FROM THE LEEDY OBITUARIES IN THE KEEPING OF THE MINNILUSA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA
NATHAN FRANKLIN
DIES IN NEW YORK
Mar 5, 1940 Leedy stamp date
Deadwood, March 5,--- Funeral services were held in New York City Monday for Nathan Franklin, for mer resident of Deadwood and for whose family the Franklin Hotel is named. He died in New York Saturday after a long illness
He is survived by his widow, Mrs Catherine Franklin , and a daughter from a former marriage Mrs Robert Gamble, Jacksonville Fla.
Franklin came to Deadwood with his father in the early days and left with his family in 1919.
From Deadwood Magazine
"Nathan came into his own. His nose for mischief and healthy sense of humor gave him a compelling personality. Although he spent the first decade after his graduation from Notre Dame University as a pharmacist, he soon entered the world of Black Hills business, heading up the bank his father founded and serving on the board of the Consolidated Power and Light Company. When Nathan married Deadwood belle Ada Keller in 1893, the pair became the town's First Couple.
Nathan picked up many of his father's traits. He was known as a troublemaker as a child, and although he obtained respectability as an adult, Nathan remained a bit rebellious. He became Deadwood's mayor in 1914 as a candidate strongly opposed to prohibition, and only made his stand more passionate when he ran for a second term in 1916 against grocery tycoon W.E. Adams. While Nathan came out the winner, the election is still known as the fiercest in Deadwood's history.
Nathan and Ada joined him in 1920. Unfortunately, Harris passed away just three years later, and Ada died in 1925 following an extended illness.
A devastated Nathan remarried in 1930, but Remer, a family friend, noted that their marriage wasn't a happy one. On March 1, 1940, Nathan – likely battling depression – plunged to his death from the second floor of New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Anna Mildred remained childless for the rest of her life, and when she died in 1968, the Franklin family died with her.
History of Dakota Territory - Nathan E. Franklin biography
Author
George W. Kingsbury
Mr. Franklin was married on the 14th of September, 1893, to Miss Ada F. Keller, who was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a daughter of Frank and Minnie Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin have one daughter, Anna Mildred, the wife of D. S. Traitel, a resident of New York city, who is engaged in the marble importing business and also takes contracts for marble work in the erection of new buildings. The Traitel Marble Company of Long Island is well known to the trade.
in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Record Image Index-only record
Name: Nathan E. Franklin
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1893
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Ada F. Keller
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 1030231
Source Information
1910 Census
Name: Nathan Franklin
Age in 1910: 39
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1910: Deadwood Ward 4, Lawrence, South Dakota
Street: Van Buren Street
House Number: 22
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ada F Franklin
Father's Birthplace: Russia
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: President
Industry: National Bank
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 17
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Neighbors: View others on pageHousehold Members:
Name Age
Nathan Franklin 39
Ada F Franklin 34
Anna M Franklin 15
Serena Oleson 16
Alonzo P Richards 25
From the Historical Marker in Deadwood SD
Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1877.
A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor business and gradually diversified into cattle, gold mining and banking.
Between 1883 and 1890, the Franklins purchased four parcels of land in order to build their lovely home with all the modern amenities.
In 1891 Harris and Anna Franklin commissioned Simeon D. Eisendrath, a Jewish architect from Chicago, to design their home.
While the Queen-Anne-style house was being built, a local newspaper reporter wrote, "When completed the residence will equal in point of beauty anything of its kind west of Omaha."
That the house was the focus of considerable attention and admiration is apparent by the many news articles written about the house.
The Franklin's house was centrally heated, plumbed with hot and cold running water, and lighted by electricity; servants were summoned by electric bells, and the owners communicated by telephone – the beautiful ideal of a modern American house in any urban center.
The Franklin's moved into their elegant residence in 1893 and immediately began entertaining, including hosting a party for their only child, Nathan, who married Ada F. Keller on September 14 of that same year
A mere three years later, Anna Franklin hired the Chicago firm of Mitchell & Halbach to redecorate the interior of the house.
