Henry Huffman¹ FRANKLIN, my great, great-grandfather, was born near Lafayette, Indiana, on 8 July 1832² to James Smyth³ and Mildred⁴ "Milla/Milly" (QUICK) FRANKLIN⁵. This was the second marriage for James Smyth FRANKLIN (1787⁶-1863⁷).    James' first wife, Sarah RUSH⁸ (1791⁹-1812¹⁰), having borne Henry's older two half-brothers, [Wesley¹¹ (1808¹²-1853¹³) and John¹⁴ (1810¹⁵-1850¹⁶)] died on 10 November 1812¹⁷ at the age of twenty-one.  James Smyth FRANKLIN then married Milla QUICK¹⁸  (1792¹⁹-1861²⁰) on 20 June 1814²¹ in Ross County, Ohio.²²  They had thirteen children:²³

      1.  Charles W. FRANKLIN          Born: 21 Mar 1815
     2.  Sarah C. FRANKLIN                  16 Oct 1816
     3.  Nancy A. FRANKLIN                   7 Mar 1818
     4.  Matthias G. FRANKLIN               15 Dec 1819
     5.  Rebeka [sic] FRANKLIN              12 Feb 1821
     6.  Andrew R. FRANKLIN                  5 Jan 1823
     7.  Curthbert [sic] V. FRANKLIN         9 Apr 1825
     8.  Dorcus Q. FRANKLIN                 11 Feb 1827
     9.  Oleyvet [sic] FRANKLIN              1 Jan 1829
     10. Rhoda J. FRANKLIN                  15 May 1830
     11. Henry H. FRANKLIN                   8 Jul 1832
     12. Melinda [sic] J. FRANKLIN          26 May 1838
     13. Emerath V. FRANKLIN                10 May 1840

It appears that the James Smyth FRANKLIN family lived in Ross County, Ohio for several years. Both of the marriages of James Smyth FRANKLIN,²⁴ as well as the births of his first nine children (including Wesley²⁵ and John,²⁶ listed above) probably occurred there. [I have not personally researched all of these birth places.]  It appears that Charles W. (eldest son of Milla QUICK and James S. FRANKLIN born in 1815 ²⁷) and Cuthbert (their seventh child born in 1825²⁸) were born in Ohio.²⁹  Rhoda Jane (born in 1830 ³⁰) and her younger siblings, including Henry H., were born in Indianain the Tippecanoe County area.  I do not have any source documentation on the birthplace of the two children  (DorcusQuick, born in 1827³¹ and Oleyvet S. born in 1829³²) born between Cuthbert and Rhoda Jane.  However, if the dates of land ownership noted below are correct, the FRANKLIN family was in Indiana by 1825, and these two children were probably born there as well.

Henry's father, James Smyth FRANKLIN, and his grandfather, Joseph FRANKLIN (1768-1833) both purchased land in the Tippecanoe area in Indiana in 1825.³³  James purchased eighty acres of land  (E « NE 1/4 of Sec 17, T22N R4W) in Wabash Co, Indiana on 14 Nov 1825.³⁴  Old Wabash County included the present Tippecanoe County.³⁵  The next year, Tippecanoe County, Indiana was formed.³⁶  In fact, Henry's Aunt Rebecca FRANKLIN and Uncle William TRENARY, were the first couple ever to be married in this new county on 2 Nov 1826.³⁷  Much of the extended FRANKLIN family moved together to the Tippecanoe area about 1825.  Henry H. FRANKLIN and/or his father, James Smyth FRANKLIN, are listed in the Tippecanoe County, Indiana censuses from 1830-1880.³⁸  Henry's grandfather, Joseph FRANKLIN, Henry's uncle, Preston FRANKLIN, and Henry's half-brother, John, are listed in this county as heads-of-household in the 1830 census.³⁹   Henry's grandfather, Joseph FRANKLIN, died in Tippecanoe County in 1834 and his will (written in 1833) was probated there.⁴⁰  On 12 Mar 1835, Henry's father, James FRANKLIN, purchased 160 acres of land (NW 1/4 Sec 26, Twp 74, R 3 W) in Tippecanoe County from a John and Nancy SHAW.⁴¹ This points to the fact that the James FRANKLIN family was stable in the Tippecanoe County area before, during, and soon after Henry's birth in 1832.

