Birth: 10 May 1921 – Ceylon, Martin, Minnesota, USA
Death: 26 Mar 1977 – Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Father: Merton Benjamin Franklin (1889-1983)
Mother: Frances Dye (1893-1970)
Marriage: 5 Nov 1943 – Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Spouse: Dorothy Ann Scholten (1925-2018)
Children:
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- Living (Private)
- Living (Private)