Category: Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Categories: Pennsylvania

Name: Franklin County, Pennsylvania Wikipedia/WikiData: English wikipedia Q494121 Web page: Franklin county website Project / Team: Pennsylvania See also: Ask questions in G2G using the tags Pennsylvania and Categorization This is a mid-level category. Profiles should be added to the narrowest category possible, but may be placed here when further information is not known. See How to Categorize.

Franklin County was established on September 9, 1784 from part of Cumberland County. It is named in honor of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Its county seat is Chambersburg. Franklin County comprises the Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

• Franklin County Historical Society
• FamilySearch Page for Franklin County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
• History of Franklin county, Pennsylvania by Samuel P. Bates and Jacob Fraise Richard

207th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, United States Civil War

African American Civil War veterans of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

A

John Adams 08 Jun 1849 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 07 Mar 1926

Jonathan Addis abt 1760 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - abt 1840

William Allison 17 Jun 1696 Ireland - 14 Dec 1778

George Ambrose 15 Sep 1883 Marion, Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Mar 1948

John Anderson abt 15 Mar 1854 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Jan 1947

Elizabeth (Armstrong) Stewart 17 Nov 1789 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Apr 1867

Nancy (Armstrong) Hutchison 14 Jan 1789 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Jan 1824

B

Conrad Baker 12 Feb 1817 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Apr 1885

Charles Baltimore 1893 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Dec 1917

Esther (Barnes) Whitmer Sep 1879 Waynesboro Franklin County Pennsylvania, USA - 25 May 1970

George Bender 1814 - 12 May 1870

Annie (Besecker) Stepler 21 Sep 1867 Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 May 1948

Daniel Besecker 13 Sep 1863 Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Feb 1948

David Besecker 19 Apr 1857 Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Jan 1919

Frederick Besecker 31 Aug 1830 Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Jun 1903

Frederick Besecker 27 Sep 1859 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 May 1938

Martha (Besecker) Buerstetta 23 Nov 1861 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Jun 1920

Sarah (Besecker) Fenwick 08 May 1866 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Oct 1923

John Bittinger 02 Mar 1832 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Apr 1897

Anna Christina (Bowman) Shirk 02 Feb 1782 Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Aug 1865

John Brakeall 30 Nov 1833 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 23 Dec 1896

Mildred (Brand) Davis abt 1825 Albemarle, Virginia, United States - 17 Dec 1895

Laban Brechbiel 06 Oct 1883 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 May 1939

Anna M (Bricker) Ott 20 Jun 1902 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 06 Jun 1981

Catherine H (Bricker) Hoover 17 Apr 1892 Pennsylvania, USA - 17 Jun 1944

Eli Bricker 26 Nov 1895 Pennsylvania, USA - 05 Aug 1962

Fannie H (Bricker) Wenger 16 Oct 1893 Pennsylvania, USA - 08 Jul 1967

Ida H (Bricker) Hoover 26 Dec 1890 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 31 Jan 1940

Joseph Bricker abt 1906 Pennsylvania, USA - 1965

Martin Bricker 12 Oct 1915 Lemasters, Franklin Co, Pennsylvania, USA - 08 Mar 1969

Samuel Bricker 1860 - 10 Apr 1930

Simon H Bricker 01 Sep 1889 Pennsylvania, USA - 17 Nov 1913

William Bricker abt 01 Mar 1849 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 04 Feb 1932

James Buchanan 23 Apr 1791 Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Jun 1868

Elizabeth (Burger) Furry abt 1830 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 07 Jan 1908

Frederick Byers 17 Jul 1807 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Jun 1880

C

Alvin Calef 23 Apr 1849 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Ella (Calef) Scoleo 05 Mar 1852 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Emma (Calef) Jenkins 12 Jul 1850 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Francis Calef 14 Feb 1847 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

James Calef 15 Mar 1855 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Boyd Campbell 27 Jan 1923 Charlestown, West Virginia, United States - 20 Dec 2007

James Campbell 05 Jul 1772 Franklin County, Province of Pennsylvania - 16 May 1843

