Morris FRANKLIN ²

   Other names for Morris were Moris FRANKLIN and Moshe FRENKEL.

  General Notes:

Morris ran Isaac Franklin & Son after Isaac died. By 1954 the Isaac Franklin Fishnet Co. was in the hands of one Samuel Fox. 1954 was the year Fox moved it from Key Highway and William Street to a 4800-square-foot building at 1218 Warner Street. Fox manufactured not only crab nets, his main product, but fish, shrimp, and chicken nets. The crab net was distributed along the entire Atlantic Coast, as my father Harry discovered on our trip to Florida about that time. He stopped into a store for directions somewhere in the deep South and discovered the crab nets for sale. The firm also still engaged in general blacksmithing work. Don't ask me why anyone would want to fish for chickens. ;-) ⁸

  Research Notes:

The census of 1920 has Morris's place of birth as "United States." It has his age as 37. The index at Legacy.com has Morris listed as "Maria Franklin."

The census of 1930 has Morris's place of birth as Maryland and his parents place of birth as Russia. ^{1 9}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence, Mar 31, 1883, Water Beach, Middlesex County, Virginia. ¹⁰

2. Residence, 1900, 169 Muir Street, Cambridge, Maryland. ¹¹

3. Employment, 1900, Cambridge, Maryland. ¹¹ Morris was a blacksmith.

4. Residence, 1902, 418 East, Baltimore, Md. ¹²

5. Residence, 1904, 418 East, Baltimore, Md. ¹³

6. Employment, 1904, Isaac Franklin & Son, Cambridge, Maryland. ¹³

7. Residence, 1906, 514-516 E. Cross, Baltimore, Md. ¹⁴ Morris was a shipsmith.

8. Residence, 1907, 13 W. Lee, Baltimore, Md. ¹⁵ Morris was a blacksmith.

9. Residence, 1908, 13 W. Lee, Baltimore, Md. ¹⁶

10. Business, 1908, Isaac Franklin & Son, 647 Light St., Baltimore, Md. ¹⁶

11. Residence, 1909, 13 W. Lee, Baltimore, Md. ¹⁷

12. Residence, Apr 18, 1910, 647 Light St., Baltimore, Md. ¹⁸ ED 365, page 3A.

13. Business, Apr 18, 1910, Baltimore. ¹⁸ Morris was a blacksmith, "Own Shop Emp"

14. Residence, 1911, 647 Light St., Baltimore, Md. ¹⁹

15. Residence, 1912, 647 Light St., Baltimore, Md. ²⁰

16. Residence, 1913, 647 Light St., Baltimore, Md. ²¹ Morris sold hardware.

17. Residence, 1914, 647 Light St., Baltimore, Md. ²²

18. Residence, 1916, 647 Light St., Baltimore, Md. ²³

19. Residence, Oct 15, 1916, 41 E. Hill St., Baltimore. ²⁴

20. Residence, 1917, 50 E. Hill, Baltimore, Md. ^{4 25} Morris worked for his father Isaac on Key Highway.

21. Residence, 1918, 41 E. Hill, Baltimore. ²⁶

22. Draft Registration, Sep 12, 1918, Hanover & Lee Sts., Baltimore. ⁴ Morris lived at 50 E. Hill St. He worked for his father at 103 Key Highway. He was a shipsmith.

23. Residence, Feb 7, 1920, 110 Jackson Square, Baltimore, Md. ^{9 27} The city directory of 1920 has Jackson Place.

24. Employment, Feb 7, 1920, Baltimore. ^{9 28} Morris was an iron worker at a shipbuilder.

25. Residence, 1922, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ²⁹

26. Business, 1922, Isaac Franklin & Son, Shipsmiths, 647 Light St., Baltimore. ²⁹

27. Residence, 1923, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³⁰

28. Business, 1923, Isaac Franklin & Son, Shipsmiths, 647 Light St., Baltimore. ³⁰

29. Residence, 1924, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³¹

30. Business, 1924, Isaac Franklin & Son, Blacksmiths, 647 Light St. and 103 Key Highway, Baltimore. ³¹

31. Residence, 1926, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³²

32. Business, 1926, Isaac Franklin & Son, Blacksmiths, 647 Light St. and 103 Key Highway, Baltimore. ³²

33. Residence, 1927, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³³

34. Business, 1927, Isaac Franklin & Son, Blacksmiths, Hughes and William. ³³

35. Residence, 1928, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³⁴

36. Residence, Apr 14, 1930, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ^{1 35} ED #498, 17B.

37. Employment, Apr 14, 1930, Baltimore. ¹ Morris was a "Blacksmith, Shp. Gen'l. Blk. S."

38. Residence, 1936, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³⁶

39. Business, 1936, 735 Vine, Baltimore. ³⁶ Morris was in the taxi cab business.

40. Residence, 1937, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³⁷ Morris was a shipbuilder.

41. Business, 1937, 700 William St., Baltimore, Md. ³⁷ Morris was a blacksmith. The city directory gives Morris's home address as 700 William St. as well. There is a separate entry giving it as 3822 Park Heights Ave. and his position as that of ship builder. That these entries refer to the same person would tend to be confirmed by the census of 1930, which has Morris as a "Blacksmith, Shp. Gen'l. Blk. S."

42. Residence, 1940, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³⁸

43. Business, 1940, Isaac Franklin & Son, Blacksmiths, 700 William, Baltimore, Md. ³⁸

44. Residence, 1942, 3822 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, Md. ³⁹

45. Business, 1942, Isaac Franklin & Son, Blacksmiths, 700 William, Baltimore, Md. ³⁹

46. Sale of Isaac Franklin & Son, Bef 1954, Baltimore. ⁴⁰

47. Residence, Sep 28, 1955, 1335 Lennox Ave., Miami, Fla. ³

48. Social Security Registration, Sep 28, 1955, Miami, Fla. ⁵ SS #261-58-0302

49. Residence, Nov 3, 1974, Miami Beach, Florida. ⁴¹

50. Residence, Jan 1976, Miami, Florida 33139. ⁵

Morris married Bessie FRANKEL, daughter of FRANKEL and UNKNOWN, in 1905.¹ (Bessie FRANKEL was born in 1888 in Connecticut ⁹.)