64 years of marriage - December 22, 2015

My mom and dad, Gene and Martha Franklin, celebrated their 64th anniversary

December 22, 2015  

family roots in Clifton, SC

Since my dad's family grew up in the Clifton area of South Carolina 

(Coopertown to be exact)

I have always found the history of that area interesting.

  

I found some old newspaper articles about the mills of that

area (from the local Spartanburg Herald Journal.) 

I am posting photos below that you can save on your computer as jpg 

and then enlarge to read, etc.   

I did not realize that there were stocks at one time for the mill -

Clifton Manufacturing Company. 

My dad's family originated in North Carolina, 

but many of my grandfather C C Franklin's

family moved to the Spartanburg, SC area to work 

in the textile mills (cotton mills) in the early 1900's.  

Thanks for serving America

Dad,


Thanks for your service to 
our country 
during WW II! 

and thanks for your
service to the Lord
for over 60 years
now... 

50 years of memories

50 years of memories....

Mom and Dad, 

Gene and Martha Franklin, 

were the honored guests at the 

50th anniversary homecoming of Cowpens Calvary Baptist Church.

October 11, 2015  

Memory Lane - memories of a "PK"

Calvary Baptist Church celebrated its 50th anniversary last Sunday, October 11th, in Cowpens, SC.   When God planted this church in 1965, he used my Dad, Gene Franklin,  to start it and we met in this little store-front building owned by Mr. Robert Murph.   I cannot remember how many were there on the charter Sunday, but I do remember my mom and dad, my two sisters and myself.  I was 10 years old so I am not sure if I was old enough to be a "charter member" on the list.  




Back in 2010, I took the photo above and posted my memories of this "preacher's kid," growing up in Cowpens SC.  There are three posts about those memories on my family blog "Our Journey of Life" and you can click the links below to read them...

When God uses a man part one...

When God uses a man part two...

When God uses a man part three...

Spend time with your family...

Back to school photo from 1960

Cindy Lee

 

"First day of school"

photo from 1960

 

in front of their "new" house at

 

4903 Main St in Pine Bluff

Strolling down memory lane...back to school photos from 1985

 My three sons...school photos 

from 30 years ago in 1985

These photos sure brings back memories...

Brandon in K4 ... Stephen in 1st grade ...

Joshua in 2nd grade...

Thinking about my home town today

Always thinking about my home town - Cowpens, SC !

This World is Not My Home - A Cappella

This world is not my home and we know that we have a lot of loved ones to see when we get to Heaven!

memories of first grade

Tim Franklin (1960-1961) First Grade
at Cowpens Elementary School

School starts early these days, 

and this time of year always brings

back memories of my own...

mom cooking breakfast each morning

walking to school 

remembering my first grade (see photo)

and my first grade teacher at Cowpens Elementary School,

Mrs. Bailey 

(who was the mother of Philip Bailey, 

who in later years was 

our high school chorus teacher)

Hope your kids have good memories too!

Franklin/Keeter Reunion Photo June 2015

Photo of 2nd generation (Gene, age 89) through 6th generations of Franklins 

(6th generation - Emily's daughter 

Kaylynn who is not ONE yet) 

  at this year's family reunion.

Franklin-Keeter Reunion June 13th

 

Mattie Belle circa 1958

Grandma Mattie Belle Keeter Franklin in a photo from 1958.

Looking forward to the family reunion this June 13th -  all Franklins and Keeters are welcome to come.   We will be meeting at Camp Croft State Park in Spartanburg SC.  Meal time will be around 3 PM! 

celebrating the legacy of Charles Clinton Franklin

Our family reunion is coming up 

next month on Saturday June 13th.  

We will meet at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, SC 

for a fun day of fellowship and food.   

We will be celebrating the legacy of this man, 

Charles Clinton Franklin, my grandfather.  

 He and his wife Mattie Belle (Keeter) 

reared their family in Clifton, SC. 

grandmother Mattie Belle and grandkids , circa 1950

Grandmother Mattie Belle Keeter Franklin with many of her grandchildren.  

Maybe this was a mother's day photo....probably taken in the early 1950's 

visiting the Baggetts in California , two photos

We traveled to California for my niece's wedding on Saturday (a Franklin family event) and we were able to go to church and lunch on Sunday with Uncle Kelsea and Aunt Roxy Baggett - (a Baggett family event) That's what you call "killing two birds with one stone(flight)"  :)   

***Tim, Cindy, Brandon, Asher, Rachel, Haley Grace, Brandon, Kelsea, Roxy, and Sheryl - and standing in the back - Sierra, Mikaya and Jessica***

(thanks to Zach and another friend for taking the pictures) 

a 2nd photo from last week, a better shot of some of us ! 

The Baggett Men (1959 photo)

The Baggett men - Joe Layton Sr with his sons,  J. L. Jr, Ralph, Kelsea, David and Leslie from a photo taken in 1959.   Mildred (Mam-Ma) in front of the porch.