Junkin, Francis T. A. (Francis Thomas Anderson), 1864-1928

Junkin, the grandson of George Junkin, President of Washington and Lee University (1848-1861), was born and buried in Lexington, Virginia. He became a prominent Chicago lawyer.

From the description of Letters, 1910-1913. (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 312777389

Francis Thomas Anderson Junkin was born in 1864 in Rockbridge County, Va., the son of Anna Aylett Anderson Junkin (1833-1911) and the Rev. William Finney Junkin (1831-1900), a Presbyterian minister. Junkin attended Kenyon College and Columbia University, where he received a law degree in 1887. He practiced law in New York City until 1898. He was appointed General Attorney of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in 1899. He resided in Chicago and New York City, but retained close ties with Lexington and Rockbridge County. His sister, Elinor Jackson Junkin Cox Latane (1867-1939), purchased "Mulberry Hill" in 1903 where she lived with their mother. The property was originally built by Junkin's ancestors and changed hands a number of times in the 19th century. The house still stands on the outskirts of Lexington. Junkin first showed interest in genealogy in 1878 when he wrote to his mother's cousin, William Winston Fontaine (1834-1917), seeking information about the family. By the early 20th century he was corresponding regularly and at length with relatives regarding family history. He completed a large genealogy chart in 1908, and continued pursuing personal information on the families represented on the chart as well as more distant connections. He married Emily Hutchison Crane (b. ca. 1866) in Paris, France, in 1913. On 15 Sept. 1919 Junkin was appointed a member of the Board of Contract Adjustment with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. The board was created as a court of final appeals in adjusting claims against the U.S. Government arising after the end of World War I. Junkin lived in Washington, D.C., from 1920 until his death on 6 May 1928.

From the description of Francis T.A. Junkin collection, 1798-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 676701172