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William Franklin was born on March 17th, 1868 in Taylor Co., Kentucky.1   William Franklin's father was Benjamin Owen Skaggs and his mother is Missouri Ann Carter.  His paternal grandfather was John Cannon Skaggs and his paternal grandmother is Lucinda Shofner. He had five brothers and four sisters, named John Benjamin, Robert W., Macklin Elisha, Jefferson Franklin, Alfred Thomas, Mary E., Rutha Jane, Sarah Ann and Mary Loucinda. He had six half-brothers and a half-sister, named Pleasant Carter, Richard C., James B., Samuel I., Herman Carter, Willie Robert and Catherine Howell.  He died at the age of 45 on September 5th, 1913 in LaRue Co., Kentucky.  He was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Hodgenville,  LaRue Co., Kentucky.1 1 


William Franklin's first family with Mary Sharon Johnson

‌William Franklin and Mary Sharon were married in a religious ceremony on March 17th, 1891.1   They had two sons and three daughters, named Carter Caldwell, William Taylor, Elvia O., Lola and Grace Susan.


William Franklin's second family with Ella Poteet

‌William Franklin and Ella were married in a religious ceremony in 1910.1 

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