Britten Franks was the Sexton of the Maple Hill Cemetery and per his wife's obit that appeared in the Nashville paper "The Tennessean" on April 1, 1891. She says he buried over 9,000 people in this cemetery. He was also the " City Marshall" for Huntsville. He and his wife were married for 59 years.
Britten Franks was the Sexton of the Maple Hill Cemetery and per his wife's obit that appeared in the Nashville paper "The Tennessean" on April 1, 1891. She says he buried over 9,000 people in this cemetery. He was also the " City Marshall" for Huntsville. He and his wife were married for 59 years.
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Mary W Hawkins Franks
1810–1891 (m. 1832)
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Rufus B. Franks
unknown–1863
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William Franks
unknown–1883
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