Frank Griffith Mosley (1916 - 1987)

Born 9 May 1916 in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Georgia Louise (Hammett) Mosley — married 20 Dec 1941 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA

Died 9 Jun 1987 at age 71 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

Biography

Duke Mosley is a part of US Black heritage.

Frank Griffith Mosley was born on 9 May 1916^[1] in Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States.^[1] He was the son of Frank Mosley and Etta (Byrd) Mosley.^[1]

In the 1920 census Frank (age 2) was the son of Frank Mosley in Fountain, Bay, Florida.^[2]

By the 1930 census it appears his father had died, or his parents divorced, as Frank (age 13) was enumerated as the son of Buell and Etta Huggins at 202 Broad St, Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.^[3]

In the 1940 census Frank (age 23), Laborer, was the single brother-in-law of Senz Epps in Akron, Summit, Ohio.^[4]

Frank registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 in Akron, Summit, Ohio.^[5]

Frank married Georgia Louise Hammett (1922 - 2014) on 20 Dec 1941 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA.^[1] They had two daughters.

In the 1950 census Frank (age 33) was the married head of household in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States.^[6]

Frank died on 9 Jun 1987 in Akron aged 71,^[7] having previously retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2145 #263925 : accessed 3 September 2022), Frank G Mosley (25) marriage to Georgia Louise Hammett on 20 Dec 1941 in Summit, Ohio, USA; citing Summit County Court of Common Pleas - Probate Division, Akron, Ohio, Volume Number or Range of Dates Vol 89, 1941-1942.
2. ↑ "1920 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6061 #14637597 : accessed 3 September 2022), Frank G Mosley (2), single son, in household of Frank Mosley (41) in Fountain, Bay, Florida. Born in Florida; citing Year 1920, Census Place Fountain, Bay, Florida, Roll T625_215, Page 7A, Enumeration District 9.
3. ↑ "1930 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6224 #68850007 : accessed 3 September 2022), Frank Mosely (13), single son, in household of Buell Huggins (45) in 202 Broad St, Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA. Born in Florida; citing Year 1930, Census Place Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, Page 3B, Enumeration District 0007, FHL microfilm 2341619.
4. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2442 #32263233 : accessed 3 September 2022), Frank Mosley (23), single brother-in-law, Laborer, in household of Senz Epps (45) in Akron, Summit, Ohio. Born in Florida; citing Year 1940, Census Place Akron, Summit, Ohio, Roll m-t0627-03177, Page 11B, Enumeration District 89-126.
5. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2238 #200606263 : accessed 3 September 2022), Name: Frank Griffin Mosley, Race: Negro (Black), Age: 24, Birth Date: 9 May 1916, Birth Place: Milton, Flordia, Residence Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940, Registration Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, Employer: Unemployed, Height: 5ft 8, Weight: 148 Lb, Complexion: Light, Black, Hair Color: Black, Eye Color: Brown, Next of Kin: Mrs Etta Huggins, Household Members Relationship: Frank Griffin Mosley, Etta Huggins Mother; citing National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Record Group Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 1023.
6. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 62308 #207867633 : accessed 3 September 2022), Frank G Mosley (33), married head of household in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. Born in Florida; citing United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Record Group Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007, Record Group Number 29, Residence Date 1950, Home in 1950 Akron, Summit, Ohio, Roll 1218, Sheet Number 2, Enumeration District 89-252.
7. ↑ "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018," database, (Ancestry Record 5763 #1634662 : accessed 3 September 2022), Frank G Mosley death 9 Jun 1987 (age 71) in Akron, Summit, USA; citing Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007.
8. ↑ "Obituary for Frank G. Mosley (Aged 71)", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, (Fri) 12 June 1987, Page 47, Newspapers Clip: 108869132