Joseph Frakes

M, #911, b. circa 1826
Father*Robert Frakes b. c 1805
Mother*Catharine (__________) b. c 1805
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Note* Joseph Frakes He was in the Civil War. His # Co. A , 78 Ill. INF. He had a leg shot off in
the war. First wife was Mary (?) (This is not very clear in Alice Derry's
history.) They had 4 children. According to Richard Jackson's family group sheet his first wife was Elizabeth. 1860 census shows Joseph and Elizabeth Frakes w/daughter Mary Ellen. 1850 census shows same family.

He later married Ann Stoneking. They had 4
(other was implied) children.
First name spelling (Joseph instead of Joe), birth place, and approximate birth
date from 1850 & 1860 census extracts provided to me by dad.

(per a note on Ancestry.com he may have been married to Elizabeth "Betsy" Stoneking)

Proven as father of Mary Ellen Frakes, per her 1869 marriage certificate (he gave written permission for underage (17) marriage to Joseph Henry Stoneking).

Based on the date 8 May 1863, and location (Nashville, TN) of his discharge, this is my best guess of where he was wounded:
Franklin Tennessee
American Civil War
April 10, 1863
April 10     Engagement, Franklin     ILLINOIS--78th Infantry. INDIANA--3rd and 4th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry. OHIO---3rd and 4tb Cavalry; Battery "D" 1st Light Arty. (Section); 18th lndpt. Battery Light Arty; 40th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry. TENNE
The 1863 engagement at Franklin was a reconnaissance in force by Confederate cavalry leader Major General Earl Van Dorn coupled with an equally inept response by Union Major General Gordon Granger.
Van Dorn advanced northward from Spring Hill on May 10, making contact with Federal skirmishers just outside Franklin. Van Dorn's attack was so weak that when Granger received a false report that Brentwood, to the north, was under attack, he believed it, and sent away most of his cavalry, thinking that the Confederate general was undertaking a diversion.
When the truth became known_there was no threat to Brentwood_ Granger decided to attack Van Dorn, but he was surprised to learn that a subordinate had already done so, without orders. Brig. General David S. Stanley, with a cavalry brigade, had crossed the Harpeth River at Hughes's Ford, behind the Confederate right rear.
The 4th U.S. Cavalry attacked and captured Freeman's Tennessee Battery on the Lewisburg Road but lost it when Brig. General Nathan Bedford Forrest counterattacked. Stanley's troopers quickly withdrew across the Big Harpeth River.
This incident in his rear caused Van Dorn to cancel his operations and withdraw to Spring Hill, leaving the Federals in control of the area.

Result(s): Union victory
Location: Williamson County
Campaign: Middle Tennessee Operations (1863)
Date(s): April 10, 1863
Principal Commanders: Major General Gordon Granger [US]; Major General Earl Van Dorn [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of Kentucky [US]; 1st Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 237 total (US 100; CS 137). 
Marriage* He married Elizabeth Stoneking. 
Birth*circa 1826 Joseph Frakes was born circa 1826 at Ohio. 
Marriage*3 December 1863 He married Anna M. Stoneking, daughter of Joseph Stoneking and Rebecca McDiffet, on 3 December 1863 at Schuyler Co., Illinois. 

Family 1

Elizabeth Stoneking b. c 1815
Children

Family 2

Anna M. Stoneking
Last Edited19 Mar 2011
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