Person

William Franks (Grant County Farmer)

b. 1816-03-27 d. 1903-03-05

Grant County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Martha Hutchison Franks in Grant County, Kentucky, on January 28, 1839. Father of William A. Franks, Sarah A. Franks, John J. Franks, Vardiman P. Franks, Nancy Franks, Susan E. Franks, Martha E. Franks, Eliza L. Franks, and Daniel C. Franks. Farmer in Grant County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Grant County, p. 106.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Grant County Marriages, Film #000266220.

Find A Grave, "William Franks (March 27, 1816-March 5, 1903)," Memorial #25574415, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25574415 (accessed June 14, 2018).

Citation

Franks, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207060 (November 12, 2026).

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