Franklin Ross Upper

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• Name: T.R Upper

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Genesee County Birth Index 1878 to 1907:
Last name: Upper
First name: Franklin
Middle name: Ross
Year born: 1893
Volume: 4

Listed in 1900 Michigan Census, Genesee County, Genesee Twp (ED#21, Sheet 5A)

WWI Draft RegistrationFranklin Upperage 25resides: 139 Belvedere, Flint, Michiganborn 28 Apr 1892 at Otisville, Michiganoccupation: sheet metal workeremployer: Flint Furnace Co., Flint, Michiganregistered 05 Jun 1917 at Genesee County, Michigan

Obit:
Upper, Franklin R. - 711 E. Hemphill Rd., age 74, died Sunday, January 14, 1968, in Bradenton, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 pm Thursday, January 18, 1968, at Colonial Chapel, Reigle Funeral Home, 2417 S. Saginaw, Rev. Lowell Baggett officiating. Burial in Mt. Morris Cemetery. Mr. Upper will lie in state at the chapel. He was born in Otisville, Michigan, April 28, 1883, and had lived in Flint all his life, spending his winters in Florida since 1960. Mr. Upper attended First General Baptist Church, and had been in the tinsmith and furnace business for many years. He had been employed at AC Spark Plug Division from 1942 until retirement in 1960. Surviving are: wife, Clara G.; son, Donald of Lake Ponemah in Linden; step-daughter, Mrs. Lester Miller of Mt. Dora, Florida; 9 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Mrs. Marie Smith of Detroit, Mrs. Alta Dewey of Gardena, California, Mrs. Melissa Thompson of Mt. Morris; 3 brothers, Lee of Flint, Ralph of California and Pearl. A brother Earl preceded him in death in July, 1967.

Buried as F. Ross Upper, headstone date is 1893

Franklin married Jessie Barber on 15 Sep 1915 in Genesee County, Michigan. Jessie (daughter of Eustache R Barber and Margaret Wark) was born in Jan 1887 in Killmaster, Alcona County, Michigan; died on 10 Oct 1918 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; was buried on 13 Oct 1918 in Mt Joy Cemetery, Haynes Township, Alcona County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Genesee County Marriage Index to 1934 :
Book: V08
Page: 200
Record: 2866
Marriage Date: 9/15/1915

Family/Spouse: Clara G. Clara was born on 23 Apr 1899; died on 17 Dec 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]