Thomas Alton Franklin, my grandfather, married Ida Boggs. They had six children - Alfred Alton ( my father ), Joseph, Fredrick Boggs ( who served as a seaman on the ill fated warship, the USS Atlanta in WWII ), Percy Thomas ( Putt ), Anne, Wilmath ( Sis ).

They lived in Upson County in Thomaston, GA.

Thomas Alton was a miller and worked and lived in a corn mill on Potato Creek. He was an exceptional fisherman and hunter.

My father was born in the old mill house, which was destroyed by fire years ago. I have great memories of fishing in that old millpond and stream.

They then moved to a house on Jeff Davis Road in Thomaston, GA, where they lived till they died.

Alfred Alton Franklin ( called Andy ) graduated from Jeff Davis High School in Thomaston, GA, and the University of Georgia with a BA degree in Commerce. He also earned a LLD degree from Woodrow Wilson Law College in Atlanta, GA. He was a member of the Georgia Bar. He served in the US Army as a staff officer ( First Lt. ) for General George S Patton, Jr. He died September 23, 1987.

The burial flag from his funeral was donated to the Military Cemetery at Andersonville, GA, to fly of special holidays.

Martha Jeanette Franklin graduated from Russell High School in East Point, GA, and earned a BS degree from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA. She worked as a diagnostic pathogenic microbiologist for the State of Georgia Public Health Department.

Alfred Alton Franklin married Martha Jeanette Linch on Dec 20, 1941. They lived on Linwood Ave. in East Point, GA. They had one son, Alfred Alton Franklin, Jr. ( born December 15, 1947 ). He married Melodie Ann Gaffney of Tampa, Florida on Jan 2, 1971 in Tampa, FL ). They had one son, Alfred Alton Franklin, III ( born January 20, 1972 )