Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.

1851 - 1884  (33 years)

Robert Franklin, Sr.

Bef 1641 - Bef 1681  (< 40 years)

Birth	Bef 1641
Died	Bef 1681
Family 1	Sarah Puddington
Children	+ 1. Robert Franklin, Jr.           b. 1659
Family 2	Sarah Gott           b. Bef 1645
Married	Bef 7 May 1674
Children	+ 1. Sarah Franklin           b. 1678

Susannah Reeder

1782 - 1827  (44 years)

Birth	20 Jun 1782
Died	17 Apr 1827
Buried	Ellenborough Cemetery, Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co., Maryland
Family	Joseph Harris           b. 7 Aug 1773
Children	1. Benjamin Gwinn Harris           b. 13 Dec 1805   2. Martha M. Harris           b. Oct 1811, St. Mary's Co., Maryland   3. Jane Harris           b. 21 Jan 1813, St. Mary's Co., Maryland + 4. Josephine Harris           b. 22 Aug 1817

Dr. Thomas John Franklin

1813 - 1896  (82 years)

Birth	23 Sep 1813	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Died	27 Jul 1896	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Thomas Franklin           b. 30 Apr 1786, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Mother	Eliza Maccubbin           b. 29 Apr 1788
Married	27 Nov 1808	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family 1	Josephine Harris           b. 22 Aug 1817
Married	6 Nov 1845	"Ellenborough", Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co., Maryland
Children	1. Susanna Harris Franklin           b. 12 Aug 1846   2. Thomas Jacob Franklin           b. 3 Jul 1849 + 3. Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.           b. 24 Jan 1851
Family 2	Nancy Franklin           b. 10 Nov 1816
Married	14 Jul 1853
Children	1. Thomas John Franklin           b. 31 Mar 1854 + 2. Eliza Franklin           b. 31 Mar 1854, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family 3	Mary Ann Fitzhugh           b. Abt 1818, "Bloomfield", Dulaney's Valley, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	30 Dec 1856

Nancy Franklin

1816 - 1854  (37 years)

Birth	10 Nov 1816
Died	10 Apr 1854
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. Samuel Franklin           b. 21 Nov 1780, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Mother	Mary Waters           b. 17 Jan 1782, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	20 Jan 1807	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family	Dr. Thomas John Franklin           b. 23 Sep 1813, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	14 Jul 1853
Children	1. Thomas John Franklin           b. 31 Mar 1854 + 2. Eliza Franklin           b. 31 Mar 1854, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Mary Ann Fitzhugh

Abt 1818 - 1902  (84 years)

Birth	Abt 1818	"Bloomfield", Dulaney's Valley, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Died	1 Feb 1902	"Bloomfield", Dulaney's Valley, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Father	Daniel Dulaney Fitzhugh
Mother	Margaret Murray Maynadier
Family	Dr. Thomas John Franklin           b. 23 Sep 1813, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	30 Dec 1856

Josephine Harris

1817 - 1851  (33 years)

Birth	22 Aug 1817
Died	30 Apr 1851
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Joseph Harris           b. 7 Aug 1773
Mother	Susannah Reeder           b. 20 Jun 1782
Family	Dr. Thomas John Franklin           b. 23 Sep 1813, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	6 Nov 1845	"Ellenborough", Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co., Maryland
Children	1. Susanna Harris Franklin           b. 12 Aug 1846   2. Thomas Jacob Franklin           b. 3 Jul 1849 + 3. Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.           b. 24 Jan 1851

Mary Reade Murdaugh

1855 - 1920  (65 years)

Birth	25 Jan 1855	Virginia
Died	7 Jun 1920
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Edmund Christian Murdaugh           b. 31 Dec 1822, Virginia
Mother	Roberta Shield           b. 23 Feb 1825, Virginia
Married	Abt 1849
Family	Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.           b. 24 Jan 1851
Married	22 Apr 1879
Children	+ 1. Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.           b. 19 Jan 1880   2. Dr. Edmund Thomas Murdaugh Franklin           b. 27 Mar 1882

Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.

