Rabbi Walter Vantwiller Abraham Franklin

1877 - 1957  (79 years)

• Name	Walter Vantwiller Abraham Franklin
  Prefix	Rabbi
  Born	12 Sep 1877	, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	jeweller
  Residence	1911	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Business	1919	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	jewellery store
  	According to the 1919-1923 city directories, Franklin operated his jewellery business at 89 King Street East, 91 King Street East and 163 King Street East.
  		Franklin-WalterVantwiller-001-Waterloo_Region_Record_1919_01_25_10.jpg
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  Interesting	Invention, race
  Invention	Chromatic Harp
  		Invention-Franklin-WalterVanwillerAbraham-Harp-001.jpg Walter Vanwiller Abraham Franklin - US2137160A - Chromatic harp 1937 Google Patents. Google. Available at: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2137160A/en (Accessed: 4 February 2026).
  Race	black
  Name	W. V. Franklin
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1921	93 King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Died	23 Aug 1957	, Los Angeles Co., California
  Person ID	I495173	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret S. "Maggie" Johnson,   b. 1880, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Aug 1911	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Margaret Franklin,   b. 1911, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Walter V. Franklin,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Esther Franklin,   b. 1913, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. David Benjamin Franklin,   b. 10 Aug 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1975, Glenolden, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 57 years)   5. Lula Franklin,   b. 12 Dec 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 2010, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F302708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. James Munroe Franklin,   b. 12 Oct 1899,   d. 8 Oct 1916, near, Regina Trench, Courcelette, , Picardie, France  (Age 16 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F302709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Franklin-WalterVantwiller-001.jpg Walter Vantwiller Franklin - According to the 1919-1923 city directories, Franklin operated his jewellery business at 89 King Street East, 91 King Street East and 163 King Street East.
  		Franklin-WalterVantwiller-002.jpg Walter Van Twiller Abraham Franklin Birth 12 SEP 1877 b. Wilkinson Co Miss Death 8/23/1957 Los Angeles,CA

  
  

• Sources

  [S2091] Census - Canada - 1921, Census Place: Kitchener City, Waterloo North, Ontario; Page Number: 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. NameWalter Vantwiller Franklin Age34 Birth Dateabt 1877 Occ jeweler Hamilton Marriage Date30 Aug 1911 Marriage PlaceHamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada FatherFrank Franklin MotherEmma Emma Goston NameMaggie Johnson Age30 Birth Dateabt 1881 FatherMichael Johnson MotherEllen Hannah Mey

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - jeweller - 1911 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Aug 1911 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Business - jewellery store - 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Aug 1957 - , Los Angeles Co., California  = Link to Google Earth