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Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS 1858–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 FEB 1858

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 27 MAR 1929

Death Location: Dry Creek Cemetery, Lutesville, Bollinger Co., Missouri

Father: Byrd FRANCIS

Mother: Sarah [CREITZ]

Spouse(s): Thomas SHELTON

Children(s): Isabella SHELTON, Letha SHELTON, William SHELTON, Frederick SHELTON

The story of Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS began in 1858 in Missouri. Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS married Thomas E Shelton, and had children including Frederick Elijah Shelton, Isabella Belle Shelton, Letha Jane Shelton, William Noah Shelton. Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS passed away in 1929 in Dry Creek Cemetery, Lutesville, Bollinger Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS began in 1858 in Missouri.
  • Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS married Thomas E Shelton, and had children including Frederick Elijah Shelton, Isabella Belle Shelton, Letha Jane Shelton, William Noah Shelton.
  • Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS passed away in 1929 in Dry Creek Cemetery, Lutesville, Bollinger Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cynthia FRANCIS's Ancestors

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Cynthia FRANCIS
1858–1929
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Byrd L. FRANCIS
1830–1908
Tennessee
Sarah (Ann ‘Sally’ CRITES) [CREITZ]
1840–1915
Bollinger Co., Missouri
Grandparents
Byrd (Dale) FRANCIS
1801–
Hancock Co., Georgia
Martha NUNNALLY
1802–
Joel (CRITES) [CREITZ]
1798–1850
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Susannah (EAKER) [ECKERT]
1807–1850
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel FRANCIS
1756–1829
Eleanah ADCOCK
1765–1835
Jacob [CREITZ]
1771–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph ADCOCK
1725–1782
Elizabeth ANDERSON
1721–1784
Peter [CREITZ]
1750–1805
Sophia FORNEY
1740–1800

Cynthia FRANCIS's Descendants

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Cynthia (Catherine) FRANCIS (17 FEB 1858–27 MAR 1929) m. Thomas (E.) SHELTON (11 FEB 1855–30 APR 1924)
  1. 1. Isabella (‘Belle’) SHELTON 1877– m. James (Wesley ‘Wes’ BESS) [BEST] 1873–1954
    1. 1. Wilburn (Luther BESS) [BEST] 1894–1980 m. Mayme GARDINER 1892–1985 m. Evelyn MARTIN 1909–1994
  2. 2. Letha (Jane) SHELTON 1875–1931
  3. 3. William (Noah) SHELTON 1878–1901
  4. 4. Frederick (Elijah) SHELTON 1888–1944 m. Orpha (O.) THURSTON 1890–1972

Cynthia FRANCIS's Timeline

2 Records

1858
17 FEB 1858
Birth of Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS in Missouri
Missouri
1929
27 MAR 1929
Age 71
Death of Cynthia Catherine FRANCIS in Lutesville, Bollinger Co., Missouri
Lutesville, Bollinger Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1858
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1929
    Event Place: Lutesville, Bollinger Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dry Creek Cemetery, Lutesville, Bollinger Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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