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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JOSEPH C. FRANKS, a prominent farmer near Stewartsville, Grant Co., Ky., was born September 3, 1833, and is a son of James and Fannie (Cogle) Franks, natives of Kentucky. James Franks, who was born in December, 1800, moved from Grant to Owen County about 1818, but died in Grant County, July, 1885. The maternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Kentucky, and died in Grant County. Joseph C. Franks has spent his life on the farm, and now owns 540 acres of well-improved land. In 1868 he married Miss Mary Jump, a native of Grant County, and they have seven children, viz.: Ella, James, Asa, Martha, Mary C., Newton and Ezra.
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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in the Grant County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7
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