1889–1967

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 29, 1889, Fall Ri­ver, Wis­con­sin.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 4, 1967, Re­search Ho­spi­tal, Kan­sas Ci­ty, Mis­so­uri.

Buried: Green Lawn Ce­me­te­ry, Kan­sas Ci­ty, Mis­so­uri.

Biography

Harold was the son of Lu­ther Frank­lin and Ad­e­line Oak­ley, and hus­band of Pearl A. Red­ner. (Note: His death cer­ti­fi­cate mis­spells his mo­ther’s giv­en name.)

He learned pi­ano from his mo­ther, who was a cho­ral di­rect­or in a Ba­ptist church. He played both the pi­ano and or­gan, ac­cord­ing to his grand­daugh­ter.

He lived in Kan­sas Ci­ty for 43 years, and taught his­to­ry at South­east High School there.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Hoy la Nue­va Dad
  2. In a Cave, a Lone­ly Sta­ble
  3. Let Me La­bor with a Strength Un­told
  4. Since the Sav­ior Called Me
  5. There Is a Peace That the World Can Not Give
  6. There’s a Beauti­ful Land Where Through Faith
  7. Twilight Is Soft­ly Fall­ing Ov­er the Land

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Frank­lin (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),