Newspaper Article: July 1948, Franklin Parish, LA
Submitted by: Glenda Boyd Nov. 2008


      
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    July 8, 1948
Submitted November 2008 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
10 Parish Deaths During Past Month
No White Man Dies Health Report Shows
 
No white man died in Franklin parish during the past month, 
a statement from the local health unit revealed today. While 
there were 10 deaths over the parish an unusually low record--nine 
of the deceased are women. One negro man, 54 years old, died on June 7.
Only two infant deaths occurred during the past 30 days. One of the 
children was a year old negro girl, the other a white infant who died 
shortly after birth.
The oldest person who died during the past month was a 96 year old negro 
woman from Ft. Necessity. The oldest white woman was 73 years old. Average 
age of the white females was 53 years. Average age of the negro females 
was 55 years.
White persons who died during the past month were Lula Jane Botwell, 68, 
of Winnsboro; Lura Alice Bryant, 59, of near Delhi; Helen Elizabeth Polk, 
five hours, of Winnsboro; Georgia Cordill Terry, 67, Winnsboro, and 
Lidia Whitney, 73, of Winnsboro.
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