FRANCIS EUGENE FRANKLIN
Francis Eugene Franklin was born August 21, 1919 in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana to Ernest Eugene Franklin and Ava Lee Noles. He died April 28, 1970.
In 1940 Francis Eugene Franklin was living in Rural Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He completed one year in college. He was a bookkeeper for a Funeral Home.
1920 Census of Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Earnest Franklin age 32 b.Louisiana Ava Franklin age 29 b. Louisiana
Eugene Franklin age 5/12 b. Louisiana
1930 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
E.E. Franklin age 43 b. Louisiana
Ava Lee Franklin age 37 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 10 b. Louisiana
M.N. Franklin age 8 b. Louisiana
1940 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Ernest E. Franklin age 53 b. Louisiana
Ann L. Franklin age 47 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 20 b. Louisiana
Marthal N. Franklin age 18 b. Louisiana
The following information was furnished by Francis E. Franklin, Jr.:
Francis served in World War II (1941 to 1945) at Fort Dix in NJ and the occupation of Germany post war. On returning to civilian life in Louisiana, Francis took advantage of the GI Bill and entered Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering, Francis met Mojie Weise Ford (of Mansfield, LA.) at Tech, and after marrying they moved to Poughkeepsie, NY in 1951 where Francis worked for IBM until his passing in 1970. Francis was involved in the IBM 360 mainframe computer. Francis Sr. and Mojie Weise had their first child, Francis Eugene Franklin, Jr. (Buster) in 1953 and their second child, Mojie Weise (Little Bit) in 1959. Francis died at age 51 in 1970. His colleagues at IBM paid tribute to him as the person that always remained calm during a crisis at work and his children remember him as a pillar of integrity. While short in stature Francis Sr. was a true giant as a moral compas.
Thank you Gene for this information!
Compiled by: Virginia Wilson Bailey
Francis Eugene Franklin was born August 21, 1919 in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana to Ernest Eugene Franklin and Ava Lee Noles. He died April 28, 1970.
In 1940 Francis Eugene Franklin was living in Rural Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He completed one year in college. He was a bookkeeper for a Funeral Home.
1920 Census of Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Earnest Franklin age 32 b.Louisiana Ava Franklin age 29 b. Louisiana
Eugene Franklin age 5/12 b. Louisiana
1930 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
E.E. Franklin age 43 b. Louisiana
Ava Lee Franklin age 37 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 10 b. Louisiana
M.N. Franklin age 8 b. Louisiana
1940 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Ernest E. Franklin age 53 b. Louisiana
Ann L. Franklin age 47 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 20 b. Louisiana
Marthal N. Franklin age 18 b. Louisiana
The following information was furnished by Francis E. Franklin, Jr.:
Francis served in World War II (1941 to 1945) at Fort Dix in NJ and the occupation of Germany post war. On returning to civilian life in Louisiana, Francis took advantage of the GI Bill and entered Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering, Francis met Mojie Weise Ford (of Mansfield, LA.) at Tech, and after marrying they moved to Poughkeepsie, NY in 1951 where Francis worked for IBM until his passing in 1970. Francis was involved in the IBM 360 mainframe computer. Francis Sr. and Mojie Weise had their first child, Francis Eugene Franklin, Jr. (Buster) in 1953 and their second child, Mojie Weise (Little Bit) in 1959. Francis died at age 51 in 1970. His colleagues at IBM paid tribute to him as the person that always remained calm during a crisis at work and his children remember him as a pillar of integrity. While short in stature Francis Sr. was a true giant as a moral compas.
Thank you Gene for this information!
Compiled by: Virginia Wilson Bailey
FRANCIS EUGENE FRANKLIN
Francis Eugene Franklin was born August 21, 1919 in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana to Ernest Eugene Franklin and Ava Lee Noles. He died April 28, 1970.
In 1940 Francis Eugene Franklin was living in Rural Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He completed one year in college. He was a bookkeeper for a Funeral Home.
1920 Census of Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Earnest Franklin age 32 b.Louisiana Ava Franklin age 29 b. Louisiana
Eugene Franklin age 5/12 b. Louisiana
1930 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
E.E. Franklin age 43 b. Louisiana
Ava Lee Franklin age 37 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 10 b. Louisiana
M.N. Franklin age 8 b. Louisiana
1940 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Ernest E. Franklin age 53 b. Louisiana
Ann L. Franklin age 47 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 20 b. Louisiana
Marthal N. Franklin age 18 b. Louisiana
The following information was furnished by Francis E. Franklin, Jr.:
Francis served in World War II (1941 to 1945) at Fort Dix in NJ and the occupation of Germany post war. On returning to civilian life in Louisiana, Francis took advantage of the GI Bill and entered Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering, Francis met Mojie Weise Ford (of Mansfield, LA.) at Tech, and after marrying they moved to Poughkeepsie, NY in 1951 where Francis worked for IBM until his passing in 1970. Francis was involved in the IBM 360 mainframe computer. Francis Sr. and Mojie Weise had their first child, Francis Eugene Franklin, Jr. (Buster) in 1953 and their second child, Mojie Weise (Little Bit) in 1959. Francis died at age 51 in 1970. His colleagues at IBM paid tribute to him as the person that always remained calm during a crisis at work and his children remember him as a pillar of integrity. While short in stature Francis Sr. was a true giant as a moral compas.
Thank you Gene for this information!
Compiled by: Virginia Wilson Bailey
Francis Eugene Franklin was born August 21, 1919 in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana to Ernest Eugene Franklin and Ava Lee Noles. He died April 28, 1970.
In 1940 Francis Eugene Franklin was living in Rural Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He completed one year in college. He was a bookkeeper for a Funeral Home.
1920 Census of Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Earnest Franklin age 32 b.Louisiana Ava Franklin age 29 b. Louisiana
Eugene Franklin age 5/12 b. Louisiana
1930 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
E.E. Franklin age 43 b. Louisiana
Ava Lee Franklin age 37 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 10 b. Louisiana
M.N. Franklin age 8 b. Louisiana
1940 Census of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana shows the following:
Ernest E. Franklin age 53 b. Louisiana
Ann L. Franklin age 47 b. Louisiana
F. Eugene Franklin age 20 b. Louisiana
Marthal N. Franklin age 18 b. Louisiana
The following information was furnished by Francis E. Franklin, Jr.:
Francis served in World War II (1941 to 1945) at Fort Dix in NJ and the occupation of Germany post war. On returning to civilian life in Louisiana, Francis took advantage of the GI Bill and entered Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering, Francis met Mojie Weise Ford (of Mansfield, LA.) at Tech, and after marrying they moved to Poughkeepsie, NY in 1951 where Francis worked for IBM until his passing in 1970. Francis was involved in the IBM 360 mainframe computer. Francis Sr. and Mojie Weise had their first child, Francis Eugene Franklin, Jr. (Buster) in 1953 and their second child, Mojie Weise (Little Bit) in 1959. Francis died at age 51 in 1970. His colleagues at IBM paid tribute to him as the person that always remained calm during a crisis at work and his children remember him as a pillar of integrity. While short in stature Francis Sr. was a true giant as a moral compas.
Thank you Gene for this information!
Compiled by: Virginia Wilson Bailey
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