- Collection:
- Savannah Biographies
- Title:
- Three Generations of the R. L. Frankline Family: A Tradition of Craftsmanship
- Creator:
- Ketter, Lynn C.
- Date of Original:
- 2016-07-28
- Subject:
- Biography--Georgia--Savannah
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- biographies (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- R. L. Franklin was born November 10, 1891 the son of a cotton gin machinist in Tattnall County, Georgia. In 1909, at the age of eighteen Robert Lester Franklin took over an established painting business from the son of a Baptist preacher, just outside of Vidalia. R. L. Franklin married his first wife in 1914 at age twenty-three In December of that year a son was born to R.L. and his wife Ida. ·Young R. L., Jr. was soon assisting his craftsman father with his painting business. R. L., Jr. trained as an apprentice and became a journeyman painter working on jobs from Reidsville to Miami, Florida. In 1937 R.L., Jr.· married Laura _Carmen Byrd. They had two children, Camilla Ann and Robert Barry. In 1955 R. L. retired and in 1979 when R. L., Jr. retired from the family business it was incorporated into the Franklin Paint Co.. R. Barry is the current president and Ann the Secretary/Treasurer.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/85
- Additional Rights Information:
- This work is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
- Holding Institution:
- Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)
- Rights:
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