Horace Knowlton Franklin (1922 - 2014)

Born 22 Nov 1922 in Covington County, Alabama, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 31 Dec 2014 at age 92 in Alabama, United States of America

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Biography

Uncle Horace never married or had children. He was the caretaker for his father, Ira Leonard Franklin, until his fathers death. He loved to garden and his speciality was daylilies. He once patented a yellow daylily with a yellow throat, the "Cleta Aster". It was named after his mother, Cleta Aster Hutcheson Franklin. Horaces health was not good when he was young so he helped his mother in the house. He told me once that she was his best friend. Her favorite flower color was yellow, hence the solid yellow daylily. (Kathy)

• Y-Chromosome DNA Confirmed: Franklin-3390's direct paternal relationship to Padgett-58 is confirmed because: This yDNA test of Franklin-3396 and this yDNA test of Padgett-489 are a close match. 37/37 markers exact match and 2d cousin atDNA match at 23&me between William C Padgett and Donnie's uncle, Horace K. Franklin. The most recent common ancestor in the yDNA line of Franklin-3396 and the yDNA line of Padgett-489 is Padgett-58.

Sources

• The Covington News. Andalusia, Alabama. 01 May 1947. p10. Obituary of William A. Hutcheson
• Evans Funeral Home, online obituary-

Horace Knowlton Franklin

(November 22, 1922 - December 31, 2014)

Horace Knowlton Franklin age 92, of Lockhart passed away December 31, 2014. He was born November 22, 1922 in Red Level to Ira Leonard Franklin and Cleta Ester Hutcheson Franklin. Horace served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was a Principal in Coffee Springs, Newville and Headland and retired in February of 1979 with over 30 years of service. He was an active member of Lockhart Baptist Church. Horace was preceded in death by his father, Ira Leonard Franklin; mother, Cleta Ester Hutcheson; brothers, Odis, Leroy, Leon, Arlee, and Dennis Franklin; sister, Lois Paul.

He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and abundance of extended love ones.

Funeral services for Horace Knowlton Franklin will be 2PM Sunday January 4, 2015 from Evans Funeral Home. Visitation will be 1 hour before services. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

(note: his mother's name is Cleata ASTER Hutcheson Franklin - not Ester)

• Franklin Y DNA project