Andrew Jack Franklin b 17 Oct 1850 Russell Co VA d 22 Mar 1923 Letcher Co KY; s/o Shadrick "Shade" Franklin and Jahala "Jala" Addington. Andrew Jack Franklin m. 27 Mar 1870 Letcher Co KY by Benjamin Craft JP, witnessed by John A Craft and Sarah Franklin, to (1) Manerva "Nervie" Sergent b 1 Mar 1852 KY d 5 Oct 1888 Letcher Co KY, buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; d/o David S Sergent and Christina Lucretia Morgan. Children of Andrew Jack Franklin and Manerva "Nervie" Sergent;

1. Eli Wilson "Wilse" Franklin b 26 Apr 1872 Letcher Co KY d 6 Mar 1969 Letcher Co KY; buried Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; m. 22 Jul 1890 Letcher Co KY to Sarah Jane Webb b 31 Dec 1871 Letcher Co KY d 1 Dec 1943; buried Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; d/o Jason L Webb and Leudemia Hubbard.

2. John S Franklin b 23 Dec 1875 d 1945 Knott Co KY; m. (1) to Annie Hall b 4 Mar 1879 d 24 Oct 1909 Letcher Co KY; d/o Marion Hall and Rebecca Howard King. John S Franklin m. Lizzie Hopkins b 19 Feb 1881 d 15 Sept 1940 d/o John Calvin Hopkins and Mary Elizabeth Little.

3. Mary Ritter Franklin b 25 May 1877 d 2 Jul 1960 Letcher Co KY; m. 16 Jul 1896 to Jesse Marion Blair b 23 Jul 1857 Letcher Co KY d 19 Mar 1943; buried 20 Mar 1943 Ermine, Letcher Co KY; s/o William L Blair and Martha Williams.

4. Martha Lear Franklin b 4 May 1879 d 22 Nov 1954 Knott Co KY; m. Marion Holbrook b 12 May 1878 d 5 May 1943 Knott Co KY. Child of Marion Holbrook and Martha Lear Franklin; i. Henry Holbrook b 1 Jul 1919 d 22 Jul 1980.

5. Benjamin "Ben" Franklin b 14 Jun 1880 d 20 Sept 1969 Letcher Co KY; buried Chunk Craft Cemetery, Millstone, Letcher Co KY; m. 27 Nov 1907 Letcher Co KY to Sarah Jane Craft b 23 Jan 1889 d 9 Jun 1974 Letcher Co KY; buried Chunk Craft Cemetery, Millstone, Letcher Co KY; d/o Enoch Arden Chunk Craft and Polly Ann Caudill.

6. Nancy Nannie Bell J Franklin b 9 Apr 1883 Letcher Co KY d 7 Oct 1978 Chehalis, Lewis Co WA; m. 16 Mar 1905 Letcher Co KY to Tilsman Howard Adams b 11 Dec 1878 d 8 May 1956 Chehalis, Lewis Co WA, s/o John W Adams and Altamira Myra Parsons.

7. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Franklin b 25 Apr 1885 Letcher Co KY d 21 Sept 1981 Letcher Co KY; m. 3 Jul 1905 Letcher Co KY to Randolph Dee R D Holbrook b 26 Oct 1884 Letcher Co KY d 6 Feb 1959 Letcher Co KY buried Evergreen Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; s/o Jason Lewis Holbrook and America Morgan.

8. Susan Sousanna Franklin b 25 Mar 1887 Letcher Co KY d 25 Jul 1887 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

9. Roseanna Franklin b 28 Sept 1888 d 1888 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

Andrew Jack Franklin
and Margaret Adams

Andrew Jack Franklin b 17 Oct 1850 Russell Co VA d 22 Mar 1923 Letcher Co KY; s/o Shadrick "Shade" Franklin and Jahala "Jala" Addington. Andrew Jack Franklin m. 4 Oct 1891 Letcher Co KY to (2) Margaret Maggie Adams b 13 Mar 1874 Mayking, Letcher Co KY d 13 Jan 1943; buried Crafts Colly, Letcher Co KY; d/o Randolph Randall Adams and Martha Patsy Hale. Margaret Maggie Adams also m. in 1925 to (2) W H Day and she also m. 1938 to (3) W S Cox. Children of Andrew Jack Franklin and 2nd Margaret Maggie Adams;

1. Ollie Jane Franklin b 1 Mar 1893 Letcher Co KY d 6 Jun 1986 Letcher Co KY; buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; m. 20 May 1908 Letcher Co KY to Stephen L Blair b 21 May 1897 Letcher Co KY d 31 Jan 1963 Thornton, Letcher Co KY; buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; occupation, attorney; s/o John Robertson Blair (s/o Elihu Blair and Celia Adams) and Rachel Fairchild.

2. Belvia Duran Franklin b 28 Oct 1895 Letcher Co KY; m. 17 Oct 1914 to Jimmy Yonts

3. William McKinley "Bill" Franklin b 17 Feb 1897 Letcher Co KY d 16 May 1974 Letcher Co KY; m. 8 Nov 1921 to 1st Lettie Webb. (4 children). William McKinley Bill Franklin m. to (2) Marie Fultz (2 children)

4. James Monroe Jimmy Franklin b 10 Jan 1899 Letcher Co KY d 3 Jun 1973 Letcher Co KY; buried Evergreen Cemtery, Letcher Co KY; m. 10 Nov 1926 Letcher Co KY to Ida Haynes b 5 Aug 1899 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 6 Apr 1981 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; buried Evergreen Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; d/o Christopher Columbus Haynes and Elizabeth Betty Middleton.

5. Samuel "Sam" Franklin b 13 Mar 1901 Letcher Co KY d 16 Nov 1985 Letcher Co KY; m. 10 Jan 1920 to Vina Vinnie Holbrook b Oct 1899 d 23 Jun 1988 Letcher Co KY; d/o Jason Lewis Holbrook and America Morgan.

6. Louise Franklin b 20 Mar 1903 Letcher Co KY d 7 Mar 1931 Letcher Co KY; m. 25 Jan 1924 to Charlie Haynes b 18 Mar 1902 d 18 Apr 1978; s/o John Haynes and Mary Jane Fields.

7. Shady Franklin b 3 Oct 1905 Letcher Co KY d 14 Apr 1987 KY; m. 31 May 1930 to Lovell Webb.

8. Anna Lovelle Franklin b 28 Jan 1909 Letcher Co KY d 29 Jul 1982 NC; m. 5 Jun 1926 to Luther Hall b 1903.

9. Jackson Dillard Franklin b 26 Nov 1916 Letcher Co KY d 30 Nov 1916 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.