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Abel Franklin (Johnson County and Floyd County, laborer and soldier)

b. 1833? d. 1920-10-22

Johnson County, Kentucky, and Floyd County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Scott County, Virginia, native. Son of Abel Franklin and Elizabeth Jefferson Franklin. Married to Cynthia A. Franklin. Father of Sarah M. Franklin and Margaret E. Franklin. Laborer in Floyd County in 1850. Corporal in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Floyd County, p. 164B.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, John’s Creek, p. 8.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 896.
Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016189, Johnson County Deaths, File #25095.

Citation

Franklin, Abel. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202996 (November 12, 2026).

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