Ora Vernon Frank b. 22 Aug 1878 De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 2 Jan 1920 Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA: The Hinks Family Tree

1878 - 1920 (41 years)

Name	Ora Vernon Frank [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
Birth	22 Aug 1878	De Kalb, Indiana, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 17, 18, 22]
Gender	Male
Residence	1880	Allen, Indiana, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Residence	1900	Concord, De Kalb, Indiana, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Residence	1910	Union City, De Kalb, Indiana, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence	1920	Union City, De Kalb, Indiana, USA [1]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
Death	2 Jan 1920	Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA [16, 17, 22, 23]
Probate	8 Jan 1920	De Kalb, Indiana, USA [16]
Burial	Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA [17]
Person ID	I1222	The Hinks Family Tree

Father	Jacob O. Frank, b. 1 Jul 1850, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA d. 13 Mar 1911, Spencerville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA (Age 60 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Harriet L. Sanford, b. 9 Sep 1849, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 7 Aug 1915, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA (Age 65 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	27 Jul 1872 [2, 24]
Family ID	F290	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna Belle Baker, b. 15 Feb 1880, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 29 Apr 1970, Tallmadge, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 90 years)

Marriage 16 Nov 1901 De Kalb, Indiana, USA [20, 21, 22]

Children

	1. Martha Elizabeth Frank, b. 14 Jul 1916, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 2 Dec 1994, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Cleon Alphonso Frank, b. 29 Jun 1913, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 11 Apr 1967, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Robert Vernon Frank, b. 11 Jul 1911, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 7 Dec 1989, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Harriett Fern Frank, b. 24 Feb 1909, Garrett, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 7 Dec 1997, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. John Russell Frank, b. 11 Sep 1907, Concord, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 23 Dec 1979, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Deloss Loyd Frank, b. 19 Jun 1905, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 1 Jan 1997, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Mildred Elsie Frank, b. 1 Aug 1903, Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA d. 7 Mar 1985, Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F432 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 22 Aug 1878 - De Kalb, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1880 - Allen, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1900 - Concord, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
	Marriage - 16 Nov 1901 - De Kalb, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Union City, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Union City, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
	Death - 2 Jan 1920 - Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
	Probate - 8 Jan 1920 - De Kalb, Indiana, USA
	Burial - - Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		Vernon, Anna Belle, Mildred, DeLoss, John
		Garrett Clipper - 8 Jan 1920 - Page 1
		Mildred Frank's Album: Photo #237 Photo Caption: My Dear Daddy. The happiest days of my life were spent when you were at home with us. This is Mildred's father, Vernon Frank, who was killed in a train wreck during Mildred's childhood. Mildred (Frank) Hinks kept an album of photos glued to black construction paper. These photos were later numbered, and some were described by…
		Garrett Clipper - 15 Jan 1920 - Page 5
		Marriage Certificate - Vernon Frank and Anna Baker

Notes
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Sources

[S1] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: T625_430; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 111.
[S9] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Concord, De Kalb, Indiana; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1240366.
[S7] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Scipio, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 240B; Enumeration District: 104.
[S8] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: T624_345; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374358.
[S12] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Name: Ora V Frank;
Gender: Male;
Spouse: Anna B Baker;
Child: Harriett F Wright
[S47] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1979; Roll: 16.
[S40] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), FHL Film Number: 001887347.
[S6] Ancestry.com, Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Summit County Court of Common Pleas - Probate Division; Akron, Ohio; Volume Number or Range of Dates: Vol 57, 1928-1929.
[S79] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Agency: Indiana State Dept. of Health; Volume Range: 996 - 1000; Roll Number: 005; Certificate Number: 9717.
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[S40] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), FHL Film Number: 001863337.
[S47] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1989; Roll: 18.
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[S2] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Publication Title: Akron, Ohio, City Directory, 1941.
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[S16] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), O. Vernon Frank.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128195727
[S40] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), FHL Film Number: 001863342.
[S79] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
[S54] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Dekalb County, Indiana; Index to Marringe Record 1882 - 1920 Inclusive Let, W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's Of; Book: 17; Page: 13.
[S174] Don and Joan Hinks Collection, Certificate of Marriage for Vernon Frank and Anna Baker.
[S640] Newspapers.com - Garrett Clipper - 8 Jan 1920, (Name: Garrett Clipper; Location: Garrett, Indiana; Date: 08 Jan 1920, Thu;), 8 Jan 1920, Page 1.
O.V. FRANK, MAIL CARRIER, KILLED BY INTERURBAN CAR
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Apparently Failed to See Danger Until Too Late; Leaves Seven Children
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O. V. Frank, of Auburn, 41 years old, mail carrier, was instantly killed and his automobile in which he was riding, ground under the wheels of the north bound Fort Wayne & Northwestern interurban car which leaves Auburn at 6:56 a. m. in an accident at the Morning Star road crossing north of that city Friday morning. He had left his home just a short distance east on the road a few moments before, to start on his mail route.

