Biographies, The Crittenden Press, [no month or day], 1928. Used with permission. Mrs. Dean Franklin, a native of this county, is the widow of the late Elijah B. Franklin, who died Dec. 1, 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin were married Feb. 14, 1865. Timothy and Evelyn Taylor were Mrs. Franklin's parents. Mrs. Franklin is the mother of eight children, three of whom are living. She has 21 grandchildren. The children of Mrs. Franklin who are still living are Lucian Franklin, of Eron, Tenn.; Lawson Franklin, of Crittenden county, and Mrs. Eva Franks, of Siloam. Carson, Collin and James Franklin and Mrs. Pearl LaRue, all deceased, were the other children. Franklin Taylor Franks LaRue = TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/crittenden/franklin.d.txt