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Michael W. Franks |
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| Michael W.
Franks, of Nicholson township, the late popular treasurer of Fayette
County, is of German lineage. His father, Michael Franks, was born and
raised in Fayette County, upon the farm whereon he, Mr. Franks, our
subject, now resides. He was a farmer, and married Charity Kendall, of
Nicholson township, by whom he had seven children. Michael W. (the third,
for his grandfather as well as father bore the same Christian name) was
born April 29, 1832, and was educated in the common and select schools,
learned the business of farming, and since his marriage, in 1864, has
resided where he now lives, except for three years, during which time he
held public office and resided at Uniontown. He was elected treasurer of Fayette County by a very large majority in November, 1878, and performed the duties of his office from Jan. 1, 1879, to Jan. 1, 1882, giving universal satisfaction. It may be added here that he was nominated by his party for that office over more good men, probably, than were ever before beaten as aspirants for the same office at the same time in Fayette County. It is generally conceded by his political opponents that Fayette County never had a better treasurer than Mr. Franks, and there are gentlemen of standing in the county who declare it never had so good an one as he He is popular in all parts of the county, generous, and gentlemanly. Mr. Franks and the family of Franks are distinctively Democratic in politics. May 17, 1864, Mr. Franks married Martha J. Bell, of Greene County, and has three children,—Emma B., Charles O. B., and Estella R. History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882, page 705. View the image of this page online - Free Trial Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors. View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file! Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.
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