His death certificate records James Franklin, age 58 years 8 months 1 day, born 2 Apr 1853 in Letcher Co., Ky, died 3 Dec 1911 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, farmer, father James Franklin, mother field blank, cause of death tuberculosis of the lungs, informant Bexie Franklin, Freestone, Ky.

1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, lists as family #124 (next door to Mary’s widowed mother and younger siblings):
Franklin, James, 27, farmer; Mary, 24, wife; Jasper, 1, son. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct 1, enumerated 27 June, lists on p. 21A as family #399:
Franklin, James, 48, b. Jan 1852, farmer; Jane, wife, 42, b. May 1858, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Analgina, dau, 19, b. March 1881; John W., son, 17, b. Jan 1883; Lizzie A., dau, 15, b. May 1885; Beekie, dau, 13, b. May 1887; Herbert, son, 11, b. March 1889; Motha B., dau, 7, b. May 1893. All born Ky Ky Ky.

All the children would be James and Polly’s.

Rowan Co. birth records, on LDS microfilm #216839, list Mary Caudill, b. Feb 23, 1956, daughter of David Caudill & Rosanna Christian, place of birth Dry Fork.