Barbara Siggers Franklin | |
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| Born | Barbara Vernice Siggers June 29, 1917 Shelby, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1952 (aged 34) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5, including Aretha, Erma, and Carolyn |
Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was an American gospel singer and pianist, the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.