Cecil Larone Franklin (abt. 1940 - 1989)

Born about 31 Mar 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Dec 1989 at about age 49 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Franklin Name Study.

Cecil Franklin is a part of US Black heritage.

Cecil L. Franklin was born on March 31, 1940 in Tennessee to Clarence Walker and Barbara Franklin.

Census

1940 US Census:^[1]

Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Theodore Bowdrie Head Male 44 Mississippi

Josephine Bowdrie Wife Female 24 Mississippi

Faye M Bowdrie Daughter Female 7 Tennessee

Barbara Franklin Sister-in-law Female 22 Mississippi

Erma Franklin Niece Female 2 Mississippi

Cecil L Franklin Nephew Male 0 Tennessee

Shirley Oliver Lodger Female 24 Louisiana

Death

"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ17-F66 : 4 December 2014), Cecil L Franklin, 26 Dec 1989; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, death certificate number 76702, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.

Burial

Cecil was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan^[2]Find A Grave: Memorial #67102689

Obituary record:^[3]

Wife: Earline

Son: Luren Bowie

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4C7-LKT : accessed 17 August 2018), Cecil L Franklin in household of Theodore Bowdrie, Ward 14, Memphis, Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 98-81, sheet 6B, line 44, family 112, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3962.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2X-TLB2 : 13 December 2015), Cecil L Franklin, 1989; Burial, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America, Woodlawn Cemetery;
3. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5W-J2TT : accessed 14 February 2019), Reverend Cecil Franklin, Minnesota, United States, 28 Dec 1989; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.

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