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Franklins in PERSI Franklins in PERSI by Ben Franklin, Editor, FFRU This document was created and indexed 16 Nov 1999, from PERSI: Periodical Source Index v2.0, published by Ancestry. PERSI is the largest subject index of genealogy and local history periodical articles ever cre- ated. The index includes more than one million fully searchable citations from over 5,000 different period- icals. Created by the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, PERSI is widely recognized as an essential tool for high-quality genealogy research. “If you haven't checked PERSI, you haven't done your research-period.” --Patricia Law Hatcher, CG. Note: The articles which appear to pertain to Benjamin Fran- klin, the famous statesman, are in a special section of this document, starting page 13, and running through the end. Title: Abraham Franklin, b. 1831, Morgan County, Tennessee Periodical: Fentress County Historical Society Newsletter; Volume: 5; Number: 3 (Fall 1993) Title: Abraham M. Franklin, Tucson, Arizona Periodical: Western States Jewish History; Volume: 24; Number: 4 (July 1992) Title: Adelicia Hayes - Isaac Franklin, M. 1839, Tennessee Periodical: Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy & History; Volume: 7; Number: 2 (Fall 1993) Title: Albert Franklin Estate Sale, 1848 Periodical: Kansas City Genealogist; Volume: 34; Number: 4 (Spring 1994) Title: Albert Franklin Mems., McCloud, California Periodical: Siskiyou Pioneer; Volume: 6; Number: 10 (1997) Title: Amanda and William Franklin Burks, Texas Periodical: East Texas Historical Journal; Volume: 30; Number: 2 (1992) Title: Andrew Franklin Oldest Pensioner, Kansas Periodical: Rawlins County Chronicle; Volume: 12; Number: 4 (October 1998) Title: Andrew Jack Franklin - Manerva Sergent Family Periodical: Letcher Heritage News; Volume: 2; Number: 2 (Fall 1991) Title: Andrew Jack Franklin - Marg. Adams Family, Kentucky Periodical: Letcher Heritage News; Volume: 2; Number: 2 (Fall 1991) Title: Artie Melstrom Franklin, Kansas Periodical: Sherman County Historical Society Bulletin; Volume: 1; Number: 2 (September 1975) Title: Barnead Franklin Bible, 1754-1858, Virginia, North Carolina Periodical: Family Puzzlers; Number: 1386 (May 1995) Title: Belle Oglesby Franklin & Sons, Ca. 1900, California Periodical: Grapevine; (September 1995) FFRU PERSI - Page 1 Title: Ben Franklin & G. Whitefield, Orphans in Georgia Periodical: Georgia Historical Quarterly; Volume: 29; Number: 4 (December 1945) Title: Benjamen C. Franklin, Texas Rep., 1853, Note Periodical: Southern Historical Research Magazine; Volume: 1; Number: 5 (November 1936) Title: Benjamin Glass - Susannah Franklin Family, Virginia Periodical: Longhunter; Volume: 21; Number: 4 (October 1998) Title: Bernard Franklin Family, Surry County, North Carolina Periodical: Surry County Genealogical Association Journal; Volume: 4; Number: 4 (October 1984) Title: Betsy A. Franklin Recalls Telephones, North Carolina Periodical: Rockingham County Historical Society Newsletter; Number: 81 (July 1996) Title: Bill Franklin, California Periodical: News from Native California; Volume: 7; Number: 3 (Summer 1993) Title: Blanche Franklin Obituary, 1906-96, Indiana Periodical: Gibson County Lines; Volume: 9; Number: 9 (September 1996) Title: Bullock - Franklin, M. 1858, Bloomington, Illinois Periodical: Gleanings from the Heart of the Cornbelt; Volume: 29; Number: 4 (Winter 1995) Title: Busbee, Franklin, Kneece Cemetery, South Carolina Periodical: News and Journal; Volume: 13; Number: 1 (1997) Title: Carrie Franklin Speer Mems., Pemiscot County, Missouri Periodical: Pemiscot County Missouri Quarterly; Volume: 3; Number: 4 (April 1978) Title: Carrie Franklin Speer, Pemiscot County, Missouri Periodical: Pemiscot County Missouri Quarterly; Volume: 5; Number: 1 (July 1979) Title: Charles Franklin Biography, b. 1883, Kentucky Periodical: Hopkins County Historical Society Yearbook; (1985) Title: Charles H. Franklin, Port Collector, Massachusetts Periodical: Historical Magazine; Volume: 5; Number: 8 (August 1861) Title: Chester Franklin and Harry S. Truman, Missouri Periodical: Missouri Historical Review; Volume: 88; Number: 1 (October 1993) Title: Chip Franklin, Pemiscot County, Missouri Periodical: Pemiscot County Missouri Quarterly; Volume: 10; Number: 1 (July 1984) Title: Cleveland - Franklin - McDonald Families, Virginia, North Carolina Periodical: Family Tree Quarterly; Volume: 8; Number: 2 (June 1998) Title: Connie Franklin “Murder Case”, 1929, Arkansas Periodical: Baxter County History; Volume: 7; Number: 3 (1981) FFRU PERSI - Page 2 Title: Cooper - Franklin Family, 1727+, New Jersey, South Carolina Periodical: Greenwood Roots and Branches; Volume: 17; Number: 1 (Spring 1997) Title: Cooper - Franklin Family, 1777+, Virginia, Georgia, Florida Periodical: Keystone Kin; Volume: 11; Number: 1 (March 1997) Title: Cooper - Franklin Family, South Carolina Periodical: Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History; Volume: 11; Number: 1 (February 1997) Title: Cooper - Franklin Families, South Carolina, Virginia Periodical: Carolina Herald; Volume: 25; Number: 1-2 (March 1997) Title: Desiree Lucille Franklin, New York Periodical: United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine; Volume: 57; Number: 4 (April 1994) Title: Diadama Knifong Franklin 1860 Obituary, Missouri Periodical: Researcher; Number: 94 (July 1981) Title: Dwight Franklin, Artist, New York Periodical: Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine; Volume: 68; Number: 9 (September 1934) Title: Elizabeth Downes Franklin, Pennsylvania Periodical: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography; Volume: 94; Number: 4 (October 1970) Title: Franklin (Sgt. Maj. ), 7th Hussars, 1832 Periodical: Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research; Volume: 27; Number: 111 (Autumn 1949) Title: Franklin and Frazier Marriages, Maryland Periodical: Maryland Connections Queries; Volume: 5; Number: 1 (October 1994) Title: Franklin Arms Periodical: New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Volume: 16; Number: 4 (October 1862) Title: Franklin Bible Periodical: Kentucky Ancestors; Volume: 5; Number: 1 (July 1969) Title: Franklin Bible, 1800s and 1900s Periodical: Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society Quarterly; Volume: 8; Number: 1 (September 1987) Title: Franklin Biographies in Missouri County Histories Periodical: Researcher; Number: 12 (November 1967) Title: Franklin Brothers, El Paso Pioneer Merchants Periodical: Password; Volume: 11; Number: 4 (Winter 1966) Title: Franklin Brothers, San Diego, California Periodical: Journal of San Diego History; Volume: 21; Number: 3 (Summer 1975) TTitle: Franklin Cemetery, Butler County, Alabama FFRU PERSI - Page 3 Periodical: Butler County Historical and Genealogical Society Quarterly; Volume: 17; Number: 3 (Septem- ber 1981) Title: Franklin Cemetery, Hardeman County, Tennessee Periodical: Family Findings; Volume: 2; Number: 3 (July 1970) Title: Franklin Early Settlers, 1634-84, Maryland Periodical: Maryland Historical and Genealogical Bulletin; Volume: 18; Number: 3 (July 1947) Title: Franklin Family, Carpinteria, California Periodical: Grapevine; (September 1995) Title: Franklin Family Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia Periodical: Armchair Researcher; Volume: 1; Number: 4 (December 1980) Title: Franklin Family Letters Periodical: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography; Volume: 12; Number: 3 (July 1888) Title: Franklin Family of Virginia and Kentucky Periodical: East Kentuckian; Volume: 3; Number: 2 (September 1967) Title: Franklin Family of Virginia and Kentucky Periodical: East Kentuckian; Volume: 3; Number: 2 (September 1967) Title: Franklin Family, Aurora, New York Periodical: Yesteryears; Volume: 8; Number: 31 (March 1965) Title: Franklin Family, Clay County, Illinois Periodical: Clay Roots; (Summer 1998) Title: Franklin Family, England, Massachusetts Periodical: New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Volume: 11; Number: 1 (January 1857) Title: Franklin Family, Houston County, Minnesota Periodical: La Crosse Area Genealogical Quarterly; Volume: 2; Number: 3 (February 1981) Title: Franklin Family, Indiana Periodical: Clay Roots; Volume: 3; Number: 4 (Winter 1991) Title: Franklin Family, North Carolina, Tennessee Periodical: Families of Yancey County North Carolina; Volume: 2; Number: 2 (June 1985) Title: Franklin Family, New York Periodical: New York Genealogical and Biographical Record; Volume: 23; Number: 3 (July 1892) Title: Franklin History of Pennsylvania and the South Periodical: Seventeen Seventy Six; Volume: 5; Number: 2 (Summer 1986) Title: Franklin Records, Tennessee, Virginia, Massachusetts Periodical: Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine; Volume: 117; Number: 3 (March 1983) FFRU PERSI - Page 4 Title: Franklin - Cobb Marriage Contract, 1893, Kentucky Periodical: Webster’s Wagon Wheel; Volume: 18; Number: 4 (October 1997) Title: Franklin - Coker - Ralfe Dispute, 1683, Massachusetts Periodical: New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Volume: 16; Number: 1 (January 1862) Title: Franklin - Hammond - Ormsby Record, Massachusetts Periodical: Michigana; Volume: 7; Number: 4 (November 1961) Title: Franklin - Harold Families, Escambia County, Alabama Periodical: Escambia County Historical Quarterly; Volume: 9; Number: 2 (June 1981) Title: Franklin - Hopkins, Franklin County, Tennessee Periodical: Franklin County Historical Review; Volume: 21; Number: 2 (1990) Title: Franklin - Howel Record, 1859, Tennessee Periodical: Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers; Volume: 11; Number: 1 (January 1982) Title: Franklin - Lewis Bible, 1746-1873,
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