Sarah Campbell 23 Aug 1860 - 17 Oct 1915

John Caution 03 Apr 1867 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 14 Mar 1947

George Clapsaddle 1886 Pennsylvania, USA - 01 Mar 1924

Paul A. Clapsaddle 1913 Pennsylvania, USA - 24 Feb 1995

William Clark 18 Jan 1820 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Jan 1899

Helen (Clayson) Koenig 21 Oct 1904 Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Apr 1971

Jacob Clifford abt 1803 Virginia, United States - aft 1850

Daniel Cline Nov 1843 Maryland, USA

John Coleman 09 Aug 1805 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 1851

Catherine (Conrad) Besecker 27 Apr 1833 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jun 1906

Samuel Conrad 05 Mar 1806 Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Aug 1888

Alice (Cordell) Haner 27 Mar 1882 - 28 Nov 1967

Daniel Cordell 1849 Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Jul 1918

Thomas Cratty 1733 Down, County Down, Ireland - abt 1786

Thomas Croyle abt 01 Nov 1705 Platz, Juliusspital Würzburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 01 Apr 1788

D

Daniel Davis 01 Aug 1884 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 13 Mar 1912

Rebecca (Davis) McElhaney 14 Apr 1837 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jan 1912

Agnes (Dickson) McBrayer 25 Feb 1749 Cumberland, Franklin, Pennsylvania, Colonial America - 22 Jan 1793

Andrew Dickson 1710 Armagh, Ulster, Ireland - 11 Jun 1783

George Dickson 07 Dec 1735 Armagh, Ulster, Ireland - 08 Dec 1817

Hannah (Dickson) Andrews 05 Oct 1734 Armagh, Ulster, Ireland - Dec 1803

James Dickson 20 Apr 1739 Armagh, Ulster, Ireland - 25 Mar 1797

John Dickson Aug 1756 Cumberland, Franklin, Pennsylvania, Colonial America - 20 May 1826

Elizabeth (Divelbiss) Hays Oct 1853 Pennsylvania, USA - 08 Apr 1910

E

Margaret (Eichelberger) Hays 13 Oct 1795 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA - 08 Feb 1871

E cont.

Michael (Evey) Jr 19 Feb 1831 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Jan 1886

F

William Feighner abt 1815 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Apr 1865

Jacob Fetter 19 Jan 1796 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Sep 1878

Margaret Fetter abt 1820 Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1896

Mary (Findlay) Torrence 25 Sep 1792 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Jun 1866

Margaret (Foutz) Dover 1771 Franklin, Pennsylvania - 1830

Sarah (Franciscus) Oyer 13 May 1839 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Apr 1903

Fannie (Frisby) Riley 07 Apr 1900 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 03 May 1952

Faye (Frisby) Stoner 24 Dec 1934 Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 28 Mar 1990

G

John Gibson 08 Jan 1812 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Sep 1887

Lincoln Good 27 Sep 1865 Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 16 Feb 1923

Joshua Griffith 22 Jun 1800 Brownsville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Feb 1895

Charles Gsell 1910s - 1980s

Harry Gsell 1894 Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania - 18 Dec 1946

Rebecca Gunter 25 Jan 1850 St. Thomas, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 12 Jun 1939

H

Violet (Haas) Hays 05 Nov 1887 - 20 Aug 1976

Gladys (Haner) Harbaugh 17 Jan 1911 Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 Aug 2007

Harvey Haner 27 May 1877 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Mar 1943

John Haner 01 Jul 1838 Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Sep 1904

Mary Haner 1930s - 1940s

Robert Haner 06 Nov 1912 Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Jul 1999

Mary (Hart) Conrad 05 Oct 1814 Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Oct 1890

Abraham Hassler 1759 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 1832

Florence (Haulman) Reeder 10 Oct 1877 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Mar 1940

Abraham Hays 23 Jan 1880 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - aft 1920

Anna Hays 1845 Maryland, USA

Anna (Hays) Bricker 24 Apr 1862 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 25 Mar 1914

Aquilla Hays 07 Aug 1864 Bridgeport, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA - 27 Aug 1925