In October 1855, Charles' wife, Elizabeth, brought divorce proceedings against Henry's oldest full brother, Charles W. FRANKLIN.  This case was very unusual, as the grounds for divorce were that Charles had "committed incest with his own daughter, Emily Jane MOORE".⁴²  (The child would have been about nineteen years old in 1855,⁴³ which leaves one to ponder the last name "MOORE".  It is possible that Emily was married by this point.  The marriage of an Emily Jane FRANKLIN and an Elijah MOORE is listed on page 165 of the Tippecanoe County Marriage Record Book 5,⁴⁴ but I do not have a copy of this record or the date of entry.)  Henry H. FRANKLIN signed onto this Tippecanoe County document, verifying the place of residency of the defendant and his wife.  This fancy, quite legible calligraphy-style signature indicates that Henry could write very well.  He could also read.⁴⁵

On 18 Jun 1857⁴⁶ Henry H. FRANKLIN married Mary Elizabeth SHIGLEY⁴⁷ (ca 1833⁴⁸-1893⁴⁹) in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.⁵⁰ They started a family immediately after marriage, as Edwin S.⁵¹ was born ten months later in April 1858⁵².  Brother Everette E.⁵³ was born in May 1860⁵⁴.

The 1860 census⁵⁵ finds Henry's family living next door to his wife's brother James SHIGLEY,⁵⁶ a widower, and his two children.   James SHIGLEY's late wife was Rhoda Jane (FRANKLIN) SHIGLEY,⁵⁷ Henry H. FRANKLIN's sister.⁵⁸  Therefore a brother and a sister FRANKLIN married a sister and a brother SHIGLEY and then lived side-by-side.  Next door to Henry's brother-in-law, James SHIGLEY is an Elizabeth J. SHIGLEY, listed as a widow.  (Col. James Newton SHIGLEY, my third cousin-once-removed and friend and Henry's great-grandnephew is author of the book, As I Recall.  In it he clarifies the connection of this Elizabeth to the other SHIGLEYs.  Documents show that Elizabeth Jane STAIR and James SHIGLEY married on 2 February 1858 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.⁵⁹  Each had two children from a previous marriage.⁶⁰  Only three months into the marriage, Elizabeth evidently abandoned James and his family.  He petitioned for divorce in October of 1858.⁶¹  Col. SHIGLEY states that this is the same James and Elizabeth as were living close to Henry H. in 1860.⁶² Col. James and I like to say that we are therefore, in the vernacular, "double cousins", sharing as we do, two sets of great-grandparents.)

[Point of interest: This is not the full extent of the "SHIGLEY-FRANKLIN connection".  Henry's aunt, Olivet
FRANKLIN⁶³, married his wife's uncle, George SHEAGLEY/SCHUCKLEY/ SHIGLEY⁶⁴ in 1811⁶⁵ in Ross County, Ohio.⁶⁶]

Ulysses Henry⁶⁷ FRANKLIN⁶⁸, Henry's third child, joined the family, still in Tippecanoe County, on 26 December 1864.⁶⁹   The 1870 census does not list any more children.  This is the first census to list Henry's occupation as "farmer".⁷⁰  (The 1860 census taker mistakenly wrote Henry's last name, "Franklin", in the place marked for occupation!)   A copy of a single page (p. 128) of an undated "Business Directories [sic]" with accompanying map (obtained from the Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Association) shows that Henry owned land in section 26 and 35 (adjoining sections) in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, totaling 84 acres.   His business is listed as farmer.⁷¹  This tract of land is adjacent to an even larger piece of land owned by Joseph and Mary SHIGLEY (Henry's father and mother-in-law).   Surely this amount of land ownership indicates a certain degree of wealth by both families.