1880 - 1937  (57 years)

Birth	19 Jan 1880
Died	30 Oct 1937
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.           b. 24 Jan 1851
Mother	Mary Reade Murdaugh           b. 25 Jan 1855, Virginia
Married	22 Apr 1879
Family	Carol Van Antwerp Wilson           b. 4 Nov 1890
Married	31 Dec 1919
Children	+ 1. Private

Carol Van Antwerp Wilson

1890 - 1990  (100 years)

Birth	4 Nov 1890
Died	21 Dec 1990
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Joseph Wilson
Family	Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.           b. 19 Jan 1880
Married	31 Dec 1919
Children	+ 1. Private

Dr. Edmund Thomas Murdaugh Franklin

1882 - 1922  (40 years)

Birth	27 Mar 1882
Died	2 Dec 1922
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.           b. 24 Jan 1851
Mother	Mary Reade Murdaugh           b. 25 Jan 1855, Virginia
Married	22 Apr 1879

• Name	Joseph Harris Franklin
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	24 Jan 1851
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 9, born in Maryland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 28 756 T J Franklin 47 1813 Male Farmer Maryland 29 756 Mary Ann Franklin 42 1818 Female Maryland 30 756 Joseph Franklin 9 1851 Male Maryland 31 756 Eliza Franklin 6 1854 Female Maryland 32 756 Elizabeth Reintzella 50 1810 Female Governess Maryland 33 756 Richard McCubbin 78 1782 Male Maryland  NARA Pub:  M653  Page:  1018  Enumerated:  23 August 1860
  Census	1870	South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 6 2 Thos I Franklin 56 1814 Male White Farmer Maryland 7 2 Mary Ann Franklin 51 1819 Female White Keeping House Maryland 8 2 Jos Harris Franklin 19 1851 Male White Maryland 9 2 Eliza Franklin 16 1854 Female White At Home Maryland 10 2 Kitty Grey 65 1805 Female Black Domestic Servant Maryland  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  568  Page:  763A  Enumerated:  8 June 1870
  Graduation	1871	Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Virginia
  Obituary	Obit, Sun (Baltimore), 28 Oct. 1884: FRANKLIN - from typhoid fever, on Wednesday night, October 22, inst., at 12 o'clock, J. HARRIS FRANKLIN, in the 33rd year of his age, of West River, Md. "His life was gentle." [St. Mary's Beacon and Annapolis papers please copy.]
  Death	22 Oct 1884  [1]
  Burial	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [2]
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65450655
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Franklin, Sr.           b. Bef 1641             d. Bef 1681  (Age < 40 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Susannah Reeder           b. 20 Jun 1782             d. 17 Apr 1827  (Age 44 years)  (Grandmother)
  Notes	From J. Harris Franklin's genealogical notebook: "graduate of the V.M.I. Class of 1871. Civil engineer early in life-1878 bought a farm in Baltimore County, Maryland. Went back to ‘Oakland' in 1884 and there died of typhoid fever." This death upset his father's third wife, Mary Fitzhugh, immensely; she apparently went kind of mad. [3]
  Person ID	I3780
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. Thomas John Franklin           b. 23 Sep 1813, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 27 Jul 1896, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 82 years) Other Partners: └─Nancy Franklin           b. 10 Nov 1816             d. 10 Apr 1854  (Age 37 years)  m. 14 Jul 1853    └─Mary Ann Fitzhugh           b. Abt 1818, "Bloomfield", Dulaney's Valley, Baltimore Co., Maryland           d. 1 Feb 1902, "Bloomfield", Dulaney's Valley, Baltimore Co., Maryland  (Age 84 years)  m. 30 Dec 1856
  Mother	Josephine Harris           b. 22 Aug 1817             d. 30 Apr 1851 (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1845	"Ellenborough", Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co., Maryland

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Reade Murdaugh           b. 25 Jan 1855, Virginia           d. 7 Jun 1920 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1879  [3]
  Children	2 sons
  + 1. Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.           b. 19 Jan 1880             d. 30 Oct 1937 (Age 57 years) └─ Carol Van Antwerp Wilson  (Age 100 years)  m. 31 Dec 1919   2. Dr. Edmund Thomas Murdaugh Franklin           b. 27 Mar 1882             d. 2 Dec 1922 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F2333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1860 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1870 - South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Graduation - 1871 - Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Virginia  Burial - - Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3780&tree=1sttree (accessed March 17, 2025).