Carrie S. (Hays) Pyott 16 May 1878 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 28 Jun 1909

Catherine (Hays) Jones abt 02 Mar 1872 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - abt 06 Dec 1964

Chalmers Hays 1890s - 1960s

Charles Hays 28 Jun 1880 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 05 Dec 1958

Charles Hays 27 Feb 1856 Berkeley, West Virginia, USA - 1930

Courtney Hays 1859 Pennsylvania, USA - 22 Nov 1926

David Hays 18 Jun 1828 Clear Spring, Washington, Maryland, USA - 1883

David Hays 13 Jun 1851 Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States - 01 Jun 1916

Edward Hays 28 Jun 1853 Berkeley, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States - 14 Mar 1890

Edward Hays 22 Feb 1821 Clear Spring, Washington, Maryland, USA - aft 1880

Eleanor (Hays) Eckert 12 Oct 1875 Welsh Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 07 Jan 1963

Eleanor (Hays) Kuhn 15 Aug 1904 Pennsylvania, USA - 12 Mar 1976

Elizabeth (Hays) Clark 15 Aug 1869 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 18 Apr 1939

Ethel Margaret (Hays) Carver 30 May 1900 Lemasters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - May 1975

George Hays 1910s - 1940s

Harold Hays 26 Jun 1915 - 14 Apr 2006

Harry Hays 07 Sep 1879 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 18 Jun 1892

Harry H Hays 29 Jul 1922 - 29 May 1963

Ida (Hays) Wilson 24 Dec 1866 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 04 Dec 1903

Jacob Hays 16 Mar 1876 Pennsylvania, USA - 20 Jul 1942

Jacob Zimmerman Hays 23 Feb 1882 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 04 Apr 1888

Jeremiah Hays 31 May 1860 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 01 Jun 1928

John Hays 20 Dec 1848 Jefferson, Alexandria, Virginia, USA - 18 Jan 1931

John F Hays 1876 Pennsylvania, USA

Kathryn (Hays) Ott 27 Dec 1907 Pennsylvania, USA - 1988

Laura Hays 1846 Maryland, USA

Laura Hays abt 1879 Pennsylvania, USA

Levin Hays 1792 Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, USA - 30 Dec 1864

M B Hays 1855 Pennsylvania, USA

Martha E (Hays) Stumbaugh 02 Aug 1909 Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Nov 1982

Nannie (Hays) Gsell 20 Jul 1886 Piatt, Illinois, USA - 27 Mar 1962

Norman Hays Oct 1879 Montgomery, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - abt 1879

Paul Hays 30 Dec 1903 Lemasters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - Jun 1986

Raymond C Hays 1880s - 1970s

Robert Hays 28 Aug 1882 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Jun 1947

Walter Scully Hays 12 Jan 1896 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 15 Dec 1896

William Hays 1861 Pennsylvania, USA

William Hays 1870s - 1940s

George (Hehl) Hale 27 Oct 1796 Germany - bef Jun 1870

H cont.

Elizabeth (Heilman) Miller 02 Mar 1732 - 12 Apr 1817

Christiana (Hershberger) Hays 1823 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania - 08 Oct 1879

Elmer Hertzler 12 Mar 1909 New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Dec 1987

Anna (Heÿlmann) Miller 02 Mar 1732 - 12 Apr 1817

Agnes (Hill) Dickson 15 Feb 1711 Edinburgh, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland - 11 Jun 1783

Luther Hoachlander 1880s - 1960s

Harmon Hockenberry 1806 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Sep 1877

Glenn Hoover 21 Apr 1925 Chambersburg, Franklin Co, Pennsylvania, USA - 20 Dec 2008

Irvin Hoover 02 Aug 1892 Franklin Co, Pennsylvania, USA - Jun 1979

Mary (Hoover) Beam 12 Apr 1918 Franklin Co, Pennsylvania - 11 Jan 1955

Stoey Henry Hoover 25 Jun 1894 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 13 Jun 1977

