San
Joaquin County
Biographies
MRS. MILLIE L. FRANKLIN
The only representative of one of
Stockton’s honored pioneer families, Mrs. Minnie L. Franklin today resides in
the old home erected by her father, but at that time it stood alone in a large
grain field, while now it is one of Stockton’s busy streets. A native of San Francisco, she was reared and
educated at Stockton and at the College of the Pacific at San Jose. Her adopted parents, William Payson and
Pamelia (Tilton) Miller, both came to California in the early days, the father
in 1851 and the mother in 1853, the latter being a native of Easton, New
York. William Payson Miller was born in
Windsor, Maine, and when twenty-five years old he left his native state and
journeyed to California on the old ship Clarendon, which required 196 days to
make the trip. After many hardships in
those early days, and with no capital but what he earned by his daily toil he
was able to establish at Stockton one of the large carriage manufactories of
the Pacific coast. One of Stockton’s
most honored citizens, an account of his life will be found in more detailed
form on this page.
Mrs. Franklin’s first marriage, on
May 1, 1894, at Stockton, united her with F. H. Scofield, and they later
removed to Montesano, Washington, returning to California in January,
1896. Her second marriage, which
occurred on May 12, 1904, at San Rafael, California, united her with Frederick
M. Franklin, from whom she separated in 1912.
She has one son, who was born at Stockton, May 17, 1896, who after
attending the Stockton high school took up automobile work, soon becoming
superintendent for E. Allen Test of Stockton.
His proficiency gained for him a promotion to the Dodge Company branch
at Oakland, where he has charge of their shop.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
395. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
Golden Nugget
Library's San Joaquin County Biographies
Golden Nugget
Library's San Joaquin County Genealogy Databases