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Dorcas Howton (Franklin)

Also Known As: "Darkie", "Darkes"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Abbeville Township, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Death: October 01, 1886 (89)
Mud Creek, AL, United States
Place of Burial: Mud Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Jefferson Co, AL
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Owen Franklin, Jr and Nancy Franklin
Wife of Curtis Howton
Mother of Lewis J Howton; Jonathan M Howton; Lydia Howton; James Curtis Howton; William Carroll Howton and 6 others
Sister of Thomas Gore Franklin; Linea "Linney" Huey; Owen A. Franklin, CSA; Dave Franklin; William Barnett Franklin and 5 others
Half sister of John S. Standard and Thomas Gore Franklin

Managed by: Erica Howton
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About Dorcas Howton

Dorcas Franklin

  • Birth: Nov. 13, 1796 Hopkins County Kentucky, USA
  • Death: Oct. 1, 1886

She is buried beside her husband, Curtis Howton in the old section of the cemetery. She was the daughter of Owen and Nancy (Gore) Franklin. Nancy (Gore) Franklin lived with Dorcus until her death in 1887. Nancy (Gore) Franklin is buried beside Dorcas (Franklin) and Curtis Howton.

Children:

  1. Nancy May Howton Johnson (1837 - 1927)*
  • Calculated relationship

Burial: Mud Creek Cemetery Jefferson County Alabama, USA

Created by: Betty Jordan Record added: Sep 16, 2007

References

Dorcas Franklin was born to Owen Franklin Sr and Nancy Gore. She is buried in Mud Creek Baptist Cemetery, Mud Creek, Jefferson County, Alabama.

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Dorcas Howton's Timeline

1796
November 13, 1796
Abbeville Township, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1818
May 6, 1818
Hopkins County , Kentucky, United States
1820
May 9, 1820
Jefferson, AL, United States
1822
March 7, 1822
Alabama, United States
1824
July 30, 1824
Jefferson County, AL, United States
1826
June 27, 1826
Alabama, United States
1828
October 25, 1828
Mud Creek, AL, United States
1831
March 9, 1831
Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
1833
June 17, 1833