Henry H. FRANKLIN's assets slowly increased.  In 1850, he was still in his father's household.⁷²   In 1860, there is no mention of real estate, but his personal property was worth $700.⁷³  By 1870, Henry's real estate was worth $2300 and he had personal property worth $800.⁷⁴

Sadly, Henry's first marriage was short-lived, as Mary Elizabeth died in Washington Twp, Tippecanoe Co. on  23 June 1871 at the young age of 36 years.⁷⁵  She is buried in Buck Creek Cemetery where her tombstone lists her maiden name, age, date of death, and the fact that she was the "wife of H.H.".⁷⁶

Henry was not a widower for long, marrying Sarah (CARNES⁷⁷) SHIGLEY,⁷⁸ widow of Jacob SHIGLEY⁷⁹ on 11 March 1872.⁸⁰  Jacob SHIGLEY was a brother of Henry's first wife, Mary Elizabeth SHIGLEY.⁸¹  Henry therefore married his sister-in-law.   (Another FRANKLIN/SHIGLEY connection!!)  She brought two young children to this union.⁸²  Only ?Lizzie?/?Luigi?  SHIGLEY was listed on the 1880 census as a nine-year-old stepdaughter.⁸³  Also listed in 1880 were two new daughters, Edith, age five, and Lena, age three.⁸⁴   Henry was still listed as a farmer.⁸⁵

Henry and Sarah may have had a daughter named Elizabeth in about 1880.⁸⁶  The 1900 census reveals that Sarah is the mother of six children, four of them living.⁸⁷  (I am only aware of five possibilities, including Elizabeth as noted above.  Elizabeth is not listed on the 1900 census. She may represent one of the children not living at that time.  Perhaps the other deceased child was the unnamed second stepchild Sarah brought with her when she married Henry.  This child would have died prior to the 1880 census, as she was not listed there.)

By 1885, family moved to Nebraska.  Clara Lucille FRANKLIN (Henry and Sarah's third child) was born there in July of 1885⁸⁸ or 1886.⁸⁹   Edwin S. FRANKLIN married Mary ("Mollie") Thomas KNAPP (1863-1895) in 1887 in York Co., NE.⁹⁰  In 1892, son Ulysses Henry FRANKLIN and Bertha Eudora⁹¹ PEMBLETON were married in York Co., NE.⁹²  The turn-of-the-century finds the Henry FRANKLIN family in Liberty Precinct, Grant Village, Perkins Co., Nebraska.  Edith B. was still living at home, even though she is twenty-four years old.⁹³  She married Ned Hazen and moved to St. Anthony, Idaho sometime before 1923.⁹⁴

By 1910, Henry was a widower and living with his son, Ulysses H. FRANKLIN, in Seward, NE.⁹⁵  His three sons are still in Nebraska according to the 1920 census.⁹⁶  A newspaper article dated Tuesday, October 22, 1912 from an unknown newspaper was found tucked in the EWING family Bible.⁹⁷  (Harry Walter EWING married Henry H. FRANKLIN's granddaughter, Irma FRANKLIN.)⁹⁸   The article is entitled "The Sunset Social.  All Hamilton County Old Folks, Regardless of Church Connections Invited to Participate."⁹⁹  This describes the Sunset social given in the Methodist church.  A list of "guests seventy years of age or older" was published.  This included "Henry H. FRANKLIN, age 80".

His health failing for two or three years, Henry Huffman Franklin "called the members of the family to his
bedside.and bade them all farewell."  After slipping into a coma, he died the next day, 19 Jan 1913, at the home of his son Ulysses in Seward, NE. ¹⁰⁰  He was surrounded by four of his surviving five children, Edwin, Everette, Ulysses, and Lena.  Edith was too far away to attend.  Internment was in York, NE on 20 Jan 1913.¹⁰¹

In conclusion, it appears that Henry H. FRANKLIN was a literate, successful farmer, although I know nothing about his formal education, hobbies, or passions.  His two marriages were productive and apparently happy.  He lived toan age that is still considered above average for American men today.

