From left are Lucian Pink "L.C." Franks, Haron Robert Franks, Mary Jeneittie Franks, Dusky Franks, Ora Franks, Fleeta Franks (top), Sarah Lou Genie Webb Franks (bottom). Photo made about 1901 in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
Sarah Lou Genie Webb was born on April 9, 1863 along with her twin sister, Mary Lou Raney Webb. They were the ninth and tenth children of Billy and Nettie. I do not know much about Sarah's life, but she married Rob Franks and lived most of her life in the hills of Itawamba County, not far from the place of her birth. The above photo shows all of her known children. She died in 1951 of cancer. She had a particularly nasty form of cancer on the upper left side of her face. It is visible in the photos below.
Many of her descendants still live around Clover Ridge and the Clay communities in Itawmaba County in the Franks, Holley, and Roberts families.
Photo of Sarah Lou Genie Webb as a young woman. Scanned
directly from tintype.
Photo of Haron Robert Franks and Sarah Lou Genie Webb Franks
on front row. Standing, from left, is John Roberts, Ora Lou Franks, Fleeta
Franks Roberts, Dusky Franks, Mary Jeanettie Franks, Brove Franks.
Sarah with a great-grandchild in her lap. An unknown
granddaughter-in-law is behind her.
Image of Sarah and some other unknown relatives. Photo
was taken in Colt, Arkansas, in the fall of 1946, according to Marilyn Dickson.
Top row (left to right): Fannie Brown Devazier, Lillie Brown, unknown, and
Mr. & Mrs. Russell. Bottom row (left to right): Ophelia Webb
Hughes, Mary Webb Brown, Sarah Lou Genie Webb Franks, and Sallie Brown Lindsey.
Sarah's Grave at Gum Cemetery in Itawamba County, Miss.
1900 Itawamba Co. Census.
Page 238B HH # 226
Franks, Rob Head W M May 1870 30 M 9 MS, AL, AL Farmer Can't read/write
Franks, Sarah Wife W F Apr. 1866 34 M 9 (4 of 4 children living) MS, TN,
NC Can read/write
Franks, Fleeta Dau. W F Sept. 1891 8 S MS, MS, MS At School (2 months in
school)
Franks, Dusky Dau. W F Apr. 1893 7 S MS, MS, MS At School (2 months in school)
Franks, Lucian P. Son W M Apr. 1895 5 S MS, MS, MS
Franks, Mary J. Dau. W F Apr. 1898 2 S MS, MS, MS
Living right next to Moman Webb and Sarah's father, Billy.
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1920 Itawamba County, Mississippi Census
Clay Prect. Beat 5, Jan 27-28, 1920. Pg. 170. Dw# 142-200.
Hiram R. Franks 59 AL Ga Sc
Sarah 57 Ms Us ??
Luervn son 22 Ms Al MS
Dusty dau. 24 Ms MS MS
Mary J. dau. 20 MS AL MS
Ora dau. 18 MS al MS
Fleeta Franks
(md. John H. Roberts and lived to the age of 96 in the Clay community of
Itawamba County)
Fleeta and John had six children that lived to adulthood.
She passed away on October 5, 1987, in the Clay Community of Itawamba
County at the age of 96.
Dusky Franks (never married;
lived in the Clay community of Itawamba County, Mississippi till the age of
75)
Lucian Pink "Brove" Franks
(md. Mellie Hallmark; lived to age of 89 in the Clay community)
Children of Lucian Pink "Brove" "L. C." Franks (18 Apr 1895 - Sep 1984)
& Melvina "Mellie" Hallmark:
1.1 Private
1.2 Private
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Private
1.6 Private
Mary Jenettie Franks
(never married; lived to the age of 92 almost on the exact spot she was
born)
Child of Mary Jenettie Franks (14 Apr 1898 - May 1990):
1.1 Private
Ora Franks (md. Delmer
R. Holley; lived in Itawamba County and died at the age of 73)
Children of Delmer R. "D. R." Holley (30 Jan 1904 - Oct 1984) & Ora
Franks (31 Dec 1900 - May 1974):
1.1 Private
1.2 Mae Dean Holley (12 Sep 1925 - 26 Oct 1988)
1.3 Private
1.4 Private
1.5 Private
1.6 Private