Franklin Carter Smith
Franklin Carter Smith is currently a Senior Library Service Specialist at the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, a special collections library of the Houston Public Library. He’s been engaged in family history research nearly 40 years. A licensed attorney, he practiced law for thirteen years before joining the library.
His specialty area is African American research with a specific interest in the enslavement era. He co-authored with Emily Anne Croom A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors. He has also written several articles for Family Tree Magazine and presented talks to numerous Texas groups and organizations on African American Family History research and DNA.