Wilhelm married Louisa Jane Bott on 16 Nov 1884 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. Louisa (daughter of Balthasar Bott and Margaretha Elisabetha Weber) was born on 6 May 1851 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 27 Mar 1924 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elva Marie Franke was born on 3 Jun 1884 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 Aug 1957 in Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 24 Aug 1957 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
2. George Neidhart Franke was born on 30 Mar 1894 in West Virginia, USA; died on 29 Jan 1966 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 1 Feb 1966 in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.