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Martha Gentry Dawson
Female 1851 - 1930

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  • Birth  20 Apr 1851  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  29 May 1930  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage 
    Obituary  30 May 1930  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sun-Gazette 
    • Mrs. M.G. Franklin Died Thursday
      Stroke of Paralysis Two Weeks Ago Proved Fatal to Fulton Resident.
      Mrs. Martha G. Franklin, 79 years old, a lifelong resident of Fulton and Callaway county, died at 5:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the effects of a paralytic stroke suffered two weeks ago, at the home of Mrs. Lee Vaughn, of West avenue, where she made her home. Mrs. Franklin had been in excellent health up to the time she was stricken and was able to be downtown the day before.
      A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, byt he pastor, the Rev. Dr. A.W. Tandy, and burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery of Fulton.
      The pall bearers will be: E.A. Robnett, E.S. Clatterbuck, L.H. Holt, Dr. W.H. Renoe, George E. Tutt, and J. Russell Rogers.
      Mrs. Franklin was a daughter of Robert and Mary Dawson, pioneer residents of Callaway county who came here from Virginia. She was born April 20, 1851, on a farm three miles west of Fulton, and spent practically her entire life within the county, residing for the last forty years in Fulton.
      After her marriage to the late James A. Franklin, they resided on a farm west of Fulton, and later came to Fulton where Mr. Franklin was associated with the late Mr. Bragg in the manufacture of the famous Bragg saddle. Mr. Franklin died about 26 years ago.
      Of a family of seven children, two survive Mrs. Franklin. They are: Claude D. Franklin, of Kansas City, and B. Ray Franklin, a member of the Capital News Printing Company, of Jefferson City. One brother, Ben Dawson, of Readsville, also survives. The late Judge W.H. Dawson, former well-known Fultonian, was a brother of Mrs. Franklin.
      Mrs. Franklin was a faithful and consistent Christian. She united with the Baptist church early in life and for forty years or more had been a member of the Fulton Baptist church, where she attended services regularly until she was stricken. She will be missed in the church and by a large circle of friends in Fulton who join with the family in their bereavement.
    Name  Mattie  
    Buried  31 May 1930  Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I3116  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  02 Jun 2009 
     
    Father  Robert H. Dawson,   b. 1810, , Nelson, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1872, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Ann Herring,   b. 29 Oct 1820, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1906, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  3 Nov 1842  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14345806  Group Sheet
     
    Family  James A. Franklin,   b. 1848, , , Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  17 Dec 1872  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary L. Franklin,   b. Aug 1877, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1930
    >2. Claude D. Franklin,   b. Dec 1878, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Allen Franklin,   b. 1880, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1882
     4. Benjamin Ray Franklin,   b. 8 Dec 1882, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1935, Osage Beach, Camden, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  14 Jun 2006 
    Family ID  F1244  Group Sheet
     
  • Death Certificates
    Death Certificate of Franklin, Martha Gentry Dawson
    Death Certificate of Franklin, Martha Gentry Dawson
    20 Apr 1851 - 29 May 1930. She was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.
     
  • Notes 
    • James Franklin Miss Mattie Dawson 17 Dec 1872 C334

      1880; Census Place: Liberty, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T9_677; Family History Film: 1254677; Page: 623.4000; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 0669.
      Name: Mattie G. Franklin
      Home in 1880: Liberty, Callaway, Missouri
      Age: 30
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Relation to head-of-household: Wife
      Spouse's name: James A.
      Father's birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's birthplace: Virginia
      Occupation: Keeping House
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      James A. Franklin 32
      Mattie G. Franklin 30
      Mary L. Franklin 3
      Claud Franklin 2
      Allen L. Franklin 1M
      Lou Boulware 17, Black, servant

      MO CALLAWAY FULTON TWP 1900 census
      Franklin, Mattie G., Apr 1852, 48, 3 children born, 3 living (does not account for Allen born 1880, also obituary says she had 7 children), Dressmaker, widow
      Mary L., dau. Aug 1877, 22, single, seamstress
      Claude D., son, Dec. 1878, 21, single, Delivery grocery
      Ray B., son, Dec. 1883, 16, sets type
      Dawson, Mary A., mother, Oct. 1820, 79, 2 children born, 2 living, Va., Va., Va.
      Living a few doors away from John G. Carter, so they must have lived on 4th Street in Fulton in 1900. John G. Carter was the husband of Mary Herring Dawson's deceased sister, Mariah Herring Carter.

      MO CALLAWAY 4-WD FULTON 1910 census
      Franklin, Martha, roomer in house of Martha Rogers on Grand St., Fulton. 55, widow, 3 children living

      MO CALLAWAY 3-WD; FULTON 1920 census
      Franklin, Martha G., renting, 800 Court St., Fulton, 68, widow

      Her son, (Benjamin) Ray Franklin, gave the info for her death certificate. He had the birthplace of her mother wrong.
     
  • Event Map
    Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Apr 1851 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Dec 1872 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage - 29 May 1930 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Sun-Gazette - 30 May 1930 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 31 May 1930 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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