Submitted by Mildred Stinson Brown<DixieHumminbird@aol.com>


Descendants of Josiah L. Franklin


Generation No. 1

1.  JOSIAH L.1 FRANKLIN was born Abt. 1804.  He married MARY FARMER 
    Abt. 1823.  She was born 1806 in Georgia, and died 1853 in 
    Covington County, AL.

Notes for JOSIAH L. FRANKLIN:
1. 1830 Butler County Census
	
Children of JOSIAH FRANKLIN and MARY FARMER are:
	i.	JOSIAH2 FRANKLIN, b. 1825; m. MARY ? FRANKLIN.
	ii.	UNITY ANN FRANKLIN, b. 1827; m. JACOB G. BARROW.
	iii.	SARAH ANN FRANKLIN, b. 1829; m. WILLIAM THOMAS
                GLIDEWELL.
	iv.	THOMAS JEFFERSON FRANKLIN, b. March 1832; m. MARTHA
                E. HARVILLE.
2.	v.	MARY FARMER FRANKLIN, b. March 02, 1839; d. December
                16, 1914, Covington County, AL.


Generation No. 2

2.  MARY FARMER2 FRANKLIN (JOSIAH L.1) was born March 02, 1839, and 
    died December 16, 1914 in Covington County, AL.  She married 
    WILLIAM RILEY HITSON Abt. 1859, son of RILEY HITSON and FRANCES 
    WILLOUGHBY.  He was born June 08, 1836 in Georgetown, Randolph 
    County, SC, and died April 18, 1910 in Red Level, Covington County,
    AL.
	
Children of MARY FRANKLIN and WILLIAM HITSON are:
	i.	MARTHA3 HITSON.
	ii.	THOMAS RILEY HITSON, b. 1869; d. 1943, Red Level, 
                Covington Co., AL.
	iii.	MARY FRANCES HITSON.
	iv.	SOLOMAN FARMER HITSON, b. April 1875.
	v.	GEORGIA HITSON.
3.	vi.	JOHN L. HITSON, b. February 24, 1860, Alabama; d. 
                January 01, 1940, Red Level, Covington County, AL.
4.	vii.	WILLIAM EDWARD HITSON, b. April 11, 1862; d. March 
                15, 1950, Red Level, Covington County, AL.


Generation No. 3

3.  JOHN L.3 HITSON (MARY FARMER2 FRANKLIN, JOSIAH L.1) was born  
    February 24, 1860 in Alabama, and died January 01, 1940 in Red 
    Level, Covington County, AL.  He married EMILY.  She was born 
    May 18, 1859, and died May 29, 1927 in Red Level, Covington 
    County, AL.
	
Children of JOHN HITSON and EMILY are:
	i.	LORA4 HITSON.
	ii.	J.L. HITSON.
	iii.	VALLIE CAPPS HITSON, b. January 1883.
	iv.	LABRON HITSON, b. January 1885.
	v.	DAISY PEARL HITSON, b. March 17, 1885; d. February 14,
                1980, Covington County, AL; m. J.J. JACKSON; b. May 19,
                1869; d. May 09, 1937, Covington County, AL.
	vi.	MINNIE HITSON, b. 1893.
	vii.	CURTIS HITSON, b. 1897.


4.  WILLIAM EDWARD3 HITSON (MARY FARMER2 FRANKLIN, JOSIAH L.1) was 
    born April 11, 1862, and died March 15, 1950 in Red Level, 
    Covington County, AL.  He married ARA ELLA FRANKLIN, daughter of 
    WILLIAM FRANKLIN and ELIZABETH WILLIAMS.  She was born March 24, 
    1862, and died February 01, 1905 in Red Level, Covington County,
    AL.
	
Children of WILLIAM HITSON and ARA FRANKLIN are:
	i.	SARAH4 HITSON.
	ii.	TOM HITSON.
	iii.	LENA HITSON, b. July 1888.
	iv.	WILLIAM HITSON, b. October 1890.
	v.	DANNY I. HITSON, b. January 1892.
5.	vi.	LEE DEAN HITSON, b. August 05, 1898, Red Level, 
                Covington County, AL; d. October 21, 1957, Red Level, 
                Covington County, AL.
	vii.	INFANT HITSON, b. July 31, 1889; d. September 17, 1889,
                Covington County, AL.
	viii.	INFANT HITSON, b. August 19, 1903; d. August 20, 1903,
                Covington County, AL.


Generation No. 4

5.  LEE DEAN4 HITSON (WILLIAM EDWARD3, MARY FARMER2 FRANKLIN, JOSIAH 
    L.1) was born August 05, 1898 in Red Level, Covington County, AL,
    and died October 21, 1957 in Red Level, Covington County, AL.  He 
    married LEILA ? HITSON.  
	
Children of LEE HITSON and LEILA HITSON are:
	i.	DONNIE5 HITSON.
	ii.	RONALD HITSON.
6.	iii.	SOLOMAN HITSON, b. April 1875.


Generation No. 5

6.  SOLOMAN5 HITSON (LEE DEAN4, WILLIAM EDWARD3, MARY FARMER2 FRANKLIN,
    JOSIAH L.1) was born April 1875.  He married BAMA HUTCHINSON.  
	
Children of SOLOMAN HITSON and BAMA HUTCHINSON are:
	i.	CLAUDE6 HITSON.
	ii.	MORRIS HITSON.
	iii.	WILLIAM HITSON, b. March 1899.
	iv.	IRVING FLETCHER HITSON, b. 1902.