It’s Family Time~The Franklin Alexander Laton Family

Franklin Alexander Laton, born 13 August 1828, a son of John Laton. Sr. and his wife
Martha Ann Solomon. He was their 2nd born child. Franklin was a farmer and or farm laborer as most young men were at this time in history. By the start of the Civil War in January 1861, Franklin and Martha‘s family had grown to 5 children; 2 boys and 3 girls.  

On 1 September 1862, Franklin A. Laton enlisted into the Sixty-sixth Infantry (8th Battalion, Partisan Rangers} at Salisbury, North Carolina. While serving he was captured and held prisoner until his release on 28 June 1865 by General Order 109.

During the war and afterwards, Franklin and Martha had two additional daughters bringing their family total to seven children; 5 daughters and 2 sons.

Franklin Alexander Laton and Martha Ann Solomon had the following children:

i. Frankie Annie Laton, born 25 May 1848; married William J. Laton; died 15 Mar 1927.

ii. Mary Laton was born 16 Sept. 1850; died 20 Dec 1923, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina..

iii. Thomas Allen Laton, born 8 May 1855; died  2 Nov 1937, Albemarle, Stanly, North carolina. .

iv. Sophronia Cathern  Laton was born on 20 Feb 1858. She died on 28 Mar 1937 at the age of 79 in Stanly County, North Carolina.

v. John William Laton, born 11 May 1860, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina; married Martha Priscilla Morton, 12 Apr 1881, Stanly County, North Carolina; died 17 Jul 1952, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina.

vi. Martha H. Laton, born 8 Jun 1863; married Thomas Alexander Mauldin; died 8 Feb 1940.

vii. Etta Louisa Laton was born on 2 Jun 1866. She died on 10 Sep 1917 at the age of 51.

On 3 May 1889, Martha Jane Solomon Laton passed away.

On 23 July 1891, at age 62, Franklin Alexander Laton married  Zilpha Jane Thompson, daughter of Tom Thompson & Mary Smith. Their only child, Rosa, was born Christmas day, 1899.

Franklin Alexander Laton, age 77, died on 11 May 1906 and was buried in the Laton Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina.

Franklin Alexander Laton is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed viewed 12 May 2022); Memorial page for Franklin A. "Frank" Laton; (13 July 1828–11 May 1906); Find a Grave memorial # 102679586, Citing Laton Cemetery; Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.

2. 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Harris, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 19A(stamped); Line 4, Dwelling 270, Family 271, Household of John LATON; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 13 October 2017); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 645.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page 31 (stamped), Line 24, Dwelling 433, Family 437, Household of F. A. LAYTON; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 July 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 914.

4. Franklin A Layton, compiled military record (Sixty-sixth Infantry (8th Battalion, Partisan Rangers; 13th Battalion)), U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Provo, Utah: www.ancestry.com), N/A.

5. 1870 U S Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page 7 (stamped), Line 35, Dwelling 108, Family 108, Household of F. A. LATON; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 July 2022); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1160.

6. 1880 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 203, Page 276 (stamped), Line 24, Dwelling 291, Family 291, Household of F. A. LATON; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 July 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0982.

7. 1900 US Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0120, Page 11B/145 (stamped), Line 79, Dwelling 184, Family 189, Household of Frank R. LATON; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 July 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1218.

8. Stanly County, North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979, F. A. LATON; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 12 May 2022); Estate of Franklin A. Laton.

9. Obituary: Frank A. Laton, The Enterprise, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, 17 May 1906, Page 1. Published obituary provided by 48205114.

10. "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 July 2022), Marriage: Franklin A. Laton & Zilpha Jane Thompson; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; Marriage Date: 23 Jul 1891.