Park/e/s Families in Group 008

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Franklin, Paul Parks

Franklin, Paul Parks

Male 1914 - 2001  (86 years)   Has 52 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Franklin, Paul Parks  [1] 
    Birth 14 Sep 1914  Rhea, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    _DNA Group 008 
    Lineage Key AP 
    Death 21 Apr 2001  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Burial 24 Apr 2001  Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I135  Samuel Parks LK=AP
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2026 

    Father Franklin, James Oscar,   b. 20 Sep 1886, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1941, Rhea, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Parks, Laura Kate,   b. 1 Mar 1892, Rhea, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1980, Rhea, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1913  Rhea, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Brown, Ruth 
    Marriage 1944  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Franklin, Mary Katherine  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F99  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2026 

  • Notes 

    • From the Crossville [TN] Chronicle online archives:
      http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/Chronicle/Archives/ObituaryArchive/2001/obituaryapril01.html

      PAUL PARKS FRANKLIN
      Paul Parks Franklin, 86, of Fairfield Glade, passed away April 21, 2001. Funeral
      services will be conducted today, April 24, at 1 p.m. from the Chapel of Roses at
      Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Nashville, with entombment to follow
      in the Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum. The Rev. Wayne Benson and the Rev. Mitch
      Johnson will officiate.
      Mr. Franklin was born Sept. 14, 1914, in Spring City, TN.
      He was an attorney for the Veterans Administration.
      Survivors include his wife, Ruth B. Franklin of Fairfield Glade; daughter and son-in-law,
      Mary Evans Carlton and Jerry Carlton; grandsons, Ronald Lane Evans Jr. and William
      Paul Evans; and niece, Elizabeth Haupt.
      Information provided by Woodlawn Funeral Home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S524] Paul Parks Franklin obituary-Crossville [TN] Chronicle online archives.

    2. [S361] Jim Franklin household, 1920 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, p 182, dwelling & family 85.
      National Archives micropublication T625 roll 1758

    3. [S524] Paul Parks Franklin obituary-Crossville [TN] Chronicle online archives, http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/Chronicle/Archives/ObituaryArchive/2001/obituaryapril01.html.

    4. [S523] Paul P. Franklin, no. 410-12-3065, Social Security Death Index.
      dob listed as 14 Sep 1914

    5. [S523] Paul P. Franklin, no. 410-12-3065, Social Security Death Index.
      dod listed as 21 Apr 2001, last residence: Nashville, Davidson Co., TN

    6. [S455] Marriage Record from Rhea Co. Courthouse, Dayton, TN, MB 10 (1912-1914), 374.
      photocopy on file in Parks Family Archives

    7. [S519] Parks Reunion Videotape, Family Interviews-21 July 2000.


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