Soon after the house redecoration was completed, Anna's health began to fail, and on January 10, 1902, she died.
Three years after Anna's death, Harris Franklin sold the home for a token $1 to Nathan and Ada.
Like his father, Nathan Franklin was an important businessman and community leader.
In addition to owning the Palace Pharmacy, he was President of First National Bank.
Nathan and Ada Franklin raised their only child, Anna Mildred (b. 1894) in the elegant home at 22 Van Buren Street.
Like their parents, the younger Franklins continued to entertain in the home and also made improvements to the interior in 1904.
In 1914 and again in 1916, Nathan Franklin was elected Mayor of Deadwood.
At the conclusion of his second term in 1918, Nathan and Ada made plans to move to New York City to be closer to their daughter Mildred and father Harris Franklin.
The home passed from the hands of the Franklin family on June 12, 1920, when they sold their fine Deadwood home to William E. and Alice Adams for $8,500.
NATHAN FRANKLIN
DIES IN NEW YORK
Mar 5, 1940 Leedy stamp date
Deadwood, March 5,--- Funeral services were held in New York City Monday for Nathan Franklin, for mer resident of Deadwood and for whose family the Franklin Hotel is named. He died in New York Saturday after a long illness
He is survived by his widow, Mrs Catherine Franklin , and a daughter from a former marriage Mrs Robert Gamble, Jacksonville Fla.
Franklin came to Deadwood with his father in the early days and left with his family in 1919.
From Deadwood Magazine
"Nathan came into his own. His nose for mischief and healthy sense of humor gave him a compelling personality. Although he spent the first decade after his graduation from Notre Dame University as a pharmacist, he soon entered the world of Black Hills business, heading up the bank his father founded and serving on the board of the Consolidated Power and Light Company. When Nathan married Deadwood belle Ada Keller in 1893, the pair became the town's First Couple.
Nathan picked up many of his father's traits. He was known as a troublemaker as a child, and although he obtained respectability as an adult, Nathan remained a bit rebellious. He became Deadwood's mayor in 1914 as a candidate strongly opposed to prohibition, and only made his stand more passionate when he ran for a second term in 1916 against grocery tycoon W.E. Adams. While Nathan came out the winner, the election is still known as the fiercest in Deadwood's history.
Nathan and Ada joined him in 1920. Unfortunately, Harris passed away just three years later, and Ada died in 1925 following an extended illness.
A devastated Nathan remarried in 1930, but Remer, a family friend, noted that their marriage wasn't a happy one. On March 1, 1940, Nathan – likely battling depression – plunged to his death from the second floor of New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Anna Mildred remained childless for the rest of her life, and when she died in 1968, the Franklin family died with her.
History of Dakota Territory - Nathan E. Franklin biography
Author
George W. Kingsbury
Mr. Franklin was married on the 14th of September, 1893, to Miss Ada F. Keller, who was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a daughter of Frank and Minnie Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin have one daughter, Anna Mildred, the wife of D. S. Traitel, a resident of New York city, who is engaged in the marble importing business and also takes contracts for marble work in the erection of new buildings. The Traitel Marble Company of Long Island is well known to the trade.
in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Record Image Index-only record
Name: Nathan E. Franklin
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1893
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Ada F. Keller
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 1030231
Source Information
1910 Census
Name: Nathan Franklin
Age in 1910: 39
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1910: Deadwood Ward 4, Lawrence, South Dakota
Street: Van Buren Street
House Number: 22
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ada F Franklin
Father's Birthplace: Russia
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: President
Industry: National Bank
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 17
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Neighbors: View others on pageHousehold Members:
Name Age
Nathan Franklin 39
Ada F Franklin 34
Anna M Franklin 15
Serena Oleson 16
Alonzo P Richards 25
From the Historical Marker in Deadwood SD
Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1877.