It being an unusually cold morning he had bundled up well before leaving his home and had the side curtains on the car.

The automobile was square on the track when the interurban car hit it, so centered that the radiator of the car dropped on the west side of the track while the rear wheels remained on the east side of the crossing. The automobile was overturned, rolled and tumbled down the track north in front of the car a distance of between 250 and 350 feet before the car was stopped. Mr. Franks was killed instantly and his remains strewn along the right-of-way.

Gave Proper Alarm.

According to Motorman Joseph Summergill and Conductor Gaskill who were in charge of the car, the proper alarm was given as the car neared the crossing.

Mr. Gaskill, who is the oldest conductor on the road, reports this as his first accident, and stated that he had just walked to the front of the car. He said the enclosed Ford car was right in front of them on the track. There was a crash, the cow catcher and light of the interurban were snapped off and the car pushed the Ford machine down the track until stopped. The interurban car was going at a good speed when it struck the automobile, having just left the city limits of Auburn.

Chester Hodge, who lives near the crossing, was in his yard when he saw the interurban car approaching the crossing and also Mr. Franks coming west on the road from his home. As the two neared the crossing he wondered who would stop first and was dumbfounded to see the automobile on the track directly in the path of the oncoming interurban. There came the crash and he could see the car as it turned over and over again.

Body Badly Mangled.

The Dilgard hearse was called but it was impossible to get the remains in a hearse and a basket was brought to take him to the undertaking parlors, so badly was his body mangled. He was crushed about his head and right side, his legs cut off, and his body badly mangled in other ways. The Ford car was completely demolished.

Mr. Franks had been a mail carrier for about three years on R. F. D. No. 3. He was a school teacher for years and was a good workman as an interior decorator. He had recently sold his property in Auburn and moved to his five acre plat north of Auburn which he purchased from G. A. Bassett. He formerly taught school in Garrett.

O. V. Franks was born in DeKalb county in 1878. November 16th, 1901, he married to Miss Hannah Baker who as his widow, survives him with seven children, Mildred, 16, Delos, Russell, Harriett, Robert, Cleon, and Martha. He has four brothers, Ira O. of Dubuque Ia., C. C. Franks of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, C. A. Franks of Branch Michigan, and H. H. Franks of Auburn.

His relatives think that the brakes on his car refused to work and that this was reponsible for his death. Others are of the opinion, however, that he never saw the car or if he did, could not stop in time to avoid the accident.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21592823/garrett_clipper/?xid=637
[S641] Newspapers.com - Garrett Clipper - 15 Jan 1920, (Name: Garrett Clipper; Location: Garrett, Indiana; Date: 15 Jan 1920, Thu;), 15 Jan 1920, Page 5.
A benefit show was given at the Court theatre in Auburn last Thursday for the widow and seven children of O. V. Frank, who was killed by an interurban car north of Auburn two weeks ago. The proceeds were more than $500.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21592302/garrett_clipper/?xid=637
[S509] Newspapers.com - The Fort Wayne Sentinel - 9 Aug 1915, (Name: The Fort Wayne Sentinel; Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana; Date: 09 Aug 1915, Mon;), 9 Aug 1915, Page 3.
LIVED IN DEKALB 65 YEARS.

Auburn, Ind., Aug. 9.--Mrs. Harriet Frank, who had passed her entire life of sixty-five years in DeKalb county was buried here today after funeral services at the home of her son, Vernon Frank, where she died Saturday of cancer of the stomach. Her parents were Calvin and Hannah Sanford, and she was born in DeKalb county September 9, 1849. She was married July 27, 1872, to Jacob O. Frank, who died March 13, 1911. Six children, all boys were born to this union, one dying in infancy.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21681480/the_fort_wayne_sentinel/?xid=637