Franklin, General Howell George

1832 - 1920  (87 years)

• Name	Franklin, General Howell George
  Birth	4 Aug 1832	Owen County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FRAN.G015
  _FGRAVE	30038015
  Death	25 Apr 1920	Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
  Burial	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
  	Section 3 Lot 92
  Person ID	I51935	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Franklin, Jonathan,   b. 2 Feb 1806, Owen County, Indiana d. 14 Feb 1866, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Holt, Polly Elmira
  Family ID	F18804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dement, Clara Elizabeth,   b. 1838   d. 1918 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1855
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 4 months - She : ~ 17 years.
  Children	1. Franklin, Grace,   b. 1862   d. 1959 (Age 97 years)   2. Franklin, Walter Dement,   b. 1870   d. 1944 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F18805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Aug 1832 - Owen County, Indiana Death - 25 Apr 1920 - Lexington, McLean County, Illinois Burial - - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, McLean County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit April 25, 1920. S/O Jonathan and Almira Holt Franklin, both of North Carolina. General Franklin came to Illinois in 1852 with Mr. Bray and his family and made his home with his uncle, John Franklin. He married Clara Elizabeth Dement in Lexington on Oct. 11, 1855. They had 3 children, 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was one of the first settlers of Colfax, Illinois where he went about 1880. He opened a general store and bought and shipped livestock. In 1892, he retired and moved to Quincy where his children lived and resided on a fruit farm until his children left Quincy and were not content to leave the old folks so far from their friends. They came back to Lexington in 1910. His wife died July 10, 1918. He was a member of the Christian church. He joined the church under Benjamin Franklin's preaching after the Franklin and Luccock debate.