A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor business and gradually diversified into cattle, gold mining and banking.
Between 1883 and 1890, the Franklins purchased four parcels of land in order to build their lovely home with all the modern amenities.
In 1891 Harris and Anna Franklin commissioned Simeon D. Eisendrath, a Jewish architect from Chicago, to design their home.
While the Queen-Anne-style house was being built, a local newspaper reporter wrote, "When completed the residence will equal in point of beauty anything of its kind west of Omaha."
That the house was the focus of considerable attention and admiration is apparent by the many news articles written about the house.
The Franklin's house was centrally heated, plumbed with hot and cold running water, and lighted by electricity; servants were summoned by electric bells, and the owners communicated by telephone – the beautiful ideal of a modern American house in any urban center.
The Franklin's moved into their elegant residence in 1893 and immediately began entertaining, including hosting a party for their only child, Nathan, who married Ada F. Keller on September 14 of that same year
A mere three years later, Anna Franklin hired the Chicago firm of Mitchell & Halbach to redecorate the interior of the house.
Soon after the house redecoration was completed, Anna's health began to fail, and on January 10, 1902, she died.
Three years after Anna's death, Harris Franklin sold the home for a token $1 to Nathan and Ada.
Like his father, Nathan Franklin was an important businessman and community leader.
In addition to owning the Palace Pharmacy, he was President of First National Bank.
Nathan and Ada Franklin raised their only child, Anna Mildred (b. 1894) in the elegant home at 22 Van Buren Street.
Like their parents, the younger Franklins continued to entertain in the home and also made improvements to the interior in 1904.
In 1914 and again in 1916, Nathan Franklin was elected Mayor of Deadwood.
At the conclusion of his second term in 1918, Nathan and Ada made plans to move to New York City to be closer to their daughter Mildred and father Harris Franklin.
The home passed from the hands of the Franklin family on June 12, 1920, when they sold their fine Deadwood home to William E. and Alice Adams for $8,500.
FROM THE LEEDY OBITUARIES IN THE KEEPING OF THE MINNILUSA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA
NATHAN FRANKLIN
DIES IN NEW YORK
Mar 5, 1940 Leedy stamp date
Deadwood, March 5,--- Funeral services were held in New York City Monday for Nathan Franklin, for mer resident of Deadwood and for whose family the Franklin Hotel is named. He died in New York Saturday after a long illness
He is survived by his widow, Mrs Catherine Franklin , and a daughter from a former marriage Mrs Robert Gamble, Jacksonville Fla.
Franklin came to Deadwood with his father in the early days and left with his family in 1919.
From Deadwood Magazine
"Nathan came into his own. His nose for mischief and healthy sense of humor gave him a compelling personality. Although he spent the first decade after his graduation from Notre Dame University as a pharmacist, he soon entered the world of Black Hills business, heading up the bank his father founded and serving on the board of the Consolidated Power and Light Company. When Nathan married Deadwood belle Ada Keller in 1893, the pair became the town's First Couple.
Nathan picked up many of his father's traits. He was known as a troublemaker as a child, and although he obtained respectability as an adult, Nathan remained a bit rebellious. He became Deadwood's mayor in 1914 as a candidate strongly opposed to prohibition, and only made his stand more passionate when he ran for a second term in 1916 against grocery tycoon W.E. Adams. While Nathan came out the winner, the election is still known as the fiercest in Deadwood's history.
Nathan and Ada joined him in 1920. Unfortunately, Harris passed away just three years later, and Ada died in 1925 following an extended illness.
A devastated Nathan remarried in 1930, but Remer, a family friend, noted that their marriage wasn't a happy one. On March 1, 1940, Nathan – likely battling depression – plunged to his death from the second floor of New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Anna Mildred remained childless for the rest of her life, and when she died in 1968, the Franklin family died with her.
