William Harvey Franks

Birth Date

c1829

Death Date

1863-03-23

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Owen County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Grant County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Franks and Frances Franks. Married to Nancy Ann Beach Webster Franks in Boone County, Kentucky, on February 21, 1848. Father of Elizabeth Franks. Laborer in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attended school in Owen County in 1850. Laborer in Owen County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from September 22, 1862 to March 23, 1865. Reported as deserted from January 20, 1863 to May 1, 1864. Captured in Jasper County, Georgia, on July 31, 1864. Prisoner of war from July 31, 1864 to February 28, 1865. Paroled in Wilmington, North Carolina, on February 28, 1865. Died from disease on March 23, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 191B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 285.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0107.
Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, Boone County Marriages, Film 005553501.
Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 13264.

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