John Franklin was a famous British Navy Captain who was lost in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage. It was considered a great shock that he was lost. He was lost about ten years before this individual was born. KGR

-----History of John Franklin and Olive Louisa Foy Carrell-----

By Amy Cedenia Carrell Webster (1886-1981) a daughter

John Franklin Carrell was born April 13, 1856 in Manti, Sanpete County, Utah to William Thomas and Dorothy Pectol Carrell.
When he was just a lad, his father took his older brothers and left John and his mother to get along the best they could. John got out and worked to support his mother for many years.
He loved music...he played the accordian and banjo; he could also stepdance and recite poetry. He married Olive Louisa Foy on March 10, 1878 and lived a happy, full life. He held many church offices including Presiding Elder in Cainville (Thurber Branch) and President of the MIA in Cainville. We have no dates of these.

A Sketch of John Franklin and Olive Louisa Foy Carrell
By Minnie Carrell Pectol (1895-1977) a daughter

My first memories were when we lived in the little town of Cainville, Wayne County, Utah which my parents helped to settle. We had a farm where we had a very nice orchard and had cows, pigs, chickens and everything to make a home.
I had such wonderful parents which we appreciate more, the older we grow. They always tried to teach me and lead me in the right direction.
They were leaders in the community. They were both wonderful dancers and [also] father was a very good step-dancer and he also used to give stump speeches which were very popular then. Father always kept horses on hand in case of emergency or sickness to [either] drive or ride.
My father had a strong faith and to demonstrate it, I will relate an incident: Brother Ephraim Knowlton Hanks (or Grandpa Hanks as we always called him) came to my father's place when my father was very sick with pneumonia and said, "Johnny, I want you to go with me as home missionary in Blue Valley." My father replied [that] he was sick. Brother Hanks laid his hands on father's head and administered to him and told him to get up and dress and sent the boys out to get him a fresh horse and father a horse; thus they rode off on their missionary work. This showed the faith of our ancestors.
The [Their] doors were open to everybody. They have prepared meals and always fed the hungry. Almost their first greeting when someone came to our house was to ask, "Have you had anything to eat?"