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| 1816 |
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Born in Nancy, Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France |
| 1840 |
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Emigrated to US, arrived in Mobile |
| 1841 |
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25 |
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Married Francois Benal (age 20) on 7 June in Mobile (source - Mobile County Probate Court records) |
| 1842 |
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Sylvia born in Mobile |
| 1843 |
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Albert Jacob born in Mobile |
| 1844 |
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Narcissus born in Alabama |
| 1847 |
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Norman Franklin born in Kemper County ? |
| 1849 |
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Martin born in Kemper County ? |
| 1851 |
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Edward Charles born in Kemper County ? |
| 1854 |
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Henry James born, in Kemper County ? |
| 1855 |
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Rufus Marion born in Kemper Co ? |
| 1856 |
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Frances “Fannie” born, In Kemper Couunty? |
| 1856 |
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40 |
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Bought land in Kemper Co., MS (was 14 years in Kemper County, through Civil War) |
| 1859 |
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Eugene Emile born in Kemper County. He married (1) Alice Coleman (2) Pearl Brooks. |
| 1861 |
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Mary Louise (Ninnie) born Kemper Co Never married. |
| 1865 |
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Susan Lilla (Lillie) born Kemper Co. Never married. |
| 1866 |
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His father has died in France and estate being settled; ???? Believed his died before 1840??? |
| 1868 |
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Letter written to brother Victor of Nancy, France re estate, refers to “children of FanFan” (their mother?) |
| 1869 |
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Narcissus married Sara Ann Wilkins in Sumter Co., AL (borders Kemper Co., MS) |
| 1869 |
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His stepmother has died and her heirs have control of the estate in France |
| 1870 |
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54 |
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Relocated to Panola Co., MS (13 years in Panola County) |
| 1870 |
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War in France |
| 1872 |
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Moved 8 miles from “place we were” (the Strait place? sold to Leroy Campbell) |
| 1874 |
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Victor writes that “everybody in Lorraine now connected to Prussia are selling out and moving to Nancy.” |
| 1875 |
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Norman Franklin married (2) Josephine Bishop in Panola Co. |
| 1875 |
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Edward Charles married Pattie Trammell in Panola Col |
| 1876 |
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Louis has received news of the death of Elizabeth, Victor’s wife; also “the notaire has received the amount of the Swartz purchase but refuses to settle with me.” |
| 1877 |
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Victorine and Louise visiting from New Orleans (Mdm Heric’s daughter/neice?) |
| 1879 |
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To Victor: “Tell Rosine to write me.” |
| 1879 |
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Letters past this date were cut out of ledger and probably discarded |
| 1880 |
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Sylvia married H H Hay in Panola Co.) |
| 1880 |
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Henry James married (1) Mary Byrd Coleman. She died in 1881. |
| 1880 |
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Rufus Marion married Lilly Mabry in Panola Co. |
| 1882 |
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Albert married Sally/Eliza (widow Baker) in Panola Co. |
| 1883 |
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67 |
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Louis died in Panola Co., MS; buried at Davis Chapel |
| 1884 |
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Frances “Fannie” married Joe McGuire in Panola Co. |
| 1898 |
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Henry James married (2) Alice Raines |
| 1901 |
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Francois Benal Dorr died in Panola Co., MS, buried at Davis Chapel |
| 1908 |
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Narcissus married (2) Lucinda “Cindy” Jackson in Panola Co. |
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| 1861-65 |
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U.S. Civil War (Norman served in Grace’s Company, MS State Troops) |
| About 1870 |
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Norman Franklin married (1) Sarah Unknown) |
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(Note: In his letters he refers to “our family of Morhange” “brother Victor of Nancy and other brother of Chateau Salins” and that war passing through Wissembourg was about 10-15 miles from “the place where I was born.” |
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(To Do:draw a map of these villages to show relationship.) |
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(On Aug 17, Louis writes “war has passed 10-15 miles from the place where I was born. . . Wissembourg, Baubruck, Burralle and Bitche are places I know as well as my native village.”) |
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(Note: In 1871 after the French defeat by the Prussians, almost all of Moselle and part of Meurthe are annexed by Germany. Under the treaty of Frankfort on May 10, those in the annexed areas of Alsace-Lorraine can choose French nationality and leave the annexed territories before Oct. 31, 1872 or become German citizens. In Metz, 20% of the popular will leave the city. Approximately 159,000 choose French nationality. These areas are returned to France after WWI in 1918. Apparently during the time after 1871 the area converts to German institutions including the notaries, system of land tenure, etc. This may have affected settlement of the estate also.) |
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Mr. Genet, the notaire of Morhange, committed suicide; Brother Victor of Nancy lost 4,000 francs. “My other brother of Chateau Salins also lost something.” |
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(Note: a google search turned up an Elsa Rosine Dorr b 1900 d 1995, daughter of Heinrich Dorr of Erlau, Odenwald, Hessen). |
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