Franklin Ralls1815–
- Name
- Franklin Ralls
- Given names
- Franklin
- Surname
- Ralls
 Birth | estimated 1815 |
 Marriage | Dianna … — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 17 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 20 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a son#1 | Christopher Ralls 1838 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Ralls 1842 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls January 7, 1845 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 31 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Matilda Ralls 1852 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elizabeth “Betsey” Ralls 1858 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 42 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | August 2, 1860 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 46 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls — Mary Alice Shemwell — View this family June 22, 1865 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 52 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 52 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Eddie M Ralls February 1868 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 54 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Walter James Ralls February 12, 1870 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | August 2, 1870 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Franklin Warren Ralls October 1, 1872 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 63 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Allen James Ralls February 11, 1880 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | George C Ralls September 1883 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Florence Ralls July 8, 1885 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Florence Ralls March 26, 1893 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 83 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a son | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls July 15, 1915 (Age 100 years) Cause: chronic Briglit's disease |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 101 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 102 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 103 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Dianna … |
| himself |
Franklin Ralls Birth: estimated 1815 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| wife |
Dianna … Birth: 1817 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Christopher Ralls Birth: 1838 23 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
James Ralls Birth: 1842 27 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Thomas M “Tom” Ralls Birth: January 7, 1845 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 15, 1915 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Matilda Ralls Birth: 1852 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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7 years daughter |
Elizabeth “Betsey” Ralls Birth: 1858 43 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
No family available
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Ralls - Household
Dover, Stewart, Tn
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Ralls - Household
Stewart, Tn
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