Looking for info on FRANK/S families in Jay Co Indiana. John (my line) also
had a brother, Christian (md to Sarah Minnig/Minnich) who lived on a farm
nearby in Noble twp. Both families had several children:
JOHN FRANKS (GOTTFRIED FRANCK) was born Abt. 1804 in Cordorus Twp, York
County, Pennsylvania, and died Aft. 1873 in Jay County, Indiana. He married
(1) SARAH JOHNSON May 06, 1832 in Pennsylvania, daughter of JOHN JOHNSON and
BARBARA HUNT. She was born November 03, 1812 in Pennsylvania, and died
February 26, 1851 in Jay County, Indiana. He married (2) MARIAM February 12,
1852 in Jay County, Indiana. She was born Abt. 1820 in Ohio. She was md abt
1840 to John STONER .
Children of JOHN FRANKS and SARAH JOHNSON are:
1). MARY JANE FRANKS, b. April 29, 1833, Greene County, Pennsylvania; d. May
06, 1911, Bloom City, Richland County, Wisconsin; m. (1) WASHINGTON BENNETT,
November 27, 1850, Jay County, Indiana; b. January 18, 1828, Wayne County,
Ohio; d. April 29, 1865, Greenville, Louisiana; m. (2) THOMPSON C. MAXWELL,
April 15, 1878, Bloom City, Richland County, Wisconsin; b. 1812, New York;
d. January 28, 1896, Richland County, Wisconsin.
2). BARBARA ANN FRANKS, b. June 03, 1835, Pennsylvania; d. October 27, 1911,
Richland County, Wisconsin; m. JAMES GRANGER, October 02, 1856, Mercer
County, Ohio; b. March 19, 1834, Yorkshire, England; d. March 29, 1906,
Richland County, Wisconsin.
3)RACHEL FRANKS, b. Abt. 1836, Pennsylvania; d. Jay County, Indiana; m.
BASIL CROWMER, January 04, 1855, Jay County, Indiana; b. 1809, Alabama; d.
Jay County, Indiana.
4)JOSEPH R. FRANKS, b. November 1837, Greene County, Pennsylvania; d. Abt.
1903, Jackson County, Wisconsin; m. (1) SARAH A. BENNETT, May 21, 1854, Jay
County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1830, Ohio; d. Aft. February 08, 1899, Wisconsin;
m. (2) ELIZABETH ESTERBROOK, October 27, 1900, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
5). CHARLES C. FRANKS, b. July 24, 1838, Greene County, Pennsylvania; d.
October 27, 1921, Jay County, Indiana; m. SARAH E. GEESEMAN, May 16, 1861,
Jay County, Indiana; b. December 19, 1844; d. May 10, 1917, Jay County,
Indiana.
6). ELIZABETH FRANKS, b. Abt. 1839.
7) SARAH EMILY FRANKS, b. 1840, Pennsylvania; m. (1) GEORGE W. STONER,
April 19, 1861; b. Abt. 1840; d. Bef. 1870; m. (2) LEVI GRIFFE, Abt. 1870;
b. 1834, Miami County, Indiana; d. February 14, 1893, Smiley, Paulding
County, Ohio.
8) CATHERINE FRANKS, b. Abt. 1843, Pennsylvania; m. (2) SAMUEL W. S.
GIBSON, January 17, 1861, Jay County, Indiana.
9). HULDA LOVINA FRANKS, b. November 02, 1846, Urbana, Champaign County,
Ohio; d. April 23, 1926, Ft. Recovery, Mercer County , Ohio; m. JACOB
WILLIAM RUNKEL, November 25, 1876, Macedon, Mercer County, Ohio; b. November
11, 1838, Washington twp, Mercer County, Ohio; d. April 05, 1916, Mercer
County, Ohio.
10). CHRISTIAN F. FRANKS, b. March 29, 1849, Jay County, Indiana; d. January
18, 1907, Jay County, Indiana; m. RACHEL CAROLINE GEESEMAN, November 03,
1867, Jay County, Indiana; b. December 16, 1848, Sandusky, Erie County,
Ohio; d. January 26, 1919, Jay County, Indiana.
11) MARGARET CAROLINE FRANKS, b. July 17, 1848, Jay County, Indiana; d.
December 26, 1932, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin; m. WILLIAM B. SHAFFER,
July 01, 1865, Bloom City, Richland County, Wisconsin; b. December 09, 1832,
Carroll County, Ohio; d. April 22, 1912, Sandy Plains, Jackson County,
Wisconsin.
12) ELISHA FRANKS, b. May 06, 1850, Jay County, Indiana.
13) THOMAS B. FRANKS, b. May 06, 1850, Jay County, Indiana; d. July 22,
1902, Crane twp. , Paulding County, Ohio; m. (1) HANNAH FAULKNER; m. (2)
WEALTHA JANE GEESEMAN, September 17, 1871, Jay County, Indiana; b. 1846,
Indiana; d. October 26, 1917.
Child of JOHN FRANKS and MARIAM is:
14) SARAH FRANKS, b. 1853.
Thanks,
Selma jbonew(a)setnet.net