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John Gottfrid Franks

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John Gottfrid Franks

Birth
Kronobergs län, Sweden
Death
14 May 1913 (aged 49)
Sibley, Ford County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Sibley, Ford County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Son of Johannes Fredrik Samuelsson and Maria Johansdotter, he immigrated to USA as a child. He was confirmed at Farmersville, IL Swedish Lutheran church about 1878.

He married Margaret "Maggie" Miller in Sibley on Feb. 3, 1887. They had eight children, all but one born in Sibley, IL.

On Feb. 14, 1907 he acquired property near Hanson City, SD. He held land in Ralls County, Missouri which family traditon holds he won in a poker game in his brother's bar in Chicago.
Son of Johannes Fredrik Samuelsson and Maria Johansdotter, he immigrated to USA as a child. He was confirmed at Farmersville, IL Swedish Lutheran church about 1878.

He married Margaret "Maggie" Miller in Sibley on Feb. 3, 1887. They had eight children, all but one born in Sibley, IL.

On Feb. 14, 1907 he acquired property near Hanson City, SD. He held land in Ralls County, Missouri which family traditon holds he won in a poker game in his brother's bar in Chicago.


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