Warren Hoover 04 Mar 1920 - 19 Oct 1944

Wilbur Hoover 27 Aug 1919 Pennsylvania, USA - 20 Mar 1989

Matthew Hueston abt 01 May 1771 Mercersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, USA - 16 Apr 1847

Nancy Humphrey 19 Feb 1790 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 Oct 1851

Samuel Hunter 05 Jan 1868 Adams, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Jun 1902

I

Margaret (Irwin) Fuqua bef 30 Apr 1785 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 15 Sep 1859

Leah (Isenberger) Troup 14 Jun 1888 Franklin County, Pennsylvania - 07 Mar 1962

J

Hannah (Johns) Couch 17 Jul 1802 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - aft 1871

Carrie (Jones) Geyer 30 Jun 1863 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 May 1931

K

Ora (Karns) Haner 27 Nov 1913 Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Sep 1994

Julia (King) Daywalt 08 Mar 1850 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Dec 1926

Bruce Kissinger 31 Aug 1862 Letterkenny Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Jun 1928

David (Kissinger) Kessinger 05 Dec 1890 Upper Strasburg, Letterkenny Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 1957

Irene (Kissinger) Kelley 21 Jul 1927 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Sep 1992

Michael Kissinger 1783 Maryland, United States - 1871

Samuel Kissinger 11 Apr 1832 Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Dec 1899

Dorothy (Kraybill) Smith 09 Jun 1924 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 04 Mar 2002

L

Sarah (Lackens) Hays 23 Feb 1848 Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - 05 Feb 1924

Hugh Laughlin 1815 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Sep 1898

M

Herbert MacDonald 25 Apr 1943 Roseville, Macomb, Michigan, United States - 25 Jan 2024

Sophia (Mark) Kepner 01 Nov 1810 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 May 1904

Andrew Marshall Ireland - 1789

Andrew Marshall abt 1776 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 1827

John Martin 1872 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Kathryn Virginia (Mason) Taylor 15 Jul 1929 West Virginia, United States - 24 Mar 2010

Jane (McConnell) Bender 1819 - 19 Feb 1873

Chalmer McElhaney 1903 - 1990

James McGee 1801 Pennsylvania, United States

James McVey 18 Jul 1743 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 06 May 1822

Nancy (Means) Wasson abt 1717 County Tyrone, Ireland - aft 1769

Barbara (Miller) Hays 1823 Pennsylvania, USA

George Moats 26 Jun 1876 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Nov 1944

Maria (Moore) Benchoff 24 Apr 1852 Thurmont, Frederick, Maryland, United States - 20 Jan 1923

Lydia (Moorhead) Rha 12 Jan 1820 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1880

Bethsheba (Morrow) Gamble 11 Dec 1826 Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA - 24 May 1905

N

Israel (Niess) Neiss 23 Oct 1852 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 21 Mar 1923

O

Albert Ott 23 Aug 1900 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA - 17 Aug 1992

Raymond Ott 11 Nov 1923 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Mar 2016

Roy Ott 30 Jan 1930 Letterkenny, Franklin Co, Pennsylvania, USA - 20 Jul 1944

Christian Oyer 05 Aug 1803 Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Aug 1871

David Oyer 25 Mar 1836 Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Jan 1912

Martha (Oyer) Kessinger 01 May 1870 Letterkenny Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Nov 1928

P

Johann Palmer 06 Jan 1770 Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania - 07 Apr 1853

Harry Phenicie 22 Feb 1867 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 Jan 1920

Mary Phillips 1894 - 1948

Ephia (Poe) Haulman 11 Jun 1857 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Aug 1926

Jacob Price abt 1765 Pennsylvania - bef 07 Sep 1839

R

Laura (Rabenstein) Poole 10 Mar 1892 Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Jan 1988

Marie (Reeder) Stepler 31 Mar 1912 Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 May 1979

Thomas Reidout 28 Dec 1919 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA - 19 Nov 2000

John Rigel 15 Jul 1824 Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Jun 1851

Alice Sophia (Riggle) Miller abt 1846 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1880

Herman Riggle abt Mar 1850 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

J Robinson 1828 - 18 Jul 1893

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