John FRANKLIN 1
- Born: Abt 1800, Kentucky 2
- Marriage: Elizabeth ELAM on 3 Apr 1832 in Wayne County, Kentucky 1
- Died: After 1860 2
 Noted events in his life were:
1. Census: 1820, Wayne County, Kentucky. 3
Household of James Franklin: Presumed to be one of the males age 16-26
2. Tax List: 1825-1839, Wayne County, Kentucky. 4 5
1825, 1st District (Lower): Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+. [Beginning in 1825, there were two John Franklins in the tax records, the other being the presumed son of William. They are easy to distinguish because until 1850 they were almost always in separate tax districts: John, son of James, was in the Lower District and John, son of William, was in the Upper District After 1850, they were both in the Lower District, but still easily distinguished based upon their respective land holdings and number of children.]
1826, Capt. Wm Thomas Company: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+.
1827, Capt. Elisha Franklin Company: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+.
1828: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+.
1829: No entry. [Although James sold his land to John 23 Sep 1828, James appears to have continued to live on the land and be taxed as if still owned it.]
1830: No entry (also no census entry).
1831-1832: Tax Lists missing.
1833: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+.
1834: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+.
1835: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+.
1836: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $35.
1837: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+; 40 acres, B. C. (Beaver Creek), $120; 1 horse/mare, $50; $170 total value.
1838: Franklin, John; 1 voter, 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $45.
1839: Franklin, John; 1 white male 21+, 1 county levy; 110 acres, H. C. (Harmon's Creek), $125; 1 horse/mare, $50; $175 total value. [No deed was found for this land.]
3. Deed: 1828, Wayne County, Kentucky. 6
Dated 23 Sep 1828, Recorded 1 Oct 1828, Bk D:483
James Franklin to John Franklin, 85 acres on Beaver Creek for $350. Wit: Elisha Franklin and Thomas Simpson.
4. Deed: 1839, Wayne County, Kentucky. 7
Dated 5 May 1839, Recorded 21 Oct 1839, Bk H:76
John Franklin to Thomas Russell, 40 acres on Beaver Creek (part of land acquired from James Franklin on 3 Sep 1828) for $100.
5. Census: 1840, Wayne County, Kentucky. 8
John Franklin: 0000001-0100001
6. Tax List: 1840-1849, Wayne County, Kentucky. 5 9
1840: John Franklin; 100 acres, Harmon's Ck, $125; 1 white male 21+; 2 horses/mares, $50; $175 total value. [Following John's partial sale of the Beaver Creek property that James lived on, James was taxed thereafter on the reduced acreage.]
1841, District 2 (Lower): John Franklin; 100 acres, Harmon's Ck, $125; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $50; $175, total value.
1842, District 2 (Lower): John Franklin; 100 acres, Harmon's C., $125; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $50; $175 total value.
1843, District 1 (Lower): John Franklin; 110 acres, Harmony Cr., $100; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $30; 1 child 5-16; $130 total value.
1844, District 2 (Lower): John Franklin; 100 acres, Harmon's Cr., $150; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $30; $150 total value.
1845, District 2 (Lower): John Franklin; 110 acres, Harmony Cr., $150; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $30; 1 child 5-16; $180 total value.
1846, Lower District: John Franklin; 110 acres, Harmons Cr., $150; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $25; 1 child 5-16; $175 total value.
1847: Tax List missing.
1848, District 2 (Lower): John Franklin; 110 acres, Harmons, $220; no poll; 1 horse/mare, $20; 1 child 5-16; $240 total value.
1849, District 1 (Lower): John Franklin; 110 acres, Harmons, $150; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $25; 1 child 5-16; $175 total value.
7. Deed: 1850, Wayne County, Kentucky. 10
Dated 30 Jan 1850, Recorded 17 May 1850, Bk K:430
John Franklin to Lewis Vaughn, ___ acres on Beaver Creek for $50, "to include all the improvements on the place where James Franklin now resides being the same deeded to John Franklin by James Franklin."
8. Tax List: 1850-1860, Wayne County, Kentucky. 9
1850, District 2 (Lower): Franklin, John Sr.; 100 acres, Harmons, $150; 1 legal voter, 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $20; $170 total vaue. [Beginning in 1850, John, presumed son of William, moved to the Lower District. One is able to distinguish between the two Johns based on land holdings and their waterway and also on the number of children. It appears the tax collector had his own approach in this regard. Here he seems to be using Sr. as a means of identifying the long time resident from the newcomer. John Franklin Sr. was most certainly not the father of newcomer John and also was not the older of the two. On another matter, note that this John was not enumerated in the 1850 census for Wayne County.]
1851, District 2 (Lower): Franklin, John; 113 acres, Harmons, $150; 1 white male 21+; 1 legal voter; 1 horse, $20; $170 total value.
1852, District 1 (Lower): Franklin, John; 110 acres, Harmons, $125; no poll; 1 horse/mare, $20; 2 cattle; 3 hogs; $145 total value.
1853, Lower District: Franklin, John; 100 acres, H. Cr., $300; 1 white male 21+; 1 child 6-18; $300 total value. [This year the other John was listed as John B. Franklin to distinguish him from this John.]
1854, District 2 (Lower): Franklin, John; 110 acres, H. Creek, $125; no poll; 1 cattle; $100 total value.
1855, District 1 (Lower): Franklin, John Sr., 110 acres, H. Creek, $150; no poll; 1 cattle; $150 total value.
1856, Lower District: Franklin, John; 110 acres, Harmons, $150; no poll; 1 cattle; $150 total value.
1857, District 2 (Lower): No entry.
1858, Lower District: Franklin, John; 100 acres, H.C., $300; 1 white male 21+; $300 total value.
1859, Lower District: Franklin, John; 110 acres, Harmons Creek, $400; no poll; $400 total value.
1860, District 1 (Lower): Franklin, John; 100 acres, Harmons Creek, $500; no poll; $500 total value.
[Subsequent years not researched.]
9. Census: 1860, Wayne County, Kentucky. 2
Dwelling 934, Family 914
John Franklin, 60, M, Farmer, $388R/E, $100 P/E, KY, Illiterate
John married Elizabeth ELAM on 3 Apr 1832 in Wayne County, Kentucky.1 (Elizabeth ELAM died before 1860 2.)
Marriage Notes:
Franklin, John and Elizabeth "Betsy" Elam. Surety, Gabriel Sanders. Married 3 Apr 1832 by Archibald Woods. 1
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