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John S. Franks
1830 – 30 Nov 1864
| Birth | 1830 |
| Death | 30 Nov 1864 |
| Cemetery | Franks Cemetery Marion County , Alabama , USA |
| Added by | rebekahpaw on 31 Oct 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60946682 |
Bio
John enlisted in the 3rd Alabama Infantry Battalion in the fall of 1861 at Tuscumbia, Alabama. They were merged into the 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment under Colonel E. A. Oneal. The 26th had seven companies from Fayette County, two from Marion, and one from Tuscaloosa County. Companies F and K were from Marion County. They were at the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, North Virginia, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Cold Harbour, Malvern Hill, Cedar Run, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Shepards Town, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and Richmond. They served two months at Camp Sumter, Georgia, better known as Andersonville, as prison guards. In 1864, they were sent back to Alabama, arriving in Montgomery in May. They were then sent north to the Battle of Franklin and Nashville. John S. Franks was killed November 30, 1864 during the Battle of Franklin, Tennesse. John J.(S) Franks Regiment Name- 26 (O'Neal's) Alabama Infantry Side- Confederate Company- H Soldier's Rank-In- Private Soldier's Rank-Out- Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M374 roll 15 When he died, he left his wife, Sarah, with five young children of theirs. His tombstone is in several pieces and is very worn. What I could make out is by sight and feeling the stone: J. S. Franks 1830 D 1864
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- Lucinda Franks Willett 1814–1880 FaG
- Lemuel B. Franks 1821–1858 FaG
- George J. Franks 1828–1904 FaG
- Sarah Jane Franks Jones 1833–1885 FaG
- Alvin J Franks 1836–1899 FaG
Children
- Nancy Jane Franks Weeks 1856–1907
- Howard Randolph Franks 1858–1943
- Henry Fielding Franks 1858–1904
- Andrew Houston Franks 1861–1947
- John Washington Franks 1863–1950
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