Alva Leland Franks

21 October 1876–26 April 1959 (Age 82)
Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Alva Leland

When Alva Leland Franks was born on 21 October 1876, in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, his father, Samuel Isaac Franks, was 21 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Wright, was 17. He married Rosella E Simpson on 29 May 1900, in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States for about 10 years and National Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1940. He died on 26 April 1959, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alva Leland Franks
1876–1959
Rosella E Simpson
1880–1958
Marriage: 29 May 1900
Leroy S Franks
1901–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 May 1900Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 5
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
    1888
    Age 12
    Historical Boundaries: 1888: Boulder, Colorado, United States
    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 22
    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from Frank .English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Frankish, an ethnic name from Middle English frankys ‘French, Frenchman’ (Old English frencisc), for someone from France.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Frank

    Sources (12)

    • Alva L Franks, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Alva L Franks, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
    • Alva Leland Franks, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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