Franklin, General Howell George (b. 4 Aug 1832 - d. 25 Apr 1920): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1832 - 1920 (87 years)

Name	Franklin, General Howell George
Birth	4 Aug 1832	Owen County, Indiana
Gender	Male
Reference Number	FRAN.G015
_FGRAVE	30038015
Death	25 Apr 1920	Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
Burial	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
	Section 3 Lot 92
Person ID	I51935	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

Father	Franklin, Jonathan, b. 2 Feb 1806, Owen County, Indiana d. 14 Feb 1866, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
Mother	Holt, P.E.
Family ID	F18804	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Dement, Clara Elizabeth, b. 1838 d. 1918 (Age 80 years)

Marriage 1855

Age at Marriage He was ~ 22 years and 4 months - She was ~ 17 years.

Children

	1. Franklin, Grace, b. 1862 d. 1959 (Age 97 years)
	2. Franklin, Walter Dement, b. 1870 d. 1944 (Age 74 years)

Family ID F18805 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 4 Aug 1832 - Owen County, Indiana
	Death - 25 Apr 1920 - Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
	Burial - - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois

Notes

Obit April 25, 1920.
S/O Jonathan and Almira Holt Franklin, both of North Carolina. General Franklin came to Illinois in 1852 with Mr. Bray and his family and made his home with his uncle, John Franklin. He married Clara Elizabeth Dement in Lexington on Oct. 11, 1855. They had 3 children, 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
He was one of the first settlers of Colfax, Illinois where he went about 1880. He opened a general store and bought and shipped livestock. In 1892, he retired and moved to Quincy where his children lived and resided on a fruit farm until his children left Quincy and were not content to leave the old folks so far from their friends. They came back to Lexington in 1910. His wife died July 10, 1918.
He was a member of the Christian church. He joined the church under Benjamin Franklin's preaching after the Franklin and Luccock debate.