Laura
(Sechrest)
Franks
was born May 22, 1860 in Grant County, Kentucky and died March 10, 1944
in Clermont County, Ohio.
She was the daughter of Robert Franklin and Emma C.
(Blanchett)
Sechrest,
and the granddaughter
of
Charles and Mary (Fugate)
Sechrest.
She married John Leonard Franks, a son of John Wyatt and Keziah
(Chapman)
Franks.
He was born on
January 25, 1854 in Grant County, Kentucky and died August 2, 1941 in Christian
County, Kentucky. They were the parents of nine children: Lula, Hattie, Myrtle,
John Ira, Ollie Ray, Guy Ethel, Mucie, Stella, and Lyman Sleet Franks.
John
Leonard and Laura are
buried
in Midway Cemetery,
Midway,
Woodford County, Kentucky.
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Guy E. Franks
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Cleora Grace (Lee)
Franks |
Guy E. Franks
was born October 12, 1892 in Grant County, Kentucky, the son of John Leonard
and Laura (Sechrest) Franks, and died October 25, 1958 in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Kentucky. He married Cleora Grace (Lee) Franks April 29, 1920 in
Clark County, Indiana, daughter of Crawford and Annie Bell (Duvall) Lee.
She was born October 13, 1902 in Franklin County, Kentucky and died July
22, 1976 in Franklin County, Kentucky. They were the parents of John Leonard,
Helen Rose, Catherine Lee, Jane Marie, Shirley Ann, and Dan Allen
Franks.
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John L.
Franks |
Catherine
Franks |
Jane Marie
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Shirley Ann
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John Leonard Franks
was born October 30, 1925 in Franklin County, Kentucky,
and died November
12, 1990 at his home in Franklin County, Kentucky. He was never married.
John is buried beside his parents in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County,
Kentucky.
Catherine Lee
"Sue" Franks, born July 7, 1927 in Franklin County, Kentucky, married Sam
Tracey in 1945. She died November 18, 2003 in Frankfort, Franklin County,
Kentucky, and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County,
Kentucky.
Jane Marie Franks,
born August 5, 1931 in Franklin County, Kentucky, married C. Robinette. She
died June 18, 1982 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery,
Sperry County, Oklahoma.
Shirley Ann "Scrappy"
Franks, born February 1, 1936 in Franklin County, Kentucky, married Wallace
Jamison. She died January 20, 2006 in Franklin County, and is buried in Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.
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Beulah Wiley Franks
Grant County Coordinator, KY/ALHN
