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Please see [[william_franklin|William Franklin Seymour]] | Please see [[william_franklin|William Franklin Seymour]] | ||
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+ | Family lore says that this man's name was " | ||
+ | In 1906 (4 years after his death), his grandson was named " | ||
+ | Franklin" | ||
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+ | However, recent research has revealed that his true full name was (and | ||
+ | always had been) "// | ||
+ | family got it wrong - and the new name stuck. | ||
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+ | Here is a list of documents that show his name and how it was spelled. | ||
+ | Note that there are seven documents created while he was alive that list | ||
+ | his name as " | ||
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+ | The final clue against the " | ||
+ | named " | ||
+ | later moved to Minnesota and was living near his older brother in the | ||
+ | 1870 census -- but then he died in 1871 at the age of 23. | ||
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+ | ^ Date ^ Name on document ^ Description of document ^ | ||
+ | | 1850 | **Wm** | ||
+ | | 1857 | Frank | (Minnesota state census) | | ||
+ | | 1858 | **William Franklin** | (marriage) | | ||
+ | | 1860 | Frank | (census) | | ||
+ | | 1863 | W F | (Civil War registration) | | ||
+ | | 1865 | W F | (Minnesota state census) | | ||
+ | | 1870 | W F | (census) | | ||
+ | | 1873 | **William F** | (Mabel' | ||
+ | | 1875 | **Wm F** | (Minnesota state census) | | ||
+ | | 1878 | W F | (Land ownership map) | | ||
+ | | 1880 | **William** | ||
+ | | 1885 | **William** | ||
+ | | 1896 | W F | (Land ownership map) | | ||
+ | | 1900 | Franklin W | (census) | | ||
+ | | 1902 | W. Franklin | ||
+ | | 1902 | **Wm. Franklin** | ||
+ | | 1903 | W. Franklin | ||
+ | ^ These documents were all created after he died ^^^ | ||
+ | | 1939 | Willard Franklin | ||
+ | | 1951 | Willard Franklin | ||
+ | | 1958 | Willard | ||
+ | | ??? | Willard Franklin | ||
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