Franklin Genealogy (in Venango County, PA)

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Franklin Birth Records

Delayed record of births, 1874-1906 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Franklin Cemetery Records

Alphabetical listing, Flatwoods Cemetery record : Franklin Twp., Fayette County, PA WorldCat

Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Burkhardt-Cousins Cemetery Find a Grave online

Franklin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Franklin Cemetery Billion Graves online

Graham Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lillyville Church of God Cemetery : also known as Hickory Nell Cemetery, Conoquenessing Chapel, Hickernell Cemetery, Bethel Church Cemetery, Slippery Rock Bethel Church Cemetery : Hickernell Road, Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania WorldCat

McMillin Cemetery / Five Points Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Chestnut Cemetery : Borough of Mt. Chestnut : Franklin Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania WorldCat

Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery : Franklin Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania WorldCat

Mount Zion Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pioneer Cemetery Billion Graves online

Registry of interments FamilySearch Library

Saint Patricks Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery : also known as Lillyville Lutheran Cemetery, St. Mark's Church, 1872-1958, Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania WorldCat

Van Dusen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Franklin Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Franklin Church Records

Ayers Presbyterian Church, Deaths, Baptisms, 1894 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Reformed Church, Export, Franklin Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania parish records WorldCat

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1843-1903 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session, Minutes, and Records, 1840-1861 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session, Minutes, and Records, 1849-1891 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

St. Mark's Lutheran Cemetery : also known as Lillyville Lutheran Cemetery, St. Mark's Church, 1872-1958, Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania WorldCat

United Presbyterian Church, Register, 1862-1881 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Franklin City Directories

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Franklin City Directory 1896 US Gen Web online

Franklin City Directory 1904 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1906 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1908 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Franklin City Directory, 1936-37 US Gen Web online

Franklin and Oil City (Pennsylvania) city directories FamilySearch Library

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin/Oil City, PA 1902-1927 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Franklin/Oil City, PA 1925-1934 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Franklin/Oil City, PA; 1936 - 1938, 1940, 1942 - 1951, 1953 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Hodgmans Gazatteer & Business Directory, 1869 US Gen Web online

Titusville, Franklin and Oil City Directory For 1871 Ancestry online

Titusville, Oil City, Franklin and Warren Directory For 1883 Ancestry online

Titusville, Oil City, Franklin and Warren Directory For [1884] : Containing the Names of the Inhabitants Ancestry online

Titusville, Oil City, Franklin, Warren, Bradford, Etc. Directory, 1876-77 Ancestry online

Titusville, Oil City, and Franklin Directory For 1885-6 Ancestry online

Titusville, Oil City, and Franklin Directory, 1874 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Franklin Court Records

Venango County Court House Centennial, Franklin, Pa Ancestry online

Venango County Court House centennial, Franklin, Pa., 1868-1968 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Death Records

1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Listing of Deaths 1862 - 1897 US Gen Web online

Obituaries from Venango & Butler Counties FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Franklin Histories and Genealogies

A History of the Region of Pennsylvania North of the Ohio and West of the Allegheny River Ancestry online

Franklin Immigration Records

Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania Fold3 online

Naturalization docket, 1806-1906 FamilySearch Library

Venango County, Pennsylvania, declarations of intention and petitions for naturalization FamilySearch Library

Franklin Land Records

Deeds 1805-1889; deed index 1800-1925 FamilySearch Library

Patents issued for in-lots and out-lots at the towns of Beaver, Erie, Franklin, Warren, and Waterford, 1796-1919 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, April 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, August 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, October 1896 Library of Congress online

View map of the city of Franklin, Pa., 1901. Library of Congress online

Franklin Marriage Records

1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage license docket, 1885-1916 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Newspapers and Obituaries

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Franklin Repository 1859-1867 The Valley of the Shadow online

News-Herald 1886-1972 Newspapers.com online

Obituaries from Venango & Butler Counties FamilySearch Library

Semi-Weekly Dispatch 1861-1862 The Valley of the Shadow online

The Venango Spectator 1865 (Newspaper in Franklin, Pennsylvania) Ancestry online

Valley Spirit 1859-1870 The Valley of the Shadow online

Venango County records, volume 1: selections 1813-1873 FamilySearch Library

Venango Spectator 1865-1865 Newspapers.com online

Village Record 1863 The Valley of the Shadow online

Offline Newspapers for Franklin

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Citizen-Press. (Franklin, Pa.) 1884-1901

Democrat and Arch. (Franklin, Pa.) 1845-1840s

Democratic Arch. (Franklin, Pa.) 1842-1840s

Evening News. (Franklin, Pa.) 1878-1896

Franklin Daily Leader. (Franklin, Pa.) 1900-1903

Franklin Evening News. (Franklin, Pa.) 1896-1919

Franklin Gazette. (Franklin, Pa.) 1844-1846

Franklin Intelligencer. (Franklin, Pa.) 1834-1839

Independent Press. (Franklin, Pa.) 1876-1883

News-Herald. (Franklin, Pa.) 1919-Current

Venango Citizen-Press. (Franklin, Pa.) 1901-1946

Venango Citizen. (Franklin, Pa.) 1864-1883

Venango Democrat. (Franklin, Pa.) 1823-1842

Venango Herald. (Franklin, Pa.) 1820-1828

Venango Spectator. (Franklin, Pa.) 1850-1854

Venango Spectator. (Franklin, Pa.) 1855-1916

Venango Vindicator. (Franklin, Venango County, Pa.) 1902-1911

Vindicator. (Franklin, Pa.) 1911-1916

Franklin Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Franklin School Records

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Franklin Area High School yearbooks, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Franklin High School - Franklinite Yearbook (Franklin, PA), 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 Classmates online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Rocky Grove High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Franklin, PA), 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969 E Yearbook online

Rocky Grove High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Rocky Grove High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981 Classmates online

Rocky Grove High School yearbooks, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sugarcreek Township School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Franklin, PA), 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 E Yearbook online

Sugarcreek Township School yearbook, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 Classmates online

Sugarcreek Township School yearbook, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Sugarcreek Township School yearbooks, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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