History of Dakota Territory - Nathan E. Franklin biography
Author
George W. Kingsbury
Mr. Franklin was married on the 14th of September, 1893, to Miss Ada F. Keller, who was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a daughter of Frank and Minnie Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin have one daughter, Anna Mildred, the wife of D. S. Traitel, a resident of New York city, who is engaged in the marble importing business and also takes contracts for marble work in the erection of new buildings. The Traitel Marble Company of Long Island is well known to the trade.
in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Record Image Index-only record
Name: Nathan E. Franklin
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1893
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Ada F. Keller
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 1030231
Source Information
1910 Census
Name: Nathan Franklin
Age in 1910: 39
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1910: Deadwood Ward 4, Lawrence, South Dakota
Street: Van Buren Street
House Number: 22
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ada F Franklin
Father's Birthplace: Russia
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: President
Industry: National Bank
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 17
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Neighbors: View others on pageHousehold Members:
Name Age
Nathan Franklin 39
Ada F Franklin 34
Anna M Franklin 15
Serena Oleson 16
Alonzo P Richards 25
From the Historical Marker in Deadwood SD
Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1877.
A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor business and gradually diversified into cattle, gold mining and banking.
Between 1883 and 1890, the Franklins purchased four parcels of land in order to build their lovely home with all the modern amenities.
In 1891 Harris and Anna Franklin commissioned Simeon D. Eisendrath, a Jewish architect from Chicago, to design their home.
While the Queen-Anne-style house was being built, a local newspaper reporter wrote, "When completed the residence will equal in point of beauty anything of its kind west of Omaha."
That the house was the focus of considerable attention and admiration is apparent by the many news articles written about the house.
The Franklin's house was centrally heated, plumbed with hot and cold running water, and lighted by electricity; servants were summoned by electric bells, and the owners communicated by telephone – the beautiful ideal of a modern American house in any urban center.
The Franklin's moved into their elegant residence in 1893 and immediately began entertaining, including hosting a party for their only child, Nathan, who married Ada F. Keller on September 14 of that same year
A mere three years later, Anna Franklin hired the Chicago firm of Mitchell & Halbach to redecorate the interior of the house.
Soon after the house redecoration was completed, Anna's health began to fail, and on January 10, 1902, she died.
Three years after Anna's death, Harris Franklin sold the home for a token $1 to Nathan and Ada.
Like his father, Nathan Franklin was an important businessman and community leader.
In addition to owning the Palace Pharmacy, he was President of First National Bank.
Nathan and Ada Franklin raised their only child, Anna Mildred (b. 1894) in the elegant home at 22 Van Buren Street.
Like their parents, the younger Franklins continued to entertain in the home and also made improvements to the interior in 1904.
In 1914 and again in 1916, Nathan Franklin was elected Mayor of Deadwood.
At the conclusion of his second term in 1918, Nathan and Ada made plans to move to New York City to be closer to their daughter Mildred and father Harris Franklin.
The home passed from the hands of the Franklin family on June 12, 1920, when they sold their fine Deadwood home to William E. and Alice Adams for $8,500.
NATHAN FRANKLIN
DIES IN NEW YORK
Mar 5, 1940 Leedy stamp date
Deadwood, March 5,--- Funeral services were held in New York City Monday for Nathan Franklin, for mer resident of Deadwood and for whose family the Franklin Hotel is named. He died in New York Saturday after a long illness
He is survived by his widow, Mrs Catherine Franklin , and a daughter from a former marriage Mrs Robert Gamble, Jacksonville Fla.
Franklin came to Deadwood with his father in the early days and left with his family in 1919.
From Deadwood Magazine
"Nathan came into his own. His nose for mischief and healthy sense of humor gave him a compelling personality. Although he spent the first decade after his graduation from Notre Dame University as a pharmacist, he soon entered the world of Black Hills business, heading up the bank his father founded and serving on the board of the Consolidated Power and Light Company. When Nathan married Deadwood belle Ada Keller in 1893, the pair became the town's First Couple.