Obituary of Henry Huffman Franklin¹⁰²

Endnotes

1. Death Certificate, Ulysses Henry Franklin, 18 June 1941,Nebraska State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Lincoln, Nebraska, # M6221.  Informant was grandson Maurice Franklin.  (Hereafter referred to as "Death certificate, Ulysses Henry Franklin".)

2. FRANKLIN family Bible Record (unknown publisher, 1844), originally owned by James Smyth and Mildred "Milly/Milla" (QUICK) FRANKLIN, now in possession of Ann MALLETT, of Indianapolis, IN. [Copies of these family Bible record sheets obtained from Loren ELLIOTT of Mesa, AZ.  He notes that Malinda FRANKLIN, youngest sister of Henry FRANKLIN was probably responsible for the last half of the well-kept family records found inserted in the leather backed 1844 family Bible that may have been her mother's Bible. He believes that the earliest penmanship on these records was that of Henry's mother, Mildred "Milla/Milly" (QUICK) FRANKLIN.]   (This record is hereafter referred to as
FRANKLIN Bible.)  1890 U.S. Census (population), Nebraska, Perkins Co., Liberty Precinct, Grant Village, E.D. 141, p.1, National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, roll 936. Seward Independent Democrat, 23 Jan  1919, P 5, Col 3.
(Hereafter referred to as "Obituary, Henry H Franklin.") Death certificate for Henry H Franklin, Nebraska Health and
Human Services System, Vital Statistics Section, Registered No 346 (which has been crossed out by hand to read 955). (Hereafter referred to as "Death Certificate, Henry H Franklin".)

3. FRANKLIN Bible.

4. Loren S. Elliott, Appendix A, "Descendants of Joseph and Elizabeth Franklin," March 1993, 4. [Loren Elliott of Mesa, AZ is a third cousin of mine and a great- grandnephew of Henry H. FRANKLIN who has compiled an extensive, unpublished FRANKLIN genealogy covering the lives and descendants of Joseph and Elizabeth FRANKLIN, Henry's grandparents.  He was kind enough to send me copies of the pages referring to my ancestors.] (Hereafter referred to as Elliott.)

5. FRANKLIN Bible. Death Certificate, Henry H Franklin.

6. Ibid.

7. Ibid.

8. Ibid.

9. Ibid.

10. Ibid.

11. Ibid.

12. Ibid.

13. Ibid.

14. Ibid.

15. Ibid.

16. Ibid.

17. Ibid.

18. Ibid.

19. Ibid.

20. Ibid.

21. Ibid.

22. Elliott, 4.

23. FRANKLIN Bible.

24. Ibid.

25. 1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Carroll Co., Ninth District, p. 255, no. 80, National Archives Microfilm
Publication M432, roll 137.  Elliott, 4.

26. Elliott, 4.

27. FRANKLIN Bible.  1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Carroll Co., Ninth District, p. 276, no. 374, National
Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 137. 

28. FRANKLIN Bible.  1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 139, no. 140, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 175.

29. 1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 139, no. 140, National Archives
Microfilm Publication M432, roll 175.  1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Carroll Co., Ninth District, p. 276,
no. 374, National Archives Microfilm  Publication M432, roll 137.  1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Howard Co., Irwin Twp, p. 446, line 1, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 151.  Elliott, 6-8.

30. FRANKLIN Bible.

31. FRANKLIN Bible Record.

32. Ibid.

33. Compilation of listings from the First Tract Book, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, p. 28. (I have not personally seen
this information source.  I received this single sheet of paper from the Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical
Association (TIPCOA). It is typed and in alphabetical order.  This appears to be an Index, of sorts, but with acreage,
date of acquisition, township, exact location and section numbers.)

