Person:Clarence Franklin (1)
Rev. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin
b.22 Jan 1915 Sunflower, Mississippi, United States
d.27 Jul 1984 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Rev. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin1915 - 1984
  2. Louise FranklinAbt 1918 - Bef 2000
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rev. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin1915 - 1984
  • W.  Alene Gaines (add)
m. 1934
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rev. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin1915 - 1984
  • W.  Mildred Jennings (add)
  1. Carl Ellan Jennings1940 - 2019
Spouse and Children
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m. 3 Jun 1936
  1. Erma Vernice Franklin1938 - 2002
  2. Cecil Larone Franklin1940 - 1989
  3. Aretha Louise Franklin1942 - 2018
  4. Carolyn Ann Franklin1944 - 1988
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Facts and Events
Name[6] Rev. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin
Baptismal Name Clarence LaVaughn Walker
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 22 Jan 1915 Sunflower, Mississippi, United States
Census[4] 1920 Sunflower, Mississippi, United States
Census[5] 1930 Bolivar, Mississippi, United States
Marriage 1934 to Alene Gaines (add)
Marriage 3 Jun 1936 to Barbara Vernice Siggers
Divorce 1936 from Alene Gaines (add)
Marriage to Mildred Jennings (add)
Occupation[3] Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United StatesNew Bethel Baptist Church. Baptist preacher and revivalist
Death[1] 27 Jul 1984 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States


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Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (né Walker; January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit from 1946 until he was shot and wounded in 1979. Franklin was the father of the American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin. He was also the father of five other children, including Vaughn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Carol Ellan.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996. (Online database: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, 1998).
  2. ↑ Find A Grave.

    Rev C. L. Franklin

  3. ↑ .

    1968. "Franklin, Aretha." Current Biography (Bio Ref Bank)Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost (accessed September 5, 2018).

  4. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

    Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 4, Sunflower, Mississippi; Roll: T625_894; Page: 39B; Enumeration District: 124

  5. ↑ United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

    Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 2340875

  6. ↑ His step-father's surname
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