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Franklin married Elizabeth Rogers (1809–1846). They had three sons, Isaac W. Rodgers (1827–1866), Robert O. Franklin and Lawson D. Franklin (1841–1847), and three daughters, Elizabeth Caroline (1831–1909), Jane June and Louisa. He married a second time to Catherine Smith.
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Lawson D. Franklin was born on January 19, 1804, the son of Owen Franklin and Elizabeth "Betsy" Franklin (nÊe Roper). On his paternal side, he was a descendant of one of
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Franklin was a large landowner and businessman. He traded animals and black slaves. He funded the
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Franklin became the first millionaire in Tennessee.
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William Allen Montgomery
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Tennessee
Benjamin Franklin
Bank of East Tennessee
Rogersville, Tennessee

Lawson D. Franklin House
White Pine, Tennessee
Fairfax
Bleak House
Knoxville, Tennessee







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