34. First Tract Book, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, 28.

35. William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore:
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987), 108-109.  Elliott, 3.

36. The Handy Book for Genealogists, 8th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, Inc., 1991), 77.

37. Marriage License for Rebecca FRANKLIN and William TRENARY, Marriage Record Book 1, p. 1, Tippecanoe County Clerk of Court, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.

38. 1830 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Fairfield Twp., p. 86, National Archives Microfilm
Publication M19, roll 31.  1840 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 78, no. 10,
National Archives Microfilm Publication M704, roll 95.  1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co.,
Washington Twp., p. 139, no. 140, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 175.  1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 465, no. 434, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 300.  1870 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 380, no. 10, National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, roll 362.  1880 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., E.D. 19, p. 155B, National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, roll 313.

39. 1830 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 78-9, lines 14-17, National Archives
Microfilm Publication M19, roll 31.

40. Will of Joseph FRANKLIN, Will Record I, p. 30, Clerk of Circuit Court, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  (Hereafter
referred to as Will, Joseph FRANKLIN.)

41. Elliott, 3.    (I have not personally evaluated these land records.  This is something that I plan to do.)

42. Complaint for Divorce of Elizabeth FRANKLIN to Charles FRANKLIN, Box 107, Clerk of Circuit Court, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.

43. 1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Carroll County, Ninth District, p. 276, no. 374, National Archives Microfilm
Publication M432, roll 137.

44. Undated typewritten sheet received from TIPCOA stating the information is from The Indiana Source Book, by Willard Heise.

45. 1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 139, no. 140, National Archives
Microfilm Publication M432, roll 175.    1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Washington Twp., p. 465, no. 434, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 300.  1880 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., E.D. 19, p. 155B, National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, roll 313.

46. FRANKLIN Bible.  Marriage license and certificate of Henry H. FRANKLIN and Mary E. SHIGLEY, Marriage Record Book 7, p. 292, Clerk of Circuit Court, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  (Hereafter referred to as Marriage Record, Henry FRANKLIN/Mary SHIGLEY.)

47. Ibid.

48. Col. James Newton Shigley to author, 11 September 1993.  Original in possession of the writer.  1850 U.S. Census (population), Ohio, Greene Co., p. 377, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 683.  Elliott, 8.

49. Index to Tippecanoe County Tombstone Readings, undated single xeroxed sheet received from Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Association (TIPCOA) to writer around 1992.

50. Marriage Record Henry FRANKLIN/Mary SHIGLEY.

51. 1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Washington Twp., p. 465, no. 434, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 300.  Death Certificate of Edwin S. FRANKLIN, file no. Q 8088, Nebraska Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Lincoln, Nebraska.  (Hereafter referred to as Death Certificate, Edwin FRANKLIN.)

52. Death Certificate, Edwin FRANKLIN.  1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Washington Twp., p. 465, no. 434, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 300. 1900 U.S. Census (population), Nebraska, York Co., York Twp.,  E.D. 185, Sheet 17, p. 464,  line  48, no. 44, National Microfilm Publication T623, roll 942.

53. 1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Washington Twp., p. 465, no. 434, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 300.

54. 1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Washington Twp., p. 465, no. 434, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 300.  1900 U.S. Census (population), Nebraska, York Co., York Twp., E.D. 185, Sheet 17, p. 465, line 51, no. 44, National Microfilm Publication T623, roll 942.

55. 1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Washington Twp., p. 461, no. 434-436, National Archives Microfilm Publication M623, roll 300.

56. 1850 U.S. Census (population), Ohio, Greene County, Ross Twp., p. 377, no. 372, National Microfilm Publication M432, roll 683.

57. Marriage license, certificate, and return for James SHIGLEY and Rhoda Jane FRANKLIN, Tippecanoe Circuit Court, Marriage Record Book 4, p. 419.  FRANKLIN Bible.

