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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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D. A. FRANKS was born in Grant County, Ky., July 29, 1857, and is the third of a family of five born to V. and George Ann (Abernathy) Franks. V. Franks was born in Grant County Ky., September 12, 1824. He has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and has been magistrate; he is a son of William Franks. Our subject’s mother, Mrs. George Ann Franks, was born January 30, 1828, in Virginia, a daughter of R. L. and Elizabeth (Chrisman) Abernathy. D. A. Franks was reared on a farm in Grant County, and educated at the common schools. He worked on the farm until 1879, then commenced to teach school, and taught until 1882. Then he farmed until 1885, when he opened a general store at Mount Zion, Grant Co., Ky., and has been actively engaged in that capacity ever since. He is doing a fine business in Mount Zion. He is politically a Republican.
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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in the Grant County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7
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