Nathan picked up many of his father's traits. He was known as a troublemaker as a child, and although he obtained respectability as an adult, Nathan remained a bit rebellious. He became Deadwood's mayor in 1914 as a candidate strongly opposed to prohibition, and only made his stand more passionate when he ran for a second term in 1916 against grocery tycoon W.E. Adams. While Nathan came out the winner, the election is still known as the fiercest in Deadwood's history.
Nathan and Ada joined him in 1920. Unfortunately, Harris passed away just three years later, and Ada died in 1925 following an extended illness.
A devastated Nathan remarried in 1930, but Remer, a family friend, noted that their marriage wasn't a happy one. On March 1, 1940, Nathan – likely battling depression – plunged to his death from the second floor of New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Anna Mildred remained childless for the rest of her life, and when she died in 1968, the Franklin family died with her.
History of Dakota Territory - Nathan E. Franklin biography
Author
George W. Kingsbury
Mr. Franklin was married on the 14th of September, 1893, to Miss Ada F. Keller, who was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a daughter of Frank and Minnie Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin have one daughter, Anna Mildred, the wife of D. S. Traitel, a resident of New York city, who is engaged in the marble importing business and also takes contracts for marble work in the erection of new buildings. The Traitel Marble Company of Long Island is well known to the trade.
in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Record Image Index-only record
Name: Nathan E. Franklin
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1893
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Ada F. Keller
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 1030231
Source Information
1910 Census
Name: Nathan Franklin
Age in 1910: 39
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1910: Deadwood Ward 4, Lawrence, South Dakota
Street: Van Buren Street
House Number: 22
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ada F Franklin
Father's Birthplace: Russia
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: President
Industry: National Bank
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 17
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Neighbors: View others on pageHousehold Members:
Name Age
Nathan Franklin 39
Ada F Franklin 34
Anna M Franklin 15
Serena Oleson 16
Alonzo P Richards 25
From the Historical Marker in Deadwood SD
Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1877.
A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor business and gradually diversified into cattle, gold mining and banking.
Between 1883 and 1890, the Franklins purchased four parcels of land in order to build their lovely home with all the modern amenities.
In 1891 Harris and Anna Franklin commissioned Simeon D. Eisendrath, a Jewish architect from Chicago, to design their home.
While the Queen-Anne-style house was being built, a local newspaper reporter wrote, "When completed the residence will equal in point of beauty anything of its kind west of Omaha."
That the house was the focus of considerable attention and admiration is apparent by the many news articles written about the house.
The Franklin's house was centrally heated, plumbed with hot and cold running water, and lighted by electricity; servants were summoned by electric bells, and the owners communicated by telephone – the beautiful ideal of a modern American house in any urban center.
The Franklin's moved into their elegant residence in 1893 and immediately began entertaining, including hosting a party for their only child, Nathan, who married Ada F. Keller on September 14 of that same year
A mere three years later, Anna Franklin hired the Chicago firm of Mitchell & Halbach to redecorate the interior of the house.
Soon after the house redecoration was completed, Anna's health began to fail, and on January 10, 1902, she died.
Three years after Anna's death, Harris Franklin sold the home for a token $1 to Nathan and Ada.
Like his father, Nathan Franklin was an important businessman and community leader.
In addition to owning the Palace Pharmacy, he was President of First National Bank.
Nathan and Ada Franklin raised their only child, Anna Mildred (b. 1894) in the elegant home at 22 Van Buren Street.
Like their parents, the younger Franklins continued to entertain in the home and also made improvements to the interior in 1904.
In 1914 and again in 1916, Nathan Franklin was elected Mayor of Deadwood.
At the conclusion of his second term in 1918, Nathan and Ada made plans to move to New York City to be closer to their daughter Mildred and father Harris Franklin.
The home passed from the hands of the Franklin family on June 12, 1920, when they sold their fine Deadwood home to William E. and Alice Adams for $8,500.
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