58. FRANKLIN Bible.

59. Marriage license, certificate and return for James SHIGLEY and Elizabeth Jane STAIR, Marriage Record Book 7, p. 501, Tippecanoe Circuit Court, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

60. Petition for Divorce, James SHIGLEY against Elizabeth J. SHIGLEY, Tippecanoe Circuit Court, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  (Xeroxed copy of original record received from the Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Society; no docket or file number is listed.)

61. Ibid.

62. James Newton Shigley, As I Recall (United States: Wordsworth, 1993), 13.

63. Elliott, 4.  Shigley, 9.  Will, Joseph FRANKLIN.

64. Elliott, 4.  Shigley, 9.    Will, Joseph FRANKLIN.  1850 U. S. Census (population), Ohio, Greene County, Ross Twp., p. 376, no. 357, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 683.    Wesley Luther Jacob Mullenneix, Plymouth Rock to the Pacific, 325.  (Xeroxed copy of this page and the title page kindly supplied by the Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Association.  There is no listing of place or date of publication.  No publisher is listed.  This book is not in the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system.)

65. Elliott, 4.  Shigley, 9.  Mullenneix, 325.

66. Will, Joseph FRANKLIN.  Shigley, 9.  Mullenneix, 325.
     1850 U.S. Census (population), Ohio, Greene Co., Ross Twp, p. 376, no. 357, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 683.

67.   Death certificate, Ulysses Henry Franklin.  Elliott.  Certificate of birth, Maurice Willard Franklin, State of
Nebraska Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, #17421, Lincoln, Nebraska, 20 March 1939.  (Note that this must be a delayed certificate of birth, filed by Ulysses Henry Franklin in 1939 although Maurice was born in 1901.)  (Hereafter referred to as "Birth certificate, Maurice Franklin".)

68. 1870 U.S.  Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Twp., Washington Twp., p. 380 no. 10, National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, roll 362.

69. Death certificate, Ulysses Henry Franklin.  Elliott, 87. 1900 U.S. Census (population), Nebraska, Seward Co., Seward, E.D. 155,  p. 634, no. 90, National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, roll 940.

70. 1870 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 380, no. 10, National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, roll 362.

71. "Business Directories.  Washington Twp.  Tippecanoe Co.", p. 128.  (Xeroxed page obtained from the "FRANKLIN family files" at TIPCOA.  There is no listing of original source or date, but is sometime after 1868, the latest date of
settlement seen on this page.)

72. 1850 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 139, no. 140, National Archives
Microfilm Publication M432, roll 175.

73. 1860 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Washington Twp., p. 465, no. 434, National Archives Microfilm Pulication M653, roll 300.

74. 1870 U.S. Census (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., p. 380, no. 10, National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, roll 362.

75. "Index to Tippecanoe Co. Tombstone Readings".  Elliot, 8.

76. "Index to Tippecanoe Co. Tombstone Readings".

77. Marriage license and return for Jacob SHIGLEY and Sarah CARNES, Marriage Record Book 16, no. 313, Tippecanoe County Circuit Court, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  (Hereafter referred to as Marriage Record, Jacob SHIGLEY/Sarah CARNES.)  Death certificate for Clara Lucile FRANKLIN, file no. 2698, Colorado State Board of Health, Denver Colorado.  (Hereafter referred to as Death Certificate, Clara FRANKLIN.)

78. Marriage license and certificate for Henry H. FRANKLIN and Sarah R. SHIGLEY, Marriage Record Book 14, p. 27,
Tippecanoe Circuit Court, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.  (Hereafter referred to as Marriage Record, Henry
FRANKLIN/Sarah SHIGLEY.)

79. Marriage Record, Jacob SHIGLEY/Sarah CARNES.

80. Marriage Record, Henry FRANKLIN/Sarah SHIGLEY.

81. 1850 U.S. Census (population), Ohio, Greene Co., Ross Twp., p. 377, no. 372, National Archives Microfilm
Publication M432, roll 683.

