Individual Details
Oscar Lloyd Franks
(7 Aug 1913 - 10 Apr 1976)
Events
| Birth | 7 Aug 1913 | Jefferson County, Alabama | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 6 Feb 1920 | (Henry Judson Franks and Leah Wilson) Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 3 Apr 1930 | (Henry Judson Franks and Leah Wilson) Jefferson County, Alabama | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 12 Apr 1940 | (Henry Judson Franks and Leah Wilson) Jefferson County, Alabama | | | |
| Enlistment | 3 Aug 1942 | Fort McClellan, Calhoun County, Alabama | | | |
| Death | 10 Apr 1976 | Dale County, Alabama | | | |
| Burial | Cahaba Heights Baptist Church Cemetery, Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County, Alabama | | |
Families
| Father | Henry Judson Franks (1890 - 1970) |
| Mother | Leah Wilson (1893 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Clarence Robert Franks (1917 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Marvin Percy Franks Sr. (1920 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Sallie Maylene Franks (1923 - 2018) |
| Sibling | Collis Odell Franks (1925 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Estelle Geraldine Franks (1928 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Vivian Arilla Franks (1930 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Alfred Earl Franks Sr. (1932 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Lula Myrl Franks (1936 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Henry Franks Head Male 28 North Carolina - Miner, coal mineLeah Franks Wife Female 26 Alabama
Loyd Franks Son Male 6 Alabama
Clarence Franks Son Male 2 Alabama
Census (family)-shared
Henry J Franks Head Male 39 North Carolina - Miner, coal minesLeah 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)-shared
Henry Franks Head Male 49 North Carolina - MinerLeah 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
Enlistment
Oscar L FranksName (Original): FRANKS OSCAR L
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 03 Aug 1942
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Ft Mcclellan, Alabama, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1913
Birthplace: ALABAMA
Education Level: 2 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 34336563
Death
Oscar FranksGiven Name: Oscar
Surname: Franks
State: Alabama
Residence Place: Alabama
Last Place of Residence: Jefferson, Alabama
Previous Residence Postal Code: 35215
Age: 63
Birth Date: 07 Aug 1913
Death Date: Apr 1976
Burial
Cpl. U.S. Air Force W.W. IILatitude: 33.465832
Longitude: -86.731667
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX83-HJV.
2. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3NNL-GW2.
3. "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..
4. United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TT-C1T.
5. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRYW-N4Q.
6. Find a Grave Memorial 7297204.
7. BillionGraves Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMB-WJN1.