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Memorial Card · primary-source record

J. M. Franklin

October 31, 1832 (computed from age at death) – November 23, 1895

Died November 23, 1895 · aged 63 years, 23 days

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

November 23, 1895

Date of birth

October 31, 1832 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

63 years, 23 days (noted in pencil on the card)

The memorial card

From the funeral card

TO THE MEMORY OF

J. M. Franklin

DIED Nov. 23, 1895

One precious to our hearts has gone,

The voice we loved is stilled;

The place made vacant in our home

Can never more be filled.

Our Father in His wisdom called

The boon His love had given;

And though on earth the body lies,

The soul is safe in Heaven.

[Second card, same image — Fornelia M. Franklin:]

TO THE MEMORY OF

Fornelia M. Franklin

DIED

AGE

Thy gentle voice is hushed,

Thy warm, true heart is still;

And the pale and peaceful face

Is resting death's cold chill.

Thy hands are clasped upon thy breast,

We have kissed thy marble brow,

And in our aching hearts we know

We have no mother now.

The single image holds two memorial cards side by side: J. M. Franklin (left) and Fornelia M. Franklin (right; given name ornate and degraded — may read 'Cornelia'). Second card's verse recovered 2026-06-29; her death date/age are not legible on the card.

Contributor's notes

J.M. Franklin Died Nov. 23, 1895 (in pencil it reads aged 63y 23 day).

People named in this record

  • J. M. FranklinSubject
  • Fornelia M. FranklinMentioned · probable

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Last verified
2026-06-22
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Image vs transcription
Both — photograph of the card and a transcription on this page

Citation: "Memorial card of J. M. Franklin, died 23 November 1895, aged 63 years, 23 days," photographed and transcribed for the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/franklin-j-m-1895/ : accessed [your access date]).

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