Individual Details

Leah Wilson

(29 Jul 1893 - 28 Oct 1966)

FRANKS, LEAH, Funeral services will be held Sunday for Mrs. Leah Franks, 73, of 3956 Overheights Dr., who died Friday at a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. at Cahaba Heights Church of God, with the Rev. Marvin Davis and the Rev. Terry Defore officiating. Burial will be in Morris Cemetery. Mrs. Franks was a charter member of Cahaba Heights Church of God. Surviving are her husband, Henry Franks; three daughters, Mrs. Vivian Howard, Mrs. Maylene Littlefield, Mrs. Lula Merie McCullers, all of Birmingham; four sons, Lloyd Franks and Clarence R. Franks, both of Birmingham; Marvin Franks of Ozark, and Alfred Franks, Jacksonville, Ark.; three sisters, Mrs. Izetta Franks, Mrs. Ruth Hodges, Mrs. Nevada Williams, all of Birmingham; 22 granchildren and two great granchildren.
The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama Sunday 30 October 1966 Section Deaths Page A31

Events

Birth29 Jul 1893Jefferson County, Alabama
Census (family)-shared12 Jun 1900(Norman Thomas Wilson and Sarah Arilla Gentry) Jefferson County, Alabama
Census (family)-shared21 Apr 1910(Norman Thomas Wilson and Sarah Arilla Gentry) Jefferson County, Alabama
Marriage15 Sep 1912Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama - Henry Judson Franks
Census (family)6 Feb 1920Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama - Henry Judson Franks
Census (family)3 Apr 1930Jefferson County, Alabama - Henry Judson Franks
Census (family)12 Apr 1940Jefferson County, Alabama - Henry Judson Franks
Death28 Oct 1966Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
BurialMorris Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama

Families

SpouseHenry Judson Franks (1890 - 1970)
ChildOscar Lloyd Franks (1913 - 1976)
ChildClarence Robert Franks (1917 - 1987)
ChildMarvin Percy Franks Sr. (1920 - 1980)
ChildSallie Maylene Franks (1923 - 2018)
ChildCollis Odell Franks (1925 - 1927)
ChildEstelle Geraldine Franks (1928 - 1928)
ChildVivian Arilla Franks (1930 - 2009)
ChildAlfred Earl Franks Sr. (1932 - 1980)
ChildLula Myrl Franks (1936 - )
FatherNorman Thomas Wilson (1856 - 1930)
MotherSarah Arilla Gentry (1866 - 1946)
SiblingMearida Zebelon Wilson (1889 - 1949)
SiblingMartha Melissa Mattie Wilson (1891 - 1941)
SiblingThomas Jefferson Wilson (1896 - 1949)
SiblingIzetta Wilson (1899 - 1988)
SiblingRuth Wilson (1902 - 1977)
SiblingNevada Wilson (1906 - 1996)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Norman Wilson Head Male 48 Alabama - Farmer
Sarah Wilson Wife Female 34 Georgia
Merida Wilson Son Male 11 Alabama
Mattie Wilson Daughter Female 9 Alabama
Leah Wilson Daughter Female 7 Alabama
Thomas Wilson Son Male 4 Alabama
Izetta Wilson Daughter Female 1 Alabama
Fannie Gentry Sister-in-law Female 19 Alabama
Mary Gentry Niece Female 13 Alabama

Census (family)-shared

Norman T Wilson Head Male 56 Alabama - Farmer, truck farm
Sarah Wilson Wife Female 46 Georgia
Manda Wilson Son Male 19 Alabama - Wagon driver, grocery store
Mattie Wilson Daughter Female 16 Alabama - Cook, at home
Leah Wilson Daughter Female 15 Alabama
Thomas J Wilson Son Male 13 Alabama
Izetta Wilson Daughter Female 10 Alabama
Ruth Wilson Daughter Female 7 Alabama
Nevada Wilson Daughter Female 4 Alabama

Marriage

Henry Franks
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Sep 1912
Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Spouse's Name: Leah Wilson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Race: white
Spouse's Race (Original): white
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893

Census (family)

Henry Franks Head Male 28 North Carolina - Miner, coal mine
Leah Franks Wife Female 26 Alabama
Loyd Franks Son Male 6 Alabama
Clarence Franks Son Male 2 Alabama

Census (family)

Henry J Franks Head Male 39 North Carolina - Miner, coal mines
Leah Franks Wife Female 36 Alabama
Loyd O Franks Son Male 16 Alabama
Clarence R Franks Son Male 12 Alabama
Marvin P Franks Son Male 9 Alabama
Maeleene Franks Daughter Female 6 Alabama
Lucindia Franks Mother Female 67 North Carolina

Census (family)

Henry Franks Head Male 49 North Carolina - Miner
Leah Franks Wife Female 46 Alabama
Loyd Franks Son Male 26 Alabama - Show man, Royal Carribean
Madine Franks Daughter Female 16 Illinois
Vivian Franks Daughter Female 10 Alabama
Alfred Franks Son Male 7 Alabama
Lula M Franks Daughter Female 4 Alabama

Death

Leah Wilson Franks
Event Date: 28 Oct 1966
Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 73y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Spouse's Name: Henry Franks
Father's Name: Norman Wilson
Mother's Name: Sally Gentry

Endnotes

1. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98Y-XCM.

2. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQY-5MR.

3. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-WNDG.

4. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ45-25H.

5. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX83-HJV.

6. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3NNL-GW2.

7. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1G5-CB1 : 9 February 2020), Vivian Franks in household of Henry Franks, Election Precinct 31, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-98, sheet 10B, line 76, family 185, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 45..

8. Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXD7-W4H.

9. Find A Grave Memorial 38546861.