Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Levi Franklin
1803 - 1886 (83 years) Has 4 ancestors and 29 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Levi Franklin Birth 6 May 1803 NC 
Gender Male _UID D175898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400006B8E Death 14 Oct 1886 Burke Co, NC Burial Mount Home Baptist Cem, Burke Co, NC Person ID I36070 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Aug 2025
Father Samuel Franklin, b. 6 May 1780, Burke Co, NC d. 12 Jul 1857, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 77 years)Mother Dorcas Burns, b. 1782, Burke Co, NC d. 1857, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 75 years)Marriage Bef 1803 NC _UID 084A3DB819BE0E4C9F77044D685EF7D57161 Family ID F34797 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Barbary Taylor, b. 1804/1805, NC d. Aft 1870, Burke Co, NC (Age > 66 years)Marriage Bef 1827 NC _UID EF42CC3C5E3CA843A5520ADA4D4C4AE25E5B Children 1. Lawson Franklin, b. 1826/1827, NC d. Aft 1850, Watauga Co, NC (Age > 24 years)2. Elizabeth Franklin, b. 1829/1830, NC d. 1874, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 44 years)3. Catharine Franklin, b. 1830/1831, NC d. Aft 1850, Watauga Co, NC (Age > 20 years)4. Sarah Franklin, b. 1832/1833, NC d. Aft 1850, Watauga Co, NC (Age > 18 years)5. Levi Franklin, b. 1834/1835, NC d. Aft 1860, Burke Co, NC (Age > 26 years)6. General Henry Franklin, b. 5 Oct 1839, Burke Co, NC d. 3 Dec 1923, Carter Co, TN (Age 84 years)7. Violet Franklin, b. 1842/1843, Burke Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Watauga Co, NC (Age > 8 years)8. Isaac Franklin, b. 1843/1844, Burke Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Burke Co, NC (Age > 17 years)9. Sydney C Franklin, b. 1846/1847, Burke Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Burke Co, NC (Age > 14 years)10. William D Franklin, b. 1850/1851, Watauga Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Burke Co, NC (Age > 20 years)Family ID F2641 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !CENSUS:1810 Burke Co., NC p. 355
Saml Franklin age 26-44 (1765/1784)
40010-10010-0-0
My analysis (who each person *might* be):
1m 26-44 (1765/1784) Samuel Franklin (1780)
4m 0-9 (1800/1810).. 1. Levi Franklin (1803) son
.................... 2. Isaiah Franklin (1804) son
.................... 3. Samuel Joseph Franklin (1807) son
.................... 4. Son? (1804/1810)
1f 26-44 (1765/1784) Dorcas Burns Franklin (c1782) wife
1f 0-9 (1800/1810).. Dinah Franklin (c1808) daughter > gone by 1820
!CENSUS:1820 Burke Co., NC p. 1
Samuel Franklin age 26-44 (1775/1794)
221210-20010-0-0
My analysis (who each person *might* be):
1m 26-44 (1775/1794) Samuel Franklin (1780)
2m 16-25 (1794/1804) 1. Levi Franklin (1803) son > gone by 1830
.................... 2. Isaiah Franklin (1804) son > gone by 1830
1m 16-17 (1802/1804) * one of above
2m 10-15 (1804/1810) 1. Samuel Joseph Franklin (1807) son > gone by 1830
.................... 2. Son? (1804/1810) > gone by 1830
2m 0-9 (1810/1820).. 1. John Franklin (1817) son > gone by 1830
.................... 2. David S. Franklin (1819) son
1f 26-44 (1775/1794) Dorcas Burns Franklin (c1782) wife
2f 0-9 (1810/1820).. 1. Sarah Franklin (c1812) daughter > m by 1830
.................... 2. Daughter? (1815/1820)
!CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 151
Levi Franklin age 20-29 (1800/1810)
10001-10001;
!CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # ---/479
Levi Franklin 47 Farmer $- NC
Barbaray 45
Lawson 23 m
Elizabeth 20
Catharine 19
Sarah 17
Levi 15
General F. 10
Vilet 7 f
Isaac 6
Sydney 3 f;
!CENSUS:1860 Burke Co., NC Morganton PO # 731/731
Levi Franklin 57 Farmer $500/122 NC
Barbara 52
Levi 25 Farmer
Henry 20 Farmer
Isaac 16 Farmer
Sidney C. 12 m
William 9;
!CENSUS:1870 Burke Co., NC Lovelady, Morganton PO # 96/96
Levi Franklin 68 Retired Farmer $400/308 NC
Barbara 64 Keeping House
William D. 19 Works on Farm;
!CENSUS:1880 x
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