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Rachel Franklin (Pittman)

Also Known As: "“Big Mama”"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stevensville, Mississippi, United States
Death: November 15, 1988 (91)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Elijah J. Pittman and Willie Ann Pittman
Wife of Willie Walker and Henry Franklin
Mother of C. L. Franklin; Louise E. Walker and Aretha Franklin
Sister of Robert Pittman and Carrie Crawford

Managed by: Ailene Nechelle House
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About Rachel Franklin

Brenda Bryant Corbett, Aretha Franklin's first cousin on her father's side, whom was raised by her Uncle "C" after her mom died (C.L.' sister), along with his mother Rachel Franklin

  • link to Singing in a Strange Land: C. L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the ...By Nick Salvatore
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  • Rachell Pit Franklin in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Rachell Pit Franklin [Rachell Franklin] [Rachell Pit Pittman] Gender: Female Birth Date: 15 Mar 1897 Birth Place: Stevenville, MS Death Date: 15 Nov 1988 Claim Date: 3 May 1966 Father: Elijah Pittman Mother: Willie A Marshall SSN: 372541666 Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000071242 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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Rachel Franklin's Timeline

1897
March 15, 1897
Stevensville, Mississippi, United States
1915
January 22, 1915
Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
1918
December 25, 1918
Mississippi, United States
1921
1921
Mississippi, United States
1988
November 15, 1988
Age 91
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States