Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.

1880 - 1937  (57 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

Roberta Shield

1825 - 1900  (75 years)

Birth	23 Feb 1825	Virginia
Died	10 Sep 1900
Family	Edmund Christian Murdaugh           b. 31 Dec 1822, Virginia
Married	Abt 1849
Children	1. Edmund Dandridge Murdaugh           b. 18 Nov 1853 + 2. Mary Reade Murdaugh           b. 25 Jan 1855, Virginia   3. John Dandridge Murdaugh           b. 27 May 1857, Virginia   4. Roberta Shield Murdaugh           b. 29 May 1860, Virginia   5. Lucy Tucker Murdaugh           b. 5 Jan 1862, Virginia   6. Isabella "Belle" Harrison Murdaugh           b. Abt 1863, Virginia   7. Albert Christian Murdaugh           b. 12 Feb 1866, Virginia

Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.

1851 - 1884  (33 years)

Birth	24 Jan 1851
Died	22 Oct 1884
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. Thomas John Franklin           b. 23 Sep 1813, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Mother	Josephine Harris           b. 22 Aug 1817
Married	6 Nov 1845	"Ellenborough", Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co., Maryland
Family	Mary Reade Murdaugh           b. 25 Jan 1855, Virginia
Married	22 Apr 1879
Children	+ 1. Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.           b. 19 Jan 1880   2. Dr. Edmund Thomas Murdaugh Franklin           b. 27 Mar 1882

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

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

Private

Father	Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.           b. 19 Jan 1880
Mother	Carol Van Antwerp Wilson           b. 4 Nov 1890
Married	31 Dec 1919
Family	Alexander Rieman Holliday           b. 3 Feb 1918

• Name	Joseph Harris Franklin
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	19 Jan 1880
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Oct 1937  [1]
  Burial	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Franklin, Sr.           b. Bef 1641             d. Bef 1681  (Age < 40 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Roberta Shield           b. 23 Feb 1825, Virginia           d. 10 Sep 1900  (Age 75 years)  (Grandmother)
  Notes	He was always, as with his father, called Harris. He was JLansdale Sr's third cousin, and a great friend to him. They kept up a correspondence for many years, and he throughout JL Jr's biography of his father. The baby image is from an album at Essex, and is entitled "Harris and Edmund Franklin." Note his ancestors' names, starting from the immigrant: Robert Robert, Jacob Jacob, Thomas Thomas, Joseph Harris Joseph Harris. See reference to him in JL Srs.' notes. [3]
  Person ID	I3781
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Joseph Harris Franklin, Sr.           b. 24 Jan 1851             d. 22 Oct 1884 (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Mary Reade Murdaugh           b. 25 Jan 1855, Virginia           d. 7 Jun 1920 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1879

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Carol Van Antwerp Wilson           b. 4 Nov 1890             d. 21 Dec 1990 (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1919  [4]
  Children	> 1. Private
  Family ID	F2362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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  J. Harris Franklin (d. 1937)

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Joseph Harris Franklin, Jr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3781&tree=1sttree (accessed April 27, 2025).