 01/26/1862
Location: Rio Frio, McMullen Co., TX
Died: 11/30/1951
Location: San Antonio, TX
Cemetery: San Jose Cemetary
Location: San Antonio, TX
Spouse 1: Martha Jayne Kuykendall
Married: 10/30/1881
Location:
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: William Preston FRANKLIN
Born: 03/05/1864
Location: Rio Frio, McMullen Co., TX
Died:
Location:
Cemetery:
Location:
Spouse 1: Sarah Kate O'Neil
Married:
Location:
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: Laura M. FRANKLIN
Born: 06/30/1866
Location: McMullen Co., TX
Died:
Location:
Cemetery:
Location:
Spouse 1: Alva HARPER
Married:
Location:
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: Lenore "Nora" FRANKLIN
Born: 07/18/1869
Location: Dogtown (Tilden), McMullen Co., TX
Died: 06/28/1945
Location: Douglas, AZ
Cemetery: Douglas Cemetary
Location: Douglas, AZ
Spouse 1: Joseph Henry "Buddie" Walker
Married: 11/17/1886
Location: Tilden, TX
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: Nancy H. "Nanny" FRANKLIN
Born: 06/31/1871
Location: McMullen Co., TX
Died: 08/09/1964
Location:
Cemetery:
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Spouse 1: Never Married
Married:
Location:
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: James Drake FRANKLIN
Born: 11/11/1872
Location: Wilson Co., TX
Died: 02/12/1909
Location:
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Spouse 1:
Married:
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Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: Viola Buelah FRANKLIN
Born: 11/05/1874 Location: Wilson Co., TX
Died: 10/21/1970 Location:
Cemetery: Location:
Spouse 1: Albert Green HOLLAND
Married: 04/01/1890
Location: Tilden, TX
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Name: Fleda FRANKLIN
Born: 04/04/1882
Location: Wilson Co., TX
Died: 01/07/1945
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cemetery:
Location:
Spouse 1: Durwood Belmont MILLS
Married:
Location:
Spouse 2:
Married:
Location:
Comments: William "Uncle Billy" Franklin, along with Frank Drake, Green Alford,
Green
Holland,
Warner and E.H. Crain, Dr George Dilworth and James Lowe established the settlement
of Rio Frio at the confluence of the Frio River and Leoneita Creek near present-day
Tilden, Texas. He moved his family to the Marcelinas Creek area of Wilson
County in 1872
where he continued ranching.
Sources: 1850 Jefferson County census; 1860 Gonzales County census; 1870
McMullen County census; 1880 Wilson County census; 1900 Irion County census;
death certificates; Wilson Co., deeds; family recollections.
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