82. Shigley, As I Recall, 12-13.

83. 1880 U.S. Census, (population), Indiana, Tippecanoe Co., Washington Twp., E.D. 19, p. 155B, no. 208, National Archives Microfilm T9, roll 313.

84. Ibid.

85. Ibid.

86. Elliott, 8.  (This is the only mention I have of this individual.  There is some confusion if one assumes that the
step-daughter listed on the 1880 census is "Lizzie", age 9, then why would Sarah name another child "Elizabeth.  More study is needed to clarify this point.)

87. Ibid.

88. Death certificate, Clara FRANKLIN.

89. 1900 U.S. Population (census), Nebraska, Perkins Co., Grant Village, Liberty Precinct, E.D. 141, sheet 1, p. 568,
no. 25, National Archives Microfilm T623, roll 936.

90.   Marriage license and application for license for Edwin S. Franklin and Mary L. [sic] Knapp, unknown page and
volume, County Judge of York Couty, NE, 20 April 1887.  Certificate of Marriage for ESF and MTK.

91. Birth certificate, Maurice Franklin.

92. Marriage Record of Ulysses H. Franklin and Bertha E. Pembleton, York County, Nebraska, Marriage record book no. D, p 321, certified copy in my possession.  Death certificate, Ulysses Henry Franklin lists wife as Bertha E.
Franklin.  York Republican, 5 October 1892, p 3, column 3.

93. Ibid.

94.  Obituary, Henry H Franklin.

95.   1910 US Census (population), Nebraska, Seward County, Seward, ED 176, Sheet no. 1B (page 3201), Line 52-55, Nos 206/190, National Archives Microfilm Publication  T624, roll 855.

96. 1920 U.S. Census (population), Nebraska, Seward County, Seward, E.D. 189, sheet 14A, nos. 553-564, National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, roll 1002. 
     1920 U.S. Census (population), Nebraska, Hamilton Co., Aurora, E.D. 83, sheet 1-A, no. 1031, National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, roll 990. 
     1920 U.S. Census (population), Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, E.D. 59, sheet 12B, no. 639, National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, roll 996.

97. EWING Family Bible Record.  The Holy Bible, Containing the Authorized Edition of the New Testament A.D. 1611, and the Revised Version of A.D. 1881, Arranged in Parallel Columns, (Philadelphia, PA:  A.J. Holman and Co., 1886).
This Bible, given by John Polk EWING to his wife Alice V. (WELLS) EWING, is currently in my possession.  (Hereafter referred to as EWING Bible.)

98. Marriage Record for Harry Walter EWING and Irma May FRANKLIN, file no.??, Ohio State Bureau of Vital Statistics, Columbus, Ohio.  (Hereafter referred to as Marriage Record, Harry EWING/Irma FRANKLIN.)  "Ewing-Franklin", Aurora Republican, 23 June 1911, p. 1.  (Hereafter referred to as Aurora Republican.)

99. Unknown newspaper  (No location given.)  Tuesday, 22 October 1912, no page number given.  Xeroxed copy sent to author by Mrs. Naomi Adair HENDRICKSON (a great-grandneice of Henry H. FRANKLIN) of Annandale, Virginia in 1993.

100.   Metz Mortuary Records, York Co., NE.  Copied from the York County, Nebraska Historical Death Index A, over 13,000 records from the Metz Mortuary and York Memorial Chapel listed on the internet at  http://www.rootsweb.com/~neyork/metz.html, 18 Aug 1999.  (Hereafter referred to as "Metz Mortuary Records, York Co., NE.)  Elliott.  Obituary, Henry H Franklin.  Death Certificate, Henry H Franklin.

101.   Metz Mortuary Records, York Co., NE.  Obituary, Henry H Franklin.

102 . Obituary, Henry H Franklin.  Death Certificate, Henry H Franklin.