[M] #2261 Benjamin Franklin "Franklin" Mechling ( Christian MechlingJacob MechlingJohn Jacob MechlingDiebold "Theobald" MechlingDiebold MechlingMartin Mechling )

Franklin was born 13 Mar 1836 in Butler Co., Pennsylvania. He died 13 Oct 1925 in Colliers, Brooke Co., West Virginia from chronic endocarditis and nephritis. He was buried in St. John Cemetery, Colliers, Brooke Co., West Virginia.

[Mercy III-96] has his death date as 16 Oct. He was a farmer.

Franklin married #9471 Margery Louisa Hersh.

Relationship notes

They married 17 Jan 1867 in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania.

 

Margery was born 3 Jun 1850 in Pennsylvania. She died 24 Aug 1936 in Colliers, Brooke Co., West Virginia from bronchopneumonia.

She is the daughter of Johannes "John" & Martha E. "Kate" (Wilson) Hersch.

Children of this relationship:

#9472FiIsabella Martha Mechling(16 Jan 1868–12 Apr 1936)
#9474FiiMary Alice Mechling(10 Mar 1872–8 Feb 1873)
#9475FiiiAnna Florence Mechling(28 Apr 1872–10 Mar 1905)
#9476FivEmily Roberta Mechling(9 May 1874–)
#9477MvJohn Christian Mechling(28 Jun 1876–)
#9479MviHarvey Jacob Mechling(5 Nov 1878–22 Jan 1966)
#9480MviiPhilip Hersh Mechling(27 Jan 1881–3 Mar 1881)
#9481MviiiBenjamin Robert Mechling(21 Feb 1882–14 Mar 1883)
#9482MixThomas Leslie Mechling(31 Dec 1884–18 Oct 1936)
#9483FxLuella Jane Mechling(27 May 1885–23 Oct 1916)
#62006FxiStella M. Mechling(19 Feb 1886–4 Sep 1964)
#9484MxiiWilliam Henry Harrison Mechling(4 Aug 1888–)
#9485FxiiiGrace Eliza Mechling(2 Jul 1890–2 Feb 1970)
#9486MxivWallace Franklin "Franklin" Mechling(8 Jan 1893–7 Apr 1970)
#70560MxvCecil D. Mechling(14 Dec 1894–25 Dec 1894)

Caral Mechling Bennett, email to Tad Deffler, dated: 1 Feb 2011.

Caral Mechling Bennett, email to Tad Deffler, dated: 19 Dec 2011.

Dorothy Hallarn Mercy, Mechlin Mechling Macklin - Descendants of Theobald Mechling, Volume III-John Jacob Mechling, (Butler, PA: Mechling Associates, 1996). Ref. as [Mercy III-96].

Jeff Hersch, email to Tad Deffler, dated: 9 May 2012.


Line Generation: 7

Relationship: Third Cousins Four Times Removed through Diebold "Theobald" Mechling