Benjamin Franklin

1820 - 1891  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin
  Born	5 Dec 1820	Ross County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Apr 1891	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	17 Apr 1891	Olive Branch Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I13744	Rossville
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Sarah Woodburn Franklin,   b. 17 Mar 1822, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio ,   d. 23 Aug 1903, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1843	Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana
  Children	1. William Newton Franklin,   b. 1849,   d. 1937  (Age 88 years) + 2. Frederick Keynoyer Franklin,   b. 15 Feb 1854, Kentland, Newton County, Indiana ,   d. 10 Aug 1923, Gueda Springs, Sumner County, Kansas  (Age 69 years) + 3. Joseph Manning Franklin,   b. 1856,   d. 1946  (Age 90 years) + 4. Lydia Alice Franklin Lasswell,   b. Dec 1859, Kansas ,   d. 30 Mar 1954, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age ~ 94 years)   5. Lucy Olive Franklin Howerton,   b. 26 Mar 1862, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. May 1941, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020 02:53:59
  Family ID	F3240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Dec 1820 - Ross County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Franklin, Benjamin Died, at his residence, five miles North of Rossville, Thursday, April 16th, 1891, aged 74 years, Benjamin Franklin. Funeral services were observed at the Twin Rose church at 2 o'clock P.M. to-day (Friday.) He was a member of the United Brethren church, one of our early settlers, and stood high in the estimation of his fellow men. He will be much missed by a fond family and by a numerous circle of friends and neighbors. [From the Rossville Times, April 17, 1891]