Franklin Abner Echols

7 February 1872–5 June 1936 (Age 64)
Summerville, Chattooga, Georgia, United States

The Life of Franklin Abner

When Franklin Abner Echols was born on 7 February 1872, in Summerville, Chattooga, Georgia, United States, his father, Richard Ellis Echols Sr., was 57 and his mother, Louise Francis Dorsett, was 29. He married Jennie Johnston in 1923, in Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in District 925, Chattooga, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Chattooga, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died on 5 June 1936, in Floyd, Georgia, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Perennial Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Summerville, Chattooga, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Abner Echols
1872–1936
Jennie Johnston
1886–1976
Marriage: 1923
Frankie Louise Echols
1924–1986

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1923
Georgia, United States
children

(1)

    Frankie Louise Echols

    Female1924–1986Female

Parents and Siblings

    Richard Ellis Echols Sr.

    Male1814–1902Male

    Louise Francis Dorsett

    Female1842–1928Female

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 3

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

Age 3

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 18

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Respelling of German Eckels .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • F A Echols in household of J H Echols, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Frank A Echols, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Frank A Echols in household of Louise F Echols, "United States Census, 1920"

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